John Romero Quotations

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.