Masters of Doom (the carmack and romero story)

[TheShiz]

I just got this book and can't stop reading it, i'm on chapter 5 which is talking about ID after the release of Keen, amazing book, check it out:

amazon link

i put this in software and got no response, maybe there are some doom or quake fans in off topic?

 

[clamum]

Hmmm...looks like a good read from the reviews on Amazon. Might have to pick this one up as I've been looking for a new book to read. Thanks for posting this TheShiz.

 

[TheShiz]

yeah, i was surprised that no one has posted about it. It makes me want to go back and play Keen, Wolfenstein, and Doom. I probably will after I finish the book.

 

[PricklyPete]

I have been wanting to read this book as well. I read an article the guy wrote about Romero and Ion Storm...it was very interesting from a project management POV...definitely a nice case study.

 

[TheShiz]

this book gets pretty detailed about what went on at ion storm, as well as ID, with people constantly being fired, quitting, moving around. The only solid employee at ID is of course Carmack.

 

[TheShiz]

bump, i finished the book. everyone should read this so they can become l33t haXor like jon carmack.

 

[yoda291]

romero let me down hard with daikatana.

 

[TheShiz]

yeah, but it is a great story, in the book it made out that romero pretty much played doom all the time after it came out instead of doing any work. Carmack is the more interesting character study in the book.

 

[Stifko]

I wanna read that too. One of these days after I finish "Fight Club."

 

[Looney]

This sounds like a great book... i might pick it up this weekend.

 

[Occifer]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
yeah, but it is a great story, in the book it made out that romero pretty much played doom all the time after it came out instead of doing any work. Carmack is the more interesting character study in the book.

Haha! That's like getting high off your own supply!

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
This sounds like a great book... i might pick it up this weekend.

its a page turner, some of the writing is kind of cheesy, romero is quoted as saying "dude" a lot, but he probably does say it a lot, heh. The author put it together through a ton of interviews, even got a ride in one of carmack's many ferraris.

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: Occifer

Originally posted by: TheShiz
yeah, but it is a great story, in the book it made out that romero pretty much played doom all the time after it came out instead of doing any work. Carmack is the more interesting character study in the book.

Haha! That's like getting high off your own supply!

another funny thing is romero played in some doom 2 tournament and would yell out taunts to his opponents like "suck it down" and "eat that f##ker!, i wonder if any of them taunted him back, the book makes romero seem like an ass a lot of the time.

 

[idNut]

Great, more sh!t I need to buy.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
this book gets pretty detailed about what went on at ion storm, as well as ID, with people constantly being fired, quitting, moving around. The only solid employee at ID is of course Carmack.

And Carmack's brother...


Ausm

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: ausm

Originally posted by: TheShiz
this book gets pretty detailed about what went on at ion storm, as well as ID, with people constantly being fired, quitting, moving around. The only solid employee at ID is of course Carmack.

And Carmack's brother...


Ausm

its not his brother, they just have the same last name.

 

[Phuz]

Picking it up tomorrow. Carmack is very facinating.
Shacknews (Sugarshack, at the time...).. used to post his .plan entries and they were VERY interesting (insane).

 

[mmx]

reading the book 20 pages left.
Great book, abouthardworking programmers and what took them to the edge and out.

All techies should read it.

 

[mmx]

any other books i can read similar to this?

 

[Harabecw]

where can i find some .plan entries? I remember some about Doom3, but not older ones...