Genghis Khan

The Mongol leader lost a versus game of Tetrisphere to John Romero in 37 seconds. Although Khan went on to conquer half the known world it remained his greatest regret in life.

Emperor Meiji

Mutsuhito may have abolished the Tokugawa shogunate and feudalism, paving the way for a modern Japan, but he couldn’t best John Romero. The emperor bet the imperial fortune if Romero could finish the game Legendary Wings. Although he knew the game looped its five levels and had no ending, he did not count on John Romero simply willing a dramatic conclusion to the game in which the universe was saved at the brink of its destruction. Romero took the contents of the imperial coffers and purchased four 3DOs.

Amelia Earhart

The famed aviator agreed to play Super Mario Bros. with John Romero but never got to play because Romero never died and when he finished the game put the NES in a oven and baked it at 350 degress for 2 hours.