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FPS is my DNA. Game Director @RomeroGamesLtd | New FPS in the works | DOOM, DOOM II, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D, Heretic, Hexen, SIGIL, SIGIL II.
Jun 24 9 tweets 2 min read
I’m proud of Quake. We all are. Quake changed games forever. That said... We were in our 20s, used to working as much as humanly possible, and pushing ourselves past what was reasonable because that was how id had always worked. At the time, it felt normal. But yes, looking back, it was not sustainable for everyone, particularly as the team grew.
Jan 11, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
Long hair: A thread. I get a lot of comments on my hair, and while it's something I am known for, what's less known is that my long hair is important to me culturally, too, and the older I get, the more it matters. 120 years ago today, the "haircut order" was issued. More...👇🏽 January 11, 1902, The Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Atkinson took issue with Native people who continued to practice their traditions, among them, men wearing their hair long. So, he instructed superintendents of reservations to order men to cut their hair.
May 11, 2019 9 tweets 1 min read
Update on SIGIL: SIGIL has been done for quite a while at this point. There were two production issues at Limited Run -- the head and the disk. The head is now heading through production. All units are crafted and finished by an individual artist. The second is the disk which is expected in shortly. There was *also* an issue with that.