"Doom Guy: John Romero's Autobiography Chronicles the Birth of id Software"

In 1990, John Romero, co-founder of id Software, had a groundbreaking moment when he witnessed smooth horizontal scrolling in a PC game demo created by his colleague, John Carmack. Recognizing the immense potential of this technology, Romero and his team decided to leave their current company, Softdisk, and form their own game company. After being turned down by Nintendo, Romero connected with Scott Miller of Apogee Software, who had pioneered the shareware distribution model. They struck a deal, and id Software went on to create revolutionary games that rivaled console titles, thanks to Carmack's programming innovations.