Donovan Romero-Brathwaite designed Gunman Taco Truck.
Categories

A 10-year-old designs Gunman Taco Truck with help from legendary gaming parents

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 3 min

Ten-year-old Donovan Romero-Brathwaite has quite an imagination, and he has applied it to designing his first video game, a whimsical title called Gunman Taco Truck.

If he was like most kids, his vision might have ended with a pat on the back after he told his parents his idea. But his folks are legendary game designers Brenda Romero, who worked on Wizardry, and John Romero, one of the people behind Doom. Games are the family business.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.