Overview
Deathmatch Classic is a first-person shooter developed and published by
Valve as a commercial modification of
Half-Life. Originally released for free with the 1.1.0.7 patch of Half-Life, it must now be purchased from the
Steam platform. (Usually bundled with other games such as the
Counter-Strike 1 Anthology) It was designed as a tribute to the multiplayer mode from
id Software's
Quake. (Since the
GoldSrc engine is based on the
Quake engine) The game plays very similarly to the original Quake, despite it having modifications based on the GoldSrc engine. (Some criticisms include slower movement speed, weaker jumping, and slightly different weapon attributes)
Quake's "Q fork" symbol, among other things seen in the game, is replaced by Half-Life's circlular lambda symbol. All the weapons from the original Quake appear, despite the
axe model being replaced by a rusty version of Half-Life's
crowbar. This game also features maps that are built from the open-source Quake multiplayer maps. Player models are mostly copied from Half-Life Deathmatch.
System Requirements
Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb video card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
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