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Years before Fable, Peter Molyneux finished making proto-city builder Populous in 12 hours because he "forgot" to do it sooner: "There was no end of the game"

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Proto
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2018
Latest · Time Warpers
Top genres · indie, rpg, platformer
7 articles 7 writers 2 games
Fable
SERIESCompared
Fable
Active · 2004–2027
Latest · Fable Fortune
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
488 articles 157 writers 13 games
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Populous
Active · 1989–2008
Latest · Populous DS
Top genres · strategy, rts, rpg
6 articles 4 writers 6 games
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