> A sequel in name only, this follow up to id?s 1996 [Quake][1], is a
> first-person shooter revolving around the Earth-Strogg war. The
> Strogg alien race threatens the Earth, but Earth has launched a
> counter-offensive, Operation Alien Overlord. Overlord takes the
> battle to the Strogg homeworld with the ultimate objective of
> securing their capital city and killing their ruler.
>
> As a FPS, Quake II contains a variety of weapons including the fall
> back Blaster, the Railgun, and the secret BFG10K. Health, armor, and
> ammunition pick-ups can be found during levels, as can the classic
> Quake?s Quad Damage power-up. Game play involves mowing down alien
> opponents as the player progresses through levels, completing in-
> game objectives. Quake II also comes with multiplayer support for
> Deathmatches. --[MobyGames.com][2]
* DL #1: Quake II for Macintosh ? a preinstalled classic Mac copy of
Quake II, + an unofficial update to v1.0.3 (classic), + an
installer for "Fruitz of Dojo's" v1.0.8 OS X Quake II player
(incorrectly labeled as "QII_108_Update.dmg"). This DL also
contains a preinstalled "Fruitz of Dojo's v1.1" port for Mac OS X,
+ the music tracks in MP3 format to go with that port.
The preinstalled binary of Quake II is minus the audio tracks that
came with the original CD.
MD5 checksum & filename: d5c96b3fb906a6bdae7d051d94b153eb
*quaketwo.zip
* DL #2: Quake II for Macintosh ? the original CD from 1999. Full
install-set complete with audio soundtrack. - Imaged as .BIN/.CUE
(required for mixed data/audio recordings). Good results for
burning back to CD are with [ImgBurn][3] or Alcohol on Windows,
although you may be able to use Toast on Macintosh, or Nero, etc.,
on Windows OS's.
MD5 checksum & filename: 1210199707e79774d4a26d8af43c5e1f
*Quake2-Mac-1999.zip
* DL #3: Quake II for Macintosh ? the original CD from 1999. Full
install-set minus CD audio soundtrack. - Imaged as .ISO and
StuffIt 5.5 compressed as ".sit" archive. Includes the audio
tracks separately as an optional install. The .iso mounts &
installs on classic Mac desktops if the [Virtual CD/DVD
Utility][4] is also installed.
MD5 checksum & filename: 6f37a24bf6d556e79e6a68d115d59603
*Quake2-Mac-1999-sans.sit
* DL #4: Action Quake ? contains [Scott Kevill's Macintosh port of
Action Quake 1.52][5]
* DL #5: Quake II 1.0.3 update ? an unofficial and unsupported
update, which adds a new GL Renderer and fixes some bugs.
External links (for pre-installed DL #1: quaketwo.zip - 145.47MB)
* [Download from MediaFire][6]
* [Download from Mega.Co.Nz][7]
See also: [Quake][1], [QII-The Reckoning][8], [QII-Ground Zero][9],
[Quake II (Fruitz of Dojo)][10], , [Quake II for Mac OS X 1.x
(Rhapsody)][11], [Quake III Arena][12], [Quake III Team Arena][13].
Compatibility
Architecture: PPC
* Minimum System Requirements: (DL #2 & DL #3)
* PowerPC 603e processor or higher (180 MHz or higher recommended)
* 60 MB of free uncompressed hard drive space (additional hard drive space is also needed for Virtual Memory)
* Mac OS Version 7.5.3 or later (Mac OS 8.1 or later recommended for network play)
* 4x CD-ROM drive
* 48 MB of RAM
* For 3D-Accelerated Mode:
* 3D-accelerated video card with OpenGL support strongly recommended (ATI Rage 128 with minimum 4 MB VRAM only)
* Mac OS 8.1 or later required
* Virtual Memory required
* Normal Install Additional Requirements:
* Hard disk drive with at least 250 MB of uncompressed space available
* Install Movies:
* Hard disk drive with at least 400 MB of uncompressed space available.
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake
[2]:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/quake-ii
[3]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/imgburn-250
[4]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility
[5]:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010731030257/http://www.gameranger.com/other/action/
[6]:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/jl55k3sm98dk9ry/QuakeTwo.zip
[7]:
https://mega.co.nz/#!woEnjQ6T!LBCkLHbUBJGNSJC7iNmriWV3v2paY1b74dAzi7xHcOM
[8]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-ii-the-reckoning
[9]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-ii-ground-zero
[10]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-ii-fruitz-of-dojo
[11]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-ii-mac-os-x-1x-rhapsody
[12]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-iii-arena
[13]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/games/quake-iii-team-arena