Masters of Doom

interman · 06-29-2003, 01:55 PM

Just finished reading Masters of Doom, a book about the two Johns in id software, and it was truly a great read. The book starts off describing the early lives of Romero and Carmack, and later how they were tied together making games. The book covers pretty much everything the guys did, relationships with other people, what was cool, and what wasn't. Of course the whole ion storm / daikatana situation was included, but I think it's good that the author managed to not put the blame of the breakup on not just one person.

This book should be compulsory reading for any gamer, so head on over to amazon or whatever and grab a copy.

Redeemer · 06-29-2003, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by interman@Jun 29 2003, 03:55 PM
This book should be compulsory reading for any gamer, so head on over to amazon or whatever and grab a copy.

Compulsory for any gamer that gives a damn about the people behind the games. I'm not one of those. ;) But I'm sure it's interesting if you care about Tarmack and Romeo.

Syanide · 06-29-2003, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by Redeemer@Jun 29 2003, 03:17 PM
Compulsory for any gamer that gives a damn about the people behind the games. I'm not one of those. ;) But I'm sure it's interesting if you care about Tarmack and Romeo.

Thats just rude :P, I might buy this book, it sounds kool...

interman · 06-29-2003, 04:40 PM

The story is actually a lot more entertaining than you might expect, especially considering how it's about the lives of a nearly robotic programmer, and his complete opposite. The book also tells a lot about the sociological impacts that wolfenstein 3d and the doom games (in particular) had, but I guess if you're not interested in the past then it's simply your loss

Redeemer · 06-29-2003, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by Syanide@Jun 29 2003, 05:12 PM
Thats just rude :P, I might buy this book, it sounds kool...

Oh my. I do apologize if that sounded rude to you Sir. I can assure you that it was not my intention.
I am quite busy at the moment reading a fantastic trilogy about the Knight Templar named Arn Magnusson. Hmm, I wonder if it's available in other languages than Swedish?
I loved shooting at Romeros head in the end of Doom 2.

06-29-2003, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,962 Hellbux: 82,904	Just finished reading Masters of Doom, a book about the two Johns in id software, and it was truly a great read. The book starts off describing the early lives of Romero and Carmack, and later how they were tied together making games. The book covers pretty much everything the guys did, relationships with other people, what was cool, and what wasn't. Of course the whole ion storm / daikatana situation was included, but I think it's good that the author managed to not put the blame of the breakup on not just one person. This book should be compulsory reading for any gamer, so head on over to amazon or whatever and grab a copy. __________________

06-29-2003, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,962 Hellbux: 82,904	The story is actually a lot more entertaining than you might expect, especially considering how it's about the lives of a nearly robotic programmer, and his complete opposite. The book also tells a lot about the sociological impacts that wolfenstein 3d and the doom games (in particular) had, but I guess if you're not interested in the past then it's simply your loss __________________

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