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Hardcore Retro - Keen Dreams | Hardcore Droid

Hardcore Droid's Travis Fahs:
"The Early Days of id Software.

PC gaming history is littered with tales of bedroom companies that rose from nowhere, and nerdy teenagers who became overnight successes, but the PC’s greatest tech gurus, id Software had no such story. Their origin was a messy one; a cesarean birth that saw them struggle to gain their independence from a company that simply wasn’t ready for them. For one crazy year, id Software produced more than a dozen games for two different publishers before finally getting to stand on their own two feet."

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Quake II Development: From Concept to Launch Day - A Retrospective

"Quake II is a masterpiece; an enduring first-person shooter that shows iD Software at their technical and artistic best."

- Christian 'Reggie' Wait, TechStomper

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techstomper.com
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Legendary Game Developers: id Software

The story of John Romero, John Carmack, Adrian Carmack, Tom Hall, Jay Wilbur and their legendary company id Software. From Commander Keen to Wolfenstein 3D, from Doom to Quake, they invented the 3D first-person shooter genre, and they transformed PC gaming into a multi-million dollars business.

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gamesnostalgia.com
MadLad439d ago

They definitely pushed the FPS genre into the mainstream.

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DOOM Games Ranked - What is the best DOOM game?

BLG writes, "Plug in your electric guitars and start shredding; we’re making a list of the DOOM games ranked.

Trying to decide the best DOOM game is like deciding who your favorite child is. You love every one of them, imperfections and all."

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bosslevelgamer.com
bloop650d ago

I don't understand the hate Doom 3 got, but the original has to be tops for me too.