I found the book to be too in depth for my level of interest. I might just not be a big enough fan of Doom or video games in general.

I enjoyed Masters of Doom. That book was a better fit for me.

So I’ll just say;
Your mileage may vary.

This is a very engaging history of John Romero's life and how he cowrote one of the biggest games in history, Doom. I've read other video game histories and biographies and this one was the. most compelling due to Romero's storytelling. I read the book and then wanted to listen to the audiobook since it was so detailed, and Romero's narration really brought the story to light.

It can be a bit detailed for the layperson but the storytelling makes it so much more interesting than your standard video game/computer history biography. Most people didn't know that John Romero was born and raised in poverty in Arizona. He outlines his path to teaching himself programming on many systems and moving all over the country in his quest to be a part of the small group of game programming/design experts in games' infancy.

I would recommend this book for anyone interested in computer history, video game history, the game Doom or even just general biographies.

Doom Guy is an in depth look into the history of PC gaming among other things, told by one of the godfathers of gaming, John Romero. The number of things this man and his friends and coworkers influenced over the years is insane. John has hyperthymesia, so the events he recounts are stunningly detailed. The book is a little tech-lingo heavy, but John manages to balance this with entertaining tales and constant optimism. In short: I loved Doom Guy.