John Romero
Game designer and programmer, co-founder of id Software and co-creator of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. Now runs Romero Games in Galway, Ireland.
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Uses REAPER
I use a ton of software. Here's a list: Xcode, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Sublime Text, Corona SDK, Unity, Final Cut Pro, Versions, Perforce, VMWare Fusion, Messages, REAPER, Transmit, Coda, Dropbox, Skype, Dashlane, Slack, Terminal, Assembla, Airmail, Spark Mail, Google Docs, Pixelmator, Pixen, TexturePacker, Particle Designer, Tiled, iTunes + Music + Match, Screenium, Steam, Twitter, Facebook.
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Uses Unity
I use a ton of software. Here's a list: Xcode, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Sublime Text, Corona SDK, Unity, Final Cut Pro, Versions, Perforce, VMWare Fusion, Messages, REAPER, Transmit, Coda, Dropbox, Skype, Dashlane, Slack, Terminal, Assembla, Airmail, Spark Mail, Google Docs, Pixelmator, Pixen, TexturePacker, Particle Designer, Tiled, iTunes + Music + Match, Screenium, Steam, Twitter, Facebook.
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Uses AMD Ryzen 1800X
I also use a PC with an AMD Ryzen 1800X, 64GB DDR4 3000Mhz RAM, 512GB SSD, 2TB SSHD, and Nvidia GTX 1070 (8GB) running Windows 10.
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Uses Nvidia GTX 1070
I also use a PC with an AMD Ryzen 1800X, 64GB DDR4 3000Mhz RAM, 512GB SSD, 2TB SSHD, and Nvidia GTX 1070 (8GB) running Windows 10.
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Uses Office 365
When I have to use Excel, Word or PowerPoint I have an Office 365 subscription.
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Loved Mac OS
I have no complaints, however, because my Mac Pro feels as fast as day one because macOS is so well-designed.
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Loved iCloud
I love Apple's ecosystem because iCloud keeps me updated constantly on my MacBook Air, iPhone, iPad, and Mac Pro all the time.
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Loved Mac Pro
I've been using the same Mac Pro since it was released three years ago and it's still incredible.
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Where they publish
Site romero.com His personal site and games archive.
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- Follow @romerogamesltd if you're interested in game industry history, too. ⤵️⤵️ The community team is putting together a bunch of retrospectives as requested. 17 Oct 2026
- Beautiful tribute to Levelord by @georgebsocial 14 Oct 2026
- Devastating news today. Richard “Levelord” Gray was such a great guy. Like many of our friends, I wish I could have hung out with him again. He was full of life, a gentle soul, and an excellent level designer. He was called “Levelord” for a reason. I loved the first episode of DN3D but was more drawn in by E2 and E3 that had such distinctive designs. We’re gonna miss you, man. You were one of the best. 13 Oct 2026
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- #MaltaComicCon2026 11 Oct 2026
- Happy 32nd birthday to DOOM II and the absolute GOAT, the Super Shotgun. 10 Oct 2026
- The eternal battle between good and evil... apparently just needed a photo op. @elijahwood 8 Oct 2026
- My first time in Thailand! Hope to see you there. 8 Oct 2026
- Support indie devs (even if and especially if they are trying to scare the hell out of you). Congrats on the reveal! 29 Sept 2026
- See you in Málaga this weekend! 29 Sept 2026
- Thank you so much to Gamescom Asia + Thailand Games Show for the incredible honor of receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award! @GCAxTGS 25 Sept 2026 80.lv
- Now on Steam: Mexican Entertainment System, a showcase of Mexican devs. 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 22 Sept 2026 store.steampowered.com
- They're nearly there! Support indie game devs and especially @DoubleFine and @TimOfLegend in their Kickstarter. 2 Sept 2026 kickstarter.com
- Happy birthday to one of the greatest, @ThatTomHall. 2 Sept 2026
- Some pics from QuakeCon 2026. The founders with Miss Donna, me and @AndrewHulshult, me and Hugo Martin, me @ThatTomHall @ID_AA_Carmack and @ACarmackArtist signing a bunch of our games. 31 Aug 2026
- I'm back for SDCC Malaga this year! Hope to see you there. 27 Aug 2026
- Congrats to @bitreactor @GregFoertsch and the whole team on the upcoming launch of Star Wars Zero Company. Amazing reviews! Great to see it. 27 Aug 2026 pcgamer.com
- What an incredible honor, and DOOM is the only video game on the list! Congrats to DOOM devs, players, modders, and the entire games community. This one is for all of us. Thanks @GenePark @washingtonpost! 15 Jul 2026
- For Quake's 30th birthday, I played the remaster for a bit! Design talk while playing.... 14 Jul 2026 youtu.be
- If you're hiring, Andrew has put together a list of id people now on the market. 8 Jul 2026
- I’m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It’s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. The people at id have done a great job moving that legacy forward. DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein are not easy names to carry on, especially in today’s industry. The last few games showed real care, skill and respect for what those worlds mean to people. A note on digital preservation: id's history is critically important to the history of games. I’ve preser… 7 Jul 2026
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