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Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (eBook)

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  • The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming" and creator of Civilization, featuring his rules of good game design.
  • Articulating his philosophy that a video game should be "a series of interesting decisions," Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers, and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his rules of good game design.

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Various Digital Retailers has Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (eBook) on sale for $2.99.

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  • The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming" and creator of Civilization, featuring his rules of good game design.
  • Articulating his philosophy that a video game should be "a series of interesting decisions," Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers, and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his rules of good game design.

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    • This eBook receives 4.5 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 600 Customer Reviews.
  • About the deal:
    • The Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (eBook) is $13.96 less (82.35% savings) than the list price.
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TurtlePerson2
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I read the book. I enjoyed it. It's not going to win many awards, but if you've been playing the "Sid Meier's" games, then you'll probably find the book interesting. Beyond just talking about Civ games, the book gives some insight into what the computer game design world was like in the early days.
Conformer101
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I bought the recent Civ pack on Humble (or Fanatical, can't remember) - it includes the complete (all DLCs) of Civ III, IV, V, and VI. Never played any of them. I don't think I have enough time, left in my life, to play all of them. LOL. I played the original Civ, back in the early 90's, and spent endless hours trying to beat Expert level.

I should read this book. How is Sid not stuck playing his own games??!! His advice is probably good for time management.
HappyClass939
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To this day (now in my 40s) I know the geography and cities of the Caribbean and Central America pretty well, all thanks to Pirates. I didn't enjoy the remakes of Pirates that much though. The NES 8-bit version is pretty much identical to the Apple II version if you want to give it a whirl via an emulator for the nostalgia.

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May 17, 2022 06:53 PM
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fintlewoodlewixMay 17, 2022 06:53 PM
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Does the AI cheat?
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May 18, 2022 12:31 AM
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HappyClass939May 18, 2022 12:31 AM
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Quote from PoopyMcPoopyFace :
Does the AI cheat?
Good old Civ 1 when you had enemy cities that you'd reduced to size 1 and the enemy's treasury was bare bones, yet said cities could magically crank out tanks or mechanized infantry in a turn or two? I spent many hours on that game as a teen and played every Civ thereafter. Enjoyed Pirates! too on the Apple II.
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Conformer101May 18, 2022 12:36 AM
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I bought the recent Civ pack on Humble (or Fanatical, can't remember) - it includes the complete (all DLCs) of Civ III, IV, V, and VI. Never played any of them. I don't think I have enough time, left in my life, to play all of them. LOL. I played the original Civ, back in the early 90's, and spent endless hours trying to beat Expert level.

I should read this book. How is Sid not stuck playing his own games??!! His advice is probably good for time management.
May 18, 2022 02:10 AM
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fintlewoodlewixMay 18, 2022 02:10 AM
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Quote from HappyClass939 :
Good old Civ 1 when you had enemy cities that you'd reduced to size 1 and the enemy's treasury was bare bones, yet said cities could magically crank out tanks or mechanized infantry in a turn or two? I spent many hours on that game as a teen and played every Civ thereafter. Enjoyed Pirates! too on the Apple II.
I really enjoyed Pirates. I can't remember what platform I played it on, though. Probably the Apple II. Civ 2 is by far my favorite of the series. I played a lot of Civ 3 and a bit of Civ 5, but Civ 2 was the sweet spot for me. And it cheated.
May 18, 2022 10:42 AM
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HappyClass939May 18, 2022 10:42 AM
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Quote from PoopyMcPoopyFace :
I really enjoyed Pirates. I can't remember what platform I played it on, though. Probably the Apple II. Civ 2 is by far my favorite of the series. I played a lot of Civ 3 and a bit of Civ 5, but Civ 2 was the sweet spot for me. And it cheated.
To this day (now in my 40s) I know the geography and cities of the Caribbean and Central America pretty well, all thanks to Pirates. I didn't enjoy the remakes of Pirates that much though. The NES 8-bit version is pretty much identical to the Apple II version if you want to give it a whirl via an emulator for the nostalgia.
May 18, 2022 10:46 AM
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duijverMay 18, 2022 10:46 AM
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Quote from HappyClass939 :
To this day (now in my 40s) I know the geography and cities of the Caribbean and Central America pretty well, all thanks to Pirates. I didn't enjoy the remakes of Pirates that much though. The NES 8-bit version is pretty much identical to the Apple II version if you want to give it a whirl via an emulator for the nostalgia.
I am right there with you on most accounts and Pirates was, and still is, an amazing game. I joked with someone in the past week that I didn't recognize an island in the Caribbean and that it was strange since I had sacked the entire area in my teenage years as a Pirate. ha!

Great memories and the early Sid days were amazing and Microprose created some innovative games - along with Origin! At least until both companies were destroyed by the likes of EA/Etc
May 18, 2022 11:42 AM
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mazrimneMay 18, 2022 11:42 AM
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Quote from PoopyMcPoopyFace :
I really enjoyed Pirates. I can't remember what platform I played it on, though. Probably the Apple II. Civ 2 is by far my favorite of the series. I played a lot of Civ 3 and a bit of Civ 5, but Civ 2 was the sweet spot for me. And it cheated.
I have wasted large chunks of my life on civilization 2 and even keep a couple PCs around to run it on

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May 18, 2022 12:07 PM
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w3knMay 18, 2022 12:07 PM
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The only way I was ever able to beat CIV 1 on Emperor level was to use the map cheat and the turn cheat. But spent countless hours playing that game back in my teens.

Didn't really enjoy Civ 2 or 4 for the gameplay, but the animated wonder builds in 4 were pretty cool. Wish they carried those on. 5 and 6 have been ok.
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burticusMay 18, 2022 01:41 PM
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Interesting. Maybe....

Big civ fan, but I don't like 6. I'm still on 5 + Vox Populi. If you haven't tried that you're missing out. Pirates on the C64 and the PC remake were fun. Never got into Railroad Tycoon though.
May 18, 2022 01:45 PM
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bmoneyMay 18, 2022 01:45 PM
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I played Pirates so much as a kid that I could find the buried treasure with the first piece of each map, every time. I hated accepting a mission that would then send me to Vera Cruz or Campeche because I would spend ten minutes fighting the wind. Now I look back at the graphics and WTF?
May 18, 2022 02:52 PM
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burticusMay 18, 2022 02:52 PM
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Yeah ok I bought it. Read the first couple of chapters for free on Amazon. It hit me right in the 8-bit C64 balls of my youth. I'll read the rest later... I needed a summer book anyway.

Repped.
May 18, 2022 04:17 PM
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BenM3868May 18, 2022 04:17 PM
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This brings back memories for me when I was a kid in the 80s playing on my C64 and then my home built PC in the 90s. I played quite a few games from MicroProse back in the day. I will have to check it out. Thanks OP!
May 18, 2022 05:41 PM
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Alpine_May 18, 2022 05:41 PM
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All these comments and none are on the actual product? I'd like to know if this book is well written and worth reading? I mean, I could wax poetic on all the nights I lost in the mid 90s playing Civ games but who really cares? 🥸
(I just read through a bunch of reviews and it sounds like a sort of bland book.)
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BoastfulTent411May 18, 2022 06:08 PM
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Too bad he didn't make more Pirates games. There's still nothing like it to this day. Ubisoft is so butthurt for live service games that they missed the boat on a Black Flag Pirates! remake.

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SimGolf. That's all I have to say.

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