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    Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
    Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
    Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
    Audiobook8 hours

    Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

    Written by Sid Meier and Jennifer Lee Noonan

    Narrated by Charles Constant

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming," and creator of Civilization.

    Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world's most popular video games, including Sid Meier's Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier's Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humor, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon, to Civilization and beyond.

    Articulating his philosophy that a video game should be "a series of interesting decisions," Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers, and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his rules of good game design.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateNov 10, 2020
    ISBN9781696602044
    Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

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    • 5/5
      A relatively drama-free, game design life of success.

      This was a great book. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive at first given that, since Sid wrote it himself, I feared it would be embellished and self-aggrandizing. But Sid seems to be a pretty humble guy who seemingly avoided much of the soul-crushing, crunch-filled, trauma inducing drama that is all too common in the gaming industry. Combined with his obvious success as a game designer, that's pretty impressive in and of itself.

      As a gamer who primarily grew up with RPGs, I must admit I missed most of Sid's strategy games over the last few decades. I dabbled in a pirated copy (sorry!) of Silent Service and bought a few of the MicroProse flight Sims, but the first version of Civ I ever played came late with Civ IV and the Colonization version. Today, Civ VI is in my top 5 games of all time.

      Sid's genius is obvious and this book recaps the journey well, though it's more about his life than a behind the scenes development of most games. The original version of Civ, Pirates, and Covert Action get good coverage, but I was hoping for a deeper dive into Starships, Alpha Centauri, Beyond Earth, and others. It certainly gave me an urge to go back and play through Sid's back catalog.

      Definitely a great read, well written and accessible, quite entertaining and educational if you're into game design. Highly recommended book.
    • 5/5
      I was sceptical to listen to a memoir, but Sid turns out to pepper this one with such wisdom, positivity and pure joy for his craft that I will probably listen to it again very soon!
    • 5/5
      A wonderful review of SIDS experience in the computer industry. I highly recommend this read or listen, and I found a few new games I’m gonna have to check out or old games, In particular that Bach one!