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The father of my friend made Zoo Tycoon; Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, wasn’t sure.
Topic Started: Mar 3 2018, 04:59 AM (299 Views)
P4r4d0x
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So, I’ve been inactive for a while on these boards, but I learned something super cool tonight, and just had to share. I was out to dinner with a friend I used to go to high school with, and who just started at my college and through general discussion about video games, she passively mentioned that she liked sandbox games like zoo tycoon. And I responded that I LOVED zoo tycoon and she got very excited. Turns out, her dad came up with the idea of zoo tycoon, and helped develop it. If you remember the cheat names in the original game, one of the names you could call your guests was Charlie Peterson. That’s him! It was so cool to talk to her and hear about how our beloved game came to be. Just thought I’d share, thought it was really neat info.

(PS, I did mention the modding community to her, and she thought it was awesome that people still play the game and that there’s a whole community dedicated to it.)
Edited by P4r4d0x, Mar 3 2018, 05:00 AM.
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zidders
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Had to make an account to mention how cool your post is. I've been a fan of the series since it came out and was even a community manager for Blue Fang back when they were working on Zoo Tycoon. I've met Charlie a few times online and he was always a pretty cool person. It's nice to know his daughter knows how well loved the games he helped create still art. Thanks for sharing your story.
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Many animal friends! <3

That's so cool! <3
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I am guessing you are referring to the original game which came out in 2001.
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