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Rocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of FPS (3 comments)

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Posted by gSTRUCTOR @ 01:16 UTC, 11 August 2026 - iMsg

Just bought this book mentioned on X, they say its a very different view from Masters of Doom uncritical hero and tech worship.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VFBJ8GX

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<< Comment #1 @ 15:43 UTC, 14 August 2026 >>

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gSTRUCTOR :

Finished it, amazing book. Tons of little details of the internal conflicts at id and the personalities of each one. Also about the reason for the decisions for each game.

<< Comment #2 @ 15:44 UTC, 14 August 2026 >>

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gSTRUCTOR :

Conclusion: As persons, top place Adrian Carmack, bottom place Tim Wallets.

<< Comment #3 @ 02:09 UTC, 15 August 2026 >>

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f-shawn '

this was a big feature on shacknews way back, good stuff

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