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Rebecca Heineman – from homelessness to porting Doom (2022)
Today Rebecca Burger Becky Heineman shares the tale of porting Doom to the 3DO console under extreme conditions. There is an engine to tweak, deadlines to hit, hardware acceleration to get working, and dramatic rock anthems to record. We also learn about how game piracy led her to game development and what it was like…
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History & Retro ComputingGames & Graphics2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | Rebecca Heineman – from homelessness to porting Doom (2022) by birdculture | 244 | 42 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Porting Doom to the 3D0 Console by adamgordonbell | 117 | 32 |
