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[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He’s specifically talking about the original. Bioshock was unlikely to get made with its budget due to how niche System Shock is. It’s impressive they managed to make Bioshock a big success.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

The original is form 94. No game at the time was really popular because computers were purely for nerds and weirdos. It was a super stigmatized niche at the time, especially video games.