Wolfenstein 3D is coming up on its 30th anniversary. That’s 30 years since id Software pioneered the foundation of the FPS and its Nazi-shooting franchise. It’s been an amazing journey since and the ...
Working at id Software in the 1990s was like working inside a bunker, only with more pizza, soda, and video games. The studio started small and remained small through development of Commander Keen, ...
Wolfenstein 3D was one of the first games I spent several hours just downloading (the shareware version) on my 2400bps modem, then played on my 386SX-25MHz with 4MB of RAM, ATI VGA Wonder 512k, and my ...
These days, most fans know id Software for its genre-defining first-person shooters. From Doom to Wolfenstein to Quake, the ...
Sierra Online could have had the same impact on first-person shooters that it had on graphic adventures, as John Romero today discussed 1992 acquisition talks between the companies during a Game ...
“Apple II, you say? Interesting” – Nasir Gebelli (programmer for Final Fantasy I, II and III, Secret of Mana, and indeed, many Apple II games) In 1991, Romero joined Softdisk. It was this new endeavor ...
John Romero, the renowned video game designer known for his pioneering work on the likes of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake, released a memoir last year that is now getting adapted for the silver ...
The name John Romero carries a lot of weight when it comes to the genesis of the first-person shooter genre. Romero famously set the template for what is now the modern FPS by going on a development ...
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Episode 1: Marooned on Mars was released by a dev team including John Carmack ...
Industry veteran John Romero, who was a leading creative in the advent of 3D shooters like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake, has made the leap to free-to-play games with his new company, Loot Drop. With ...
What if King's Quest developer Sierra On-Line had purchased id Software before it had a chance to make DOOM? It's a fascinating "what-if" in gaming history, and it might have happened if Sierra ...
Romero Games, the studio led by Brenda Romero and id Software co-founder and FPS veteran John Romero, is beginning a new chapter of its legacy. The company has begun work on a new game, and to the ...