John Romero Quotations

We've recovered a hat and a sneaker identified as that of the individual we're looking for, ... The boy has not been found as of yet.

I believe this is the first time in history that Hispanic organizations nationwide are coming together to take a stand on immigration reform.

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.

To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero.

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

With out-of-state people relocating and local renters joining the ranks of first-time homebuyers, the lots are expected to go fast. Pricing will be in the $180,000-$200,000 range.

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.

This is the day he died for our sins.

It was so easy, it was hard to believe.

I started looking at what I was going to do next, so I looked around on the net and I saw there was an opportunity for an MMO, there was a person starting an MMO so I contacted him. We talked for hours on the phone, we had a lot of common interests and ideas about this title and so basically this guy was really excited, brought me on as a co-founder of the company and I've been here for almost four months now.

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.

I think DOOM had just the right mix of elements that keep people coming back to it: great monsters, excellent weapons with great balance, a spooky environment and extreme speed.

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.

You have to design and program differently. Combat action in an MMO is so different to combat in a first-person shooter.

I live way out in the country, in truck-country.

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.

What I didn't foresee in 2005 was the rise of the post-PC, which are all these tablets now. These are the things that actually will probably be the end of the consoles.

I've gone on record to say that I'm proud of the PC version of Daikatana and I stand behind that.

It may be a lot more personally rewarding to focus on the marvelous new equipment, but the focus should be on customers - attracting them, courting them, rewarding them, understanding them and binding them to you.

You're headed in the right direction when you realize the customer viewpoint is more important than the company viewpoint. It's more productive to learn from your customers instead of about them.

There is a definite argument to be made that videogames are becoming an art form put together by artists of different types.

The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you don't really want to interact with them; you just want to know you're part of the human race. And if you get in trouble, you'll know someone else is there.

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

Doom 2 is just such a bigger, badder, better version of Doom

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

You want stealth? Be a rogue in 'World of Warcraft'.

Daikatana will be the greatest game of all time

In marketing I've seen only one strategy that can't miss - and that is to market to your best customers first, your best prospects second and the rest of the world last.

You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. Its logic-based creativity.