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[[Image:Masters of Doom.jpg|right|thumb|Masters of Doom [[cover art|cover]]]] | [[Image:Masters of Doom.jpg|right|thumb|Masters of Doom [[cover art|cover]]]] | ||
− | '''Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture''' is a book by [[David Kushner]] about [[id Software]] and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on [[John Romero]] and [[John Carmack]]. Adopting a novel-like narrative, Kushner chronicles the lives of both men from childhood through the early successes of | + | '''''Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture''''' is a [[List of books|book]] by [[David Kushner]] about [[id Software]] and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on [[John Romero]] and [[John Carmack]]. Adopting a novel-like narrative, Kushner chronicles the lives of both men from childhood through the early successes of id Software, the new heights the company reached with [[Doom]], on through to their separation as developers after [[Quake]]. Kushner was an early entrant into the field of video-game journalism, and recycled some of his own original reporting in the book. |
− | + | A budget film based on this book was in production by ''Showtime'' at one time, but seems to have been abandoned.{{cite web|author=Gibson, Ellie|publication=Eurogamer.net|publishdate=15 April 2005|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=58664|title=Masters of Doom movie confirmed|accessdate=21 June 2015}}<ref name="dwf20150621">{{Dwforumst|id=1386503}}</ref> | |
− | + | ==Synopsis== | |
+ | {{quote|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.|Publisher's description|nosource=true}} | ||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
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− | + | {| {{prettytable}} | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Edition !! Publisher !! Date !! Pages !! Dewey Decimal !! ISBN-10 !! ISBN-13 !! LOC Classification !! LCCN !! [https://openlibrary.org Open Library] ID | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hardcover (1st Ed) || Random House || 6 May 2003 || 352 || rowspan="5" | 794.8/092/2, B || ISBN 0375505245 || ISBN 978-0375505249 || GV1469.15 .K87 2003 || {{lc|2002026598}} || {{OpenLibrary|OL3561326M}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Paperback || Random House || 24 Apr 2003 || 335 || ISBN 1588362892 || ISBN 978-1588362896 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL24264538M}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Reprint, Paperback || Piatkus Books || 30 Oct 2003 || 352 || ISBN 0749924756 || ISBN 978-0749924751 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL7970019M}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Reprint, Paperback || Random House || 11 May 2004 || 368 || ISBN 0812972155 || ISBN 978-0812972153 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL8021008M}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Turtleback || Demco || 29 Sep 2004 || || ISBN 0606313451 || ISBN 978-0606314352 || - || - || {{OpenLibrary|OL10943886M}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Translated editions=== | ||
+ | {| {{prettySortable}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Language !! Title !! Co-author(s) / translation !! Publisher !! Year !! ISBN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hungarian || A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - I. A kezdet || Gergő Szalay || Kaposvári Nyomda Kft.|| 2003 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hungarian || A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - II. Külön utakon || Gergő Szalay || Kaposvári Nyomda Kft. || 2003 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Italian || Masters of Doom: Ovvero come due ragazzi hanno creato un impero e trasformato la cultura pop || Salvatore Cutaia (ed) and Fabio Cristi || multiplayer.it || 2009 || ISBN 978-8889164198 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Russian || Властелины Doom: Как двое парней создали игровую индустрию и воспитали целое поколение геймеров || || Mann, Ivanov i Ferber || 2014 || ISBN 978-5000573723 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Spanish || Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular || Óscar Palmer Yáñez || Es Pop Ediciones || 2018 || ISBN 978-8494458750 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Gallery==== | ||
+ | An authorized Hungarian translation was produced in two volumes, entitled ''A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot'' (English: ''Legend of Doom: How John Carmack and John Romero changed the world''). | ||
+ | <gallery widths="120px" heights="166px"> | ||
+ | ADoomLegendaja1.jpg|First volume | ||
+ | ADoomLegendaja2.jpg|Second volume | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | An authorized Spanish translation entitled ''Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular'' was created by Es Pop Ediciones in April 2018. | ||
+ | <gallery widths="120px" heights="166px"> | ||
+ | Maestros_del_Doom.jpg|''Maestros del Doom'' | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Audio books=== | ||
+ | A full unabridged audio book edition was produced in 2012 by AudioBooks.com. Narrated by actor {{wp|Wil Wheaton}}, the recording has a total duration of 12 hours and 43 minutes. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
− | * [http://davidkushner.com/ Home site] of | + | * [http://davidkushner.com/ Home site] of David Kushner. |
− | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/96382/masters-of-doom-by-david-kushner/9781588362896 Masters of Doom page] by the publishers. |
− | * [ | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RxM8Ys1vRI Rare Bill Gates Doom video, mentioned in the Judgement Day chapter of the book] |
− | * [ | + | * [https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0375505245 Masters of Doom on Amazon (Hardcover)] |
− | * [ | + | * [https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-David-Kushner/dp/0749924896 Masters of Doom on Amazon (Paperback)] |
+ | * [http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Masters-of-Doom-Audiobook/B008K8BQG6?ref_=sr_1_1 Audio book edition] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |
Revision as of 08:06, 13 November 2018
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is a book by David Kushner about id Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on John Romero and John Carmack. Adopting a novel-like narrative, Kushner chronicles the lives of both men from childhood through the early successes of id Software, the new heights the company reached with Doom, on through to their separation as developers after Quake. Kushner was an early entrant into the field of video-game journalism, and recycled some of his own original reporting in the book.
A budget film based on this book was in production by Showtime at one time, but seems to have been abandoned.[1][2]
Contents
Synopsis
Editions
Edition | Publisher | Date | Pages | Dewey Decimal | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | LOC Classification | LCCN | Open Library ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hardcover (1st Ed) | Random House | 6 May 2003 | 352 | 794.8/092/2, B | ISBN 0375505245 | ISBN 978-0375505249 | GV1469.15 .K87 2003 | 2002026598 | OL3561326M |
Paperback | Random House | 24 Apr 2003 | 335 | ISBN 1588362892 | ISBN 978-1588362896 | - | - | OL24264538M | |
Reprint, Paperback | Piatkus Books | 30 Oct 2003 | 352 | ISBN 0749924756 | ISBN 978-0749924751 | - | - | OL7970019M | |
Reprint, Paperback | Random House | 11 May 2004 | 368 | ISBN 0812972155 | ISBN 978-0812972153 | - | - | OL8021008M | |
Turtleback | Demco | 29 Sep 2004 | ISBN 0606313451 | ISBN 978-0606314352 | - | - | OL10943886M |
Translated editions
Language | Title | Co-author(s) / translation | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungarian | A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - I. A kezdet | Gergő Szalay | Kaposvári Nyomda Kft. | 2003 | |
Hungarian | A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot - II. Külön utakon | Gergő Szalay | Kaposvári Nyomda Kft. | 2003 | |
Italian | Masters of Doom: Ovvero come due ragazzi hanno creato un impero e trasformato la cultura pop | Salvatore Cutaia (ed) and Fabio Cristi | multiplayer.it | 2009 | ISBN 978-8889164198 |
Russian | Властелины Doom: Как двое парней создали игровую индустрию и воспитали целое поколение геймеров | Mann, Ivanov i Ferber | 2014 | ISBN 978-5000573723 | |
Spanish | Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular | Óscar Palmer Yáñez | Es Pop Ediciones | 2018 | ISBN 978-8494458750 |
Gallery
An authorized Hungarian translation was produced in two volumes, entitled A Doom legendája: Hogyan változtatta meg John Carmack és John Romero a világot (English: Legend of Doom: How John Carmack and John Romero changed the world).
An authorized Spanish translation entitled Maestros del Doom: Cómo dos colegas crearon un imperio y transformaron la cultura popular was created by Es Pop Ediciones in April 2018.
Audio books
A full unabridged audio book edition was produced in 2012 by AudioBooks.com. Narrated by actor Wil Wheaton, the recording has a total duration of 12 hours and 43 minutes.
Trivia
- Romero mentioned in June of 2015 that a new extended edition of the book is underway.[2]
See also
External links
- Home site of David Kushner.
- Masters of Doom page by the publishers.
- Rare Bill Gates Doom video, mentioned in the Judgement Day chapter of the book
- Masters of Doom on Amazon (Hardcover)
- Masters of Doom on Amazon (Paperback)
- Audio book edition
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the open-content Wikipedia online encyclopedia article Masters of Doom.
References
- ↑ Gibson, Ellie (15 April 2005). "Masters of Doom movie confirmed." Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.doomworld.com/vb/post/1386503