First-person shooter DOOM is celebrating its 21st year, and coincidentally is now legal to buy alcohol in the country of its origin. John Romero, human host to a lion’s mane of hair, is revealing artwork.
He’s practically assembled his own art gallery of images through his twitter account, which included shots of old model sculptures, photos of the original id Software gang, and unused game assets.
Today id is owned by Bethesda Softworks - the house that built The Elder Scrolls, and the modern day first/third-person Fallout series. DOOM was released back in 1993, which again set the bar for PC graphics and even violence.
This pic was taken for an interview in 1994 while making DOOM II. Jay, Adrian, Bobby, Kevin, John, me in front. pic.twitter.com/8e9aAsxLVs
— John Romero (@romero) December 11, 2014This original DOOM II box cover was painted by Julie Bell. The Cyberdemon didn't look right so we switched to BROM. pic.twitter.com/u3RjhXZh1O
— John Romero (@romero) December 11, 2014Evidently, DOOMGUY was projected on a building in Sarajevo years ago. Very cool. pic.twitter.com/sPq3vacW4a
— John Romero (@romero) December 11, 2014Check out John Romero’s twitter feed for more timeless art gems. Today id Software is working on the next DOOM release, but nothing has been shown thus far.
