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People are discussing Will Wright and Maxis’ retrospective on nearly nine years of development for Spore, focusing on the creative decisions behind making something “insane.” The spotlight is on behind-the-scenes reflections from the team years after the game’s creation period.

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Key Takeaway Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years of Spore development, emphasizing the chance to push ideas into something extreme.
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Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years of Spore development, emphasizing the chance to push ideas into something extreme.

People are discussing Will Wright and Maxis’ retrospective on nearly nine years of development for Spore, focusing on the creative decisions behind making something “insane.” The spotlight is on behind-the-scenes reflections from the team years after the game’s creation period.

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GamesIndustry.biz · 14d ago
"I was given that opportunity to go crazy and do something kind of insane" - Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years making Spore

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speakers Will Wright and Maxis
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tone of opportunity given the chance to go “crazy” and do something “kind of insane”

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Spore devs say the evolution game's previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable'

The evolution sim that was never meant to be.

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