Right? That was the first thing I thought of. What an achievement. The man made some of the most memorable OSTs in that era, that's for sure. Hell, of all time.
He was old.
Damn i didn't realize he was nearly 50 when og Doom was released i had the impression he was the same age as the other (young) devs.
News just broke that Bobby Prince passed away 2 days ago on June 16th, 2026.
Not only did he do DOOM & DOOM II, but he also did Duke Nukem 3D, Wolfenstein 3D, Commander Keen, and so much more.
RIP.
Bobby Prince Obituary
the Midi format was almost the same format that the music industry was using for instrumentals with the caveat of what it was most likely going to be played back on- and had to be tested for how it would sound on those lesser platforms for sure.... But to make something like that soundtrack took the same knack as making commercial music PLUS that vision of what will/ could sound good across MULTIPLE setups- you could have an intent, say for example it could be developed on an MT-32... but DOOM and others are incredibly good for their time even on the "potatos" of their day. You can still find tons of videos on youtube of people playing the soundtracks from things like doom and duke nukem etc on contemporary LA series modules like the MT-32 or specific yamaha/sound blaster and other cards- but ALSO you will see a lot of newer sound canvas modules and yamaha and korg modules being used to output the music.... different but sounds awesome on some of them. Any everyone knows stuff like the awe32 made it sound fantastic.
