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This book manages, for the most part, to keep clear of the breathless techno-hagiography style that characterizes many books with similar subjects. He tells the story of Carmack, Romero, and id--which includes far more than Doom and its successors--in novel style, and he's done a good job of keeping the action flowing and the characters' motivations clear. Some of the quoted passages of dialog sound like idealized reconstructions that probably never came from the lips of real people, but this is an entertaining and informative book, of interest to anyone who's let rip with a nail gun. --David Wall

Topics covered: The biographies of John Carmack and John Romero, and of their company, id Software. The development and marketing of all major id games (including Wolfenstein, Doom, Doom II, and Quake) get lavish attention.

]]> 222146 5 215133 2003 Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture total:165|5:53|4:73|3:32|2:6|1:1| 165 666 226 22 65730 3.95 225 38 3423280 16958 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.08 133 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 1 false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jul 23 15:09:12 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 15:20:53 -0700 2007
The story describes how two misfit geeks were able to follow their passion of games and through hard work were able to make impressive advance...more...]]> 39453515 1241024 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 11:39:19 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 11:39:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 51252394 1985098 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Mar 21 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 02 07:59:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:04:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 44085377 1608811 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jan 23 13:00:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:03:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63441598 2044516 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jul 14 09:40:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 09:41:54 -0700 2009 Masters of Doom is the story of id Software and the men who created the company.

If you are looking for a focussed look inside the gaming industry, this is the book of choice.]]> 81272638 2811597 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 00:56:42 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 10:09:01 -0800 2009
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This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 16 10:00:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:01:51 -0800 2009 1 81272505 2268370 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Dec 17 00:52:58 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 01:19:36 -0800 2009 22579692 1174082 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 17:00:57 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 18:45:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 52479618 1610052 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 06:20:23 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 06:21:44 -0700 2009 25228194 300839 887810 0375505245 9780375505249 2 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created An Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194528m/887810.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194528s/887810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/887810.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_An_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 3.88 26 Masters of Doom explores the Doom phenomenon, as well as the lives and personalities of the two men behind it: John Carmack and John Romero.

This book manages, for the most part, to keep clear of the breathless techno-hagiography style that characterizes many books with similar subjects. He tells the story of Carmack, Romero, and id--which includes far more than Doom and its successors--in novel style, and he's done a good job of keeping the action flowing and the characters' motivations clear. Some of the quoted passages of dialog sound like idealized reconstructions that probably never came from the lips of real people, but this is an entertaining and informative book, of interest to anyone who's let rip with a nail gun. --David Wall

Topics covered: The biographies of John Carmack and John Romero, and of their company, id Software. The development and marketing of all major id games (including Wolfenstein, Doom, Doom II, and Quake) get lavish attention.

]]> 2003 5 0 false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 12:51:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 16:00:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 74255291 2694916 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 1 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 12 05:49:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:16:42 -0700 2009 70640389 2721087 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 0 0 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Sep 09 14:47:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 14:47:48 -0700 2009 58761033 2392375 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Sun Jun 07 11:53:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:54:08 -0700 2009 30926232 647027 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 3 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 14:14:05 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 14:16:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7042796 365502 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Sep 30 14:03:29 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 14:05:13 -0700 2007 17948955 975527 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Mar 17 11:49:31 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 11:50:41 -0700 2008 29283647 1371990 887810 0375505245 9780375505249 2 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created An Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194528m/887810.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194528s/887810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/887810.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_An_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom explores the Doom phenomenon, as well as the lives and personalities of the two men behind it: John Carmack and John Romero.

This book manages, for the most part, to keep clear of the breathless techno-hagiography style that characterizes many books with similar subjects. He tells the story of Carmack, Romero, and id--which includes far more than Doom and its successors--in novel style, and he's done a good job of keeping the action flowing and the characters' motivations clear. Some of the quoted passages of dialog sound like idealized reconstructions that probably never came from the lips of real people, but this is an entertaining and informative book, of interest to anyone who's let rip with a nail gun. --David Wall

Topics covered: The biographies of John Carmack and John Romero, and of their company, id Software. The development and marketing of all major id games (including Wolfenstein, Doom, Doom II, and Quake) get lavish attention.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Aug 04 22:11:16 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 22:14:36 -0700 2008 8932685 612937 222146 0812972155 9780812972153 19 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146m/222146.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845146s/222146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom_How_Two_Guys_Created_an_Empire_and_Transformed_Pop_Culture 4.04 165 Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to produce the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake— until the games they made tore them apart. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it's like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.]]> 2003 5 0 false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 10 13:09:29 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 18 18:42:13 -0700 2008 32837426 1525210 887809 0749924756 9780749924751 1 <![CDATA[Masters of Doom]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194527m/887809.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179194527s/887809.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/887809.Masters_of_Doom 4.50 2 —Mark Leyner, author of I Smell Esther Williams



Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to co-create the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake—until the games they made tore them apart.
Americans spend more money on video games than on movie tickets. Masters of Doom is the first book to chronicle this industry’s greatest story, written by one of the medium’s leading observers. David Kushner takes readers inside the rags-to-riches adventure of two rebellious entrepreneurs who came of age to shape a generation. The vivid portrait reveals why their games are so violent and why their immersion in their brilliantly designed fantasy worlds offered them solace. And it shows how they channeled their fury and imagination into products that are a formative influence on our culture, from MTV to the Internet to Columbine. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it’s like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2003 5 0 false Sun Sep 14 07:59:02 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 07:59:44 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=887810