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/tostuo 4h ago edited 1h ago

Tony Hawk's in the Pro-skater and other series is certainly one of the highest and Collin McRae in Rally and DIRT series.

Tony Hawks is still in use, the Collin McRae's nameplate was retired since his death. (which I respect codemasters and publishers like immensely for doing so)

Outside of that I can recall American McGee's Alice in Wonderland, (the sequel dropped the name), and Richard Burns Rally, which while less popular than Collin McRae, was/is a giant in the driving simulation space. Both of these are one offs.

Edit: in the niche strategy space I just remembered Gary Grigsby recently started putting his names on games such as Gary Grigsby's World at War.

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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!!

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u/Spliff_Politics 1h ago

Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball