[S5E3] Doom Guy with John Romero

About this episode

John Romero discusses his life and career as a legendary game developer in this episode.

John Romero is widely regarded as one of the greatest game developers of all time. In his 2023 autobiography, Doom Guy: Life in First Person , he recounts his journey from a sometimes difficult upbringing to the heights of fame and fortune. An award-winning game designer and programmer, Romero is the co-creator of some of the most influential games of all-time, including the genre-defining Wolfenstein 3D , Doom , and Quake . While well known as an innovator in the PC, mobile, and social gaming spaces, Doom Guy also reveals Romero as an inspired and relentless entrepreneur who built the teams, culture, and business models required to create legendary games. We were privileged to be joined by John on the podcast to discuss his life, career, and of course, Doom Guy . Thank you to our friends at Audible for sponsoring this episode. Check out AudibleTrial.com/biz for a 30-day free trial of Audible and free credits toward an audio book like Doom Guy , narrated by John Romero himself. Show Notes Doom Guy by John Romero via Amazon Romero Games The Romero Shop John Romero on X John Romero on Instagram Follow us on X @BusinessBooksCo and join our Amazon book club . Edited by Giacomo…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Kopec, David Short, Kevin Hudak

Guest: John Romero

Topics covered

• game development
• entrepreneurship
• biography
• Doom
• Quake
• gaming culture

Keywords

• John Romero
• Doom Guy
• game developer
• biography
• gaming industry
• entrepreneurship
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Quake

Sponsors

Audible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Romero Games, The Romero Shop, Amazon

Books & works: Doom Guy: Life in First Person

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