Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
[Filmed at Play Expo Blackpool 2023 on 7th of October 2023 - Interviewed by Mikey Smith]
John Romero is an award-winning programmer, game designer and level designer whose work spans over 130 games, 108 of which have been published commercially.
Romero is considered to be the "father of first person shooters" having led the design and contributed to the programming and audio design of the iconic and genre-defining games DOOM, Quake, Heretic and Hexen.
Romero is also was also one of the earliest supporters of eSports and a professional-level DOOM and Quake player. To date, Romero has co-founded eight successful game companies including the likes of id Software, Gazillion Entertainment and most recently Romero Games in Galway, Ireland.
He is considered to be among the world’s top game designers, and his products have won well over 100 awards. Romero most recently won the Legend Award at 2017’s Develop: Brighton. One of the earliest indie developers, Romero began working in the game space in 1979 on mainframes before moving to the Apple II in 1981. He is a completely self-taught programmer, designer and artist, having drawn his inspirations from early Apple II programmers.
[Filmed at Play Expo Blackpool 2023 on 7th of October 2023 - Interviewed by Mikey Smith]
John Romero is an award-winning programmer, game designer and level designer whose work spans over 130 games, 108 of which have been published commercially.
Romero is considered to be the "father of first person shooters" having led the design and contributed to the programming and audio design of the iconic and genre-defining games DOOM, Quake, Heretic and Hexen.
Romero is also was also one of the earliest supporters of eSports and a professional-level DOOM and Quake player. To date, Romero has co-founded eight successful game companies including the likes of id Software, Gazillion Entertainment and most recently Romero Games in Galway, Ireland.
He is considered to be among the world’s top game designers, and his products have won well over 100 awards. Romero most recently won the Legend Award at 2017’s Develop: Brighton. One of the earliest indie developers, Romero began working in the game space in 1979 on mainframes before moving to the Apple II in 1981. He is a completely self-taught programmer, designer and artist, having drawn his inspirations from early Apple II programmers.
![Roland Perry [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2024]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wXnI4tIWTVc/mqdefault.jpg "Roland Perry [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2024]
[Filmed on Saturday 5th of October @ 3pm, interviewed by Mikey Smith]
As the Amstrad CPC is 40 years old this year, we are delighted to have one of the chief engineers and designers of the iconic home computer as a guest at PLAY Expo Blackpool this year.
Roland Perry is a British engineer best known for his work on the Amstrad CPC series of home computers in the 1980s. As a key member of the team at Amstrad, Perry was instrumental in the design and development of the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer), the line of computers that became immensely popular in Europe due to their affordability and versatility.
His work on the Amstrad CPC series included a special focus on the development of the platforms capabilities to run games and the Amstrad CPC was designed with gaming in mind, offering a competitive edge with its colorful graphics and robust sound capabilities.
The Roland games were a series of titles that became iconic on the Amstrad CPC. These games featured a recurring character named Roland, named after Roland Perry, who appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing the versatility of the CPC as a gaming platform.
Roland will be joining us on the Saturday of PLAY Expo Blackpool 2024.")
![FIRST CLASS (BBC1) - 1988 [SHEFFIELD v KETTERING]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wZyzSs5-gUY/mqdefault.jpg "FIRST CLASS (BBC1) - 1988 [SHEFFIELD v KETTERING]
Do you remember this classic kids quiz show, presented by Debbie Greenwood on BBC in 1988?
Do you remember the classic videogames featured on the show, such as Konamis classic button basher HYPERSPORTS and Ataris classic skateboard game 720 DEGREES?
If so, your in for a treat, ripped from the Eighties and presented to you in 2020.
I present to you ..FIRST CLASS!! :)
Todays show is Armthorpe School, Sheffield versus Montagu School, Kettering.")
![FROM COIN-OPS TO TABLE-TOPS: THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONIC GAMES [PANEL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yBim3hAN8tI/mqdefault.jpg "FROM COIN-OPS TO TABLE-TOPS: THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONIC GAMES [PANEL]
[Filmed at Play Expo Blackpool 2023 on 7th of October 2023 - Interviewed by Mikey Smith]
This year we are hosting a first at PLAY Expo Blackpool - a panel talk on Retro Electronic Tabletop Games! Join us as we reminisce in the warm glow of LED displays!
Alongside this the folks at Numskull have announced their dedicated book From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops: The Essential Electronic Games today.
The panel features:
Mike Diver
Nostalgia Nerd
Jason Bradbury
Slopes Game Room
Games You Loved")
![JOHN ROMERO TALK AND Q&A [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2022]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yE3ELeAEF6c/mqdefault.jpg "JOHN ROMERO TALK AND Q&A [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2022]
Recorded 1st of October 2022 from Play Expo Blackpool.
Interviewer: Alan (Mamemeister) Stewart
Participants: John Romero (Wolfenstein 3d/Doom/Doom 2/Quake etc)
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![YOUTUBE PANEL [PLAY BLACKPOOL 2021]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zxtEqnngmbo/mqdefault.jpg "YOUTUBE PANEL [PLAY BLACKPOOL 2021]
Recorded on Saturday 24th of October 2021 at 12pm from Play Expo Blackpool.
Featuring host Trista Bytes and guests Lady Decade, Top Hat Gaming Man, Tamaracade, Kim Justice and QuangDX
(huge thanks goes to Bex for the audio and fibblesan for thumbnail)
[Next Panel to be released: Mikey and Janies Retro Gameshow]")
