And IIRC that man was John Romero. Hence why I mentioned him in my first post.
Yes, I read your post.
I had a quick look, and I see Adrian Carmack is sometimes
credited for inventing the word.
Funnily I also
read that he in turn credits John Romero.
Assuming that is an actual quote, you are right about whom to credit.
I also
read that the word first appeared in Doom, specifically in the file names for the gib sprites.
Well the announcer's wrong, just like DP (who IIRC also pronounces it with a j). So there
Crap, you got me.
I only explained the logic behind my (and other people's) reasoning, giving the facts, but you effortlessly trump that with a simple: "You are wrong!".
You won the argument; nicely played.
so does this come down to personal preference, local variants or what?!
Just two posts before yours I explained in full...
Short version: "Jib" is correct; it's "G" as in "George".
However, people pronounce words however they see fit anyway, which caused the other pronunciation to rear its ugly head.
Aaanyway, I'm watching both videos again now; I still need to try the new gametypes.