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Sid Meier Inducted Into Computer Hall Of Fame

Posted by simoniker on from the very-civilized dept.

Thanks to Firaxis for their press release revealing their founder Sid Meier has been inducted into the Computer Museum of America's Hall of Fame, after the museum "asked the public to choose their favorite innovators", joining gaming luminaries such as Nolan Bushnell and fellow inductees such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Jay Miner. Meier is best known for classic Microprose games such as Civilization, and GameSpot has an update on his latest title, a remake of Pirates!, noting it's "known to utilize the GameBryo 3D engine used by the Morrowind and Dark Age of Camelot series", and touting "multiple paths to a wealthy, happy [piratical] retirement."

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  1. Re:Pirates was a great educational game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    That is actually a legitimate naval tactic called "Crossing the T."

    British Navy used it for years. Even if they have 1 gun on the stern/bow, you have your whole broadside to them.

  2. Civ3 for OS X by gearheadsmp · · Score: 2, Informative

    Civ3 for OS X has been out. I don't know when the Conquests expansion for OS X will be out.

    here

  3. Re:Considering Sid ripped off Avalon Hill by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Except that, oops, Microprose actually had permission to use the Civilization name for the original Sid Meier version. My copy of the game even had a card inside advertising the board game.

  4. Why emulate? by Prien715 · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's a native windows version here while there's also a Nintendo version (the state of NES emulation is extremely good).

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  5. CPU Bach by robbway · · Score: 3, Informative

    CPU Bach was my favorite simulation from Sid Meier. I'm not sure why algorithmic random music generation never really took off. My version is the 3DO version, which I still have. After listening to it repeatedly, there were several movements you kept hearing over and over. Still, and excellent non-game program in a genre that never really got off the ground.

    For a complete listing of Meier's accomplishments, Gamespot has The Sid Meier Legacy.