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.

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

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A lot of people didn't know Robin Williams was an avid gamer. That's the reason his daughter is named Zelda.

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He was also a Neon Genesis Evangelion fan.

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Sadly, even legendary people still make mistakes

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:(

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He also played the genie in Aladdin