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Masters of Doom
Technology
Origin story of John Carmack, John Romero, and id Software, and how Doom and Quake reshaped gaming and software culture. Endorsed by Tobi Lütke and Elon Musk.
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5 People-
“Wonderful”
Tobi Lütke recommended the book in a tweet.
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“Masters of Doom is a great book”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk.
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“It really made [me and my co-founder] think, 'Well, if these guys could do it, why can't we?'”
Recommended by Alexis Ohanian in his Tim Ferriss Show interview transcript.
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Listed on Patrick Collison's bookshelf.
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“This book tells the story of Id Software, one of the most influential gaming studios of all time. They made Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake - my childhood favorites - and really defined the shooter genre.”
Chen recommended it in a Twitter/X thread on gaming books.
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- twitter.com tweet
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