The thought processes that go through my head when I'm playing a game compared to the thought processes in real life are very, very different. And they're more interesting to me than what you think about when you're doing the dishes, cleaning the yard, watching TV, driving or watching a movie.

In the interview Romero publicly apologized for the infamous Daikatana advertisement. Ion Storm

Romero later co-founded Ion Storm in Dallas Texas with id co-worker Tom Hall where he designed and produced Daikatana. John and Brenda became engaged on March 24 2012.

Carmack led to a mass popularization of the first person shooter or FPS in the 1990s. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and was a designer for many of their games including Wolfenstein 3D Dangerous Dave Doom and Quake. He is credited with coining the FPS multiplayer term "deathmatch".