Less than a month after Quake was released (and a month before they actually reviewed the game), Next Generation listed it as number 9 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time", saying that it is similar to Doom but supports a maximum of eight players instead of four.
Kurang dari sebulan setelah Quake dilepaskan (dan sebulan sebelum mereka benar-benar meninjau ulang permainan tersebut), Next Generation mencantumkannya sebagai nomor 9 dalam "Top 100 Games of All Time" mereka, mengatakan bahwa itu serupa dengan Doom namun mendukung maksimum delapan pemain bukan empat.