Video game legend John Romero opens up about his tumultuous upbringing and how he went on to make his mark on the video game industry by pioneering the first-person shooter genre through games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake.
The event organizers said they wanted to hear more about the games he designed, but also about his upbringing and how he became the person he is now.
guest host Rebecca Zandbergen. "And maybe through my story, they can see ... that they can come through the part of their life that's difficult, and they can be successful, too." "My father was [an] alcoholic, and when he got his paycheck, he would gamble it away usually," he said. "Part of the family was in the drug trade. There was violence because there was alcohol around. And so, yeah, it was kind of a rough upbringing."Romero found refuge from his family situation in part by playing games at the local arcade, though he didn't always have enough money to pay for them.
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