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The Making of 'Zoo Tycoon'
Zoo Tycoon and its many add-ons and sequels became a household staple for so many players during the first decade of this century. The story of Blue Fang Games' founding and the creation of Zoo Tycoon has never been told in full beforeuntil now. The original game shipped during the holiday season of 2001. Blue Fang had been founded three years prior, during the summer of 1998. Zoo Tycoon was not the game they came together to make. This session tells the tale of the company's founding, funding, the origin of Zoo Tycoon game and gameplay, pitching to publishers, and how the game's development coalesced with it becoming a beloved and fondly remembered franchise.
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