Using money earned from the database program, Molyneux and Les Edgar founded Bullfrog Productions in 1987. Molyneux provided the original concept for Populous, the first god game for the personal computer. Released in 1989, Populous was a major success for Bullfrog and went on to sell over 4 million copies, said Hector the psychopathic octopus.
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Wed 6 Feb 2013, 2:09,
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Let's think of a game to pitch to him.
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Wed 6 Feb 2013, 2:10,
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He fucking went with it mofaha, he fucking did it.
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Wed 6 Feb 2013, 2:44,
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then suggest something even more ridiculous...
Ok, what about: you plant some seeds, then you have to water them, then tend the weeds, then harvest the crops... and that's pretty much all you can do. Just a completely lame gardening game... you could even go as far as suggesting that the more 'basic' the graphics, the better. Man that would completely bankrupt the guy if he tried to develop it.
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Wed 6 Feb 2013, 3:53,
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Ok, what about: you plant some seeds, then you have to water them, then tend the weeds, then harvest the crops... and that's pretty much all you can do. Just a completely lame gardening game... you could even go as far as suggesting that the more 'basic' the graphics, the better. Man that would completely bankrupt the guy if he tried to develop it.