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in the game become "pretty ornery" after their acquisition of nuclear weapons, and suggested that this behaviour simply seemed more surprising and memorable when it happened to Gandhi. Meier, in his autobiography, stated "That kind of bug comes from something called unsigned characters, which are not the default in the C programming language, and not something I used for the leader traits. Brian
Reynolds wrote Civ II in C++, and he didn't use them, either. We received no complaints about a Gandhi bug when either game came out, nor did we send out any revisions for one. Gandhi's military aggressiveness score remained at 1 throughout the game." He then explains the overflow error story was made up in 2012. It spread from there to a
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veteran phalanx unit able to fend off a battleship. Meier noted that this resulted from not anticipating how players would use units, expecting them to have used their forces more like a war-based board game to protect borders and maintain zones of control rather than creating "stacks of doom". Future civilization games have had many changes in combat systems to prevent such oddities, though these games do allow for such random victories.
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that diverged from MicroProse's past catalog to Meier's name, so that players that played Meier's combat simulators and recognized Meier's name would give these new games a try. This approach worked, according to Meier, and he would continue this naming scheme for other titles in the future as a type
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allowed for up to seven players to play the game, with computer opponents available to obtain up to six active civilizations. Games could be played either on a turn-based mode, or in a simultaneous mode where each player took their turn at the same time and only progressing to the next turn once all
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release after playtesting revealed that the previous size was too large and made for boring and repetitive gameplay. Other automated features, like city management, were modified to require more player involvement. They also eliminated a secondary branch of the technology tree with minor skills like
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judged the Super NES version to be a disappointing port, with a cumbersome menu system (particularly that the "City" and "Production" windows are on separate screens), an unintuitive button configuration, and ugly scaled down graphics. However, he gave it a positive recommendation due to the strong
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critical success created a "golden period of MicroProse" where there was more potential for similar strategy games to succeed, according to Meier. This put stress on the company's direction and culture. Stealey wanted to continue to pursue the military-themed titles, while Meier wanted to continue
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was released in
September 1991. Because of the animosity that MicroProse's management had towards Meier's games, there was very little promotion of the title, though interest in the game through word-of-mouth helped to boost sales. Following the release on the IBM PC, the game was ported to other
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that would help to open the game to many more choices to the player as it continued, creating a non-linear experience. Meier felt players would be able to use the technology tree to adopt a style of play and from which they could use technologies to barter with the other opponents. While the game
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series, this is largely a cosmetic choice, affecting titles, city names, musical heralds, and color. The choice does affect their starting position on the "Play on Earth" map, and thus different resources in one's initial cities, but has no effect on starting position when starting a random world
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has sold 1.5 million copies since its release and is considered one of the most influential computer games in history due to its establishment of the 4X genre. In addition to its commercial and critical success, the game has been deemed pedagogically valuable due to its presentation of historical
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in the modern era. Each wonder can only be built once in the world, and requires a lot of resources to build, far more than most other city buildings or units. Wonders provide unique benefits to the controlling civilization. For example, Magellan's
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had the toughest computer opponents around - even taking into account the "cheats", that in most instances added rather than detracted from the game. Just when you think the game might bog down, you discover a new land, a new technology, another tough foe - and you tell yourself, "just one more
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Douglas Kaufman. This game was released in early 1996, and is considered the first sequel of any Sid Meier game. Stealey eventually sold his shares in MicroProse and left the company, and Spectrum HoloByte opted to consolidate the two companies under the name MicroProse in 1996, eliminating
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reported in 1994 that "Sid Meier has stated on numerous occasions that he emphasizes the 'fun parts' of a simulation and throws out the rest". Meier described the process as "Add another bit —no, that went too far. Scrape it off". He eliminated the potential for any
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is one of the highest dollar-to-play-ratio entertainments we've enjoyed. The scope is enormous, the strategies border on being limitless, the excitement is genuinely high, and the experience is worth every dime of the game's purchase price."
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the second best computer game ever. The editors wrote, "The depth of strategies possible is impressive, and the look and feel of the game will keep you playing and exploring for months. Truly a remarkable title." That same year,
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was generally well received at its release, but the title did not fit within the nature of flight simulators and military strategy from MicroProse's previous catalog. Meier and
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survey of space war games stated that "the lesson of this incredibly popular wargame has not been lost on the software community, and technological research popped up all over the place in 1993", citing
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gameplay and strategy of the original game: "if you've never taken a crack at this game before, be prepared to lose hours, even days, trying to conquer those pesky
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board game may conflict with their video game, as it shared a similar theme including the technology tree. Meier had noted the board game's influence but considered it not as great as
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games. Stealey had pushed MicroProse to develop console and arcade-based versions of their games, but this put the company into debt, and Stealey eventually sold the company to
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building becomes available to build after pottery is developed. The whole system of advancements from beginning to end is called the
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2834:"German Journos Pick Their Most Important Games Of All Time"
2048:"Column: 'Playing Catch Up: Stormfront Studios' Don Daglow'"
2202:"The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference"
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2763:"GameSpot Presents: 15 Most Influential Games of All Time"
1658:. The story may have originated from the fact that 2010's
3241:"Did Nuclear Gandhi ever really happen in Civilization?"
1176:. After a number of acquisitions and legal actions, the
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572:). Some wonders are made obsolete by new technologies.
2980:"Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact"
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3209:"Why Gandhi Is Such An Asshole In Civilization"
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971:Interview with Sid Meier on the development of
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2166:Scott-Jones, Richard (September 1, 2020).
2021:"Game Trivia for Sid Meier's Civilization"
1304:has been called one of the most important
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2364:"Remembering Civilization 2, 20 Years On"
2524:"Making the Best of All Possible Worlds"
800:One positive aspect both had taken from
316:. The game was originally developed for
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3221:from the original on September 20, 2016
3044:from the original on September 23, 2016
2717:"ProReview: Sid Meier's Civilization".
2376:from the original on September 29, 2016
1871:from the original on September 18, 2015
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819:which contained the first prototype of
655:. Bunten never returned to the idea of
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3251:from the original on November 24, 2021
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2343:from the original on November 30, 2015
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3988:Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi
3304:Schreier, Jason (September 8, 2020).
2940:Top 40: The Best Games of All Time".
2608:from the original on December 2, 2013
2557:"Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Civilization"
2257:Takahashi, Dean (February 25, 2016).
2027:from the original on February 2, 2014
1995:"Civilization manual at Civ Fanatics"
1808:. Another game that partially clones
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3361:Cirulis, Martin E. (February 1994).
3032:"The Man Who Made a Million Empires"
3019:from the original on April 22, 2014.
2992:from the original on October 4, 2013
2658:"Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame"
2409:from the original on August 26, 2016
2395:Takahasi, Dean (February 18, 2016).
2271:from the original on August 26, 2016
2046:Alistair Wallis (October 19, 2006).
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2978:Chaplin, Heather (March 12, 2007).
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2488:"The 52 Most Important Video Games"
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3332:Михаил Андреев (August 30, 2016).
3185:from the original on July 22, 2016
3161:Computer Gaming World (Issue #110)
3090:The Strong National Museum of Play
2885:Dziesięć najlepszych gier na Amigę
2832:Plunkett, Luke (August 27, 2007).
2698:from the original on April 8, 2016
2668:from the original on July 14, 2014
2212:from the original on July 14, 2014
2134:from the original on March 3, 2017
2090:. Wordware Publishing. pp. 20-39.
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4028:Video games designed by Sid Meier
3030:Campbell, Colin (March 4, 2016).
2789:"The Top 25 PC Games of All Time"
2769:from the original on June 6, 2013
2694:. November 1996. pp. 64–80.
2638:from the original on July 2, 2014
2362:Walker, Alex (February 4, 2016).
2293:Sullentrop, Chris (May 8, 2017).
2001:from the original on July 8, 2013
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3155:Emrich, Alan (September 1993).
3073:. No. 98. pp. 86, 87.
2797:. July 24, 2000. Archived from
2598:"The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000"
2545:. No. 183. pp. 57–62.
2455:Sid Meier's Civilization - SNES
1935:Edwards, Benj (July 18, 2007).
902:civilization to fall on its own
579:by reaching the star system of
3381:"Civilization Lawsuit Settled"
2961:Top 50 PC Games of All Time".
2634:. November 1992. p. 110.
2522:Emrich, Alan (December 1991).
1380:as the best game of all time:
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637:. In 1983 Bunten and producer
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2596:Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992).
1937:"The History of Civilization"
1522:World Video Game Hall of Fame
1509:had sold 1.5 million copies.
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780:(1990), based loosely on the
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2894:, Chip.pl, February 23, 2010
2735:"150 Best Games of All Time"
2688:"150 Best Games of All Time"
2664:. August 1993. p. 141.
2231:Brooks, M. Evan (May 1994).
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3998:Historical simulation games
3132:. Gameology. Archived from
2329:Ward, Trent (May 1, 1996).
2084:Rouse III, Richard (2005).
1764:Civilization: Call to Power
338:following the successes of
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3746:Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
3281:W. W. Norton & Company
3130:"Sid Meier's Colonization"
3085:"Sid Meier's Civilization"
2905:"All-Time 100 Video Games"
2864:December 31, 2011, at the
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1686:Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
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630:The Seven Cities of Gold
302:Sid Meier's Civilization
1767:, a sequel of sorts to
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3011:Ransom-Wiley, James.
2890:May 30, 2016, at the
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2692:Computer Gaming World
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2917:on November 16, 2012
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2060:on February 18, 2014
1949:on February 22, 2014
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722:F-19 Stealth Fighter
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532:Wonders of the World
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347:Sid Meier's Pirates!
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2883:Michał Wierzbicki,
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1997:. Civfanatics.com.
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