Overheard@GDC: Who's Will Wright?

by Justin McElroy { Feb 22nd 2008 at 5:15PM }

"Who's Will Wright?"

"'Who's Will Wright?' You're out of my personal fan club. Have you ever played Sim City?"

"No."

[Awkward silence.]

-Two dudes at last night's Will Wright party

Tags: ea, gdc08, maxis, will-wright

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

wait in the car @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:21PM

I'm assuming that person was immediately shot and the body appropriately removed from the conference.

quickshade @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:25PM

I personally made sure he was shot. Why would you attend a GDC party where you didn't even know the guy throwing it. I gone to some parties where I didn't know the guy throwing it, but I faked it.

Zertoss @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:35PM

The bigger question is how do you even get into GDC without knowing who Will Wright is?

Marty @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:25PM

He's the guy who sent thousands to the Giuliani campaign, right?

Oh, and he created Sim City and Spore.

Blazur @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:26PM

Get that man and clue. And then promptly kick him in the balls...

You know everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting. You're a miracle! Your stories have NONE of that. They're not even amusing ACCIDENTALLY! "Honey, I'd like you to meet Justin McElroy, he's got some amusing anecodotes for you. Oh and here's a gun so you can blow your brains out. You'll thank me for it." I could tolerate any insurance seminar. For days I could sit there and listen to them go on and on with a big smile on my face. They'd say, "How can you stand it?" I'd say, "'Cause I've been with Justin McElroy. I can take ANYTHING." You know what they'd say? They'd say, "I know what you mean. The Joystiq guy. Woah." It's like going on a date with a Chatty Cathy doll. I expect you have a little string on your chest, you know, that I pull out and have to snap back. Except I wouldn't pull it out and snap it back - you would. Agh! Agh! Agh! Agh! And by the way, you know, when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea - have a POINT. It makes it SO much more interesting for the listener!

creid @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:31PM

I guess you've never heard of Will Wright either.

Curtis the Claw Game Master @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:33PM

Um...what?

Zertoss @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:34PM

This must be the guy that sends those "Fire McFuckelroy" emails. Promptly remove yourself from the Internet, please.

NATO_Duke @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:35PM

It was funny. Your long tirade just sucked the wind out of it

Dopple Boppler @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:55PM

Post of the Year.

ThornedVenom (Ludwig Defense Force) @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:08PM

TL;DR

melloncollie @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:45PM

Take that stick out your ass.

Daran @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:31PM

That rant was awesome.

Visual Emotion @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:30PM

That guy is my hero.

JayVe @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:43PM

How the heck can you even be qualified to attend GDC without knowing who Will Wright is?

ThornedVenom (Ludwig Defense Force) @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:10PM

*FACEFIST*

Droford @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:45PM

My markout video game moment of 2007 was Will Wright in the Simpsons Game - "Im Wright Bitch!"

Droford @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:46PM

eh..that should have read "Im Will Wright, Bitch!"

bad typo day

TrojanGuy @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:24PM

Haha, that's classic.

Vegan @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:06PM

Further proof that GDC isn't for developers anymore.

Bouille @ Feb 23rd 2008 9:31AM

Will Wright deservs no respect anyways. Big woop he made The Sims, the single most dull game on earth that has been plaguing the industry for years. And Spore? Who cares about spore, is gunna suck. Go play real games kk? GG NO RE KTHX BAI!!!!

Mech.Rabbit @ Feb 23rd 2008 2:16PM

You seem to be a 12-year old who only plays FPS games or WoW and whose use of internet lingo tells the rest of the world you need to be dragged onto the street and shot.