The first step is almost always to sit down and start working, and it’s almost never to fly to Vegas and wait for somebody to offer you a business venture. Sid Meier, in “Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games”

Many battles took place only because of accidental encounters, and sometimes not even with the enemy. During World War I, for example, the British submarine HMS G9 stumbled upon the British destroyer HMS Pasley, and the two exchanged fire until the G9 split in half and sank, leaving only one[…]

These days, the easiest thing in the world to do is more, and if we’re not careful we can end up with three or four games all jammed into one. Deciding what doesn’t go into the game is sometimes more important than deciding what does. Sid Meier, in “Sid Meier’s[…]

“Then do it,” he insisted, his wounded pride already forgotten. “If you can do it, I can sell it.” Sid Meier, in “Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games”

“No subject is universally boring; everything contains a core of fascination somewhere, and the primary job of a game designer is not to make something fun, but to find the fun.” Sid Meier, in “Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games”