Sid Meier

Sid Meier in 2007

Sid Meier (born February 24, 1954 in Sarnia , Canada ) is a Canadian programmer and designer of computer games . As the creator of the Civilization computer game series and co-founder of the game development company MicroProse , Meier was one of the most influential game designers, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.

Life

Sid Meier grew up in Detroit and studied history and computer science at the University of Michigan and used his Atari 800 to pursue his hobby of programming games. In 1981, Sid Meier first met Bill Stealey , who also had a soft spot for computer games. A short time later, the common idea arose to sell their own computer games, and so they founded the MicroProse company in 1982.

Despite the successful games, MicroProse ran into financial difficulties. In 1994, MicroProse was bought by Spectrum HoloByte , and Bill Stealey left the company he had co-founded ten years earlier. But MicroProse's financial slump was unstoppable. In 1996, Sid Meier and Jeff Briggs also left the company and started a new company, Firaxis Games .

Reception and awards

• In 1995, the US online game magazine GameSpot listed Meier as the most influential game developer.
• In 1996 he was ranked 8th among the most influential representatives of the game industry by the US game magazine Computer Gaming World .
• In 1997 Computer Gaming World listed him as the most influential game designer.
• In 2002 he was listed by the US online game magazine GameSpy, behind Shigeru Miyamoto, at number 2 of the 30 most important game developers.
• In the board game In the Changing Times , published in 2006, Sid Meier is one of the leaders of the "third age". Although the map was anonymized in the reprint in 2007, it is included again in the revised version ( Through the Ages: Eine neue Geschichte der Ziviliasation , 2015).
• In 2009, the US online game magazine IGN listed it again behind Miyamoto in second place among the 100 most important game developers.
• On September 21, 2010 the date of publication of Civilization V in the United States, proclaimed the governor of Maryland , Martin O'Malley , that day in his state as Civilization V Day .
• In 2011, the people search company named PeekYou Meier as the designer with the largest digital fingerprint.

Awards:

• In 1999 he was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame as the second person after Shigeru Miyamoto in recognition of his work .
• In 2008 he received the award for his life's work at the Game Developers Conference 2008 as part of the Game Developers Choice Awards .

Games

• Floyd of the Jungle (1982), Jump 'n' Run
• Chopper Rescue / Air Rescue (1983), action game
• Hellcat Ace (1982), flight simulation
• Spitfire Ace (1983), flight simulation
• Solo Flight (1984), flight simulation
• F-15 Strike Eagle (1985), flight simulation
• Crusade in Europe (1985), Strategy
• Conflict in Vietnam (1985), Strategy
• Decision in the Desert (1985), Strategy
• NATO Division Commander (1985), Strategy
• Silent Service (1985), submarine simulation
• Gunship (1986), helicopter flight simulation
• Pirates! (1987), Economic Simulation
• Red Storm Rising (1987), submarine simulation
• F-19 Stealth Fighter (1988), flight simulation
• Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (1990), railroad economy simulation
• Sid Meier's Covert Action (1991), Strategy, Agent Adventure , Action
• Sid Meier's Civilization (1991), global strategy game
• Sid Meier's Colonization (1994), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (1997), Civil War Real Time Strategy Game
• Sid Meier's Antietam! (1998), Civil War Real Time Strategy Game
• Sid Meier's South Mountain! (199x), Civil War real-time strategy game
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's SimGolf (2002), golf business simulation
• Sid Meier's Civilization III (2002), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004), Economic Simulation
• Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Railroads! (2006), Railway Economy Simulation
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (2008), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization IV - Colonization (2008), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings (2012), Globalstrategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World (2013), Globalstrategy
• Sid Meier's Ace Patrol (2013), Turn-Based Strategy
• Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies (2013), Turn-Based Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Starships (2015), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016), Global Strategy
• Sid Meier's Civilization VI : Gathering Storm (2019), Global Strategy

Trivia

Sid Meier occupies roles and characters in some of his games, for example he is the science advisor in Civilization III .

Web links

Commons : Sid Meier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikiquote: Sid Meier  - Quotes

• Sid Meier at MobyGames (English)
• The Sid Meier Legacy
• History Corner Biography - Sid Meier (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Most Influential People in Computer Gaming ( English ) In: GameSpot . CNET . March 2, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
2. ↑ CGW 148: The 15 Most Influential Industry Players of All Time
3. ↑ CGW 159: The Most Influential People in Computer Gaming
4. ↑ GameSpy's 30 Most Influential People in Gaming ( English ) In: GameSpy . News Corp . March 2, 2002. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
5. ↑ https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/292611/through-ages-story-civilization https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/2911025/through-ages-new-story-civilization
6. ↑ 2. Sid Meier ( English ) In: IGN . News Corp . 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
7. ↑ Chris Remo: Maryland Declares September 21 'Civilization V Day' . Gamasutra . July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
8. ↑ The PeekScores of the Biggest Names in the History of Video Games . PeekYou . Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
9. ↑ Game Developer's Choice Online Awards - Sid Meier . In: Game Developers Conference . UBM TechWeb . Retrieved September 9, 2011.
10. ↑ Sleep is for the weak ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on January 5, 2014, 4:00 p.m.