Sid Meier's Civilization
Published: February 1, 2009 - Last update: May 2, 2013 - 58198 downloads
- Alt names
- 文明, シヴィライゼーション 世界七大文明, Wenming, Sid Meier's Civilization: Build An Empire To Stand The Test Of Time, Civilization I, Civ
- Year
- 1991
- Genre
- Strategy
- Theme
- Managerial, Turn-based
- Publisher
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Developer
- MPS Labs
- Perspective
- Top-Down
156 votes
2 MiB
Description of Sid Meier's Civilization
If you haven't play Sid Meier's Civilization (also known as 文明, シヴィライゼーション 世界七大文明, Wenming, Sid Meier's Civilization: Build An Empire To Stand The Test Of Time, Civilization I, Civ) already, go ahead and download it now! Published in 1991 by MicroProse Software, Inc., Sid Meier's Civilization features strategy in a turn-based, managerial genre.
The legendary game of the Civilization series, it defined a new genre of turn based strategy.
When Sid Meier's Civilization was released in 1991, it single-handedly changed the strategy video game market forever. Its format has since been copied by a number of 'turn-based' games, and the basic plot of the game was to build an empire. Once this had been successfully established, the aim of the game was to get your civilization to grow and flourish.
The game itself covered a wide period of history, stretching from the prehistoric ages to the futuristic development of Outer Space. This included an in-depth look into the Ancient Greeks, as well as detailed gameplay that covered the Roman Empire. This variety of content was enough to keep players hooked on this gaming classic for countless hours - the publisher was also ultimately responsible for the Sim City series of games across a number of different platforms.
Paradigm wrote : One of the greatest games ever made for a computer, and also one of the most addicting. Civilization launched the entire franchise. It is, quite simply, a master work.
That said...Civilization 1 is brutal and broken. Expect no mercy as the computer flagrantly cheats to make up for AI limitations when playing on higher difficulty levels. There are also a great many events that happen in the game that lack explanation (in fact the game doesn't even tell you they are happening). One example of this is your civilizations production getting cut in half as soon as 1 A.D. hits. Also, beware "stacks of doom", in which 20+ powerful units can occupy the same square, becoming neigh invincible. Unit strength is VERY relative... chariots can beat tanks. In Civ 1 these things do happen....
Run civ.exe in DOSBox
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Fred added this comment :
The game randomly crashes when I attempt to change what a city is working on. It doesn't always, but, when it crashes, it's when I am changing city production.
Shuuriken added this comment :
helpp....why i cant tun on the sound??? if i tun it on, it goes to error
se added this comment :
Even better, just use this link to get the answers to all of the quiz questions.
http://www.civfanatics.com/civ1/manual/civ1_man.htm
Northern Watch added this comment :
You guys have to install dosbox (search google for it)
Open Dosbox
Type in mount c c:\games\civ (This is a example of where i put my game folder)
Type in C:
Type civ
And your playing the game now.
so long as they are in a Folder youll be able to play them through the dosbox
asdfq34598745 added this comment :
Civilization has the weakest copy protection I've ever seen. It gives you the answers to its own doc check, and the doc check always occurs at 3000 BC, so you could just save the turn before that (3020 BC), and load if you fail the doc check. So easy.
jibba added this comment :
excellent game..thank you..ONE QUESTION..
How do you bypass the security check questions that randomly appear without having the original instructions manual?
Tekdude added this comment :
Working ok for me on Windows 7(64 bit) using DOSBox0.74.
I extracted it to a folder I named DOS on my "D:" drive. It created a folder called CIV in it.
In DOSBox, at the "Z:\" prompt, I mounted the folder as my "C:" drive by entering this command: mount c d:\dos\civ
After, I changed to my newly mounted "C:" drive by entering: C: at the
"Z:\" prompt.
Lastly, at the "C:" prompt, I entered CIV (that is the executable file). You go through the SETUP and then INTRO and I was in.
Fun stuff. Hope this helps.
Confused Person added this comment :
When I downloaded it, it was just a bunch of different files that I couldn't use. Help!
admin added this comment :
"this download seems to be missing the executable file"
?? Double check this ;)
stasis06 added this comment :
I've never plaid a game so much without getting bored of it. That being said, my Super Nintendo copy finally stopped working (NOOOOOO) and this download seems to be missing the executable file. I already have DOSBox and it won't open without the correct file. Any suggestions?
Satanicus added this comment :
Catdog@ None of Dos games works in Win7.. Get DosBox to run it.
Annie added this comment :
Having trouble running this game on your OS? Try DosBox, or if it's not a dos game, take a look at the file extension and do a search for a like emulator.
vantaran added this comment :
Civilization is one of the classics that defined PC gaming for the '90s. I spent whole days and nights playing the game, and it still has a firm lock on me today.
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StrateJay added this comment :
Civ runs great I would say everyone into turn based strategy has to play it atleast once.