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.

[u/DueNeedleworker5036]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier#MicroProse

[u/Automatic_Society850]

Sid Meiers Pirates is still. hands down the greatest pirate game of all time. 

[u/dontpanda → u/Automatic_Society850]

Correct

[u/Nasty_Ned → u/Automatic_Society850]

Uncharted Waters:

Am I a joke to you?

(Although you weren’t required to be a pirate)