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Comment by 52-6F-62

7 years ago

Reminds me of the loading screen for The Sims (an obvious parody of the above mentioned tactic)

(You might want to mute it. The loading messages are at the bottom)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpMiI2QooKQ

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simcop2387  7 years ago

Reticulating splines actually comes from SimCity 2000 and they then used the idea in The Sims later

http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Reticulating_splines

  • presspot  7 years ago

    Actually, we used that phrase in a deceptive 'loading' progress box in PC/GEOS in 1989

  • RhodesianHunter  7 years ago

    Oh, interesting. I thought it came from Don't Starve but they must have been adopting this from SimCity.

    • misnome  7 years ago

      Yes, it’s a relatively common SimCity reference, though I could swear I saw “Don’t Starve” say “Reticulating Pines”.

      I don’t think I’ve ever seen another game than simcity give it a voiceover...