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We should have taken it more seriously. (lemmy.world)
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[–] shadearg@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The game came out in 2000 btw.

And the last official patch was...

  • Mon Mar 19 12:06:14 2001 v1.112fm

...176 days before 9/11. Crazy foresight.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Al-Qaeda tried to destroy those buildings every 5 years or so.

[–] shadearg@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

I got the game bundled with a SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1 kit and played it before, during, and after 9/11, and was blown away by the coincidences that appeared eerily prescient during this time.