Computer and video game legend John Romero has designed and published more than 130 games since his first sale as a teenage programming prodigy at the age of sixteen. His major achievements include coinventing a series of revolutionary computer games that launched the industry’s most popular genre, the first-person shooter. He lives in Galway, Ireland.
“The video game–creating legend recounts a life in the programming
trenches…Students of game-making and business alike will find
useful, sometimes rueful lessons.”
*Kirkus*
“A surprisingly moving autobiography… [Romero] manages to appeal to
gamers and non-gamers alike with this celebration of triumphing
over adversity.”
*Publisher's Weekly*
“DOOM GUY: Life in First Person is the best piece of historical
nonfiction that has been written about video games to date and
everyone should read it.”
*Screenrant*
??“A straight-talking insider account of an inspiring self-made
career marked by amazing highs and difficult lows.”
*Daily Beast*
"Romero’s Doom Guy: Life in First Person is not only among the most
interesting windows into the rapidly evolving videogame scene of
the 80s and 90s–it’s arguably the best non-fiction gaming book of
all time, giving a unique insight into one of the industry’s most
transformative eras through the eyes of one of its groundbreaking
pioneers.”
*Forbes*
“Enthralling, informative, entertaining, exciting, mesmerizing,
jaw-dropping, a wild ride, brilliant, well-written, fun, and so
much more. These are just some of the terms I can use when
describing John Romero’s new book.”
*Native Viewpoint*
"A highly entertaining and thoughtful memoir”
*The Wall Street Journal*
An exuberant firsthand account.
*Wired.com*
“It’s this openness that makes Doom Guy absolutely necessary
reading for anyone with even a passing interest in the history of
the video game medium.”
*Comic Book Video Games*
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