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losthellhound · 11-13-2003, 02:13 PM

Firaxis, the brain child of the game god Sid..

Ive met only a few people who played Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire.. But those I have met are such ardent fans that the game is seen as mostly perfect.. We play non stop, and its had more playing time then any other game now..

Any other fans out there???

mrquackers · 11-13-2003, 06:38 PM

I really enjoyed Alpha Centauri, but didn't get as sucked into it as you seem to have. But when Pirates! comes out late next year... well, I'm going to be saving up vacation time!

losthellhound · 11-13-2003, 07:24 PM

Pirates looks good. The original was great when I was a kid..

Lestat · 11-16-2003, 12:15 AM

I've never played Alpha Centauri. I've heard many good things about it. I will definately pick it up. I've been hooked on Civ 3. I also can't wait for Pirates. I loved the original, and wondered why they never remade it.

losthellhound · 11-16-2003, 08:34 PM

Sid is a perfectionist I think, and he needs to work through things very closely before they get released. Thats why I really like Firaxis games, because they never have huge bugs..

djtestudo · 11-16-2003, 09:23 PM

Civ 3 = greatest game I have ever owned (well, "owned" may be stretching it a little, but I'm not going into that...)

losthellhound · 11-16-2003, 09:26 PM

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Originally posted by djtestudo
Civ 3 = greatest game I have ever owned (well, "owned" may be stretching it a little, but I'm not going into that...)

Thats the other thing about Firaxis.. Other companies, I haev no problem with "borrowed" versions.. MS games, EA.. but there are a couple of game studios where I feel that I have to support them.. Firaxis and Bullfrog are the two that come to mind right away

djtestudo · 11-17-2003, 07:50 PM

Yeah...I have no job, so once I can get a steady income a legit Civ 3 is one of my priorities.

m0rpheus · 01-04-2005, 03:57 PM

sigh, how many hours did we kill with Alpha Centauri? Thats it, I'm going to re-install it right now...

Xenomorph · 01-04-2005, 04:19 PM

NUNS WITH GUNS!

I'm a Believer for life.

Alpha Centauri introduced me to "hot seat" multiplayer and eventually lead me to the LAN party. I owe it a great debt.

Bratwurst · 01-04-2005, 08:36 PM

I don't know if I have ever played a Sid game I didn't like? Thats going all the way back to F-19 Stealth Fighter too. Pirates! Gold was one of my favorites as a kid, along with Silent Service on NES . Civ2 and Civ3 both stole way too many hours of my life. Everytime I get on a plane flight still, I make sure I have a laptop with Civ3 installed on it.

I've never played Alpha Centauri but I should probably try to find a copy. Question - I know Microprose made Master of Orion, but was that a Sid game, or just based off of the original Civ?

NeverBorn · 01-04-2005, 09:42 PM

I love Sid games, absolutely. Alpha Centuari is one of the greatest games ever made..period.

martinguerre · 01-04-2005, 11:41 PM

i LOVED civ 2. i haven't played 3 enough to get good...i could whup on on diety in 2, get schooled at warlord in 3.

i'm going to get the Pirates remake...i loved the original.

jrclark · 01-05-2005, 12:46 AM

/me bows before the greatness that is Civ III and Alpha Centauri

Ace_O_Spades · 01-05-2005, 10:24 AM

I've played Civ 1,2,3... Alpha Centauri... Sim Golf (sooo great!)... and now Pirates!

I think it's safe to say I'm a firaxis fan

Kadath · 01-06-2005, 06:02 AM

AC was some hot stuff. My buddy and I bought it around dinner time one night, went back to my place, and played single together until we realized the sun had come back up. True story. That game was crazy addictive. My only beef was multiplayer took so LONG. I never played Civ 3, but I remember playing one of the earlier ones on a Mac at school -- that was good stuff.

11-13-2003, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Seeking Firaxis fans Firaxis, the brain child of the game god Sid.. Ive met only a few people who played Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire.. But those I have met are such ardent fans that the game is seen as mostly perfect.. We play non stop, and its had more playing time then any other game now.. Any other fans out there??? __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

11-13-2003, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	I really enjoyed Alpha Centauri, but didn't get as sucked into it as you seem to have. But when Pirates! comes out late next year... well, I'm going to be saving up vacation time! __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

11-13-2003, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Pirates looks good. The original was great when I was a kid.. __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

11-16-2003, 12:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lestat Psycho Location: Riverside, CA	I've never played Alpha Centauri. I've heard many good things about it. I will definately pick it up. I've been hooked on Civ 3. I also can't wait for Pirates. I loved the original, and wondered why they never remade it. __________________ I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. - Jack Handy

11-16-2003, 08:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Sid is a perfectionist I think, and he needs to work through things very closely before they get released. Thats why I really like Firaxis games, because they never have huge bugs.. __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

11-16-2003, 09:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Civ 3 = greatest game I have ever owned (well, "owned" may be stretching it a little, but I'm not going into that...) __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

11-17-2003, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Yeah...I have no job, so once I can get a steady income a legit Civ 3 is one of my priorities. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

01-04-2005, 03:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	sigh, how many hours did we kill with Alpha Centauri? Thats it, I'm going to re-install it right now... __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

01-04-2005, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Xenomorph Crazy Location: St. Louis, MO	NUNS WITH GUNS! I'm a Believer for life. Alpha Centauri introduced me to "hot seat" multiplayer and eventually lead me to the LAN party. I owe it a great debt. __________________ The facehugger is short-lived outside the egg which normally protects it. Armed with a long grasping tail, a spray of highly-concentrated acid and the single-minded desire to impregnate a single selected prey using its extending probe, it will fearlessly pursue and attack a single selected target until it has succeeded in attachment or it or its target is dead

01-04-2005, 08:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bratwurst Insane Location: La la land	I don't know if I have ever played a Sid game I didn't like? Thats going all the way back to F-19 Stealth Fighter too. Pirates! Gold was one of my favorites as a kid, along with Silent Service on NES . Civ2 and Civ3 both stole way too many hours of my life. Everytime I get on a plane flight still, I make sure I have a laptop with Civ3 installed on it. I've never played Alpha Centauri but I should probably try to find a copy. Question - I know Microprose made Master of Orion, but was that a Sid game, or just based off of the original Civ? __________________ 40

01-04-2005, 09:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	I love Sid games, absolutely. Alpha Centuari is one of the greatest games ever made..period.

01-04-2005, 11:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
martinguerre whosoever Location: New England	i LOVED civ 2. i haven't played 3 enough to get good...i could whup on on diety in 2, get schooled at warlord in 3. i'm going to get the Pirates remake...i loved the original. __________________ For God so loved creation, that God sent God's only Son that whosoever believed should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16

01-05-2005, 12:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
jrclark Upright	/me bows before the greatness that is Civ III and Alpha Centauri

01-05-2005, 10:24 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	I've played Civ 1,2,3... Alpha Centauri... Sim Golf (sooo great!)... and now Pirates! I think it's safe to say I'm a firaxis fan __________________ Feh.

01-06-2005, 06:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	AC was some hot stuff. My buddy and I bought it around dinner time one night, went back to my place, and played single together until we realized the sun had come back up. True story. That game was crazy addictive. My only beef was multiplayer took so LONG. I never played Civ 3, but I remember playing one of the earlier ones on a Mac at school -- that was good stuff. __________________ it's quiet in here