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5-20-2008 @ 7:57AM
Victor Agreda Jr said...
I'm also a fan of Alpha Centauri, but Sid had little to do with it from what I hear-- his name on the box was more about marketing. Still, good to see one of the few game designers with some name recognition getting more recognition (but why?).
My wife bought me Alpha Centauri for my old G3 iBook and it gave her a taste of what Mac users put up with in gaming. The Mac version cost about $30, while the PC version had been out already and was in the bargain bin at the grocery store for less than $10.
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5-20-2008 @ 8:18AM
SlaunchaMan said...
If they do come out with a version of Civ for the iPhone, I wonder how they'll get around the screen size? It would be sweet to be able to use regular iPhone finger movements to scroll, zoom in/out, etc. Even with those the screen size is probably too small to play on the largest-size maps from previous Civ games.
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5-20-2008 @ 8:55AM
d said...
Civ on iPhone would be great. I can see how they would make it something much like a cell phone game. A separate pullout from the side of the screen to select people, and touch makes it easy to select a place to put them. The only issue I can think of is enabling online play (which should be in there) without making people spend a large amount of tie in front of the iPhone. Against the comp, pausing solves the problem, and it would be fun to have this Civ game to pick up and play just a little more of while in line. Please, Sid?
5-20-2008 @ 8:59AM
Jon Niola said...
Wow I totally forgot about Alpha Centauri. Great game! I am going to have to re-install it and shake off some rust with some Morgan Industries action :)
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5-20-2008 @ 10:57AM
DC Flyer said...
There's this little game called Spore coming out in a Cider-ized Mac version this fall that might have something to do with the Sid Meier article on Apple Games. I do find it strange, though, that there's no reference to Spore in the article.
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5-20-2008 @ 2:13PM
michael s said...
Yea, DC's spot on, gotta be about Spore.
On the other hand, Civ r00lz, so who needs a reason to talk to the guy behind that?
5-20-2008 @ 1:54PM
Tyr said...
Alpha Centauri is definitely the best Civ, but Colonization in the most neglected and underestimated. A forgotten classic.
Also Civ for iPhone say it ain't true, I just kicked my Civ IV addiction and now I'd be able to play 24/7 ? If I tell my girlfriend she'll kick me out for sure.
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5-20-2008 @ 5:18PM
Keith Lang said...
Could perhaps the app store make it possible to buy a large game like Spore in 'segments'? That is, complete Level 1, now you can spend $5 and get Level 2.
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5-20-2008 @ 7:54PM
Tchad said...
If I could only play one computer game for the rest of my life, I'd probably pick Alpha Centauri; awesome strategic depth and balance. I still play once or twice a month. Could someone convince Brad to make us a universal build? It sounds like he's back at Aspyr again... SMAC for iPhone too?
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5-21-2008 @ 4:47AM
larry said...
open ttd for iphone? played it for i don't know how many years.
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