Civilizing Sid Meier

TCW Podcast Episode 050 - Civilizing Sid Meier We go over Sid's transition into the video game industry.  Starting with meeting "Wild Bill" and their break out game HellCat Ace, and the iterations that lead to F-15 Strike Eagle that cemented MicroProse as a company.  We cover the how/why of Sid Meier's name being on the boxes particularly for the simulation and 4X games.  We wrap it all up with the seminal piece Sid Meier's Civilization, the industry changing  concepts it brought to the table, and Sid's leaving to form Firaxis where he works today! Interview with Sid Meier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyH24CHTlHA Atari Red Baron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oa7_mdJLUw HellCat Ace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYaQS59UGQ Solo Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjQscY_IZQ F-15 Strike Eagle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0FPKCSWhM Floyd of the Jungle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKuH6oXD8Pg Seven Cities of Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qE1arvo3U Sid Meier's Pirates!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ro-1dXuRBM Covert Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-VAwGlghoU Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ths0tQL2qu4 Sid Meier's Civilization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3bA818U15c Sid Meier's Gettysburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS986jTnWBA FreeCiv: http://www.freeciv.org/   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month! TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/