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Doom is 20 years old today! Happy Doomsday!

Wired has a reminiscing interview with John Carmack.

*looks for secrets*
"unf unf unf"

+1

Excellent

I have been nerding out on Robert Prince's pre-midi'd DooM tracks the last two days, coincidentally

F1

Time went so quickly. Quite scary really.

needs more doom music

Romero sharing some behind the scene shots on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... f271fb638c

Better still, Romero plays DooM and shares some secrets and trivia about the maps. Apparently, E1M1 was the last level designed & made.
90 minutes, so sit back.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/12/10/we ... ohn-romero

Oh, the 90's.

And another video from Romero...

http://vimeo.com/81533772

And why is Romero doing more 20th Anniversary features than all of id (who appear to be nearly completely silent)? He hasn't worked there in over a decade.

looks like Zenimax doesnt care too much.
Carmack is a bit too introvert perhaps?

whoa, Ultimate Geek level 33

Also, it's not about id, it's about Doom. Whatever you think of Romero, he was a huge part of what made Doom the game it is. Doesn't matter if he hasn't worked on anything worthwhile for 5, 10, or 100 years.

I like how he said in the ign vid that he should not be making Doom levels now, as the community evolved so much that his own creations would be primitive and laughable.
At least he's honest \o

@pic

mullet power

obsidian wrote:And why is Romero doing more 20th Anniversary features than all of id (who appear to be nearly completely silent)? He hasn't worked there in over a decade.

Because he's exactly like Dave Mustaine and Mustaine's obsession with his past in Metallica: they haven't had anything close to that level in their careers since and they simply will not let go.

SoM wrote:mullet power

More disconcerting, the jean shorts and collar.

GONNAFISTYA wrote:

obsidian wrote:And why is Romero doing more 20th Anniversary features than all of id (who appear to be nearly completely silent)? He hasn't worked there in over a decade.

Because he's exactly like Dave Mustaine and Mustaine's obsession with his past in Metallica: they haven't had anything close to that level in their careers since and they simply will not let go.

You wouldn't hear me stfu if I had any involvement in its making either . The thing is, I think Romero still loves id and wants it to do well and was/is gutted about not being a part of it anymore. He also talks about DOOM with pride and talks about everyones involvement and is always willing to share experiences. Mustaine sounds like a bitter shit that blames everything wrong in his life on Metallica.

Also I think Carmack had something to say, but am assuming Carmack had given this interview specifically for the anniversary and not some journo rehashing old quotes for a new article

Carmack and Romero haven't worked together for nearly a decade and a half. I'm nevertheless delighted to have them here on the same page, sharing some favorite memories about what it was like to bring Doom to the world.

Thank you to both men for agreeing to celebrate their great creation with Kotaku readers

http://kotaku.com/memories-of-doom-by-j ... 1480437464

20th anniversary, and in the same year that Todd Holllenshead left id software as well as Carmack. Kind of sad really. True end to an era.

Also, I had no idea there was another Carmack (Adrian) working at id, but no relation to John. What's the chances of that happening, unless Carmack is a very common name in Texas.

John, Carmack and Carmack

Set up id2... do it, now.

obsidian wrote: And why is Romero doing more 20th Anniversary features than all of id (who appear to be nearly completely silent)? He hasn't worked there in over a decade.

Because it's the only claim to fame Romero has left? He's still clinging on to that like a bitch.

Diakatana!!!

Yeah, and he only backed Warren Spector financially so je could make Deus Ex.

losCHUNK wrote:John, Carmack and Carmack

Set up id2... do it, now.

^this

commander keen in threeeeeee deeeeeee