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/Twilko 3h ago

Brian Lara Cricket. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!

u/Buggaton 3h ago

Jonah Lomu Rugby too

u/Fritzkreig 2h ago

Matt Hayes Pro Fishing!

u/SlowlySailing 1h ago

Kelly Slater pro surfer!

u/Chris-CFK 2h ago

Colin MCrae Rally

u/tostuo 3h ago

Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX

Dam I have that still on OG Xbox. I wish half wish the rivalries between different celebrity endorsed games continued beyond that and the previous generation.

u/Spliff_Politics 1h ago

Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball

u/Daiwon 49m ago

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX

The music in that game was so good.

u/LarryCraigSmeg 2h ago

Custer’s Revenge

u/JonatasA 1h ago

We need Lara Crocket.