{"id":3304,"date":"2023-07-12T19:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/doom-legend-john-romero-the-path-to-prolific-innovation-and-making-130-games-how-to-find-the-soul-of-the-work-audacious-ambition-and-building-in-monk-mode-681\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T19:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:54:04","slug":"doom-legend-john-romero-the-path-to-prolific-innovation-and-making-130-games-how-to-find-the-soul-of-the-work-audacious-ambition-and-building-in-monk-mode-681","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/doom-legend-john-romero-the-path-to-prolific-innovation-and-making-130-games-how-to-find-the-soul-of-the-work-audacious-ambition-and-building-in-monk-mode-681\/","title":{"rendered":"Doom Legend John Romero \u2014 The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games, How to Find the Soul of the Work, Audacious Ambition, and Building in Monk Mode (#681)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68293 jetpack-lazy-image\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68293\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/John-Romero-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\">99designs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u201cSo I played for a little while and I noticed that there were only probably two students in the room, and I said, \u2018Well, what are they doing on the computer, because it doesn\u2019t look like they\u2019re playing?\u2019 He goes, \u2018Oh, no, they\u2019re programming.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018What is that?\u2019 He said, \u2018Well, that\u2019s actually what you do to make these games. You have to learn how to tell the computer how to put stuff on the screen and what to do, how to think.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018I want to do that.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014\u00a0John Romero<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Computer and video game legend\u00a0<strong>John Romero<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romero\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@romero<\/a>) has designed and published more than 130 games since his first sale at the age of 16. A teenage programming prodigy, his major achievements include co-inventing a series of revolutionary computer games\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doom_(franchise)\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DOOM<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quake_(video_game)\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Quake<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolfenstein_3D\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfenstein 3-D<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander_Keen_(video_game)\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Commander Keen<\/a>\u2014that launched the industry\u2019s most popular genre, the first-person shooter.<\/p>\n<p>The memoir\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doom-Guy-Life-First-Person\/dp\/141975811X\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" 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Soul of the Work, Audacious Ambition, and Building in Monk Mode<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/bdb9d688-152e-4af9-bd02-55f332c87bd4\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn Jobs<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/Tim\" 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Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/07\/12\/john-romero\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-68290\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hhs\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with <strong>John Romero<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/romero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theromero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theromero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Timestamps will be added shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Childhood.<\/li>\n<li>Aggressor Squadron.<\/li>\n<li>John\u2019s first exposure to computers and coding.<\/li>\n<li>Early innovations in 3D gaming.<\/li>\n<li>The id Software team.<\/li>\n<li>Side-scrolling games.<\/li>\n<li>Developing 13 games in one year. How?<\/li>\n<li>Designing with movable and removable parts in mind.<\/li>\n<li>Warning the world of its inevitable <em>DOOM<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Hyperthymesia.<\/li>\n<li>Working on two games at once.<\/li>\n<li>Creative direction.<\/li>\n<li>When John realized <em>DOOM<\/em> would be a hit.<\/li>\n<li>Why John moved on from id Software.<\/li>\n<li>What is a gaming engine?<\/li>\n<li>Starting a new company.<\/li>\n<li>What prompted John to write <em>DOOM Guy: Life in First Person<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>The origin of <em>DOOM<\/em>\u2018s name.<\/li>\n<li>Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE JOHN ROMERO QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe bigger the team gets, the harder and longer it takes to make one vision come out the right way. But with four people [having] very distinct jobs to do, it works really, really well.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0John Romero<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m going through this level, and I\u2019m hearing these monsters moving around. I don\u2019t know where they\u2019re at, but I don\u2019t like that they\u2019re coming for me somehow. And it was great, because I finally got to feel the game experience the way that people would feel when they\u2019re playing it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0John Romero<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe never thought that <em>DOOM<\/em> was going to be living actively for 30 years. Stuff is [still] being made for the game on a daily basis.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0John Romero<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo I played for a little while and I noticed that there were only probably two students in the room, and I said, \u2018Well, what are they doing on the computer, because it doesn\u2019t look like they\u2019re playing?\u2019 He goes, \u2018Oh, no, they\u2019re programming.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018What is that?\u2019 He said, \u2018Well, that\u2019s actually what you do to make these games. You have to learn how to tell the computer how to put stuff on the screen and what to do, how to think.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018I want to do that.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0John Romero<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related and Recommended<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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