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Sandy Petersen Interview: Doom, Quake, Age of Empires, and the Art of Game Design

Retro Replay interview with Sandy Petersen about Doom, Quake, and Age of Empires.

A room full of explosive barrels is a wonderful place to discover that your shotgun has become a liability. Sandy Petersen picks Barrels o’ Fun from Doom II as a map he is particularly proud of, and it is an excellent introduction to his work: a memorable situation, a nasty surprise, and a player suddenly having to reconsider the plan. Ask him about another famous level, Doom’s E2M2, and he starts pulling… Read more

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