Founding History of id Software
Founded by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack.
Started design and development work in October 1990.
Launched commercially in December 1990.
Incorporated as id Software Inc. in June 1991.
Accepted acquisition offer from ZeniMax Media in June 2009.
Headquartered in Dallas, USA.
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Year 1 of id Software
Version 1 of Commander Keen (Game)
Stats of id Software (Pre-Sale)
Full Year 1 of id Software

OCT 1990 to SEP 1991
Extras of id Software
DEC 1990 Super Mario Brothers 3 Demo

JUN 1991 Articles of Incorporation
APR 2016 The Early Days of id Software