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/The_Hunster 4h ago

Other than this and Tom Clancy I can't even think of a single other one.

u/Chrononi 4h ago

Madden 96, Madden 97, Madden 98, Madden 99, Madden 2000.. you get the idea. And yes, Madden 27 does exist.

u/freebaseclams 4h ago

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u/GrabYourHammers 4h ago

Football!

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u/GuiSim 2m ago

Here comes a Chinese earthquake

u/CHEMO_ALIEN 4h ago

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