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Galway-based studio, passionate about FPS games. romerogames.com

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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social will be attending San Diego Comic Con: Malaga from October 1 - 4th! We’re looking forward to meeting all of you there. See you soon! 🤘🖤 #sdccmalaga @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It was going great, then a majestic-haired person showed up. #wearedevelopers
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Beyond Fear: Inside Action Horror Games by Nick Ackerman is available NOW! 📚 You can get your copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Fear-... It’s a great read and we’ve really been enjoying it here in the office. ❤️ #horror #fps #videogames
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It’s finally time for a photodump! #QuakeCon❤️
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Today is our 11th birthday! We are so grateful for all the support we have received during that time. Here’s to many more years and memories. ❤️
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Thank you so much for the best weekend ever. ❤️
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
@johnromero.bsky.social ❤️ #QuakeCon
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy 30th birthday, Quake. #quakecon
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
👕 @newblood.games #quakecon
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Having a blast at #QuakeCon so far!
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just a reminder that QuakeCon is fast approaching... did you get your tickets? 👀 We are so excited and can't wait to see you all there! 🖤🤘 quakecon.bethesda.net/en/ #quake #quakecon
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
By the way. 🖤
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John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What an incredible honor, and DOOM is the only video game on the list! Congrats to DOOM devs, players, modders, and the entire games community. This one is for all of us. Thanks @gene.meme and @washingtonpost.com !
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ever wonder if John was surprised by DOOM II’s easter egg? 👀 #DOOM #DOOMII #fps
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today we’re celebrating the release of Angels Fall First, which is now available on Steam in 1.0! Romero Games’ Art Director, Josh Grafton, is part of the development team behind it. (Strangely Interactive) He spoke about the game. Check it out! 🖤✨ store.steampowered.com/app/367270/A...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Can someone explain this fashion choice (@johnromero.bsky.social )
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
April 1991: Bobby Prince wrote to id Software about the painstaking work of finding the right sound for Commander Keen. This letter captures so much of Bobby: curious, generous, technical, musical, & fully committed to making games sound better than anyone thought they could. 🖤
In April 1991, Bobby Prince wrote to id Software about the painstaking work of finding the right sound for Commander Keen, experimenting with AdLib, Sound Blaster, MIDI files, and anything that could make a PC game feel alive.

This letter is a small piece of that history, but it captures so much of Bobby: curious, generous, technical, musical, and fully committed to making games sound better than anyone thought they could. ✉️🎵🖤

Bobby’s work helped define the sound of id Software and an entire era of PC games. We’re grateful for his music and the enormous legacy he leaves behind.

🔹A note on the image: we’ve redacted a private, active phone number from the letter. The letter itself is otherwise shared as a historical document from 1991. It includes a dated racial term that is offensive today; we don’t use or endorse that language, but we’re leaving the document intact and acknowledging it here.

Dear Guys,
I appreciate your phone calls and and the chance to work with you and your group. I have been going through a fair to midlin steep learning curve for the past couple of weeks, but I think I'm almost over it. I have had only limited experience with the hardware (SoundBlaster/AdLib), but with some detective work (and Jason's help on the phone and soon to come
by mail software/info), I have everything about ready to go. The biggest problem now is going through all the instrument sounds and learning what's there.

The sound of the instruments will be as important as the music being played. Also, there are a lot of potential sound effects in the FMsynth, so I am listening to all octaves to see what may lurk in the background.

I have already found a good gidget sound to go with the graphics in Commander Keen 3 (those electric arc things are called gidgets, I believe). So, I am going crazy listening to FM synth sounds, and if I don't make any sense the next time we talk that's the reason why.

The enclosed tape has only samples of some of my sequencing work done for backtrack tapes. The choice of songs is arbitrary, except I included Gimme Three Steps and Born To Be Wild for the guitar players and old time
enthusiasts.

I do know my way around this stuff,  but I don't want to send you any game or theme music until I have the right SB/AdLib sounds to put it across right. If I send you what I've done on the samplers, etc., you won’t won't think anything sounds right when you hear the SB/AdLib version.

For comparisons sake, I'm including Color My World on samplers, etc., disk and a “translated” version for the SB (it’s on the disk, just type “PLAY” as the CMF driver, etc. is included.) 
Lay Cogs dron or thes

Forgive my leaving out the drum parts on the CMF — I couldn’t get the &8$%# thing to go into rhythm mode for some reason. When I called Creative's Tech line, I did not get any help, and it was impossible — a southerner  from Georgia trying to talk to an ori…
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Building the ultimate Romero Games haul. 🛒🤘 How many of these items are in your collection? All and more available on romero.com. 🖤 #fps #DOOM #romerogames
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Question we get: Does the Shambler have fur or skin? We asked Adrian Carmack. “It’s skin. My original shambler concept. The holes would be a gooey painted texture but even with that & simplifying the form… it was too complex for an early process Quake character.“ #Quake
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Happy 30th birthday, Quake! 🎂🎈 And thank you all for playing. See you later today on twitch.tv/theromero. 9pm - 11pm GMT+1. 🎉 #quake #johnromero #fps
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Monday 22nd June at 9 - 11pm GMT+1 🎂🖤 @johnromero.bsky.social will be live streaming Quake and hosting a Q&A on twitch.tv/theromero. See you there! #Quake
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@johnromero.bsky.social is at the Cyl Game Show in Zamora this weekend! 🖤 cylgamesshow.com
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Congrats to Ardán taking over the first floor of our old (but much loved) space in Galway City centre! 📍 We moved to our new, larger office in Dockgate on Merchants Road in 2023 (reception pictured). The old office had been used to store John’s archives! 🖤
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
John @johnromero.bsky.social will be at MCM Comic Con London today and tomorrow! Come say hi if you’re there. 👋
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Beyond Fear (Inside Action Horror Games) by Nick Akerman is available now on Amazon! It includes a foreword by @johnromero.bsky.social and is a great read for any fans of the horror genre. 🖤🤘📚 Amazon link: www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Fear-...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Guess who’s coming to QuakeCon? 👀 Check out Hugo and Josh’s announcement. www.youtube.com/live/DcmrBC2...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Late pledges are open for Game On, a feature film about Brenda Romero by Theresa Loong! A new reward has been introduced: A D&D session with Dungeon Master Ethan Gilsdorf. 📚 Link Below: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Happy 34th birthday Wolfenstein 3D! ❤️ #wolfenstein #idsoftware #videogames #fps #wolfenstein3d
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Brenda Romero’s ‘Chasing Lilacs’ is featured in CTRL: Essays on Video Games! There’s an event tomorrow at @cuirtfestival.bsky.social if you’re interested in learning more. 💜📘 www.cuirt.ie/whats-on/ctr...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Did you know: The chainsaw in DOOM was modelled off of Tom Hall’s Eager Beaver chainsaw. It leaked oil, and so was kept in a bowl in the id offices. Tom still has it!💛 #DOOM #fps
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We thought we should make this a monthly post! 👀🤘 What are you playing lately? #videogames #romerogames #gaming #spring
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
John Romero will be at Wales Comic Con 4th - 5th April! 🤘 You can expect a live panel at the event as well as a meet and greet. Hope to see you there! 🖤 @walescomiccon.bsky.social #johnromero #videogames #fps #gaming #comiccon
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Ever wonder why some bugs stay in the game? 🤔 #gaming #johnromero #DOOM #quake #gamedev
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Wishing everyone a great end to the year, a chance to recharge, and a brilliant start to 2026. ❄️🤘
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
RIP Vince Zampella. Our deepest sympathies go out to Vince’s family, friends, and all who were touched by his work. He left an incredible mark on games and the FPS genre.
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Yes. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/le...
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Legendary FPS maker John Romero delivers the objectively correct answer when voting for the most satisfying weapon in gaming history: 'I strongly agree, Mr Romero'
'Boom! Clap clep clop'
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
31 Octobers ago, John @johnromero.bsky.social was celebrating the release of DOOM II. The drip is kind of incredible. #DOOM #RetroFPS #johnromero #DOOMII
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
FPS Fridays returns! Tomorrow at 7PM GMT+1, John Romero will be streaming Mullet Madjack on his Twitch! 🤘 twitch.tv/theromero Hope to see you there. 🖤 #fpsfridays #fps #stream #twitch #gaming
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A little throwback to our visit to the Strong Museum of Play! 💾 They had John @johnromero.bsky.social’s original Apple II on display. Incredible to see it again, and such an honour to know it’s been memorialised! #DOOM #Quake #Wolfenstein #johnromero
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
John @johnromero.bsky.social will be attending PlayExpo Blackpool this year as a guest! Hope to see you all there this weekend. #blackpool #playexpo #johnromero #convention
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
See you soon SDCC Malaga! #SDCCMALAGA
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
John Romero will be speaking at SDCC Malaga September 28th! A meet and greet will follow. Hope to see you there! 🤘 #DOOM #Quake #Wolfenstein #SDCCMalaga
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Are you a fan of the DOOM Guy book? 📚 We’ve got copies available in several different languages, each featuring its own unique cover. Perfect whether you’re looking to collect them all or read in your native language. 📖 Available at Romero.com #DOOMGuy
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Congratulations to fellow Irish studio & devs @gambrinous.com on the launch of Eyes of Hellfire Early Access! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
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Save 10% on Eyes of Hellfire on Steam
Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game. Hoist the candelabra and, along with your friends, step into the darkened halls of the Hellfire Club.
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Congrats to our friends at @gambrinous.com on the upcoming launch of Eyes of Hellfire coming to early access on Aug 27. store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
The new SIGIL v1.23 is now available on our site! si6il.com (si6il.com)
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Congratulations to the Battlefield team (especially the Galway EA folks) on the launch of the Battlefield 6 Beta! 🎉
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Update (July 7, 2025)
We want to address recent reports regarding the status of Romero Games. These reports have contained inaccuracies, and we feel it's important to set the record straight.
• The funding for our project was pulled, and our game was canceled.
• Due to confidentiality agreements, we cannot disclose the publisher's identity, though some may infer it from public information.
• As a result, we now have to reassess the entire staffing of our studio.
• Romero Games is not closed, and we are doing everything in our power to ensure that it does not come to that. Any suggestion otherwise is factually incorrect. Indeed, we were in the studio today to discuss next steps with the team.
• We've been contacted by several publishers interested in helping us bring the game across the finish line, and we're currently evaluating those opportunities.
We appreciate the outpouring of support and will share further updates as we are able.
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Thank you so much - from all of us at Romero
Games.
Your messages, your comments, your posts, they've meant the world to us. It is an outpouring of support for our team and our game for which we are so grateful.
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Hey, everyone. Thanks so much for voting for the next FPS Fridays (Thursdays, in this case) stream. Unfortunately we’re going to have to postpone.
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