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A small collection of information about id software and their games.

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id Software archive

A collection of information about id software and their games.

Timeline

Event Date Sources
Company founded in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1991-02-01
The company moves from Shreveport, Louisiana to Madison, Wisconsin. 1991-09-??
The company moves from Madison, Wisconsin to Mesquite, Dallas, Texas. 1992-04-01
Co-founder/co-owner John Romero leaves id 1996-08-08 [1]
Internal strife at id leads to the dismissal of Paul Steed. 2000-06-01 [1] [2]
id moves to a new office 2000-06-09 [1]
ZeniMax Media Inc. announces that it has acquired id Software. 2009-06-24 [1]
John Carmack resigns from id. 2013-11-22 [1]
Tim Willits resigns from id. 2019-07-18 [1] [2]

Articles / Interviews

Article / Interview Date Publisher Sources / Mirrors
The Egos at Id 1996-08-01 Wired Magazine [1]
Braindrain at id. Mood 'Dark and Gloomy' 1997-01-18 Wired Magazine [1]
Electric Play interviews John Carmack 1997 Electric Play [1]
John Carmack interviewed by DR_Bone, Clan Dark Requiem 1997-01-08 Blues News [1] [2]
Boot Magazine Interviews John Carmack & Brian Hook 1997-11-25 Boot Net [1]
id Software's owner and lead programmer talks about Quake III Arena 1999-06-30 Computer Games Online [1]
John Carmack responds to questions from Firing Squad 1999-09-28 Firing Squad [1] [2]
John Carmack responds to questions from Firing Squad #2 1999-10-02 Firing Squad [1]
Slashdot asks, John Carmack Answers 1999-10-15 Slashdot [1]
John Carmack interview by Firing Squad 2000-02-09 Firing Squad [1] [2]
John Carmack interview at Quakecon 2000 2000-08-04 Stomped [1] [2]
Knee deep in the Voodoo 2000-11-11 Voodoo Extreme [1] [2]
Q & A with John Carmack by GameSpy 2002-05-23 GameSpy [1] [2]
John Carmack on DOOM3 rendering 2002-06-06 Beyond3D [1]
GameSpy @ QuakeCon 2003 - A Conversation With John Carmack 2003-08-16 GameSpy [1]
DooM III Preview - PC ZONE 2003-10-22 Computer and Video Games [1]
Doom 3, basketball and the future of everything 2003-10-31 Computer and Video Games [1]
Interview with id Software's John Carmack on Doom3 2004-08-10 Beyond3D [1]
"Meet the Graphics Guy" - PC Gamer interviews John Carmack on the future of iD 2006-01-01 PC Gamer [1] [2]
MegaTexture Q&A 2006-05-01 Gamer Within [1] [2]
CES 2007: John Carmack And Todd Hollenshead Speak 2007-01-09 Game Informer [1]
QuakeCon 2007: John Carmack Talks Rage, id Tech 5 And More 2007-08-03 Game Informer [1]
John Carmack on the Nintendo DS 2007-11-08 IGN [1]
The id Mobile Interview 2007-11-15 GameSpy [1]
Carmack on id Mobile, Crap Games, and Why iPod Sucks 2007-11-15 GameDaily [1]
1UP Interviews John Carmack on id Mobile 2007-11-16 1UP [1]
Gamasutra interviews John Carmack and Katherine Anna Kang 2007-11-23 Gamasutra [1] [2]
John Carmack on id Tech 6, Ray Tracing, Consoles, Physics and more 2008-05-12 PC Perspective [1]
Carmack frees Quake 2008-06-25 GamesRadar [1] [2]
Quake Live: Frantic and Free 2008-07-11 GameSpy [1]
id Software's John Carmack and Marty Stratton Talk Quake Live, PC Gaming, and More 2008-07-13 Shacknews [1]
E3 '08: Carmack IDs Quake Live 2008-07-13 GameSpot [1]
E3 2008: The John Carmack Interview 2008-07-15 Maximum PC [1]
Quelling The Rage 2008-08-01 Gamasutra [1]
Building Quake Live: Carmack Speaks 2009-02-26 Gamasutra [1] [2]
GameTales: Cray 6400 2010-01-31 John Romero [1]
GameTales: id Answering Machine 2010-02-14 John Romero [1]
Primal Rage: a conversation with Carmack, and a look at id’s latest 2010-11-30 Ars Technica [1]
In-depth: Functional programming in C++ 2012-04-30 Gamasutra [1]
Quake modeling legend Paul Steed passes away 2012-08-13 Geek.com [1] [2]
John Carmack on inlined code 2014-09-26 Jonathan Blow [1]
Obituary: Jan Paul van Waveren, longtime id Software programmer 2017-01-31 Gamasutra [1]
Multiplayer-Only Maps 2017-08-30 John Romero [1] [2]

Transcripts

Transcript Date
John Carmack 2004 Keynote Address
John Carmack 2005 Keynote Address
John Carmack 2011 Interview

John Carmack's plan files

Source code

Game Year of game release
Catacomb 1990
Commander Keen 1990
Hovertank 3D 1991
Wolfenstein 3D 1992
DOOM 1993
Quake 1996
Quake II 1997
Quake III: Arena 1999
DOOM 3 2004
DOOM 3 BFG Edition 2012

Audio

Audio Date
John Carmack at CPL 1998 1998-07-23 [1]
Quakecon 2008 Interview by 1up.com 2008-08-01 [1]
John Romero, full 2 hour interview from Matt Chat 2010-02-27 [1]
Quakecon 2011 Interview by pcper.com 2011-08-12 [1]

Videos

Video Date
Wolfenstein 3D - id Software and Apogee interview 1992
id Software - Answering machine - June 1992 1992-06-??
A Visit to id Software (November 1993) 1993-11-??
Doom 2: Hell On Earth Trailer 1994-??
id Software Interview Quake 1996 1996
QuakeWorld Launch Event 1996-09-19
Legends of Game Design - John Romero, Chris Roberts, and Nolan Bushnell 1997-04-27 [1]
The Quake 3 Rendering Engine - GDC 1999 - Brian Hook 1999-?? [1]
MacWorld San Francisco 1999 1999-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2000, Part 1/2 2000-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2000, Part 2/2 2000-??
John Carmack - Interview (2000) 2000-08-?? [1]
Doom 3 Legacy 2001-??
John Carmack Announcing Doom 3 at MacWorld 2001 2001-??
John Carmack inducted into hall of fame 1/3 2001-03-22 [1]
John Carmack inducted into hall of fame 2/3 2001-03-22 [1]
John Carmack inducted into hall of fame 3/3 2001-03-22 [1]
John Carmack - Doom 3 Engine Technology Interview, Part 1/4 2001-08-?? [1]
John Carmack - Doom 3 Engine Technology Interview, Part 2/4 2001-08-??
John Carmack - Doom 3 Engine Technology Interview, Part 3/4 2001-08-??
John Carmack - Doom 3 Engine Technology Interview, Part 4/4 2001-08-??
ATI Radeon 9700 Promotion - John Carmack 2002?
John Carmack QuakeCon 2002 Keynote 2002-??
QuakeCon 2002 Doom 3 Interview 2002-08-??
Todd Hollenshead Interview (QuakeCon 2002) 2002-08-??
John Romero, Tom Hall, Monkeystone Games 2003?
id Software - Doom 3 Team Development Story, Part 1/3 2004 [1]
id Software - Doom 3 Team Development Story, Part 2/3 2004 [1]
id Software - Doom 3 Team Development Story, Part 3/3 2004 [1]
John Carmack DOOM 3 Keynote - Quakecon 2004 2004-??-??
John Carmack GDC 2004 Keynote 2004-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2005 Keynote 2005-??
Quake 4 PC Games Interview - Todd Hollenshead Video 2005-05-17 [1]
John Carmack QuakeCon 2006 2006-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2006 Keynote 2006-??
Inside id software 2006-09-13 [1]
John Carmack QuakeCon 2007 Keynote 2007-??
John Romero - Talks About Old Days 2007 [1]
G4tv.com - Id Software interview 2007?
John Carmack demonstrates ID Tech 5 at WWDC 2007 2007-06-11 [1]
Tim Willits on id, John Carmack and game/level design 2007-10-29 [1]
John Carmack QuakeCon 2008 Keynote 2008-??
John Carmack Interview QuakeCon 2008 2008-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2009 Keynote 2009-08-14 [1]
Matt Chat 54: Quake with John Romero 2010-??
John Carmack QuakeCon 2010 Keynote 2010-08-13 [1]
1UP's Cross Country Tour: id Software Office Tour 2010-09-06
John Romero & Tom Hall - GDC 2011 (Doom Post Mortem) 2011-03
John Carmack E3 2011 2011-06-?? [1]
John Carmack QuakeCon 2011 Keynote 2011-08-06
John Carmack QuakeCon 2011 Keynote Q&A 2011-08-06
QuakeCon 2011: 20 Years of id Software 2011-08-09
John Carmack Interview: GPU Race, Intel Graphics, Ray Tracing and Voxels and more (pcper.com) 2011-08-12
John Carmack QuakeCon 2012 Keynote 2012-08-03
Rage Tim Willits interview (uncut) 2012-10-18
Doom 20th Anniversary Event Video 2013-??
id Software 20th Anniversary Feature 2013-??
John Carmack Quakecon 2013 Keynote 2013-08-02 [1]
Principles of Lighting and Rendering with John Carmack at QuakeCon 2013 2013-08-02 [1]
John Carmack - Twenty Years after Doom 2014-04-25 [1]
John Romero - id Software's early days - GDC 2016 2016-??
John Carmack receives the BAFTA Fellowship at BAFTA Games Awards 2016 2016-04-07 [1]
Quake Rocket Jumping Interview 2018-02-28 [1]
DOOM’s Development: A Year of Madness 2018-06-27
Joe Rogan Experience #1342 - John Carmack 2019-08-28

Misc

Thanks

  • id software for creating so many legendary games in such a short time.
  • John Carmack archive for providing a lot of the content (.plan files, interviews, slashdot archive) and dates.
  • rebelCoder for archiving/finding and uploading a huge amount of videos to youtube.