r/todayilearned • u/DueNeedleworker5036 • 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/GullibleRadiohead 4h ago

Imagine offhandedly making a joke at dinner in 1987 and accidentally inventing one of the most recognizable autor-branding prefixes in video game history. Robin Williams truly was ahead of his time.

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u/12-34 4h ago

He was merely an incredibly talented human. It was the '80s cocaine that made him travel through time.

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u/Single-Pin-369 4h ago

Where Robbin williams and rodney Dangerfield ever together at the same time?

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u/Bluesynate 4h ago

They were

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u/Single-Pin-369 4h ago

My god. I can only imagine