John Romero date of birth:
October 28, 1967
How old is John Romero?
58
Where was John Romero born?
Colorado Springs, Colorado
What is John Romero nationality?
American
What is John Romero's occupation?
Video game designer, video game programmer
Short Biography
Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is an American director, designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Doom and Quake. His game designs and development tools, along with new programming techniques created and implemented by id Software's lead programmer John D. Carmack, led to a mass popularization of the first person shooter, or FPS, in the 1990s. He is credited with coining the FPS multiplayer term "deathmatch".