Noclip - Video Game Documentaries | John Romero's Irish Adventure @NoclipDocs | Uploaded January 2017 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
In our first episode of Noclip Profiles we travel to Ireland to talk to John Romero about his incredible career making some of the most influential first person shooters of all time. We learn about his young passion for programming, the reasons he left id Software and what he hopes to achieve with his new life in Galway.

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00:00 - Intro
02:28 - Welcome to Galway
04:23 - Why Ireland?
09:00 - Memory Lane
13:52 - Making the Jump to PC
17:00 - Growing with id
21:32 - Doom
25:44 - Quaking in their Boots
32:14 - Leaving id
35:25 - Contemporary Gaming
37:52 - The Family Business
38:46 - In the Community
39:42 - A Videogames Oracle
41:20 - Credits