{"product_id":"9781419770173","title":"Doom Guy: Life in First Person: Building DOOM and a Gaming Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOOM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e co-creator John Romero\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A highly entertaining and thoughtful memoir” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Wall Street Journal) * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e”The best non-fiction gaming book of all time.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Forbes)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter decades in the gaming spotlight, Romero tells his story at last—revealing new, behind-the-scenes insight into the development of his games and his most pivotal creative and business partnerships, from the highest highs to the lowest lows. He shares hard-earned lessons about design, code, and an industry he helped define.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomero, gaming’s original rock star, is the co-creator of \u003ci\u003eDOOM, Quake, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWolfenstein 3-D\u003c\/i\u003e—landmark titles that reshaped the medium. Widely regarded as the godfather of the first-person shooter, a genre that still dominates the market, he holds a singular place in gaming history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDOOM Guy: Life in First Person\u003c\/i\u003e, Romero recounts a difficult childhood and a groundbreaking career, beginning with his early days submitting Apple II game code to computer magazines and pushing boundaries wherever he could to keep building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt id Software, Romero helped drive the design and technical breakthroughs that turned \u003ci\u003eDOOM\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuake\u003c\/i\u003e into cultural phenomena. This electrifying account captures the intensity of that era—from collaborative, heavy metal–fueled development to the high-profile falling-out with cofounder John Carmack—charting the rise of a visionary who forever changed how games are made.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42371141304381,"sku":"9781419770173","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781419770173_p0.jpg?v=1771579538","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781419770173","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}