John Romero's Irish Adventure

In our first episode of Noclip Profiles we travel to Ireland to talk to John Romero about his incredible career making some of the most influential first person shooters of all time. We learn about his young passion for programming, the reasons he left id Software and what he hopes to achieve with his new life in Galway. Influence free games coverage, funded by gamers. Join today & support our work:   / noclip   Hosted by Danny O'Dwyer   / dannyodwyer   Original Music By: Paul van der Walt https://www.paulvanderwalt.com/ Additional Music Supplied by Audio Network: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/... https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/... https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/... https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/... https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/... Produced by Danny O'Dwyer Funded by Gamers. 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Welcome to Galway 04:23 - Why Ireland? 09:00 - Memory Lane 13:52 - Making the Jump to PC 17:00 - Growing with id 21:32 - Doom 25:44 - Quaking in their Boots 32:14 - Leaving id 35:25 - Contemporary Gaming 37:52 - The Family Business 38:46 - In the Community 39:42 - A Videogames Oracle 41:20 - Credits