dear sid meier: i hate you but i love you

[rone]

My copy of Civilization IV Special Edition arrived today.  This should keep me busy during the time where i would normally be working...

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[thingamarob.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that's where I got the idea because I remember a hot redheaded chick on the cover. But beside her picture was "American McGee" writ muy large. The sad thing is that I even read the articles on both of them. This is what happens when I try to be cute. I'm going back under my bridge now. I keep accidentally posting anonymously. Oops.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Lucky for you i screen anonymous comments so nobody knows what you've done... until you admit it publicly. D'oh!

I'm betting American McGee was next to her. Ah well. I'd check, but i threw out my old PC Gamers last year.

[cheesetruck.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, that chick was dating whatsisname the guy who did Die Katana, the worst game ever that took the longest... another wonderful, wonderful story though - reading about the failure of that company to produce. So many things that, as a manager working with people, you look at and say 'oh GOD no... don't... no do NOT shoot the bazooka in the plane, no do not DO that... you shot the ... this is why I have a parachute. No, I'm not selling you mine, f* off.

Anyway I understand eventually they got married or something, from what someone else in the industry told me. They may, however, have gotten divorced, or not married and she eventually got married to someone else...

John Romero. That was his name. First has-been of the industry, and well deserved.