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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by tuomosipola on Monday July 30, 2018 @01:57AM (#17642372)
I recommend the Designer Notes podcast episode [1] where Sid Meier (yes, that Sid Meier) explains how this game was designed. And if you are interested, listen all of the four episodes where he is interviewed.

[1] https://www.idlethumbs.net/designernotes/episodes/sid-meier-...

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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by a_d on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:07AM (#17642402)
Wow. Had no idea that Sid Meier was connected to this game. His Railroad Tycoon (esp RT2) is one of the greatest "business simulations" of all time!
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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by PhasmaFelis on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:48AM (#17642522)
Sid Meier started his career with a string of flight sim titles. That's how he got to be a big enough name to start calling things "Sid Meier's X." (Which Microprose originally did with Pirates because they were worried all their die-hard flight sim fans would be turned off; Sid's name was supposed to reassure them.)
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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by a_d on Monday July 30, 2018 @03:41AM (#17642727)
Really interesting bit of history. Thanks for sharing. (I remember Pirates! — what a great game that was. Vividly remember the opening graphics on my friend’s new 486 with a 16-bit VGA card. It looked stunning.)
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