So when id revealed that the next game in the series, Quake III Arena, would be specifically designed as a multiplayer game, fans weren't quite sure what to think.
Quake spawned a rabid fan base on the Internet that still watches id's every move.
The small Texas-based company has been involved in almost all of the first-person shooters that are considered classics. When most people think of first-person shooters, id Software immediately springs to mind.