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Spore Creatures Now Outnumber Known Earth Species

Posted by timothy on from the does-not-count-the-hollow-earth-creatures dept.

GBC writes "AFP is reporting that, as of a week ago, the number of creatures in the "Spore" database exceeded the number of known species on Earth. They are created using 'Creature Creator,' which is available in a free (with limited parts) or paid download at the Spore website. Will Wright seems extremely happy with the progress so far: 'We hit 100K in 22 hours and a million by the end of the first week. The numbers are just blowing us away.'"

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  1. Re:What percentage are... by SomeJoel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, don't be a dick.

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  2. Yes but... by wikdwarlock · · Score: 3, Funny

    Aren't they mostly just variations on walking genitalia or lewd acts thus far?

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  3. Re:What percentage are... by CogDissident · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, seriously, who wants to read CAD. That comic is awful (and the author is a bit of a dick too).

  4. Worried by kenp2002 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Should it worry me that there is more interest in fake creatures then real ones these days? This is turning into Pokemon on Meth...

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  5. Re:What percentage are... by eln · · Score: 3, Funny

    But sooner or later, the novelty of creating giant animated penii will wear off.

    If that's true, how do you explain Second Life's continued existence?

  6. Re:What percentage are... by Tragedy4u · · Score: 3, Funny

    I really don't want to think about Penis Creatures and the statement in the article "The numbers are just blowing us away."

  7. Re:What percentage are... by Pennidren · · Score: 5, Funny

    But sooner or later, the novelty of creating giant animated penii will wear off.

    Speak for yourself

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  8. Re:What percentage are... by spooje · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm going to make a planet of vagina creatures then use them to bilk the penis planets of all their wealth after a large divorce settlement.

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  9. Re:What percentage are... by fictionpuss · · Score: 4, Funny

    I didn't say human social evolution was a quick process.

  10. Re:What percentage are... by andrewd18 · · Score: 3, Funny

    the author is a bit of a dick

    No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. The author's a cad.

  11. Re:What percentage are... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't be angry, Buckley. Your art and comedic skills should improve...eventually.

  12. Beware of the Spores by knightf0x · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The Spores Dana, beware of the Spores, and the Invid. Beware of the Invid. They will come in search of the Spores."

  13. Re:DRM on Creature Creator? by mweather · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just recently re-formatted and re-installed windows, and I'm trying not to bog it down again with crapware like DRM systems that drag down my system performance.

    Then why did you install Windows?