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/JonatasA 1h ago

Don't worry, there were no record before writing. Hope you were never the great library though. Stay away from me and the pyramids.

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u/aesemon 1h ago

Stories passed down from parent to child of the old one that groans when sitting or standing.