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I'm fascinated by the quote from Carmack: >>The joke here is that if we ever do a CD version of DOOM, you are going to get the game and “The Making of DOOM” a

I'm fascinated by the quote from Carmack: >>The joke here is that if we ever do a CD version of DOOM, you are going to get the game and “The Making of DOOM” a one hour feature film. I would pay good money for a proper documentary about the making of Doom! As someone who only looks at gaming from the outside as a casual gamer who happens to write software, something like that would be awesome! I've watched several "making of" histories of games on YouTube pieced together by fans. Getting a more direct, from the horse's mouth, account quite compelling.

fabiensanglard 7y ago
There is a book about it :P!
dfinninger 7y ago
There are a ton of YouTube documentaries and things. From John Romero and Tom Hall: Doom: Classic Game Postmortem: https://youtu.be/NnkCujnYNSo https://youtu.be/NnkCujnYNSo And a great one made by a fan: RetroAhoy: Doom: https://youtu.be/6A4-SVUHQYI https://youtu.be/6A4-SVUHQYI You can dig around YouTube and find a lot more. There are proper documentaries for DOOM (2016) by “NoClip”.
danbolt 7y ago
I'd like us to document as much as we can sooner rather than later (and not necessarily dramatized media) as DOOM is incredibly impactful in the games industry and I want us to understand it 200-300 years from now.
mayank 7y ago
You should absolutely get "Masters of Doom", which is exactly about the early days of id and how they build Keen, Wolf3d, and Doom. A really great read that sort of gives you a real-world "Halt and Catch Fire"-vibed story. Smile/Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155 https://smile.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Cu...
- lowtolerance 7y ago
  It’s really a great book, especially if you grew up playing old shareware games. I generally won’t read a book for entertainment unless it manages to hook me within the first few pages. I read the entire book in a single sitting, I was so captivated by the storytelling.

fabiensanglard 7y ago

There is a book about it :P!

dfinninger 7y ago

There are a ton of YouTube documentaries and things. From John Romero and Tom Hall: Doom: Classic Game Postmortem: https://youtu.be/NnkCujnYNSo https://youtu.be/NnkCujnYNSo And a great one made by a fan: RetroAhoy: Doom: https://youtu.be/6A4-SVUHQYI https://youtu.be/6A4-SVUHQYI You can dig around YouTube and find a lot more. There are proper documentaries for DOOM (2016) by “NoClip”.

danbolt 7y ago

I'd like us to document as much as we can sooner rather than later (and not necessarily dramatized media) as DOOM is incredibly impactful in the games industry and I want us to understand it 200-300 years from now.

mayank 7y ago

You should absolutely get "Masters of Doom", which is exactly about the early days of id and how they build Keen, Wolf3d, and Doom. A really great read that sort of gives you a real-world "Halt and Catch Fire"-vibed story. Smile/Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155 https://smile.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Cu...

lowtolerance 7y ago
It’s really a great book, especially if you grew up playing old shareware games. I generally won’t read a book for entertainment unless it manages to hook me within the first few pages. I read the entire book in a single sitting, I was so captivated by the storytelling.