John Romero says id Software once sold empty Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies: 'For us, it was distribution'
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Eurogamer
Aug 7, 12:00 UTC
Doom creator id Software used Taiwanese pirates to help distribute the game, John Romero reveals
John Romero, the legendarily long-haired co-founder of id Software and father of game series Quake and Doom, has recounted a tale about when id Software worked with Taiwanese pirates to spread Doom.
PC Gamer
Aug 6, 20:37 UTC
John Romero says id Software once sold empty Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies: 'For us, it was distribution'
The id Software co-founder told the story during an opening panel at QuakeCon.