John Romero Game Quotations

We are at the point where game designers have become celebrities due to the size of the market they serve.

I still like to play games that have a beginning, an end and a story.

I think the reason that I like so many different games is because I like the way my brain works when I'm playing games. It's more fun.

It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design.

The game-playing market today is pretty sizable.

The thought processes that go through my head when I'm playing a game compared to the thought processes in real life are very, very different. And they're more interesting to me than what you think about when you're doing the dishes, cleaning the yard, watching TV, driving or watching a movie.

I'm creating the kind of games that I like right now. I'm not being held back by technology.

There are too many games being developed by people that have no business creating games.

I completely love playing and designing games and always will. I am so into games that I listen to game music all day. That may sound strange, but you can guarantee I'm a hardcore gamer and would never let you down by designing a crappy title.

I started creating games in 1979 and got my first real programming job at Origin Systems in 1987. I am completely self-taught, no school.

If you walk into CompUSA or Babbage's and see the vast array of game titles on the shelf, chances are that 95% of those titles are not worth playing.

For the record, I'm co-founder of a new game company in the bay area and am much better off in many ways than I was at Midway. Much happier now.

I'm a hardcore gamer and would never let you down by designing a crappy title.

Daikatana will be the greatest game of all time

When news of my new game somehow gets out, I think everyone will be a bit shocked.