But would it have taken over the world, if not made by some strange nerds?? I think Dwarf Fortress would not had been successful, in terms of depth/richness of

But would it have taken over the world, if not made by some strange nerds?? I think Dwarf Fortress would not had been successful, in terms of depth/richness of gameplay, had the nerds "sold out" too soon. The beauty of DF is the subjective standards you refer. DF would have just been yet-another-world-generated-game.