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John Romero and Lane Roathe were the first two programmers
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FPS: First Person Shooter

John Romero and Lane Roathewere the first two programmers that I had ever metthat I really...

John Romero and Lane Roathe
were the first two programmers that I had ever met
that I really felt like, 'Wow, they're doing awesome things, and I've
got so much that I can learn from them.' And then, I needed an artist,
so I just looked around the room, and I saw this long-haired
guy on a computer

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John Romero and Lane Roathe were the first two programmers
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that I had ever met that I really felt like,
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'Wow, they're doing awesome things, and I've got so much that I can learn from them.'
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And then, I needed an artist, so I just looked around the room,
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and I saw this long-haired guy on a computer.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:24
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, action
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

A documentary about first-person shooter video games.
I was like, 'Oh, he probably listens to metal. He'll totally fit in.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:14
I was like, 'Oh, he probably listens to metal. He'...
'You're making video games.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:16
'You're making video games.'
We were working on two games at a time. We made twelve games that year. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
We were working on two games at a time. We made twelve games...
Romero had done this game, Dangerous Dave, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Romero had done this game, Dangerous Dave,
But, there was nobody that had figured out how to do, like, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:12
But, there was nobody that had figured out how to do, like,
Carmack, he came up with a little prototype, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:18
Carmack, he came up with a little prototype,
Dangerous Dave in "Copyright Infringement." - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Dangerous Dave in "Copyright Infringement."
I came in and I was like, 'Ooh, some kind of cool demo, ' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
I came in and I was like, 'Ooh, some kind of cool demo,...
'Are you serious? Like, this is insane. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
'Are you serious? Like, this is insane.
We got in late, and Romero just closes the door and says, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:11
We got in late, and Romero just closes the door and says,
I was making these games called that was sort of rogue-style games - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
I was making these games called that was sort of rogue-style...
I decided to break them down into episodes, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:15
I decided to break them down into episodes,
Send me $30, I'll send you the games.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Send me $30, I'll send you the games.'
So, I quit my daytime job as a computer consultant and started up Apogee. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:07
So, I quit my daytime job as a computer consultant and start...
I had gotten letters over probably a month. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
I had gotten letters over probably a month.
They all had different names, and I thought I had some fans - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
They all had different names, and I thought I had some fans
And there was an article about a guy named Scott Miller. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
And there was an article about a guy named Scott Miller.
I get to the very end, and it has his name, and his address. I'm like, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:23
I get to the very end, and it has his name, and his address....
And he finally figured out that all these three different letters were coming from the same address, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:34
And he finally figured out that all these three different le...
Is there any way I can fund the development of a game that we can then release in Shareware? - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
Is there any way I can fund the development of a game that w...