Difference between revisions of "Eric Yick Leung"

From DoomWiki.org

[checked revision][checked revision]
m (Better link)
m (+cat Usenet)
Line 13: Line 13:
  
 
[[Category:People]]
 
[[Category:People]]
 +
[[Category:Usenet]]

Revision as of 17:19, 24 November 2014

Hacked ENDOOM screen in Doom v1.6

Eric Yick Leung, also known as Pook Gai, was a deathmatch tournament player and student at the University of British Columbia, noted for taking credit for releasing an unofficial v1.6 patch for the registered version of Doom. A self-proclaimed "King of DOOM" and "DOOM-GOD", Eric challenged John Romero to a deathmatch on Usenet. Among other boastful claims, he stated that he practiced "12 hours a day", taking "wake up pills" in order to keep playing.

Recent evidence suggests that the personality and actions of Leung were a deliberate invention as part of an early and elaborate instance of Internet trolling.

External links

Sources

  • Usenet post challenging Romero, with Romero's response.
  • 780 Tuners forum post where users TurboBlueNX and Marximus admit to creating the personality of Eric Yick "Pook Gai" Leung during their Doom playing days.