The Battle of the Johns!
Note: Apparently, there is a third "John" who develops games in D/FW. Last name, "Carmack" or something like that. Never heard of him :)
Name
John Romero
John Hattan
Company
ION Storm
The Code Zone
Age
31
32
Games produced
Slightly more violent than "Natural Born Killers"
Slightly less violent than Windows Solitaire
Tagline of latest product
"You will be my bitch"
"NOT Shareware!"
Frame
short, pudgy
tall, pudgy
Hair
long and stringy
tall
Car
yellow 1991 Ferrari Testarossa
"It's got a turbocharged engine"
red 1989 Chevy Astro Van
"It's got a removable seat"
Office
hyper-expensive glass enclosed penthouse in downtown Dallas
Front bedroom of his house in a suburb of Fort Worth
Ego
Rivaled only by God
Develops for the discount rack
Likely to be mobbed by Japanese chicks because he's a legend there
yes
no
Gets faster restaurant service because "people know who he is"
yes
no
Is mentioned in William Shatner's latest book,
FACE="Arial, Helvetica">Get A Life
no
yes
Shoots his mouth off
Often, in whatever newspaper will print him
Occasionally, in his developer diary
Wishes he was
Trent Reznor
Roger Corman
When stressed out
Fires people, sues newspapers
Takes a nap
Likely to be in business this time next year
no
yes
Next week, John Munsch vs. John Romero --who will ship a game first? :)
