QuakeCon 2026 marked the first gathering of id Software founders John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, and Tom Hall since 1993, blending nostalgia with candid reflections on Doom and Quake. 4 Reviews ← exclude selected types ← exclude selected tagsQuakeCon, North America’s bring-your-own-computer LAN party and gaming convention, began in 1996 and, in 2026, feels more like a family reunion. id Software celebrates Doom and Quake at the convention, and things got even more surprising when legendary programmer John Carmack also turned up in Grapevine, Texas, for the convention’s 30th anniversary. John Carmack took a break from the retrospective interviews and festivities, hopped on an Evercade port of the original Doom, and found himself a bit rustier than he anticipated. As for Carmack, it took him nearly 15 minutes per level to clear them.