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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.

Thanks community member phoinix for sharing this deal

Example Retailers:About this Book:
  • 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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  • Reviews: 
    • 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.
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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.
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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 18, 2022 6:39 PM
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saturnwingsMay 18, 2022 6:39 PM
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Quote from duijver View quoted comment :
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
It's not like I disagree with the EA hate, but Alpha Centauri is probably my favourite game of all time, and that came at the beginning of the EA era, so ...

Anyway, has anyone actually read this book? Is it interesting at all?
May 18, 2022 6:41 PM
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burticusMay 18, 2022 6:41 PM
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Quote from saturnwings View quoted comment :
It's not like I disagree with the EA hate, but Alpha Centauri is probably my favourite game of all time, and that came at the beginning of the EA era, so ...

Anyway, has anyone actually read this book? Is it interesting at all?
You can read the first couple of chapters for free on Amazon. It was enough to hook me for $3....
May 18, 2022 6:55 PM
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frankmintMay 18, 2022 6:55 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.)
I finished it last week. I enjoyed the trip down memory lane and learned a few things but other than the few happy smiles, it was pretty meh. A short read and I felt it was worth it. Gonna track down some Pirates! mods.
May 18, 2022 9:25 PM
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TurtlePerson2May 18, 2022 9:25 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

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.
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May 18, 2022 9:53 PM
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jefflinsMay 18, 2022 9:53 PM
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Big fan of Sid. Bought microprose stock. Mistake. The end.
May 18, 2022 10:40 PM
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wordbuilderMay 18, 2022 10:40 PM
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I loved the original 'Railroad Tycoon' back in the day.
May 19, 2022 1:14 AM
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OneOfTooManyMay 19, 2022 1:14 AM
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Quote from duijver View quoted comment :
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
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about
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May 19, 2022 2:58 AM
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JAX-FLMay 19, 2022 2:58 AM
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Quote from frankmint View quoted comment :
I finished it last week. I enjoyed the trip down memory lane and learned a few things but other than the few happy smiles, it was pretty meh. A short read and I felt it was worth it. Gonna track down some Pirates! mods.

http://www.hookedonpirates.com/fo...guide/sol/


Some saved games added, one in particular where you are met with a certain ship that is pretty much a rare sighting. I may go back. Some nice mods to age/skill/danicing etc.
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May 19, 2022 11:46 AM
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takenforgraniteMay 19, 2022 11:46 AM
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Quote from OneOfTooMany View quoted comment :
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about
Be more constructive with your criticism, /Steve/
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May 19, 2022 12:28 PM
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VSevenMay 19, 2022 12:28 PM
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Quote from saturnwings View quoted comment :
Alpha Centauri is probably my favourite game of all time
I lost so many hours to that game, it's like time sped up while playing.

Also until today I thought "Sid Meier" was a made up brand name....
May 19, 2022 3:29 PM
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Eric6632May 19, 2022 3:29 PM
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Quote from VSeven View quoted comment :
I lost so many hours to that game, it's like time sped up while playing.

Also until today I thought "Sid Meier" was a made up brand name....
Nowadays most people don't realize Colonel Sanders was a real person too.
May 19, 2022 3:31 PM
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whitebare7May 19, 2022 3:31 PM
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Quote from w3kn View quoted comment :
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.
This too was my favorite entry in the series. I played this game for a solid 10+ years until my dad got rid of the old computer it was running on.
May 19, 2022 3:33 PM
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w3knMay 19, 2022 3:33 PM
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Quote from whitebare7 View quoted comment :
This too was my favorite entry in the series. I played this game for a solid 10+ years until my dad got rid of the old computer it was running on.
Grab DOSBox and you can relive those Civ memories all over again!
May 20, 2022 3:04 AM
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beowulf7May 20, 2022 3:04 AM
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I bought it since I'm a Sid Meier's fan as well

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DrZoidbergHelloMay 20, 2022 9:27 AM
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Be more constructive with your criticism, /Steve/
you're popping lyrics off the top of this esophagus

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