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It's about Sierra Entertainment (later Sierra On-Line), publisher of games like Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Police Quest, and the original Half-Life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment?wprov=sfl...

Not sure about any summer camp stuff. Was that a lesser known part of their business? Or a different company?

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They also published some weird old games like Thexder:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0N9bSR-zJs

They also have one of the first MMORPGs that hardly anyone knows about, and it's still around. The Realm (https://www.realmserver.com/)

I know this came after Meridian 59 and Everquest but I think it was before Ultima Online. Spent my elementary days playing it. I bet a lot of the players have passed on by now. I was (rule-breakingly) about 30+ years younger than everyone.

edit: Oh, 1996. I guess it was right when UOs alpha/beta came out. Wild. That definitely ate its lunch.

IIRC The Realm was a one time purchase whereas I needed my dads cc for UO... so that was limiting.

Thexder was great!

I heard about the 'camp' on a YT documentary, though it came across as positive in that telling. Now I'm curious to hear more from first sources!

Care to share the doc? I've never heard this before.

> It's about Sierra Entertainment (later Sierra On-Line)

It was originally founded as On-Line Systems, then Sierra On-Line in its heyday, then Sierra Entertainment after the dust settled.

I was a huge Sierra fan back in the day, and subscribed to their monthly magazine and constantly received promotional material from them. I never heard of any summer camp.

> It's about Sierra Entertainment (later Sierra On-Line)

Other way around: On-Line Systems -> Sierra Online -> Sierra Entertainment.

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