John Romero
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"Alfonso John Romero" is a director, game designer/designer, game programmer/programmer, and video game developer/developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Doom (video game)/Doom and Quake (video game)/Quake. His game designs and Game development tool/development tools, along with new programming techniques created and implemented by id Software's lead programmer John D. Carmack, led to a mass popularization of the first person shooter, or FPS, in the 1990s. He is credited with coining the FPS multiplayer term "deathmatch (gaming)/deathmatch".

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When news of my new game somehow gets out, I think everyone will be a bit shocked.

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I completely love playing and designing games and always will. I am so into games that I listen to game music all day. That may sound strange, but you can guarantee I'm a hardcore gamer and would never let you down by designing a crappy title.

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It was so easy, it was hard to believe.

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For the record, I'm co-founder of a new game company in the bay area and am much better off in many ways than I was at Midway. Much happier now.

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If you walk into CompUSA or Babbage's and see the vast array of game titles on the shelf, chances are that 95% of those titles are not worth playing.

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We've recovered a hat and a sneaker identified as that of the individual we're looking for, ... The boy has not been found as of yet.

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I think DOOM had just the right mix of elements that keep people coming back to it: great monsters, excellent weapons with great balance, a spooky environment and extreme speed.

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To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero.

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