57: Civilization

Number 57
(101 points)
Civilization
1994: 50 (30.6)
1995: 13 (70.4)

I only just reviewed Colonization, and already we're meeting its predecessor. Sid Meier's influential simulator was groundbreaking for its time, and later entries in the series continued its popularity. Should you go back to the origin today?

Choose a race, found a city, and venture out in search of land, resources and other people. Civilization takes you from the beginnings of a village through developments in farming, writing, defence and the like, all the way through history. While having its basis in real life history, the game nevertheless is shaped by your actions, and can take a long while to see through to its conclusion. On the Amiga, the original version was followed up by an AGA release with somewhat improved graphics.

I only tried the OCS/ECS version, and the game crashed at some point on my emulated Amiga 500, so hopefully there's no issue on either a later machine or on the AGA version, but regardless, I'm never going to find the time to fully explore this 4X masterpiece, so I'll let you do it at your leisure.

Recommended TOSEC disk(s):
Civilization v855.01 (1992)(MicroProse)(Disk 1 of 4)[cr CSL]
Civilization v855.01 (1992)(MicroProse)(Disk 2 of 4)
Civilization v855.01 (1992)(MicroProse)(Disk 3 of 4)
Civilization v855.01 (1992)(MicroProse)(Disk 4 of 4)
Civilization v855e.01 (1993)(MicroProse)(AGA)(Disk 1 of 4)[cr CSL]
Civilization v855e.01 (1993)(MicroProse)(AGA)(Disk 2 of 4)
Civilization v855e.01 (1993)(MicroProse)(AGA)(Disk 3 of 4)
Civilization v855e.01 (1993)(MicroProse)(AGA)(Disk 4 of 4)