October 8, 2001, 14:20
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Civ 1 was approximately released about 10 years ago.
Being an old civ veteran I had a nagging feeling Civ3 would be released around end oct/nov. The reason? Simple, it would be just in time for the 10th anniversary of civ. Civ1 was released officiallly around nov in 1991 but it had some last minute graphic changes.
Here's a quick snapshot of the 'almost final' version of Civ1. Please note this footage hasn't been seen in 10 years. I think it's time I did a recap of civ, look for a column in the near future with more classic screenshots.
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October 8, 2001, 14:29
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Nice screen CapTVK, I never saw it before.
Civ 1. If I got a dime for every hour I played ... 
looking forward to your column.
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October 8, 2001, 14:31
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More old screenshots, pretty please?
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October 8, 2001, 14:34
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Patience, patience... 
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October 8, 2001, 14:51
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whoah.. i've been playing civ for almost 10 years now.. and i'm only 26..
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October 8, 2001, 15:46
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*nostalgia trip*
That looks considerably different to the actual version of civ1. It appears to be some kind of precursor to an ancient republic screen with Stalin in charge. Yet it doesn't look like Stalin and the ancient republic background is outdoors in an ancient-y Rome place, the foreign advisor looks the same, military advisor is different, and the domestic advisor was a woman in civ1. Obviously needed their quotient of sexual equality And the science advisor looked like a big beardy wiseman in a toga, with very little hair atop
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October 8, 2001, 17:04
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That looks like a cartoon 
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October 8, 2001, 17:29
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Originally posted by red_jon
That looks like a cartoon
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just like the civ3 advisors 
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October 8, 2001, 17:34
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Originally posted by dainbramaged13
just like the civ3 advisors
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One generation cometh, another passeth away...
there's nothing new under the sun... 
There are a few other tidbits that didn't make it to the original release but that's for later. My lips are sealed. 
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October 8, 2001, 17:56
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that is one ugly as$ pic
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October 8, 2001, 19:17
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Originally posted by d_dudy
that is one ugly as$ pic
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I doubt it was 10 years ago.
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October 8, 2001, 19:44
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October 8, 2001, 22:27
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I never got to play the original Civilization, but I did manage to find a ROM and emulator for it somewhere on the net. I don't know where it is right now, or if I still even have it. But I did get a chance to start the game up and see the opening sequence and the in-game options.
I think the version may have been for one of the older Nintendo consoles, or some other brand of console- it definately wasn't the PC version.
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October 8, 2001, 22:29
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AUGH! My eyes hurt. I'm at a loss to figure out where he got that, but it's bring back all the memories of typing class and my old computers.
That Stalin's one guy in a toga I would not want to mess with. He might flash me. 
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October 9, 2001, 04:14
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man, i played it first on b&w laptop. mind you, it was TWO of us playing, trying to see anything from an angle on LCD display. still, i will never forget the time when we made first contact with egyptians (and soon crushed them  )
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October 9, 2001, 04:37
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I agree with Vetlegion - That is definately not the PC version! (cetainly not the version I played in 1991)
The screen shot looks like it comes from a TV not a PC monitor.
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October 9, 2001, 04:41
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Was one of my first PC games....
I wonder why many Apolytoners played civ1 [edited] 10 years ago? 
Last edited by Staszek; October 10, 2001 at 04:43.
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October 9, 2001, 08:10
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I wonder why many Apolytoners played civ3 10 years ago?
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Civ 3 10 years ago??  I got into civ about 9 years ago, a year after it was released, as id heard a few good reviews about it, and saw it at a reduced price somewhere. I was young then  5 years after that, i was still playing it. I actually got up for school 3 hours early just so i could play civ for those 3 hours each morning
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October 9, 2001, 08:37
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I also played on a black and white laptop, but I was running off of solar power in the West African bush. I wonder if I had the only copy in Africa. Hmmm....
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October 9, 2001, 11:18
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I got CIV 1 when it first came out - but for over three months it sat on my shelf collecting dust! 
Once I finally installed and played it for the first time I realised what an idiot I had been 
In the UK you normally only get three years at University, a period in your life with no major responsiblities and lots of free time.
WHAT A WASTE!!!!! neally 10% of my time as a student when I had the opportunity but didnt play CIV 
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October 9, 2001, 11:23
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Didn't you get these greek dudes, when you were a civ without invention but with democracy OR republic? (which would not be necessary in Civ I, because you could stay in despotism without any problems)
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October 9, 2001, 11:27
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Are you sure that shot isn't from the Super Nintendo version?
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October 9, 2001, 11:28
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Not as depicted in the screen shot (PC version)
The screenshot has a totally different drawn style from what I remember.
- On the PC version You had the face of the leader you were talking to and arround the leader would be a number of advisors depending on how powerful he/she was.
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October 9, 2001, 12:25
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King
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Originally posted by donarumo
Are you sure that shot isn't from the Super Nintendo version?
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No, these are screenshots from a final beta review for the PC (MS-DOS). For some reason the graphics were changed at the last moment (some mysteries will never be solved ).
P.S
MarkG and DanQ can confirm these pictures are genuine. I sent them the evidence a few weeks ago.
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October 9, 2001, 12:27
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Well I think they made a good decision - your screen shot looks horrible!
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October 9, 2001, 12:30
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It indeed looks horrible!
P.S. Voorburrug? Tonegido etc.
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October 9, 2001, 12:38
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Originally posted by Be Quicker
It indeed looks horrible!
P.S. Voorburrug? Tonegido etc.
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Brother!!!
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October 9, 2001, 12:40
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Originally posted by Th0mas
Well I think they made a good decision - your screen shot looks horrible!
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You never played the original Railroad Tycoon then. You'll find the same sort of graphics in that one.
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October 9, 2001, 13:18
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ohhhh...such pictures brings back good old memories (Can we have a smilie who is dreaming here )
10 years...and I didn't get my Amiga until January 1993...2 more years I could have played Civilization This means I was 10 years old as they released it...Time goes way too fast these days
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October 9, 2001, 13:41
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That guy to the far right looks like he's wearing a copper pot on his head. What is that???
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