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/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