John Carmack Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

[Demiurge]

Funny how ID got rid of their most talented creative people. Tom Hall (even though his propensity for wackiness would have jarred with Quake), Romero, McGee, Sandy Petersen (not technically skilled but what an imagination and willingness to try anything), Adrian Carmack; all capable of coming up with wild left-of-center brainmelting ideas that add a crucial something extra, and all gone. If those guys got together again and decided to do something, the world would sure be a better place.

You're absolutely right. I don't have any answers, but sometimes I wonder who or what drove the most talented folks out of id. Romero, Abrash, and McGee all went on to produce good work--Romero proved to be a better game designer than a manager in the tech bubble of the late 90's I think. I haven't followed Hall's, Peterson's, and A. Carmack's careers, so I don't know what they've been up to.

[Neil]

Saw these the other day, Pretty interesting videos. Its a interview with Romero on wolf, doom, quake.

There are 5 in complete, where Romero talks about the early days at ID and more towards the end of it and into his own game, dakatanka.

YouTube - blacklily8's Channel

[MaraST78]

As for Daikatana, I think it wasn't that bad game at all.
Depending on episode, it had some great levels, atmosphere and really great music. If it wasn't for those annoying bugs, namely those related to the player's teammates, it would be much better. But all in all, it was still fun to play, at least for me.

[Pyros]

I've been thinking that John Romero would've been better off had he stayed with id. While Carmack was the brain behind the the games' innovative technology, it was Romero who knew how to make them fun.

[Baker]

I've been thinking that John Romero would've been better off had he stayed with id. While Carmack was the brain behind the the games' innovative technology, it was Romero who knew how to make them fun.

John Romero was fired/forced to resign from id Software.

[Pyros]

John Romero was fired/forced to resign from id Software.

According to Masters of Doom, it was because he had grown distant from his team. Romero became more interested in courting the press than working with the very team that made him famous in the first place. I think he even planned to leave anyway.