diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 9f7320fb4..5e9f70636 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -1291,11 +1291,7 @@ RESTART:
     ready2send = 1;
     while (!gQuitGame)
     {
-        if (handleevents() && quitevent)
-        {
-			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape, 1);
-            quitevent = 0;
-        }
+		handleevents();
         netUpdate();
         MUSIC_Update();
         inputState.SetBindsEnabled(gInputMode == kInputGame);
diff --git a/source/blood/src/demo.cpp b/source/blood/src/demo.cpp
index 6b1eb8c11..202ebc661 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/demo.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/demo.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "i_specialpaths.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include "gamecontrol.h"
+#include "menu/menu.h"
 
 BEGIN_BLD_NS
 
@@ -293,14 +294,7 @@ void CDemo::ProcessKeys(void)
         {
             switch (nKey)
             {
-            case 1:
-                if (!CGameMenuMgr::m_bActive)
-                {
-                    gGameMenuMgr.Push(&menuMain, -1);
-                    at2 = 1;
-                }
-                break;
-            case 0x58:
+            case sc_F12:
                 gViewIndex = connectpoint2[gViewIndex];
                 if (gViewIndex == -1)
                     gViewIndex = connecthead;
@@ -321,21 +315,12 @@ void CDemo::Playback(void)
     inputState.SetBindsEnabled(false);
     ready2send = 0;
     int v4 = 0;
-    if (!CGameMenuMgr::m_bActive)
-    {
-        gGameMenuMgr.Push(&menuMain, -1);
-        at2 = 1;
-    }
     gNetFifoClock = totalclock;
     gViewMode = 3;
 _DEMOPLAYBACK:
     while (at1 && !gQuitGame)
     {
-        if (handleevents() && quitevent)
-        {
-			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape, 1);
-			quitevent = 0;
-        }
+        handleevents();
         MUSIC_Update();
         while (totalclock >= gNetFifoClock && !gQuitGame)
         {
@@ -407,8 +392,6 @@ _DEMOPLAYBACK:
         if (G_FPSLimit())
         {
             viewDrawScreen();
-            if (gInputMode == kInputMenu && CGameMenuMgr::m_bActive)
-                gGameMenuMgr.Draw();
             videoNextPage();
         }
         if (TestBitString(gotpic, 2342))
diff --git a/source/blood/src/network.cpp b/source/blood/src/network.cpp
index 1e6242d79..0310bfb4f 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/network.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void netGetPackets(void)
             gStartNewGame = 1;
             break;
         case 255:
-			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape, 1);
+			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -1007,11 +1007,13 @@ void netInitialize(bool bConsole)
         while (numplayers < gNetPlayers)
         {
             handleevents();
+#if 0
             if (quitevent)
             {
                 netServerDisconnect();
                 QuitGame();
             }
+#endif
             if (!bConsole && inputState.GetKeyStatus(sc_Escape))
             {
                 netServerDisconnect();
@@ -1168,11 +1170,13 @@ void netInitialize(bool bConsole)
         while (bWaitServer)
         {
             handleevents();
+#if 0
             if (quitevent)
             {
                 netClientDisconnect();
                 QuitGame();
             }
+#endif
             if (!bConsole && inputState.GetKeyStatus(sc_Escape))
             {
                 netClientDisconnect();
diff --git a/source/build/include/baselayer.h b/source/build/include/baselayer.h
index 2e5449598..40f147f5f 100644
--- a/source/build/include/baselayer.h
+++ b/source/build/include/baselayer.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 extern int32_t g_maskDrawMode;
 #endif
 
-extern char quitevent, appactive;
+extern char appactive;
 extern char modechange;
 extern char nogl;
 
diff --git a/source/build/src/defs.cpp b/source/build/src/defs.cpp
index 0d0577e4f..872e2c299 100644
--- a/source/build/src/defs.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/defs.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ static int32_t defsparser(scriptfile *script)
         }
 #endif
         handleevents();
-        if (quitevent) return 0;
         tokn = getatoken(script,basetokens,ARRAY_SIZE(basetokens));
         cmdtokptr = script->ltextptr;
         switch (tokn)
diff --git a/source/build/src/sdlayer.cpp b/source/build/src/sdlayer.cpp
index 65f3bb8ab..84d0badb0 100644
--- a/source/build/src/sdlayer.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/sdlayer.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ unsigned char syncstate;
 int32_t inputchecked = 0;
 bool screenshot_requested;
 
-char quitevent=0, appactive=1, novideo=0;
+char appactive=1, novideo=0;
 
 // video
 static SDL_Surface *sdl_surface/*=NULL*/;
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index ec3c682a4..423e61e69 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -5720,12 +5720,6 @@ static void G_Startup(void)
     for (i=0; i<MAXPLAYERS; i++)
         g_player[i].pingcnt = 0;
 
-    if (quitevent)
-    {
-        G_Shutdown();
-        return;
-    }
-
     Net_GetPackets();
 
     if (numplayers > 1)
@@ -6031,8 +6025,6 @@ int GameInterface::app_main()
 
     system_getcvars();
 
-    if (quitevent) return 4;
-
     if (g_networkMode != NET_DEDICATED_SERVER && validmodecnt > 0)
     {
         if (videoSetGameMode(ScreenMode, ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight, ScreenBPP, 1) < 0)
@@ -6195,11 +6187,7 @@ MAIN_LOOP_RESTART:
 
     do //main loop
     {
-        if (gameHandleEvents() && quitevent)
-        {
-			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape, 1);
-			quitevent = 0;
-        }
+		gameHandleEvents();
 
         // only allow binds to function if the player is actually in a game (not in a menu, typing, et cetera) or demo
         inputState.SetBindsEnabled(!!(myplayer.gm & (MODE_GAME|MODE_DEMO)));
diff --git a/source/platform/win32/startwin.game.cpp b/source/platform/win32/startwin.game.cpp
index 60d387675..592c93ecc 100644
--- a/source/platform/win32/startwin.game.cpp
+++ b/source/platform/win32/startwin.game.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK startup_dlgproc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam,
 
     case WM_CLOSE:
         if (mode == TAB_CONFIG) done = 0;
-        else quitevent++;
         return TRUE;
 
     case WM_DESTROY:
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK startup_dlgproc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam,
         {
         case WIN_STARTWIN_CANCEL:
             if (mode == TAB_CONFIG) done = 0;
-            else quitevent++;
             return TRUE;
         case WIN_STARTWIN_START:
             done = 1;
diff --git a/source/rr/src/game.cpp b/source/rr/src/game.cpp
index 07336cd03..9456c3d0a 100644
--- a/source/rr/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/rr/src/game.cpp
@@ -7157,12 +7157,6 @@ static void G_Startup(void)
     for (i=0; i<MAXPLAYERS; i++)
         g_player[i].playerreadyflag = 0;
 
-    if (quitevent)
-    {
-        G_Shutdown();
-        return;
-    }
-
     Net_GetPackets();
 
     if (numplayers > 1)
@@ -7416,8 +7410,6 @@ int GameInterface::app_main()
         i = 1-i;
     }
 
-    if (quitevent) return 4;
-
     Anim_Init();
 
     const char *defsfile = G_DefFile();
@@ -7628,11 +7620,7 @@ MAIN_LOOP_RESTART:
 
     do //main loop
     {
-        if (handleevents() && quitevent)
-        {
-			inputState.SetKeyStatus(sc_Escape, 1);
-			quitevent = 0;
-        }
+		handleevents();
 
         Net_GetPackets();
 
diff --git a/source/sw/src/anim.cpp b/source/sw/src/anim.cpp
index 052822e0c..aec81d051 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/anim.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/anim.cpp
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ playanm(short anim_num)
             switch (ANIMnum)
             {
             case ANIM_INTRO:
-				if (I_GeneralTrigger() || quitevent)
+				if (I_GeneralTrigger())
 					I_GeneralTriggerClear();
                     goto ENDOFANIMLOOP;
                 break;
             case ANIM_SERP:
-				if (I_EscapeTrigger() || quitevent)
+				if (I_EscapeTrigger())
 					I_EscapeTriggerClear();
                     goto ENDOFANIMLOOP;
                 break;
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index d6a40a641..308a68e8f 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -842,11 +842,6 @@ void InitGame()
         while (initmultiplayerscycle())
         {
             handleevents();
-            if (quitevent)
-            {
-                QuitFlag = TRUE;
-                return;
-            }
         }
     }
 #else
@@ -1650,7 +1645,6 @@ void LogoLevel(void)
     while (TRUE)
     {
         handleevents();
-        if (quitevent) { QuitFlag = TRUE; break; }
 
         // taken from top of faketimerhandler
         // limits checks to max of 40 times a second
@@ -1778,7 +1772,7 @@ void SybexScreen(void)
     videoNextPage();
 
     ResetKeys();
-    while (!KeyPressed() && !quitevent) handleevents();
+    while (!KeyPressed()) handleevents();
 }
 
 // CTW REMOVED END
@@ -1961,8 +1955,6 @@ void MenuLevel(void)
         handleevents();
         OSD_DispatchQueued();
 
-        if (quitevent) QuitFlag = TRUE;
-
         // taken from top of faketimerhandler
         // limits checks to max of 40 times a second
         if (totalclock >= ototalclock + synctics)
@@ -2645,8 +2637,6 @@ void Control()
         handleevents();
         OSD_DispatchQueued();
 
-        if (quitevent) QuitFlag = TRUE;
-
         NewLevel();
     }
 
@@ -2903,8 +2893,6 @@ void RunLevel(void)
 		D_ProcessEvents();
 		faketimerhandler();
 
-        if (quitevent) QuitFlag = TRUE;
-
         MoveLoop();
 
 
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.cpp b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
index 1eb21c93f..a4fd7f4ba 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ waitforeverybody(void)
         handleevents();
         getpackets();
 
-        if (quitevent || (wfe_ExitCallback && wfe_ExitCallback()))
+        if (wfe_ExitCallback && wfe_ExitCallback()))
         {
             // allow exit
             //if (inputState.GetKeyStatus(KEYSC_ESC))