# Spore release date set! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 12, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335 "2008-02-12T21:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/1 "2008-02-12T21:07:25Z")
Huzzah, now I can make [flying monkeys!](http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/spore-finally-evolves-to-retail-sept-7-2008/) ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/2 "2008-02-12T21:20:08Z")
I will believe it when I actually hold it in my hot, grubby little DNA-combining hands… ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/3 "2008-02-12T21:58:30Z")
My fingers are crossed so tightly for this I can barely type… ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/4 "2008-02-12T22:23:33Z")
Baroo? _ears perk up_ ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/5 "2008-02-12T22:25:20Z")
So… far… away! I’m willing to bet, **Love Rhombus** , that flying critters aren’t going to be possible in _Spore_. It’s good to dream, though. I’m seriously jonesing for this game, as one of my all-time faves was SimLife. The best creature I ever made was the result of trying to simulate that old movie, _The Blob_. I made a town of humans, and then created a blob and placed it just outside town. The blob, by the way, was large, incredibly dangerous, but slow. It didn’t work the way I’d expected it to, though… Since the creature was so powerful, it couldn’t move. However, its offspring could- and they were still really dangerous. They ended up going into town and preying on the humans… and then when they got near the original blob, it would eat _them_. Basically, the blob was sending out parts of itself to gather food, and then reabsorbing them when they returned. It was so incredibly cool (in a geeky way, of course). I had designed the critter to function like the blob in the movie, but it found a more efficient way to survive. I love emergent behavior! I’m really hoping I can have that sort of experience in _Spore_, too. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/6 "2008-02-12T22:31:48Z")
Well, IF that happens, I’m looking forward to designing some seriously fucked up shit. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/7 "2008-02-12T22:57:24Z")
Probably means no mer-people, either… ☹ . Ah well. I wonder if you can tamper with the other critters on the planet, like domesticate or mutate them? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/8 "2008-02-12T23:04:47Z")
[QUOTE=Love Rhombus] Probably means no mer-people, either… ☹ . Ah well. I wonder if you can tamper with the other critters on the planet, like domesticate or mutate them? [/QUOTE] Well…if you can’t, you can always nuke them from orbit. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/9 "2008-02-12T23:20:21Z")
September? Oh damn. Remember when you were a kid and Christmas always seemed a _hundred million_ years away? Well, I just got that feeling again. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/10 "2008-02-12T23:29:36Z")
I know… It’s not fair! _stomps foot_ ---
**Author:** ![A\_Priori\_Tea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@A\_Priori\_Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Priori_Tea)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/11 "2008-02-13T00:15:27Z")
Must. Invent. Time Machine. FASTER! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/12 "2008-02-13T00:23:54Z")
[QUOTE=A Priori Tea] Must. Invent. Time Machine. FASTER! [/QUOTE] Why…it sounds almost like an Eric Cartman once did for a Wii… ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/13 "2008-02-13T02:15:37Z")
Any news on what the system requirements are? My current system is limping toward retirement and I want to know how good a replacement I’ll need. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/14 "2008-02-13T02:33:36Z")
Woo HOO. _runs around_ Yes, I did a chairdance in the office, complete with hooting. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/15 "2008-02-13T03:56:37Z")
Oh My God that looks awesome! Why have I not heard of this before?! This is SO a good reason to keep saving up for a new computer… ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/16 "2008-02-13T04:12:32Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Why…it sounds almost like an Eric Cartman once did for a Wii… [/QUOTE] Only seven more months and I can build my army of talking sea otters. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/17 "2008-02-13T04:16:59Z")
So, I take it this is some kind of game? What’s so great about it? ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/18 "2008-02-13T04:22:08Z")
[QUOTE=Lightnin’] So… far… away! I’m willing to bet, **Love Rhombus** , that flying critters aren’t going to be possible in _Spore_. It’s good to dream, though. I’m seriously jonesing for this game, as one of my all-time faves was SimLife. The best creature I ever made was the result of trying to simulate that old movie, _The Blob_. I made a town of humans, and then created a blob and placed it just outside town. The blob, by the way, was large, incredibly dangerous, but slow. It didn’t work the way I’d expected it to, though… Since the creature was so powerful, it couldn’t move. However, its offspring could- and they were still really dangerous. They ended up going into town and preying on the humans… and then when they got near the original blob, it would eat _them_. Basically, the blob was sending out parts of itself to gather food, and then reabsorbing them when they returned. It was so incredibly cool (in a geeky way, of course). I had designed the critter to function like the blob in the movie, but it found a more efficient way to survive. I love emergent behavior! I’m really hoping I can have that sort of experience in _Spore_, too. [/QUOTE] Damn, that premise would have been SO much better than the original Blob! Hideous invulnerable monster that sends out fast and terrifying mini Blobs to eat people and bring their nutrients back to the mother creature. I’d watch that in a theater on a really hot day. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/19 "2008-02-13T04:27:52Z")
[QUOTE=Baldwin] So, I take it this is some kind of game? What’s so great about it? [/QUOTE] [Watch a demo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0_U9Tx17RA) given by Will Wright himself; actual demo begins at around 3:00 into the video. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335/20 "2008-02-13T15:47:16Z")
Huh. I didn’t realize they were going to be able to get DS and mobile in with the initial release. I assumed they’d get the PC / Mac release done, and go with the other platforms later. And in case you didn’t notice the “related stories” links, you maybe be able to sculpt your winged (if not necessarily flying) monkeys [earlier than September](http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/13/cant-wait-for-september-7-creature-only-spore-to-launch-sooner/). And at yet another [link](http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2008/02/gallery_spore?slide=4&slideView=4) (the comments on the right), it’s said that it’ll be a free release, probably along the lines of a demo a few months before release. Woohoo! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-release-date-set/437335.md?page=2)