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/alexwasashrimp]

A lot of them wouldn't fare well without a mouse. I had AoE 1 on my Windows Mobile smartphone twenty years ago, it worked great with a stylus, but I can't imagine playing it with fingers.

[u/JonatasA → u/alexwasashrimp]

Total War is on mobile.