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Comment by hamburgerwah | Hacker News Reader

"game developer"... He created a couple of small time indie titles : DOOM, Quake, with a hobby company called ID software

Actually, Commander Keen could be called an indie title by today's standards. The success put them in a position to make DOOM.

At least, I think that's how the history went. I could be wrong.

Everyone always skips Wolfenstein 3D

Ah, yes. FPS #0

People tend to seem to start from #1

Wolf3D wasn't even Carmack's first FPS. Before that there was Catacomb 3-D.

I did say "well known"

But seriously, is there a better title to give him for that part of his work?

Pioneer? God?

Pioneer is a good suggestion, thanks :)

Pioneer – thirty years after Spacewar? Hum…

Edit: Pioneering achievements, yes, certainly, but pioneer as in "game development pioneer"…

I believe John Romero appropriated the 'God' title, making it unavailable for Carmack, no matter how appropriate.

Think of it as what it might sound like to a Christian if you called Jesus a "well known" religious figure.

As well as being a carpenter

Father of the First Person Shooter and Patron Saint of Low Latency

You can say "Creator of Doom and Quake" and/or "Founder of ID software"

> But seriously, is there a better title to give him for that part of his work?

Omnissiah or Machine Spirit.

They're very underground, you've probably never heard of them.

Are those not games he developed?