Quake III Arena
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jun 24, 2026first mention
Oct 15, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“can now be played instantly on the web”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“I did the Quake 3 port that they used as the base for their Q3A”
Threads where it came up
- John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software 2 mentions
- The Double Headed Stack Allocator 1 mention
- Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software 1 mention
- Half-Life 2 in a Browser 1 mention
- DOS Zone 1 mention
Data: quake-iii-arena.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 5
“Quake 3 did use a double sided stack allocator as the article describes”
https://thelongestyard.link/q3a-demo/
And Diablo: https://devilutionx.app
“can now be played instantly on the web”
“Q3A was great”