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Quake III Arena

TitleQuake III Arena
First release1999
Developerid Software
PublishersActivision, Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.
PlatformsAmiga, Dreamcast, PC (Windows)
Genresarena shooter, first-person shooter
Also known asQuake 3 Arena · Quake 3
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingM Mature 17+
Releases
PC (Windows): 1999-12-02 (Other)
Dreamcast: 2000-02-01 (PAL), 2000-10-22 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ726545

Unlike its predecessors, Q3A does not have a plot-based single-player campaign. Instead, it simulates the multiplayer experience with computer controlled players known as bots. The game's story is brief - 'the greatest warriors of all time fight for the amusement of a race called the Vadrigar in the Arena Eternal.' The introduction video shows the abduction of such a warrior, Sarge, while making a last stand. Continuity with prior games in the Quake series and even Doom is maintained by the inclusion of player models related to those earlier games as well as biographical information included on characters in the manual, a familiar mixture of gothic and technological map architecture and specific equipment; for example, the Quad Damage power-up, the infamous rocket launcher and the BFG super-weapon.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q726545) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (427) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2925,124812,125016,127203) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, Other release) · © Activision · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Activision · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
PC Longplay [827] Quake III Arena
World-of-Longplays · PC (Windows) version · longplay · 1:55:21auto-matched
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