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Quake II (PlayStation)

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European Demos#

Demos were released on nine discs.

Seven discs are from Euro Demo series: SCED-01825, SCED-03453, SCED-03791, SCED-04016, SCED-04074, SCED-04079, and SCED-04082, (Official UK PlayStation Magazine Issues 51, 76, 88, 92, 95, 100, and 103, respectively).

Other two discs: SCED-01856 (Euro Demo 36 France) and SCED-02420 (Best Horror Games Ever Demo).

All discs uses same demo, except Euro Demo 76 and 100 (demos from those discs have some changes).

Euro Demo 51#

This demo disc was compiled in August 1999. Unfortunately, all contents of this disc share the same timestamp: August 31, 1999.

  • No intro videos
  • Only controls and video options presented.
  • Only Comm Center level available. Demo counterpart of this level has differences with pickups (mostly weapon).

Euro Demo 76#

  • Almost matches previous demo, but has some differences (demo from Euro Demo 100 shares same changes).
  • Despite QUAKE_A.XAI has same tracks inside, music isn't played anywhere in demo, because .xai file a bit different.
  • By default this demo uses another controls setup.