Masters Of Doom by David Kushner

Masters Of Doom

by David Kushner

Masters of Doom is the true inside story of the Lennon and McCartney of the video game industry: John Carmack and John Romero. Together they created an empire, ruled a multibillion-dollar industry, and provoked a national controversy. They lived a unique American dream, escaping their broken homes to co-create the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake - until the games they made tore them apart.

David Kushner has been covering the video game industry for ten years and knows all the angles. Even those with no interest in video games will be fascinated by this vastly entertaining tale of friendship, betrayal and the genesis of a multibillion-dollar popular art form.

Reviewed by remo on

5 of 5 stars

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Fantástico relato de los creadores del juego DOOM, el mítico DOOM. Narra los inicios de su empresa de software y la creación de una potentísima franquicia de videojuegos. El libro es muy interesante y retrata tanto los aspectos humanos de los protagonistas como el inmenso talento que tenía Carmack para extraer hasta la última migaja de rendimiento de un ordenador. Un libro realmente interesante.

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