Talk:Will Wright (game designer)

message: The most recent edit says "After graduating from high school at 10"
I changed it back to the original 16. Technitai 16:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: High school

message: I'm pretty sure that Maxis started in Orinda, and moved to Walnut Creek, not the other way around. Note the Orinda theater in SimCity2000 or the Maxis wiki article. --Weyoun6 07:29, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Walnut Creek

message: It looked out of order until I saw the dates were backwards.  It should be earliest first.  DyslexicEditor 14:32, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  credits 

message: Wright's new genre-combining/busting/blurring game called "Spore", for the PC sometime in 2007, is why I looked up this Wikipedia entry.
Not sure who wants to do it, but this entry for Wright should link to the entry for the game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(game) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.214.18.195 (talk • contribs) 21:55, 17 March 2006 
:The link has been in there since March 14th 2005 Peteresch 22:40, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  new genre-combining/busting/blurring game  

message: Would it be apropriate to add something about Wrights cameo apearances in the SNES version of Sim City, and in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakining?
: They probably wouldn't count; a 'cameo' is generally a live appearance by a recognizable person, and the SNES SimCity and Link's Awakening are more of a 'tribute' than a cameo. DarkMasterBob 13:17, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  In game cameos 

message: I am not quite sure how to cite the source, but you can hear it for yourself by watching the GDC Spore Video on Google Video (link at bottom of article).  The quote is at 30:20. Peteresch 21:29, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monkeys With Guns Quote 

message: He mentioned some game in his Spore presentation at the 2005 GDC... I'm not sure if it was a game he made or another game that influenced him.  He pronounced it something like "Kiffix", "Kid Vicks", ???.  It received applause from the audience when he mentioned it.  There's no game in this article that looks like it resembles that pattern of enunciation.  What game did he say?   
edit: lol, nevermind... it was Kid Pix, mentioned in the Spore article.  It doesn't look like anything special or fancy, though.  Why did it receive applause when he mentioned it?  --71.130.106.121 00:58, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: nostalgia, I'm guessing. --Krsont 18:27, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember Kid Pix. It's a very popular program used in schools (and at home I believe) to develop the creativity of children. --Funnykidrian 04:47, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What game did he say? 

message: I'm reading this: http://web.archive.org/web/20060615123709/http://www.videogamevoters.org/willwright/ Mathiastck 22:52, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does he have a Blog?  He seems politically active 

message: Sporewiki's version of the Spore article (http://www.sporewiki.com/Will_Wright) seems to have some interesting stuff in it (though most of the biography seems to have been lifted from here) - does anyone want to see if we can incorporate some of their stuff into here? --163.1.165.116 14:03, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sporewiki and Will 

message: I am curious as to why all the sims 1 expansions have been listed while no sims 2 expansions are listedΩ§|Blacksmith2 01:34, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article says he's credited for, but did not design most of the Sims 2. I can only assume that he probably gave a few ideas to the foundation of the Sims 2, but then left to venture into Spore. On a recent article released yesterday (google "Wright" & "too many sequels") in which Wright says there are too many sequels in the gaming industry. Supposedly Wright had little to nothing to do with Sims 2 or SimCity 4 and says he usually sticks with a game series for 5-6 years then gives it over the producer. So, I can only assume he didn't have anything to do with the Sims 2 expansions. Notice that Simcity 4's only expansion pack (Rush Hour) isn't listed either - he set the foundation for SC4 then left it up to others. PoeticXcontribs 17:07, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sims expansions butr no sims 2 expansions. 

message: This lists ALL of the games Will Wright has taken part in... This needs to be removed or edited... Simsarmy 15:51, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Games which Wright received some credit for, but may not have exclusively designed. 

message: Back in 1980, Will Wright won an illegal cross country race. I don't really know how to edit wiki so I will just link an article and hope someone who knows better can add it. I just found it an astounding tidbit about his life, and rather unexpected. http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2007/10/will_wright --24.224.213.92 05:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for the tip.  I actually saw the same article a day after you posted this message and thought it was worth putting into this article!  --Ioeth (talk contribs friendly) 13:03, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: US Express

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Simcity drwright.jpg

message: Explicit tags (lead, unreferenced section) and other problems (reference section format) disqualify this from B class, especially in light of quality levels asserted by Georgia editors for B class. It is inconsistent and unacceptable for this article to be rated B-class while other more comprehensive, better-referenced articles such as The B-52's are aggressively down-rated to Start. I will down-rate this article in 24 hours if another editor does not take the responsibility to do so. Rep07 (talk) 18:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not B Class 

message: This was just announced today, might be worth following for this wiki. Here are a bunch of links, most of them repeat Current TV's press release (also included along with a link to the official site).
http://kotaku.com/5658240/will-wright-puts-you-in-control-of-his-television-show
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/simulate-this-will-wright-wants-to-give-you-control-over-a-tv-series/
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025342.html?categoryId=4076&cs=1
http://current.com/shows/bar-karma/
http://i2.crtcdn1.net/images/ed/2010/10/06/408144.pdf
Theymbg (talk) 21:25, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will Wright TV show 

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message: the source cited for the factoid that Will Wright is related to actor Max Wright does not mention Will in the article at all. Did I miss something?107.77.193.235 (talk) 22:41, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Max Wright 

message: Why is he listed as being in acting categories such as "Male actors of Italian descent"? Nowhere in the article does it say he is Italian or has done any acting.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eldr-fire (talk • contribs) 18:08, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acting categories 

message: The statement "He is best known for being the original designer of The Sims series" is highly subjective and highly debatable. As a long time gamer, to me he is best known for the SimCity series. Iaijutsu (talk) 22:07, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Best known for