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Civ1 related news items

Official from Firaxis: It’s Civilization’s Big 30-Year Celebration!

By The_J | September 30, 2021

Firaxis has announced today that they’re officially starting the party for Civ’s 30th birthday. Besides the above video, they also have an address from Sid Meier himself written down. Read the official announcement here: https://civilization.com/fr-FR/news/entries/it-s-civilization-s-big-30-year-celebration/ Discuss it in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/official-from-firaxis-it%E2%80%99s-civilizations-big-30-year-celebration.673485/

30 years Civ – all the little things you didn’t know

By The_J | September 30, 2021

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So much time has passed, since the “birth” of Civ. Many people know the game, and all the details about its mechanics. But do you know about all the small things and little jokes, created by Firaxis or the community? You haven’t seen CivAnon, the Civ4 throne room, or about Elvis? No? Have a read here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/30-years-civ-all-the-little-things-you-didnt-know.673477/ And… Read More »

30 years of Civilization: The SNES and Playstation 1 port of Civ1

By The_J | September 25, 2021

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Our user Blake00 has put out another very interesting video. This time it is about the SNES and PS1 port of Civ1. Most people will not know about these, since they are rather obscure, and the latter one was only available in Japan. There is even on ongoing, but also rather unknown project to make a Sega Genesis/Mega… Read More »

30 years of Civilization: Play as the barbarians in Civ1, or play the Dune scenario!

By The_J | September 22, 2021

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Our user Blake00 has again made a present for Civ’s 30th birthday: He has created two new videos, showing how you can play as the barbarians in Civ1, and he’s playing the Dune scenario for Civ1, right in time for the new movie. Check out his videos! How to play as the barbarians: Civ1 Dune Arrakis scenario: Discuss… Read More »

30 years of Civilization: Play Civ1 on your Android phone!

By The_J | September 19, 2021

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Recently we learned that you can play Civ1 in HD. But what if you’re not at home on your big screen, but on the way to somewhere? Our user raen has put together instructions how you can play your Civ1 copy on your Android phone! So if you want to give the old addiction a go again, then… Read More »

30 years of Civilization: Civilization 1 HD Tour With Mods & Scenarios

By The_J | September 16, 2021

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Our user Blake00 has made a very special present for Civ’s 30th birthday: A video series showing what things Civ1 is capable of! Would you have thought that you can play Civ1 in HD quality? That there are mods for Civ1? That you can get really good sound for Civ1? Or that you could play it on the… Read More »

30 years of Civ: Read a new Civ1 story

By The_J | September 4, 2021

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For the month of September, we are still celebrating Civ’s 30th birthday! Our user zaphod2016 has written a story about his last conquest of the world with the Romans in the one and only Civ1, the original! If you wondered how the original looked, or just want to be reminded of the good old times, have a look… Read More »

Civilization’s 30th birthday: Give Civ a present, get one back!

By The_J | September 3, 2021

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Civilization’s 30th birthday: Give Civ a present, get one back! To celebrate the 30th birthday of Civilization, we are holding a contest: Give Civ a present, get one back! How would you do this? We are looking for any form of art, created for Civilization! Have you ever drawn something inspired by Civ? Made a sculpture? A lego… Read More »