r/todayilearned 4h ago

TIL that the Civilizations games (and others) include creator Sid Meier's name in the title because Robin Williams joked that it would help sell more copies of 1987's Sid Meier's Pirates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier#MicroProse
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u/CCV21 4h ago

I miss Robin Williams.

u/MikeyFromWork 3h ago

This has been said so many times that, like most things on the internet, it’s lost any meaning. I’m begging you to please say anything else.

u/Berloxx 3h ago

Anything else