r/todayilearned • u/DueNeedleworker5036 • 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/FenixOfNafo 4h ago

It's a crime that we didn't have any good mobile version of Civilization games.. If done right a proper civilization game on mobile will be the next clash of clans or mobile legends

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u/Doubleoh_11 3h ago

I’ve often wondered why we don’t have more old pc games on mobile. My phone is so much more powerful than any of those PCs.

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u/Joshau-k 3h ago

Or gameboy games.

So much junk mobile games, I've pretty much given up on them as there is no reliable way to find good ones

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u/Derelicticu 1h ago

Yeah I hate that the default mobile game is a microtransaction filled pile of garbage every time. Yet I remember playing Final Fantasy 6 on my Keybo like 15 years ago.

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u/Gefarate 34m ago

Because whales cant spend money on one and done GBA games. There are ways to get gba games on ur mobile if u rly want to

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u/Jeremizzle 1m ago

If you have an iPhone, just download the delta emulator app from the App Store. You can play any gameboy game you want.