Thanks for sharing this! I followed that game for YEARS and, as you can imagine, was gutted when it finally came out. I debated for a further couple of years on the forums and eventually let go of the game that was supposed to be a revolution in modern video game design. It's nice to finally see a true explanation of what was going on behind the scenes, and from someone credible. It's sad that it was Will Wrights latest (and probably last) game he's developed. It's also insane that no other game has come close to touching the games INITIAL theme of scientifically-accurate evolution and gameplay depth - just LOOK at the envisioned space stage back in '05 - http://youtu.be/T8dvMDFOFnA?t=20m20s Can you imagine what could be developed today? 8 years later? With not 1 single game that comes close to the overall idea? A true testament of WW's creative mindset and risk-taking.