Re: 10 years later: Your first creature
When I was 11, I made my first save file. I followed my creature, the Polaris, all the way through from cell life to civilization. It meant a lot to me. I loved dragons back then (still do!) and wanted to make a dinosuar/dragonlike creature. Sadly, that old laptop, along with the save file, got lost through time.
Thankfully I had made a Sporepedia account. I still had data of my first creation! The Polaris was my only GA Captain at the time, and it was also my avatar there! So I was able to recreate my beloved Polaris many years after their creation. In the new version, I went for a more bird-style approach. It's not perfect, but I still love both versions of the Polaris species and am happy to have been able to remake them.