John Romero's fame peaked with the first Doom and Quake (and the \"John Romero will make you his bitch\" ads), but he's still an iconic figure for the gaming industry.Soon we will be able to learn more about his life: Romero is going to publish his autobiography entitled DOOM Guy: Life in First Person.The memoir's description is as follows:DOOM Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of John Romero, the first rock star of the game industry and one of the creators of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein.He's a gaming celebrity credited with inventing first-person shooters.Romero recalls his career with surprising detail thanks to his hyperthymesia.From the early days when Romero sent code to magazines for software on the Apple II and quietly took computers out of his day job at night to program in the garage, to a loud spat with id Software co-founder John Carmack.Romero also recalls his role in the modern game industry as managing director of Romero Games.His story is that of a man who really accomplished everything on his own, founded several companies and survived a tough childhood of violence and abuse.This is what drove Romero to become a video game designer, where he could create new worlds and escape from the real world there.An alcoholic father, a racist grandfather who disapproved of the union of Romero's parents, and a grandmother who once ran a brothel in Mexico are all part of his youth, part of a story that previously remained unknown.After spending years in the spotlight of the gaming industry, Romero is ready to tell his story - the FULL story - in his own words.Part of the life of the iconic developer could be found in the book Lords of Doom, but it was more about id Software and, for example, did not cover what Romero was doing after the failure of Daikatana and the closure of Ion Storm.In 2019, there was news of a film adaptation of Lords of Doom, but the project disappeared from the radar after the cast list was announced.According to a page on Amazon, the autobiography DOOM Guy: Life in First Person is due out on January 10, 2023.The book is forthcoming in digital and print versions and is 288 pages long.Autobiography cover.
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