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John Romero 称 id Software 曾向台湾盗版商出售空《Doom》包装盒：“对我们来说，这就是发行”
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在 QuakeCon 的开幕座谈会上，id Software 联合创始人 John Romero 分享了一段鲜为人知的历史：公司曾向台湾的盗版商出售空的《Doom》包装盒，以便当地玩家能够拥有“正版”副本。Romero 直言：“对我们来说，这就是发行。”这一看似荒诞的做法，实则折射出 90 年代初全球游戏市场的混乱现实。当时台湾地区盗版软件泛滥，正规发行渠道难以进入，id Software 作为小型开发商，无力承担传统分销成本，索性采取逆向思维，利用盗版商的销售网络，将附有官方标识的空盒卖给他们，让玩家至少能获得正版包装盒。这种“非典型发行”既是无奈的妥协，也体现了早期独立游戏人的务实与智慧。这段往事不仅让玩家得以一窥经典作品《Doom》背后的商业困境，也引发了人们对版权与盗版之间灰色地带的思考。对行业而言，它展示了在小众市场中建立品牌认知的另类路径；对玩家而言，则是了解游戏产业艰辛的生动一课。Romero 的坦率讲述，为…
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