Held alongside E3 in Atlanta, the tournament flew in finalists from across the US to battle it out in id Software's Quake. Dennis 'Thresh' Fong beat his opponent in the final and won game designer John Carmack's own 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS — plus $5,000 cash, reportedly so he could actually get the car home. It's remembered as one of the moments that turned competitive gaming into something with real stakes.