The Quake 1 default controls in its original release see you resting your left hand over the , . / keys while holding down the right mouse button to move forward. To look up and down you must be holding down the middle mouse button.

If you want to backpedal, just slide the mouse towards you

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additional fun fact: slide-mouse-to-move is the preferred movement technique for Wolfenstein 3D speedrunners

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