Masters of Doom : How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

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Summary: A wonderful insight into a brillaint success story
Review: This is a great book that provides a wonderful insight into the crazy, gutsy, and pioneering journey of John Carmack and John Romero. It details their path as restless kids fascinated by arcade games in the late 70, to their interest and involvement in early computer programming (APPLE II) and ultimately, onto their eventual meeting and the self-belief that the revolutionary technological advancements they were making, would lead them to extraordinary riches, joy and self-satisfaction. In all, it was unbelievable reading about the lives and story behind the two guys who actually created DOOM - a game that holds so many fond memories of growing up in the early and mid 90s. The missed university classes, the 16 hours death-match sessions, pizza, coke and watching the world go by without its unnecessary responsibilities. Arrgghh, now it all seems so complicated!

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Summary: Masters of Doom a History of online Gaming
Review: This is an great read. If you are at all interesting in the history of the gaming industry it is a must read. A very easy read, the author keeps the pace moving with the history of who, what, where and when, he gives the reader a real sense of how much has happened in the last 15 years... I really enjoyed this and would love to read a sequel of sorts that follows the characters to their places in the world today.