John Romero

Developer BIO

John Romero is Executive Vice-President and Creative Director of Gazillion Entertainment, a game developer/publisher/operator he co-founded in September 2005.

He also founded Capitol Ideas Software and co-founded Inside Out Software, Ideas From The Deep, id Software, Ion Storm, and Monkeystone Games.

From his early Apple IIe games to the legendary Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, and Quake, Romero has made an indelible mark on the computer gaming industry. He is considered by many to be the father of deathmatch competitions. Romero has been Chairman of the CPL Advisory Board since March 11, 1998.

Websites

• Wikipedia -- The John Romero profile on Wikipedia
• The Apogee Legacy #19 - John Romero -- Nineteenth edition of the "Apogee Legacy" interviews
• A Chat with Stevie Case and John Romero -- March 2002
• IMDb -- The IMDb profile for John Romero
• 10th Anniversary Quake Expo -- An interview with John Romero about the history of Quake (July 2006)
• Planet Rome.ro -- John Romero's personal website.

Games Credited

MLB 08: The Show (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Area-51 (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Cartoon Network Block Party (2004), Majesco Sales, Inc.
Congo Cube (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Dig It! (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Jewels and Jim (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Red Faction (2003), THQ Wireless Inc.
Hyperspace Delivery Boy! (2002), Monkeystone Games
Anachronox (2001), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Deus Ex (Game of the Year Edition) (2001), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
Deus Ex (2000), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
John Romero's Daikatana (2000), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 (1998), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Half-Life (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
DOOM 64 (1997), Midway Games, Inc.
Chex Quest (1996), Ralston-Purina
Final DOOM (1996), Atari, Inc.
Final DOOM (1996), id Software, Inc.
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (1996), id Software, Inc.
Quake (1996), id Software, Inc.
Strife (1996), Studio 3DO
DOOM (1995), Williams Entertainment Inc.
Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995), id Software, Inc.
The Ultimate DOOM (1995), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Blake Stone: Planet Strike (1994), FormGen, Inc.
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion (1994), Capstone Software
DOOM II: Hell on Earth (1994),
Heretic (1994), id Software, Inc.
Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1994), FormGen, Inc.
Super Noah's Ark 3-D (1994), Wisdom Tree, Inc.
Wolfenstein 3D (1994), Atari Corporation
Bio Menace (1993), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold (1993), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Curse of the Catacombs (1993), Froggman
Dangerous Dave's Risky Rescue (1993), Softdisk Publishing
DOOM (1993), id Software, Inc.
ScubaVenture The Search For Pirate's Treasure (1993), Softdisk Publishing
ShadowCaster (1993), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
Street Ball (1993), Froggman
Terror of the Catacombs (1993), Froggman
Catacomb 3-D (1992), Gamer's Edge, Softdisk Publishing
The Catacomb Abyss (1992), Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (1992), Softdisk Publishing
Cyberchess (1992), Softdisk Publishing
Spear of Destiny (1992), FormGen, Inc.
Wolfenstein 3D (1992), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Catacomb II (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! (1991), FormGen, Inc.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (1991), Precision Software Applications
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Hovertank (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Paganitzu (1991), Apogee Software, Ltd.
PARAGON (1991), Gamer's Edge, Softdisk Publishing
Rescue Rover (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Rescue Rover 2 (1991), Expert Software, Inc., Froggman, Softdisk Publishing
Slordax: The Unknown Enemy (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Xenopods (1991), Softdisk Publishing
Alfredo's Stupendous Surprise (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #40 (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #41 (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #44 (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Catacomb (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die! (1990), Apogee Software, Ltd.
Dark Designs II: Closing the Gate (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Dino-Sorcerer (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Pixel Puzzler (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Shadow Knights (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Sub Stalker (1990), Softdisk Publishing
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (1989), Infocom, Inc.
Big Blue Disk #32 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Big Blue Disk #35 (1989), Softdisk Publishing
How to Weigh an Elephant (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Journey: The Quest Begins (1989), Infocom, Inc.
Magic Boxes (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World (1989), New World Computing, Inc.
Space Rogue (1989), ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
Twilight Treasures (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Zappa Roidz (1989), Softdisk Publishing
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz (1989), Infocom, Inc.
City Centurian (1988), Nibble Magazine
Dangerous Dave in the Deserted Pirate's Hideout (1988), Uptime Disk Monthly
James Clavell's Shogun (1988), Infocom, Inc.
Evil Eye (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Jumpster (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Krazy Kobra (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Lethal Labyrinth (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Major Mayhem (1987), Nibble Magazine
Neptune's Nasties (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Pyramids of Egypt (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Subnodule (1987), Keypunch Software, Inc.
Wacky Wizard (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Zippy Zombi (1987), Uptime Disk Monthly
Bongo's Bash (1985), A+ Magazine
Cavern Crusader (1984), A+ Magazine
Scout Search (1984), inCider Magazine
Dodge 'Em (1982),