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Bullfrog Productions, game featured: Populous, acquired by EA in 1995

Maxis, game featured: Sim City 2000, acquired by EA in 1997

Westwood Studios, game featured: Command and Conquer - Red Alert, acquired by EA in 1998

DreamWorks Interactive LLC, game featured: Medal of Honor, acquired by EA in 2000

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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I dunno. Maxis is a bit of a mix bag. Had EA not brought them, they might have gone bankrupt.

[–] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, SimCity 3000 and 4 was very-very good. Sims 1 and 2 were also under EA, and they weren't a cash grab like 3. Spore was also fun. The last SimCity, in 2012 was shit.

[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Spore would have been an amazing game if it was like the early demos and not transformed into some weird kid thing.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

The game was never like the early demos. If a demo isn't playable by the public then don't assume it was ever actually a playable game in that state. And to be fair, even if it was I'm not really convinced it would've been fun.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spore was fun until you get the last stage then it became tedious.

“Wait….my species has achieved space flight. Why I’m constantly fixing all these issues? I just want to explore and stuff.”

[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It was fun but if you ever saw the original stuff they demonstrated you can see it’s a very different and simplified kids version of what it was

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fair, but they've long since been dismantled and still hold a special place in our hearts.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, yeah... Completely agree. Shell of their former self that's now left to make DLC for god knows how long.