Babelfish that is.
Some gems from the BabelFish translated interview with Sid. Be warned. Get a sense of humour or don't bother replying in this thread. Legions are standing by.
Go read the "real" translation
here if you want to know what the guy was really, sortta saying...
Sid Speaks
On Firaxis: "We are straight in Germany"
- Does that mean you go both ways in other countries? Or is there a corporate policy dictating morals, but only in Germany? And just what is that sombrero all about anyway?
On the inspiration for Civ3: "Sim town center" and "Rollercoaster Tycoon"
- Good to know. What about Civ, Civ2, and SMAC?
On the source of criticism of Civ3: "the "Kultur" feature became particularly heavy"
- Apparently even the big guy doesn't like flipping. Patch you miserable programmers, patch!
On the coherence of the product: "We wanted to go surely, which appears balanced all resources and commercial expirations. Our editor permits a changing of the rules. That was added still making more difficult. We had the play thus so far it go flexibly laying out."
- Yeah, umhmmm. Right. Next question.
On the need for an scenario editor and MP: "they made simply no fun"
- I agree. MP is for sissies. Scenarios? Random is best, I always said.
On Firaxis's decision to hire Yoda as communication consultant: "But I think, it was worthwhile myself"
- I guess his advice has been heeded.
On the wisdom of adding MalcolmX as leader of the American civ: "I white, somehow can I simply stop to zocken this play"
- Yes, I agree. It would have been a bit out of place. Glad you zockened it.
On the prospects for Brian Reynolds and RON: "am a very good title, because he does not try to be like Civilization"
- I'm sure Brian will appreciate the vote of confidence.
On the Civ3 design team: "Oh, I is completely proud on my small Buben"
- Wonderful. But remember what they did to you with that Kultur thing.
On the possibility of there being a Civ4: "I have naturally some play ideas, which I still gladly converted would like"
- The fans will love to hear that.
On the advent of road rage in PC gaming: "I see amazingly capable technologies, new consoles, the mad Games on the screen charms and also further mad PC titles"
- So if people have a problem controlling conquered cities they can simply fire up MAD Driver and go mad.
On the denizens of Poly: "exciting, but at the same time also rather deterring world"
- Oh don't take it too hard. Yin and Lib love you. Really.
On the defenders of Firaxis on Poly: "It is somewhat amusing"
- Right...... next question
On the efforts of MarkG and DanQ to host a civ community: "simply super"
- Very eloquently put.
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