Replay: The History Of Video Games - Plot & Excerpts
By the time the team was getting close to completing the game, some fans were so excited they began phoning Id’s offices demanding that they hurry up and get the game out. By the launch day – the 10th December 1993 – the fans were at fever pitch. So many fans were sat waiting on the website where the free shareware version of Doom would first appear that it took Id hours to upload the game. The stampede to download the game as soon as it appeared caused the website’s servers to crash several times. Within five months of its launch, the free demo of Doom had been downloaded more than 1.3 million times and Id was raking in $100,000 a day as fans began buying access the rest of the game. Romero had achieved his dream of becoming a video game superstar. “When Doom was released, I knew we were absolutely number one in the industry. Without a doubt,” said Romero.Id was the hottest video game company in the world and the outgoing Romero, with his long black hair, was the perfect front man.
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