He was 81 years of age.
We have some sad news to bring you. Robert Caskin “Bobby” Prince III, the legendary composer behind Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Commander Keen, has passed away at the age of 81, following a battle with an undisclosed illness.
The unfortunate news was announced to the public by his family earlier this week, after an obituary was posted online, and has since been shared online by one of his former collaborators, the Commander Keen designer Tom Hall, who described him as “A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man.” Hall described Prince’s passing as “a loss to the world” but stated, “his music legacy will live on,” highlighting his “inspired” work on several groundbreaking PC games, released throughout the 1990s.
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He was 81 years of age.
We have some sad news to bring you. Robert Caskin “Bobby” Prince III, the legendary composer behind Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Commander Keen, has passed away at the age of 81, following a battle with an undisclosed illness.
The unfortunate news was announced to the public by his family earlier this week, after an obituary was posted online, and has since been shared online by one of his former collaborators, the Commander Keen designer Tom Hall, who described him as “A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man.” Hall described Prince’s passing as “a loss to the world” but stated, “his music legacy will live on,” highlighting his “inspired” work on several groundbreaking PC games, released throughout the 1990s.
Read the full article on timeextension.com