Romero Games

Romero Games

@romerogames.bsky.social

Galway-based studio, passionate about FPS games. romerogames.com

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John Romero will be a keynote speaker at Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show at the end of this month. 🖤 We are so excited to see all of you. It’s our first trip to Thailand and it is a huge honour. Thank you for having us! 🤘 🎟️ gamescom.asia/tickets

April 1991: Bobby Prince wrote to id Software about the painstaking work of finding the right sound for Commander Keen. This letter captures so much of Bobby: curious, generous, technical, musical, & fully committed to making games sound better than anyone thought they could. 🖤

Question we get: Does the Shambler have fur or skin? We asked Adrian Carmack. “It’s skin. My original shambler concept. The holes would be a gooey painted texture but even with that & simplifying the form… it was too complex for an early process Quake character.“ #Quake

Happy 30th birthday, Quake! 🎂🎈 And thank you all for playing. See you later today on twitch.tv/theromero. 9pm - 11pm GMT+1. 🎉 #quake #johnromero #fps

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Monday 22nd June at 9 - 11pm GMT+1 🎂🖤 @johnromero.bsky.social will be live streaming Quake and hosting a Q&A on twitch.tv/theromero. See you there! #Quake

Congrats to Ardán taking over the first floor of our old (but much loved) space in Galway City centre! 📍 We moved to our new, larger office in Dockgate on Merchants Road in 2023 (reception pictured). The old office had been used to store John’s archives! 🖤

Did you know: The chainsaw in DOOM was modelled off of Tom Hall’s Eager Beaver chainsaw. It leaked oil, and so was kept in a bowl in the id offices. Tom still has it!💛 #DOOM #fps

Are you a fan of the DOOM Guy book? 📚 We’ve got copies available in several different languages, each featuring its own unique cover. Perfect whether you’re looking to collect them all or read in your native language. 📖 Available at Romero.com #DOOMGuy