Masters of Doom
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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]
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 |
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 [dead link]
- Masters of Doom on Amazon (Hardcover)
- Masters of Doom on Amazon (Paperback)
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 http://www.doomworld.com/vb/post/1386503
