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“‘Abort, Retry, Fail?’ was the phrase some wormdog scrawled next to the door of the Edit Universe project room. And when the new dataspinners started working, f
by calt 4y ago
“‘Abort, Retry, Fail?’ was the phrase some wormdog scrawled next to the door of the Edit Universe project room. And when the new dataspinners started working, fabricating their worlds on the huge organic comp systems, we’d remind them: if you see this message, always choose ‘Retry.’”
— Bad’l Ron, Wakener, Morgan Polysoft
From Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) when you discover Matter Editation
That game was awesome. I remember seeing it in DOS games when I was younger and laughing at the joke.
- thedevindevops 4y agoIts available on Good Old Games along with the sequel
- omnibrain 4y ago> That game was awesome. And there was nothing like it ever since. Single aspects yes, but not the whole package of game mechanics and story.
- forgotusername6 4y agoProbably one of the best games of all time. I can still vividly remember most of those quotes. My favourite is "beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master".