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[Aztechnology]

Is id Games... id as in ego, id and super ego. Or is it I D games? I've always thought it was I D. Pronounced ai-dee.

 

[antitrop]

I pronounced it "EYE DEE" as a kid, but once I heard that it was actually id, like id, ego, superego, I've pronounced it that way since.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Is id Games... id as in ego, id and super ego. Or is it I D games? I've always thought it was I D. Pronounced ai-dee.

It was originally short for In Demand.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

"id" as in id. Not I.D.

 

[Stimpack]

I've always pronounced it as id.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

idgaf

 

[Daingurse]

Huh, I never thought to pronounce it any other way than "Id".

 

[Welfare]

is
it
id

Spoiler

Yes

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Kid -K = id

 

[Aztechnology]

I have the stupidest reason for this epiphany too. I was just playing music and this came on.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjgS4O1Aes

 

[~Kinggi~]

I always pronounce it I----D, cause ima smart, man of quality.

 

[SmiteOfHand]

Is id Games...

It is id Software, not Games.

And as already said, yes, "id".

 

[Aztechnology]

It is id Software, not Games.

And as already said, yes, "id".

Right... Duh. Damn.

 

[MrCunningham]

I used to think "I" "D" in id Software stood for "In Demand" thanks to Commander Keen. But in reality it is 'id' like...

 

[Grisby]

Always pronounced it as Id.

 

[Fisty]

Don't feel bad OP, I called that one studio Imagee Pooch for like a year

 

[jobrro]

I started thinking it was I D Games, learned I was wrong 15 or so years later, still call it I D Games in my head because I never had a reason to say their name outloud in recent years.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Yes it's pronounced as one syllable, as in id, ego, superego. People have already mentioned the etymology of "in demand" but I believe the meaning it settled upon was a combination of factors:

The company writes its name with a lowercase id, which is pronounced as in "did" or "kid", and, according to the book Masters of Doom, the group identified itself as "Ideas from the Deep" in the early days of Softdisk but that, in the end, the name 'id' came from the phrase "in demand".[9] It is presented by the company as a reference to the id, a psychological concept introduced by Sigmund Freud. Evidence of the reference can be found as early as Wolfenstein 3D with the statement "that's id, as in the id, ego, and superego in the psyche" appearing in the game's documentation. Prior to an update to the website, id's History page made a direct reference to Freud.[10]

 

[Manu]

Don't feel bad OP, I called that one studio Imagee Pooch for like a year

I said "Bethseda" instead of Bethesda for the longest time. Since I'm not from the US I didn't know it was named after a place.

 

[notacat]

but I believe the meaning it settled upon was a combination of factors:

Yep, ideas from the deep. shortened to 'id'.

 

[Trojan X]

I use to called it "I D" Software (Eye Dee Software). However, that all changed when I heard EA and John Carmack pronounced it as Id (id) Software. Unfortunately, to this day I still instinctively call id Software, Eye Dee Software, following by a correction in pronunciation.

 

[dmr87]

I pronounced it "EYE DEE" as a kid, but once I heard that it was actually id, like id, ego, superego, I've pronounced it that way since.

Same.

 

[molnizzle]

I pronounced it "EYE DEE" as a kid, but once I heard that it was actually id, like id, ego, superego, I've pronounced it that way since.

Same here.

 

[Slick Butter]

I said "Bethseda" instead of Bethesda for the longest time. Since I'm not from the US I didn't know it was named after a place.

Huh, I always said it like, "Betashed"

Spoiler

i kid

Yeah OP, I said I D when I was young. But it's id.

 

[potatohead]

It's ID as one syllable but I still say I.d.

 

[SturokBGD]

I thought it was short for Inglebert Dinglewanger, the guy that invented gibbons.

 

[Ragnarok]

I used to call Infogrames "Infogames" back in the day.

 

[NervousXtian]

I'm still gonna call them EYE-DEE until I die... because id sounds stupid.

 

[BocoDragon]

Pretty sure there was a screen in Wolfenstein or Doom that explained it was Id (as in id, ego, superego). I've called it that since the early 90s.

 

[TheGreyHulk]

Cant do id. It will always be I D in my mond the same way Ryu from Street Fighter is Rye-Yooh.

 

[jetsetnickradio]

I called them I.D. for over a decade, but I finally learned the correct pronunciation like two years ago and I've been saying "id" since.

I refuse to pronounce "GIF" the correct way, though

 

[Aztechnology]

I called them I.D. for over a decade, but I finally learned the correct pronunciation like two years ago and I've been saying "id" since.

I refuse to pronounce "GIF" the correct way, though

Ditto.

Hard G

 

[Robot Pants]

It's not I-D
It's id

 

[Eusis]

I called them I.D. for over a decade, but I finally learned the correct pronunciation like two years ago and I've been saying "id" since.

I refuse to pronounce "GIF" the correct way, though

Going I D over id is more habit on my part. It's definitely one of those things I want to do right because I just don't see a good reason to go counter like with GIF (fuck's sake look at gift, and the English language is already too much of a mess.)

 

[AntiFacebook]

I have always pronounced it as I D and have never even thought about a different possibility until this very moment

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Company name[edit]
The company writes its name with a lowercase id, which is pronounced as in "did" or "kid", and, according to the book Masters of Doom, the group identified itself as "Ideas from the Deep" in the early days of Softdisk but that, in the end, the name 'id' came from the phrase "in demand".[9] It is presented by the company as a reference to the id, a psychological concept introduced by Sigmund Freud. Evidence of the reference can be found as early as Wolfenstein 3D with the statement "that's id, as in the id, ego, and superego in the psyche" appearing in the game's documentation. Prior to an update to the website, id's History page made a direct reference to Freud

Wikipaedia. You can find it with Google.

 

[Aztechnology]

Wikipaedia. You can find it with Google.

This one?

Spoiler

 

[N30RYU]

I have always pronounced it as I D and have never even thought about a different possibility until this very moment

+1

 

[Rizific]

Iddqd?

 

[riotous]

Cool eye dee jiff.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I'd software

 

[Aztechnology]

I'd software

I'd play them too.

 

[Rymuth]

I pronounce it as 'Id', glad to know it's the correct one.

Now I just need confirmation on how to pronounce Evilore's username...is it supposed to be Evi Lore or Evil Ore?

idgaf

+1

 

[bounchfx]

I pronounced it "EYE DEE" as a kid, but once I heard that it was actually id, like id, ego, superego, I've pronounced it that way since.

same here

 

[BigTnaples]

It's always been iD. Never I D.

 

[d00d3n]

Is id Games... id as in ego, id and super ego. Or is it I D games? I've always thought it was I D. Pronounced ai-dee.

I always thought it was id as in ego, id and super ego.

 

[Pakoe]

I've been pronouncing it like 'I D', until I saw a vid about the recently released Doom in which someone said id.
Mind was blown.

 

[deriks]

It's "eed"

Spoiler

short for "weed" because they we're high as fuck to make those games. All gift from the gods

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I've always assumed it was id, as in a monster from the id.

 

[Stevey]

It's id https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego

It said it in one of the intro splash screens years ago, I forget which one though