Doom creator id Software used Taiwanese pirates to help distribute the game, John Romero reveals
Co-founder of id Software, John Romero, revealed that the company collaborated with Taiwanese pirates to distribute the game Doom during the Shareware era. Instead of fighting piracy, id Software provided cheap copies to pirates to ensure widespread distribution in regions where they lacked a presence. This strategy helped establish the game's reach and was considered crucial for distribution.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Person: John Romero
- Game: DOOM
- Topic: Piracy
- Game: Quake
- Topic: Shareware
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Distribution
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