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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Still the best Doom review of all time.

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@romero

3 months

Finally.

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷

@Toadsanime

3 months

Science students have managed to get DOOM running on human E. coli gut bacteria:

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@romero

5 months

Happy 30th birthday, DOOM. I'm grateful to have been a part of this incredible team. Thank you for playing our games, and thank you for keeping DOOM alive, all these many years.

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@romero

2 years

Incredible.

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@SamNChiet

2 years

i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

1 year

Happy 29th birthday DOOM. In honor of its birthday, I post its most hard-hitting review:

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@romero

2 years

DOOM does not take place in March 2022. DOOM is timeless. Somehow, the manual for the Super Nintendo DOOM had a date in it, but that date did not come from anyone at id.

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@romero

4 years

Doom Guy's name is Doom Guy.

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@firithpanda

4 years

@romero I still want to know if Doom Guy's name is B.J. Blazkowicz, Flynn Taggart, John Kane, or what?

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 months

Final Fantasy 1 was programmed **in its entirety** by an Iranian coder -- the absolute legend, Nasir Gebelli. He used no source and programmed directly into a mini-assembler. Nasir also coded Final Fantasy 2 and 3. He came to the US for college.

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@romero

2 years

I've had a few people ask me about this post on FB by @cracked .com. Yes, it is accurate.

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@romero

2 years

To support the people of Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, I’m releasing a new DOOM II level for a donation of €5. 100% of the proceeds go toward these agencies. Thank you.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Happy 28th Birthday, DOOM II.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Long hair: A thread. I get a lot of comments on my hair, and while it's something I am known for, what's less known is that my long hair is important to me culturally, too, and the older I get, the more it matters. 120 years ago today, the "haircut order" was issued. More...👇🏽

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@romero

1 year

Happy 32nd birthday to id Software. I am so grateful to have been there on Day 1. To all current id devs, thanks for keeping the games alive and extending their worlds beyond our horizons.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Happy 28th birthday DOOM. Dec 10, 1993. I left a piece of my soul in DOOM, and it's a great place for it to be (and it matches my head in DOOM II, I suppose). We poured everything we had into it, and I can't begin to express how grateful I am to the DOOM community for everything.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Logan made my day. I’m going to send him some cool stuff in the mail. #doom

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@romero

1 year

Hope you're doing well.

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@Apogee_Ent

1 year

Using only an image, what is the most iconic weapon in gaming?

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@romero

3 years

I can confirm that I am horrified and am having a strong talk with my 1998 self.

doom_txt

@doom_txt

3 years

These are the only two respectable ways to play Doom

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@romero

4 years

By shooting rockets into my face.

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@Xbox

4 years

You’re a final boss. How do players defeat you?

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@romero

3 years

Happy 25th birthday to Quake! Quake was a tough game to make, but it turned out great. The team worked hard to get this game out with the features we wanted in: a full 3D texture-mapped world, internet multiplayer, in-game console with lots of changeable variables (1/2)

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@romero

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I've been in the game industry since I was a kid, and I've never seen anything like we're seeing now. For many of us, being a game dev is not just a job, but an identity, community, and culture. I am so sorry to everyone who has lost their jobs.

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@romero

3 years

It's DOOM's 27th birthday! Some trivia: DOOM was id Software's 20th game. The automap almost had an Asteroids easter egg. The Baron of Hell bosses were called the Bruiser Brothers. The United Aerospace Armed Forces (UAAF) enforces UAC interests. DOOM was made on NeXTSTEP OS.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

The world has been through enough in 2020.

zarev oleg

@zarevoleg

4 years

Hey @romero what about Daikatana VR remake?

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Today we celebrate the 24th birthday of Quake 1, the terrifying single-player and blast-tastic multiplayer full 3D shooter from 1996. It was tough to make, but the game still stands the test of time and is still played everyday.

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@romero

1 year

This is an incredible honor. Thank you so much, GDC.

GDC

@Official_GDC

1 year

The Game Developers Choice Awards at #GDC23 has named John Romero, the award-winning game designer, level designer, and programmer, as recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award—for his work on iconic and genre-defining first-person shooters.

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@romero

2 years

This is great advice. Just start making games. Any games. That's how you learn. DOOM was my 90th game.

Tyler Glaiel

@TylerGlaiel

2 years

If you're trying to get into game design my advice is stop fucking thinking about "game design", stop watching video essays and game design analysis videos, and just fucking make a ton of little games with the design based on nothing but gut instinct.

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@romero

2 years

Happy 31st birthday @idSoftware . I am grateful to have been there at its beginning. It's challenging to put into words what it feels like to look in the rearview mirror and see the effect our games had. We had a genuine love for games and for pushing their boundaries.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

October 10 is Doomsday, the day I consider DOOM II’s real birthday. Though it was in stores on September 30, 1994 we celebrated its release on October 10, 1994 in New York City at The Limelight. It was the first time we had a release party for one of our games. More...

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@romero

3 years

Flants.

skatewitch appreciator

@narizillia

3 years

. @romero is it flesh or is it pants?

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Exciting news! I'm working on a new FPS, and we're hiring. Visit and check out our careers page. #gamedev #gamedevjobs

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@romero

2 years

Over the years, I’ve heard everything from "cut your hair and grow up” to “he’s trying to be a rock star.” I wear my hair long as a proud Yaqui and Cherokee man, and will continue to do so until the day I die.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

@Xbox Take good care of my boy.

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@romero

6 months

Happy Native American Heritage Month. My culture is important to me and influences my designs, particularly my level designs. We didn't go away. We're still here, influencing art, culture, science, and tech. #DOOM is an Indigenous design. #yaqui #cherokee .

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

10 months

Monster closet.

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@romero

3 years

Congrats to @idSoftware @bethesda @machinegames on the release of the Quake Remaster. I was so surprised to see the full E2M6 in there! Thank you for doing that. It killed me to cut it in 1996, and I sincerely appreciate it. #quake

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@romero

4 years

If you're going to be remembered for things, DOOM and Wolfenstein are good things to be remembered for. Daikatana's there to make sure I remember the taste of humble pie.

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@romero

3 years

To win this game, you must bring me, John Romero, to the prom.

Waypoint

@waypoint

3 years

This Doom themed dating sim reimagines the brutal first person shooter as a romp through a high school that happens to be in hell.

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@romero

2 years

Native people are still here. We still have traditions. We still honor our ancestors. If you took the time to read this, thank you. #yaqui #cherokee #native #tucson #pasqua #longhair #history

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

7 months

Here's to twenty-nine years of shooting me in the head. Happy Doomsday! Thanks for playing our games. #doom2 #doomsday #idsoftware #iconofsin

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@romero

3 years

@Bondage_Peach Trans rights are human rights, important rights, critical rights and society needs to do more to make this the case for everyone.

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@romero

3 years

But I actually do hope you're all doing well.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

A surprising entry into the "does it run DOOM?" list. Honey, I'm expecting a cacodemon.

foone🏳️‍⚧️

@Foone

4 years

Yesterday I had a lot of retweets and reddit posts and such for playing Doom on a pregnancy test. But as I explained then, it wasn't really PLAYING on a pregnancy test, it was just a video being played back, not an interactive game. Well, now it is. It's Pregnancy Test Doom!

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@romero

2 years

I spent the entire weekend in Elden Ring. I'm guessing I'm .001% finished.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Quake.

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@romero

3 years

It does run DOOM.

Lord Arse! 🕹️

@Lord_Arse

3 years

DOOM... on John Romero's forehead.

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@romero

4 years

To everyone @idsoftware : It’s hard enough to ship a game, but to ship it under these conditions is heroic. There are millions of players (me included!) looking forward to DOOM Eternal. Thanks for giving us something awesome to look forward to. Best of luck with the launch.

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@romero

3 years

What a milestone! Congrats to everyone who has had a part - big or small - in DOOM's creation and legacy, particularly its community. You are second to none.

DOOM

@DOOM

3 years

happy 10,000 days of DOOM

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@romero

6 months

In addition to SIGIL II (), I've got some other great news to celebrate DOOM's 30th Anniversary. Join me and John Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack to discuss DOOM live, moderated by David L. Craddock @davidlcraddock . Dec 10 8pm GMT on . Thanks…

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

This CD is from registered DOOM and was sold by mail by id Software in 1995. It’s the last CD pressing of the game and is v1.9. More…

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Happy 28th Birthday, Wolfenstein 3D! We just wanted to make a cooler update of 1981 megahit Castle Wolfenstein by Silas Warner, so four of us spent six months making a sequel. This was the day we released the shareware episode, Escape From Wolfenstein around 4am on a BBS.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

11 months

Happy Pride Month! It's more important than ever to support LGBTQIA+ rights.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

6 years

Who am I? #Doom

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

And I hope you're well.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Jay thought it would be nice to have professional photos of our founders. He didn’t know it would turn out to be a cliché photoshoot. Among the questions I get on this, "Why is Carmack sitting on Adrian's lap? Where is Adrian's other arm? Why are we wearing jorts?"

Adam Bartholomew 💙💛

@AB451Sim

4 years

This great, but why does it exist?

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@romero

3 years

It’s time to install.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

5 years

Good to hear from you, son. I’m doing great. Keep those demons at bay. I love my boy.

Your Boy, Doom Guy | BLM

@YourBoyDoomGuy

5 years

@romero How are you, Dad?

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

January 11, 1902, The Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Atkinson took issue with Native people who continued to practice their traditions, among them, men wearing their hair long. So, he instructed superintendents of reservations to order men to cut their hair.

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@romero

1 month

This pic was taken years ago at a classic car museum, I wasn't actually employed at a gas station in 1950, of course, but I have worked a lot of different jobs when I was young to make ends meet and let me pursue game dev.

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@romero

5 years

Happy 27th Birthday, Wolfenstein 3D! Trivia: it took us 4 months to develop from concept to shareware release. #RETROGAMING #Wolfenstein3D

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@romero

4 years

Happy 26th birthday to my little DOOM guy. I’ve watched you grow from E1M1 to today, and I am so incredibly proud of how far you’ve gone. Keep slaying, my boy. I love you. - Dad

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@romero

8 years

It's been 21 years since I made a DOOM level. Here's my version of E1M8 using DOOM1.WAD.

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@romero

2 years

They still wanted our ancestors to cut their long hair, but they would feed people while strongly encouraging them to abandon our traditions. With the loss of tradition and language, so goes the loss of the culture.

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@romero

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To ensure compliance, he suggested food be held back. There was public outcry that we should be forced to cut our hair or starve, and so a more "socially acceptable" path was suggested.

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@romero

3 years

The new top contender in the "Mods I Never Expected" category. I'll check it out this weekend.

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@rockpapershot

3 years

This astonishing new Doom mod will let you send Margaret Thatcher back to Hell next week -

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@romero

2 years

To win this game, you must cook me, John Romero.

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@B4DC0FFEE

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@romero

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Happy 27th birthday, Quake! I am so proud of how this game turned out, even if it was different than we intended. Check out the cover of the Oct 95 PC Gamer which features Quake’s Hammer to see just how different. DOOM Guy chronicles every last moment of its development. I hope…

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

I'll take an order of fries with that.

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@romero

5 months

Midnight cometh! SIGIL II launches in just hours to celebrate DOOM's 30th Anniversary. Join me at 10pm GMT for a quick, live unboxing on Twitch.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Happy 30th Birthday, @idSoftware ! An incredible achievement and the company is in great shape thanks to the current amazing team delivering quality games. For a present, here's a video of John's early 1991 texture mapping!

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

6 years

It's time to wish Wolfenstein 3D a happy 26th birthday!

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Hello operator? I'd like to report a Cacodemon.

吉野@連邦(renpou.com)

@yoshinokentarou

2 years

ダイヤル式電話でDOOMを操作する猛者が遂に登場たぶん過去イチ操作性が悪い 1 - ctrl、2 - 左、3 - 右 4 - 上、5 - 下、6 -スペース

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@romero

4 years

Congrats to everyone @idsoftware and all the @zenimax_online studios!

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Life on Mars confirmed.

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3 years

hey, what the...

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@romero

2 years

I really enjoyed being a part of this! Thanks for inviting me.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

It's true.

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@Whiskypalomas

4 years

Me: *starts Sigil* Me: *dies instantly* John Romero:

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@romero

2 years

Just editing the bit in DOOM Guy where I created E4M2 in six hours. I challenged myself to see how fast I could make a level that was production quality. I started at midnight. I suppose a sane person might have started in the afternoon, but midnight was my afternoon.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

2 years

Level designers: What's your one go-to rule that one must not break when designing levels?

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

I put monsters in closets of various sizes.

Jeremy Padawer

@JeremyCom

4 years

Poorly explain what you do for a living.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

1 year

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Dublin!

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@romero

5 years

Happy 25th Anniversary, DOOM! I wrote a blog post about working on DOOM in 1993 here: #doom #pcgaming #pcgames #horrorgames #videogames #gamer #horror

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Oh no.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

6 years

CONGRATS, Zero Master! Finally, after 24 years! "To win the game you must get 100% on level 15 by John Romero." Great trick getting to that secret! #doom

Pain Elemental reveals the last official secret of Doom 2

Runner: Zero-MasterDate: 2018-08-30IWAD: Doom2.wadCategory: UV-MaxMap: 15 (Industrial Zone)Sourceport: Crispy Doom 4.3Time: 8:20Description:A true UV-Max dem...

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

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Today, I am fortunate to be Nasir's friend, and I have thanked him many times for his contributions to game dev. We owe a ton of credit to Nasir (if you liked, Doom, for instance.). He was one of my biggest mentors and inspirations. His code was magic.

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@romero

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For DOOM’s 29th birthday on Dec 10, I’ll be live streaming me building a new level for SIGIL II, another nine-level WAD, which will be released for DOOM’s 30th. Join me at on Dec 10 at 5 pm ET.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

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Happy 32nd Birthday to Wolfenstein 3D. Thanks so much for playing our games over the years. I am glad we worked on getting the trademark for this so that it could carry on Silas Warner’s amazing legacy. #wolf3d #mullet

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

8 months

I am so sorry and surprised to hear of Volition's closing, a studio with a long and important legacy. For those affected, we do have several openings . Hope everyone lands on their feet.

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@romero

6 years

Does it run DOOM?

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

6 years

We’re going to include some fun games as hidden Easter eggs in Tesla S, X & 3. What do you think would be most fun in a car using the center touch screen?

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@romero

4 years

This is my Friday at work photo since we’re all doing this.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

August 3, 1995, the day I posted the first screenshots of Quake! Back when "hi-res" was 640x480. We had been working on Quake for 7 months on that day. It would take another 10 months before Quake was released. #quake @idSoftware

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@romero

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I'm excited to announce the project that I've been working on: SIGIL, an unofficial spiritual successor to The Ultimate DOOM's 4th episode! Read about it here: #johnromero #romerogames #sigil #doom #pcgaming #pcgames #buckethead #retrocollection

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Hey everyone. I heard you loud and clear. Thank you.

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@romero

2 years

Game designers: What's your go-to rule for weapon design?

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@romero

3 months

His early games from Sirius Software inspired many people in the industry for whom the phrase "PROGRAMMED BY NASIR" is tattoo-worthy. While working on Final Fantasy 2 in Japan, his visa ran out, so Square relocated the team to Sacramento so he could finish the game.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

6 months

Deep cut, amigo. 😀

Justin Whang 🐙

@JustinWhang

6 months

This is the only way to play the hit pc games Doom and Daikatana

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Hi Sandy, to clarify, this is incorrect. We gave the license to Reaper Miniatures and they produced an entire collection for sale in 1997. We loved their prototypes. And the cacodemon included.

Sandy Petersen 🇺🇦

@SandyofCthulhu

3 years

I posted these earlier in the year but hey why not again? These are 28mm-scale lead figures sent to id Software in 1995 in an attempt to get the license to produce them. The company was shot down by id's biz guy over my protests b/c he wanted Mattel.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

4 years

Looks amazing!

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@DOOM

4 years

The only thing they fear… is you. Raze Hell in DOOM Eternal on 03.20.20.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero

3 years

Players were making mods for Castle Wolfenstein back in 1984. #wolfenstein #gamehistory

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@romero

3 years

This is great to hear! Thanks, Kotaku. Article: 25 Years Later, Doom II's Super Shotgun Is Still The Best Video Game Shotgun

25 Years Later, Doom II's Super Shotgun Is Still The Best Video Game Shotgun

Recently, I played through the newer ports of Doom and Doom II. And playing Doom II again, I was reminded of a simple fact: The super shotgun is amazing and is still the best video game shotgun ever...

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John Romero 🤘🏽

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Meeting @ID_AA_Carmack was incredible. I don’t think either of us knew at the time all we would accomplish.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

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Hope everyone has a good weekend. I plan to code and spend some time working with my daughter on a game idea she has.

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John Romero 🤘🏽

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I am incredibly grateful to the Quake community who is still playing the game competitively to this day, to the team and to @trent_reznor for his music. Thanks, everyone. Thanks for playing my games.

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