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/The_Hunster 4h ago

Other than this and Tom Clancy I can't even think of a single other one.

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u/Chrononi 4h ago

Madden 96, Madden 97, Madden 98, Madden 99, Madden 2000.. you get the idea. And yes, Madden 27 does exist.

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u/King_Tamino 3h ago

Fun fact, a few weeks ago I actually learned that Madden is a name and not a word/slang that’s just uncommon/unknown in my country. I always assumed it’s just a slang/term that’s makes 100% sense for US people and that’s it

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u/nty 2h ago

Did it madden you when you found out?