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250,000 Spore creatures created in a day News

PC News by Robert Purchese

19 June, 2008

It's only been out for a day but 250,000 beasties have already been birthed using the Spore Creature Creator, with community site sharing taking place at a rate of two creatures every second.

But some monsters have been banned because they are rude, and apparently violate the inappropriate content section in the Terms of Service.

Those making walking willies or booby beasts have reported emails from EA warning that accounts are being flagged and may be axed if it continues, according to GamesRadar.

All of which has probably given you ideas.

"The response to the Spore Creature Creator has been overwhelming," said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer at Maxis.

"The creativity and passion that the community is putting into their creatures is spectacular. The development team has spent the last 24 hours checking out the amazing creations racing in from all corners of the globe - with peak volume hitting more than 1000 creatures being shared a minute."

The Spore Creature Creator was released on Tuesday and lets you get to grips with perhaps the most important part of the evolution-based game ahead of its 5th September release.

You can download a cut-down version for free, or the entire thing for GBP 5.

Look out for our in-depth look at the Creature Creator soon, as well as what Spore's Lucy Bradshaw had to say when we had a chat with her recently.

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Darren
19/06/08 @ 08:40
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"Those making walking willies or booby beasts have reported emails from EA warning that accounts are being flagged and may be axed if it continues, according to GamesRadar."

Just goes to show how unimaginative/sad (delete as applicable) some people are really. LOL
nickthegun
19/06/08 @ 08:44
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I made a cock. You would have to be pretty shit at life not to. LOL
stoopidgreg
19/06/08 @ 08:48
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anomagnus
19/06/08 @ 08:55
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My beast is a big as a giant fox, its got a retractable leg, so as it can jump up at you better, it has a magnet on its tail, so if you're made out of metal, it can stick to you, and its got four arses instead of a mouth and when it yawns, its sounds liek liam neeson chasing chickens round a barrel
Adam_T
19/06/08 @ 08:57
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So what the people want to know is.


Is it actually any good?
the_dudefather
19/06/08 @ 08:58
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@anomagnus I made a really small cow (or was it just far away?)
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19/06/08 @ 08:59
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"Just goes to show how unimaginative/sad (delete as applicable) some people are really. LOL"

+1

Seriously, it was funny for about 5 minutes.
Madafunkola
19/06/08 @ 09:17
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I made a really angry Ribena berry... and Barney the Dinosaur... I seem to have reverted to being 6 years old.
L42yB
19/06/08 @ 09:26
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I want to check this out... but I've been waiting for the full thing to be released. What's the difference between the free version and the £5 one?
OnlyMe
19/06/08 @ 09:27
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Can anyone make a Michael Jackson, I wonder...
Agent_Orange
19/06/08 @ 09:32
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Ahahaha i'm still laughing at the

"Those making walking willies or booby beasts have reported emails from EA warning that accounts are being flagged and may be axed if it continues, according to GamesRadar."

Comedy genius really. What do they expect people to do, I mean really :p
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19/06/08 @ 09:35
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When I were a lad, I made a Doom mod were I replaced all the weapons with penises, so yeah. This is just the sort of thing young male minds do, and if anyone seriously expected otherwise, they are naive.
the_dudefather
19/06/08 @ 09:38
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@L42yB you only get about 25% of the parts in the free one
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19/06/08 @ 09:40
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@the_dudefather : +1 for the Father Ted reference
DanWhitehead
19/06/08 @ 09:46
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I remember when Shoot-Em-Up Construction Kit came out for the Amiga. They might as well have called that Space Invaders With Cocks Creator.
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19/06/08 @ 09:53
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The trial version was out quite early, but the full version wasn't out until near 11pm or so.
I only managed to upload two creatures so far. Seems a bit hit and miss at times when you want to upload it or just log in.
It's great fun making the creatures and definitely keen to try the game when it comes out.
Bloodkult
19/06/08 @ 10:00
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Cocks are, and always will be, funny.

Especially Scimarad and Darren's.
spekkeh
19/06/08 @ 10:05
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"Just goes to show how unimaginative/sad (delete as applicable) some people are really. LOL "

You mean the uptight people who delete perfectly funny walking penises amirite?
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19/06/08 @ 10:44
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i been having loads of fun with it last night...

Face Hugger
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its very flexible and ridiculously easy to use.

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aine
19/06/08 @ 11:11
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graffiti kingdom is great for that sort of thing. my most frequently used character in that was a cock that used its balls as wheels and shot lasers out of its japs eye. it could jump a fair distance as well.

...what, me, immature? never
Darren
19/06/08 @ 12:34
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OnlyMe - "Can anyone make a Michael Jackson, I wonder..."

Well he is a dick so you could argue that's he's already been done. :P
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19/06/08 @ 12:56
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I often wonder who "the powers that be" are protecting from this kind of adolescent rudeness. Because i know its almost always kids/teens who make walking willies and boob monsters. Why? because they find it funny. What makes its even funnier is how adults gets so outraged about it :)
MyPointIs
19/06/08 @ 13:25
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374 thousand creatures and going up fast!!

http://www.spore.com/sporepedia


redgiemental
19/06/08 @ 16:42
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Perjoss said: i been having loads of fun with it last night...

its very flexible and ridiculously easy to use.

Youre talking about the penis aren't you? ;)
Perjoss
19/06/08 @ 16:59
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" Youre talking about the penis aren't you? ;) "

I guess I had that one coming really.
redgiemental
19/06/08 @ 23:10
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Just a poor attempt at humor by myself :)

I intend to get around to trying this out it looks like fun.

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