Petition: We are dissatisfied and we respectfully ask Sid

[Capt Dizle]

Wow yin! I never heard of CPU Bach. Sid is such a talented guy.

[Capt Dizle]

I found the following while looking at the Bach thingie:

The other thing was really a response to Civilization. Civilization had been so successful, it had created this big wave of pressure of "what's Sid going to do next?" I really sensed a danger that I didn't want to get into this "topping myself every time" phenomenon. I saw mental illness down that road. I said I am not going to get in the business of topping Civilization and then trying to top what comes after Civilization. There lies madness.

This was something I had kind of wanted to play with for a while. Nobody's going to compare it to Civilization and say, well, it's a little more fun or it should have done this or whatever. So it was kind of a mental relaxation thing doing CPU Bach. It was a great, fun experience - definitely off the beaten track. Somewhat of an indulgence on my part, but it kind of got my brain back in shape again.

I guess I should give Sid some slack, looks like he really did have a nervous breakdown. Sorry Sid.

[yin26]

Yes, Uncle Enron() is very talented and doesn't mind doing stuff that's a bit off-beat or new to him. This is why he never does sequels (as far as I know).

[...waiting for somebody to say: "Yin, you are so fricken stupid! Duh! Sid never does sequels? Have you ever heard of Civ2 and 3? Dumba**!" Jimmy, do you want to break that news to them or should I?]

[Capt Dizle]

Mark, will you pin this thread to the top so we can psychoanalyze Sid at our leisure?

[yin26]

Not only Sid: I bet Brian Reynolds encountered that same madness gearing up to try to top Civ2, looked at Sid working on a Sim Golf game and ... well ... figure it was time to escape the Funny Farm.

[Teeba]

Nah, pretty soon you're gonna see Brian Reynolds "Civ-Golf" on the store shelves. It'll be like Simgolf with Civ elements: Competing with other courses, negotiating land deals for expansion, political dealing for zoning rights and plucking those cheap groundskeepers from 3rd world labour pools.


I'll bet that's why he left. It's gonna be awesome...

[Asher]

So many new posters!

[loinburger]

What the hell is this doing here?

[N. Machiavelli]

Originally posted by Asher

So many new posters!

Ain't it wonderful?

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if Sid never emerged from the void he now resides. The guys seemed to have as much input into the creation of Civ3 as George Forman had in the invention of his 'Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine'. Hopefully we won't see Sid on 3 AM info-mercials.

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Asher

So many new posters!

Dear God! Don't lure them over here. Direct them to Newmax or something.

[Venge]

Hey!
The Forman Grill is awesome!
And never needed any patches either ...

[Dis]

I don't think sid goes to the off-topic anymore.

[Capt Dizle]

If you can't stand the heat, throw the thread out of the kitchen.

[DrFell]

LOL, another anti-firaxis/sid thread? Well, can't close it, best move it to off-topic and watch it sink like a rock.

[Thrawn05]

This thread will NEVER SINK!!!

Everyone with me now, post away! Get your custom avatars!!!