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unusual facts about Sid Meier's Railroads!


Sid Meier's Railroads!

In these scenarios (fifteen in all), the game allows the user to take on the role of various famous railway tycoons and robber barons from the past, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan.


Bruce Shelley

At MicroProse, he was Sid Meier's assistant designer for Railroad Tycoon (1990), Covert Action (1990), and Civilization (1991).

Enrico Dandolo

In addition, Venice is a playable civilization in Sid Meier's Civilization V whose leader is Dandolo.

Firaxis Games

Early on, Firaxis has produced several PC games, including Sid Meier's Gettysburg! and Sid Meier's Antietam!, based on their namesake famous American Civil War battles, and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, a space colonization game taking place in the Alpha Centauri star system.

Fog of war

Sid Meier's turn-based franchise Civilization and its spin-off Alpha Centauri obscure parts of the map not occupied by the player or allies until the advent of orbital flight is reached by the player.

Game Jackal

Game Jackal is advertised to work with around 90% of games on the market, including games such as Sid Meier's Railroads!, Neverwinter Nights 2 and Need For Speed Carbon.

Kurt Squire

Squire has written over 30 articles and book chapters, and is credited on various games such as Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Magic: The Gathering video games

The game is notable as being the last game the esteemed game designer Sid Meier (Civilization, Railroad Tycoon) worked on while employed by MicroProse, though his involvement was short.

Metreon

The Metreon was also home to the Walk of Game, which is loosely based on the Walk of Fame — honorees include Shigeru Miyamoto, Nolan Bushnell, StarCraft, Sid Meier, John D. Carmack, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Link from The Legend of Zelda series.

Michael Ely

Michael Ely is the writer of the trilogy of books surrounding the events in the computer game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Military tradition

Military Tradition is used in the strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization III, released by Atari, as a technological advance that allows the building of cavalry units.

Pirate Gold

Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold, multiple rereleases of the 1987 video game of the same name

Possessory credit

Possessory credits have been used for video games such as American McGee's Alice, Sid Meier's Civilization, games released by Tom Clancy's Red Storm Entertainment, and games in the Metal Gear series.

Sid Meier's Civilization board game

Civilization: The Board Game, a 2010 board game by Kevin Wilson, an adaptation of the computer game Civilization IV

Civilization: The Boardgame, a 2002 board game by Glenn Drover, an adaptation of the computer game Civilization III

Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

This ultimately led to the creation of other famous battles such as the Battle of Fredericksburg, the First Battle of Bull Run, the Peninsula Campaign, and more.

Sid Meier's Pirates!

The game tests a wide range of skills: hand-eye coordination during the fencing sections, tactical ability during the land and sea combat phases, and strategic thinking, for everything from choosing a wife to deciding when to divide up the plunder.

Sid Meier's SimGolf

Other facilities made available as players progress through the game include a bar, a putting green, a tennis court and homes to parodies of Hollywood stars or other international celebrities, such as William Robins, Bruce Springstone, Pamela Panderson, or Rosie O'Doul.

The Jesus Incident

The book also served as a major source of inspiration for the developers of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.


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