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.”

  • heavy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    There’s a lot to be entertained by police quest even when you’re aware of the flagrant copaganda throughout. It can be comedic, even. Look up ways to die in police quest (YouTube) and it’s pretty funny.