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FYI you need Quake 3 Arena installed to play. I bought the game when it was new, but I have no idea where that copy/cdkey is anymore. sad trombone

giantrobot 5y ago
Here you go [0]. No need for a serial to install the game so you can install it and put ioquake3/OpenArena/etc on top of that installation. [0] https://archive.org/details/Quake_3_Arena_-_No_serial_number_provided_Eng https://archive.org/details/Quake_3_Arena_-_No_serial_number...
Pet_Ant 5y ago
It's $10 on Steam right now (Sale) or $20 on GOG. If you an be bothered to to set up a new engine you can surely cop a new copy. The most expensive part will be your time tinkering.
smcl 5y ago
Funny, my old Q3A and Half-Life cd keys are burned into my brain. Good news is I suspect if you really don't wanna go to GOG or Steam (understandable) you can likely find a cd key generator no problem
metalliqaz 5y ago
I own the game, I have the box and the CD. So I feel justified in getting a pirate copy to play.
- discordance 5y ago
  There’s a metaphysics discussion about whether a ship that has had all its parts changed is still the same boat (ship of Theseus). With that in mind, if you own the game, box and cd, and are only replacing the data… is that actually piracy?
  - CuriousSkeptic 5y ago
    “Piracy” (copyright infringement) is a legal construct. It has very little to do with either morals or metaphysics. Yes, legally, it is copyright infringement to make copies not authorized by the copyright holder. Morally I would claim the entire concept of copyright is wrong and the cause of far more evil than any extra copy could ever match. Metaphysically I would say the law is just silly since the legal definition of what constitutes a copy has so very little to do with physics. Edit: This comment was also silly. Let’s not start a debate on copyright. Keep the discussion focused on quake.
boyter 5y ago
I believe that just spamming 2 or 3 for the whole key will work.
Pxtl 5y ago
There's Open Arena for F/OSS content for Quake 3, but I don't know if it's drop-in compatible with this. Also OA's content doesn't look as good as the originals.
jrnichols 5y ago
I was digging around in a closet at home and found my 3 CDs for q3a... Mac, Windows, and the Linux version. All retail copies which I have purchased. what a timeless game. all these years later and it's still so much fun to play.
skibbityboop 5y ago
My friends and I all own/owned it legitimately (we had LAN parties nearly every weekend), but over time we'd lose the key. Just entering all 3s has always worked and it accepts it as a valid key.

giantrobot 5y ago

Here you go [0]. No need for a serial to install the game so you can install it and put ioquake3/OpenArena/etc on top of that installation. [0] https://archive.org/details/Quake_3_Arena_-_No_serial_number_provided_Eng https://archive.org/details/Quake_3_Arena_-_No_serial_number...

Pet_Ant 5y ago

It's $10 on Steam right now (Sale) or $20 on GOG. If you an be bothered to to set up a new engine you can surely cop a new copy. The most expensive part will be your time tinkering.

smcl 5y ago

Funny, my old Q3A and Half-Life cd keys are burned into my brain. Good news is I suspect if you really don't wanna go to GOG or Steam (understandable) you can likely find a cd key generator no problem

metalliqaz 5y ago

I own the game, I have the box and the CD. So I feel justified in getting a pirate copy to play.

discordance 5y ago
There’s a metaphysics discussion about whether a ship that has had all its parts changed is still the same boat (ship of Theseus). With that in mind, if you own the game, box and cd, and are only replacing the data… is that actually piracy?
- CuriousSkeptic 5y ago
  “Piracy” (copyright infringement) is a legal construct. It has very little to do with either morals or metaphysics. Yes, legally, it is copyright infringement to make copies not authorized by the copyright holder. Morally I would claim the entire concept of copyright is wrong and the cause of far more evil than any extra copy could ever match. Metaphysically I would say the law is just silly since the legal definition of what constitutes a copy has so very little to do with physics. Edit: This comment was also silly. Let’s not start a debate on copyright. Keep the discussion focused on quake.

boyter 5y ago

I believe that just spamming 2 or 3 for the whole key will work.

Pxtl 5y ago

There's Open Arena for F/OSS content for Quake 3, but I don't know if it's drop-in compatible with this. Also OA's content doesn't look as good as the originals.

jrnichols 5y ago

I was digging around in a closet at home and found my 3 CDs for q3a... Mac, Windows, and the Linux version. All retail copies which I have purchased. what a timeless game. all these years later and it's still so much fun to play.

skibbityboop 5y ago

My friends and I all own/owned it legitimately (we had LAN parties nearly every weekend), but over time we'd lose the key. Just entering all 3s has always worked and it accepts it as a valid key.