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John Romero, the Man Behind the Hype
rockstarenvy writes "In a recent interview with the Escapist, Russ Pitts reveals a lot about who John Romero really is. As Romero puts it: 'After 10-plus years of reading about yourself, all the good and bad, it all just becomes irrelevant after awhile. I know what I'm capable of doing and the people I work with are united in our mission, and they treat me just like they treat each other. The whole fame thing doesn't come into play when we're in development, because we're all a team. I know some of my guys read a lot of forums and sometimes they'll see some remark that someone clueless made and show it to me, chuckling because they know the truth of who I am and how I work. The media personification of John Romero is not who John Romero is.'"
is John Romero. Was he in that movie with that other guy?
I made him my bitch back in '97!
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"I know some of my guys read a lot of forums and sometimes they'll see some remark that someone clueless made and show it to me"
I wonder if he made those guys his bitches.
"The media personification of John Romero is not who John Romero is."
John Romero is a guy who refers to John Romero in the third person.
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!
of dealing with the fame that comes with a smash hit like Daikatana. He must need a taser gun to keep off the groupies....
So John Romero wants to make you his friend now?
for a factual interview it seems strange to leave out the fact that he has an "Add more frogs!" button on his desk.
Not just any frogs mind you, but happy, dapper and unique frogs! Fantabulous dancing frogs!
What can I say about John Romaro? He likes frogs. That's a good legacy to leave on this earth.
Well, he's probably right. File sharing allowed people to actually play the game before they bought it, and once they realized how shitty it was and told their friends nobody bought it.
Damned file shares!
I should have been into file sharing on that fateful day. That dark, cold, rainy day at CompUSA. I should have realized then, that a raincloud over the games section, concentrated on this one shiny, new display of Daikatana was a bad omen. Or at the very least, really weird atmospherics inside the mall.
And game reviewers!
The problem with game reviewers is that it's made up of fanboys, people with axes to grind, or clueless fucks who never get it right (with the exception of Daikatana). I've enjoyed plenty of games that got poor reviews, and I've absolutely hated some games that were top-rated.
And their own free demo!
It needed more bugs, like the inside of John Romero's coffin when I find him and hit him over the back of the head with a shovel and bury him alive. I want my money back Romero! I want that little piece of my soul back that died when I played that game.
Bob Dole!