The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator John RomeroтАХтАЬa highly entertaining and thoughtful memoirтАЭ (Wall Street Journal)
тАЛAfter years in the gaming spotlight, Romero is now telling his storyтАФthe whole storyтАФshedding new light on the development of his games and his business partnerships, from the highest highs to the lowest lows, sharing insights about design, code, the industry, and his career right up to today. Sharing gratitude for a lifetime in games, Romero reveals the twists and turns that led him, ultimately, to be called DOOM Guy.
John Romero, gamingтАЩs original rock star, is the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3-D, some of the biggest video games of all time. Considered the godfather of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he holds a unique place in gaming history.
In DOOM Guy: Life in First Person, Romero chronicles, for the first time, his difficult childhood and storied career, beginning with his early days submitting Apple II game code to computer magazines and sneaking computers out the back door of his day job to write code at night.
Industry-redefining breakthroughs in design and tech during RomeroтАЩs time at id Software made DOOM and Quake cultural phenomena, and this thrilling story recounts every step of the process, from collaborative, heavy metalтАУfueled days spent crafting the industryтАЩs most revolutionary and cutting-edge games to a high-profile falling-out with id cofounder John Carmack.
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