How Sierra and a Disgraced Cop Made the Most Reactionary Game of the 90s
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In the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots that ruined his reputation, Daryl Gates found himself in a point-and-click professional afterlife.

In Gates, Williams saw controversy. “He really liked that. He thought that would get a lot of press and publicity for the game,” Mandel remembers. “I thought it’s one thing to seek controversy, but it’s another thing to really divide people. It seemed obvious… that there were going to be existing Police Quest players who would drop out rather than buy a game with Daryl Gates’ name on it.”

  • Seasm0ke@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I remember watching my dad play this game in the 90s… at least now I know he was always a fascist pig and was only emboldened enough by Maga to admit it.