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Re:John Romero on his book “Doom Guy” and developing games a... by GreenJon on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:16PM (#37652079)
It’s a fantastic read, and with his sense of recall being so strong it provides a lot of detail you other might not get. He does say in the end he might have made it a bit more positive than some of the moments may have actually been, but I’ve not seen any of the other people from those times contradict what he’s said.

I also found that Shareware Heroes by Richard Moss was a good, if more general, accompaniment.

Re:John Romero on his book “Doom Guy” and developing games a... by WoodenChair on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:29PM (#37653185)
Yes, although it's worth noting it's only a few chapters of Shareware Heroes. For those curious about Shareware Heroes, I interviewed Richard Moss (the author) about shareware a couple months ago on my podcast: https://pnc.st/s/kopec-explains-software/67e565b5/shareware-...