Alan Emrich, the game designer and writer who coined the term '4X,' has died

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• FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Oh damn, thats a name I admittedly haven’t heard in a while. This guy had a huge impact on the games I played growing up. Still play the Master of Orion games every now and then. RIP

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• SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  He was Snake’s buddy in Metal Gears Solid

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  • essell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    He’s been my buddy since master of Orion ❤️

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Named it 4X; but the X stands for words that begin with E.

  Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate.

  Why aren’t they 4E games? 🤦‍♂️

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Because the Ecks is what you hear in all of them.

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  • wandermind@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    4Ex

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    • warmaster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Scott Pilgrim’s Civilization

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thats Stellaris

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• daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  May he rest in eternity.

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• droporain@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Now with 4x death!

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