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How Sierra and a Disgraced Cop Made the Most Reactionary Game of the 90s (2018)

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How Sierra and a Disgraced Cop Made the Most Reactionary Game of the 90s

In Gates, Williams saw controversy. “He really liked that. He thought that would get a lot of press and publicity for the game,” Mandel remembers. “I thought it’s one thing to seek controversy, but it’s another thing to really divide people. It seemed obvious… that there were going to be existing Police Quest players who would drop out rather than buy a game with Daryl Gates’ name on it.”

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2w ago

How Sierra and a Disgraced Cop Made the Most Reactionary Game of the 90s (2018)

www.vice.com /en/article/how-sierra-and-a-disgraced-cop-made-the-most-reactionary-game-of-the-90s/

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I remember watching my dad play this game in the 90s... at least now I know he was always a fascist pig and was only emboldened enough by Maga to admit it.
That was a very interesting read. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I had no idea this ever happened. That was a very interesting read indeed.
Wow that truly was an interesting read. I never played any of the Quest games myself. Is Ken Williams a MAGA these days?
- That crossed my mind as I was reading too, but if he is, he's never said it publicly. I'd like to imagine he's not, even though he was clearly pro-business conservative back in the day.
Thanks for sharing, interesting article.
Damn, good article. I thought it was going to be about NARC.
There's a lot to be entertained by police quest even when you're aware of the flagrant copaganda throughout. It can be comedic, even. Look up ways to die in police quest (YouTube) and it's pretty funny.
Interesting article from 2018. I loved the Police Quest games of the Sonny Bonds era. I was maybe 12 or 13 when this one came out, and I could tell it was shit I didn't want.

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