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/WafflesofDestitution 4h ago

PUBG as well, even though it can probably be considered a one-off at this point, lol.

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u/tostuo 4h ago

Oh yeah, they renamed officially to PUBG: Battlegrounds, so its technically not there anymore but I should of included it. Highly important to the Arma/DayZ modding community, and of course for basically single handily jump-starting the Battle Royale genre with his mods, H1Z1 and PUBG.

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u/Hazzawoof 3h ago

Are there any ATM machines in PUBG: Battlegrounds?

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u/SandpaperTeddyBear 2h ago

No, but the vehicles all have VIN numbers.

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u/teeso 2h ago

I like to call them Vehicle VIN Numbers for clarity.