John Romero Wants to Inspire the Less Fortunate with His New Book, ‘Doom Guy: Life in First Person’

Before John Romero became one of the most iconic and successful figures in the gaming industry, he struggled with a very difficult upbringing. Growing up in the desert of Tucson, Arizona, Romero dealt with a complicated family life and financial insecurity that one would expect would be a huge barrier to a person’s potential to succeed. In spite of his circumstances, he persevered and became an incredibly gifted coder at a young age, and his unending fascination with computers and games would eventually turn him into one of gaming’s most memorable success stories as co-creator of Doom and other genre-defining first-person shooters.