On the way to Dallas. Excited to do this panel with the other co-founders! And to meet everyone attending! See ya there! #quakecon #idsoftware #doom #wolfenstein #keen
That Tom Hall
@thattomhall.bsky.social
Pro Game Designer for 37 Yrs! Co-founded id, ION Storm. Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Rise of the Triad, Anachronox, DASH, VR. Current:-REDACTED-. Photography/Pico-8/Meditation/Movies/Hifi.
RIP Glen Hansard. The Frames, The Swell Season, solo career. Movies: Once and The Commitments. A loss for music. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Wow! DOOM was selected by The Washington Post as one of the 25 Most Influential Works of American Culture! The only videogame on there! So awesome. Proud of id's legacy & the games we worked on. Congrats to @theromero @adriancarmackartist and @john.carmack. Thanks to @genepark and @washingtonpost.
ANACHRONOX IS 25! And I am releasing the full story! Check out my fun little adventure! www.instagram.com/p/DaHIHYIBYHU/ #anachronox #retrogaming #games #doom #wolfenstein #riseofthetriad #commanderkeen #rpg
RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.
It’s #Wolfenstein3D’s 34th anniversary! Here Romero, Jay, and I accept the Shareware Industry Award for it. Fun memories! #wolfenstein #id #idsoftware
For #MayTheFourthBeWithYou -- I present my Dad humoring me as I made a lightsaber from a socket wrench double exposed with a Bic pen. We developed the film in his darkroom. Miss ya Dad!
My new book Doom Video Games: How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever is coming soon. Pre-order my book now: www.amazon.com/Doom-Video-G... Features interviews with @johnromero.bsky.social, @thattomhall.bsky.social, @bhaalspawn.bsky.social, and more! #doom #retrogaming #snes #ps1
Happy Keen Day! Commander Keen's IQ was 314, so in the US, that means it is KEEN DAY! #commanderkeen #keenday314
Happy 31st Anniversary, Rise of the Triad! The full version was released on Feb 17th, 1995! Bowwwwoooooooooooooo! OOOOOOOOOH! 🐶 👋 🌀 #RiseOfTheTriad #fps #games
RIP Robert Duvall. A lifetime of stellar performances. Legend.
Happy 35th Anniversary, id Software! From our moonlighting beginnings to co-creating the first-person shooter genre to winning awards, it was an amazing time and proud of the games we all made together! #idSoftware #doom #keen #wolfenstein
RIP Catherine O'Hara. Genius. So many amazing performances. So many memorable characters. Thank you.
The TOY BOX JAM 2025 Game Launcher is LIVE! www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154... Thanks to @MaxOsirus for massive help with org and launcher fixes! Thanks for @doriencey for the awesome art, and everyone for testing! And all the Jammers for JAMMING and making cool games! #toyboxjam #toyboxjam2025
Announced in TOY BOX JAM today.... SPRITESHEET 2: THE CHICKENING! So many folks were using the chicken assets for the Optional theme "That's A Lot of Chickens", we made a whole set for ya! itch.io/jam/toy-box-... #gamejam #toyboxjam2025 #chicken
Having tons of fun with the almost 750 jammers in TOY BOX JAM. Chatting on the Discord, people solving the Mystery puzzle for more assets. FUN! itch.io/jam/toy-box-... #gamejam #toyboxjam2025
GAME DEVS! TOY BOX JAM starts today! It's the easiest game jam ever -- I give you all the assets, you make a game in two weeks! Use any game engine! Plus there's a fun, puzzly mystery to solve for more assets! 700+ Jammers -- COME JAM WITH US! itch.io/jam/toy-box-... #gamejam #toyboxjam2025
SO MANY GREAT GAMES in the Advent Calendar of Games this year! Here's the latest -- BAA! Ewe wool love it! Go play! You herd me!
2025 PICO-8 Advent Calendar – Day 18 Baa! by bikibird Help complete the nativity by herding the flock of sheep to the corral. Follow that star! #pico8 lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=153...