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* The {{BFG}} functions as it was originally intended in ''Doom'', except that version wreaked havoc on the hardware, slowing the framerate to an absolute crawl and making the screen look like Christmas.
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tautology >:'c


* Anarki's skateboard has the Lost Soul in his skateboard.

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* Anarki's skateboard Anarki has the Lost Soul in on his skateboard.
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* The first level from Tier 2 is called "The Place of Many Deaths", as a nod to the map "The Place of Two Deaths".

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* The rocket jumping training tutorial in ''Live'' is shaped after the "Introduction" difficulty selection map.




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* There's a "Double Damage" item in ''Revolution'', which just doubles the damage output, similar to the namesake item from ''VideoGame/QuakeII: Ground Zero''.




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* The challenges "Military Mayhem" and especially "Generations" in ''Arena Arcade'' pits you against former main characters VideoGame/{{Doom}}, [[VideoGame/QuakeI Ranger]], [[VideoGame/QuakeII Bitterman, Grunt and Stripe]].
* Several of the map names for ''Arena Arcade'' are taken from ''Quake Live'' such as "Chemical Reaction"[[note]]''[=Q3A=]''[='=]s "Deva Station"[[/note]], "Cobalt Station"[[note]]''[=Q3A=]''[='=]s "The Bouncy Map"[[/note]], "Rebound"[[note]]''[=Q3TA=]''[='=]s "Capture Chamber"[[/note]] and "Beyond Reality"[[note]]''[=Q3A=]''[='=]s [[BossBattle "The Very End Of You"]][[/note]].
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* The Crusaders from ''Team Arena'' are clearly inspired by the ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Hexen}}'' games, particularly the Crusader class from ''Hexen II'', which id Software published.

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* As the PlayerCharacter of ''Doom'' and ''Doom II'', Doom sprouts many lines referencing [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} his original series]]:

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* As the PlayerCharacter of ''Doom'' and ''Doom II'', Doom sprouts has many lines chatlines referencing [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} his original series]]:series:



* The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Icon of Sin]] is a wall decoration in several levels.
* Anarki's skateboard has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Lost Soul]] in his skateboard.
* The back of Biker's jacket has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} a demonic head in a pentagram]].
* The Rocket Jumping tutorial map in ''Live'' has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Red Keycard]] as an EasterEgg.

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* The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Icon of Sin]] Sin is a wall decoration in several levels.
levels such as "Dueling Keeps".
* Anarki's skateboard has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Lost Soul]] Soul in his skateboard.
* The back of Biker's jacket has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} a demonic head in a pentagram]].
pentagram.
* The Rocket Jumping tutorial map in ''Live'' has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Red Keycard]] Keycard as an EasterEgg.
* The UAC logo appears on the map forgotten ("The Forgotten Place" in ''III'') in ''Live''.



* As the PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', Bitterman makes some references to his adventures in that game:

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* As the PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', ''II'', Bitterman makes some references to his adventures in that game:



* Tank Jr. is the offspring of a Tank and an Iron Maiden, referencing the EasterEgg at the final level of ''VideoGame/QuakeII''.

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* Tank Jr. is the offspring of a Tank and an Iron Maiden, referencing the EasterEgg at the final level of ''VideoGame/QuakeII''.''II''.



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* The second level from the fourth tier, "Deva Station", has [[VideoGame/CommanderKeen the Dopefish]] in a secret area.
** ''Live'' replaces the Dopefish with the Turkey from [[VideoGame/{{Doom3}} Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3]].

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* The second level from the fourth tier, "Deva Station", has a [[spoiler:gutted]] [[VideoGame/CommanderKeen the Dopefish]] in a secret area.
** As part of the {{bowdlerization}}, ''Live'' replaces the this Dopefish with the Turkey from [[VideoGame/{{Doom3}} Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3]].
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* Fritzkrieg is Id Software's apology letter for not including [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D B.J. Blazkowicz]] in the game. [[VideoGame/QuakeChampions A mistake which was finally rectified a decade and a half later, in another game]].
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* As the PlayerCharacter of ''Doom'' and ''Doom II'', Doom sprouts many lines referencing [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} his original series]]:
--> (When a match ends with him not being first or last) ''"Over? [[GenreBlind I haven't found the blue key card yet!]]"''
--> (When last in a match) ''"I was last once before, and a whole planet paid the price."''
--> (When dying for lava) ''"I've been to hell once ... kinda felt like this."''[[note]]Perhaps a reference to the infamous final level of ''Doom II''?[[/note]]
--> (When dying for slime) ''"Shouldn't this stuff be in barrels!?!"''
--> (When being killed by a BFG) ''"That toy ain't no BFG."''
--> (When killed with a Gauntlet) ''"Need... Berserk Pack... must... have... Berserk Pack!"''
--> ''"[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Where's the freakin' red key card?]]"''


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* As the PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', Bitterman makes some references to his adventures in that game:
** When he ends last in the ranking:
--> ''"Don't push me, <player>. I've been to hell and back, and back I'll be!"''
--> ''"I've seen tougher, killed 'em too."''
* Also coming from ''II'', Grunt does a few callbacks to his original series, like Bitterman:
--> (When fragging someone with the Railgun) ''"'[[ICallItVera Old Betsy]]' still works like a charm."''
--> (When fragging someone with a Gauntlet) ''"Beats a hand blaster any day."''[[note]]The hand blaster is the starting infinite weapon in VideoGame/QuakeII[[/note]]


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* Tank Jr. is the offspring of a Tank and an Iron Maiden, referencing the EasterEgg at the final level of ''VideoGame/QuakeII''.
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!! ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' and ''Doom II''
* The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Icon of Sin]] is a wall decoration in several levels.
* Anarki's skateboard has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Lost Soul]] in his skateboard.
* The back of Biker's jacket has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} a demonic head in a pentagram]].
* The Rocket Jumping tutorial map in ''Live'' has [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the Red Keycard]] as an EasterEgg.

!! ''VideoGame/{{Quake|I}}''
* The GrenadeLauncher's appearance is the same as the one the Ogres carried.

!! ''VideoGame/QuakeII''
* Hossman has [[VideoGame/QuakeII the Strogg insignia]] as tattoos.
* "The Nameless Place", first map of the fourth tier, uses the skyboxes of the space-themed levels from the game.

!! Other
* The second level from the fourth tier, "Deva Station", has [[VideoGame/CommanderKeen the Dopefish]] in a secret area.
** ''Live'' replaces the Dopefish with the Turkey from [[VideoGame/{{Doom3}} Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3]].
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