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People are revisiting Spore’s development and legacy through Will Wright and Maxis’ reflections on “nine years” of making the game. The discussion focuses on creative ambition and what it took to pursue something “insane.”

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Key Takeaway Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years of work on Spore, highlighting how they embraced extreme creativity to build something unique.
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Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years of work on Spore, highlighting how they embraced extreme creativity to build something unique.

People are revisiting Spore’s development and legacy through Will Wright and Maxis’ reflections on “nine years” of making the game. The discussion focuses on creative ambition and what it took to pursue something “insane.”

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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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  • "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 GamesIndustry.biz
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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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