Thinking of buying civ one

[jojorah]

Hi guys, dont get me wrong i love all the bells and whistles in latter civs ( i have bought civ 4 and civ 5) but for some reason i also like "basic" games the some people may call "dumbed down". One question do any of you think its worh buying if i find copy?

 

[Valen]

I would guess that the answer you will get from this forum is an emphatic yes.
The classic game still has the magic it had in 1991.

 

[GibsonS]

Definitely worth it, particularly given it's very cheap to get hold of.
I would suggest you keep an eye out on eBay and similar marketplaces; there're normally 1 or 2 available (although I have to admit it's getting harder to find copies now compared to a few years ago).

You'll probably need to run an application like DOSBOX to make it work on a recent version of Windows. I found it ran in XP on it's own, but the arrival of Vista pushed me to start using DOSBOX. You'll find plenty of instructions on how to install/use DOSBOX in other forum threads.

Enjoy!

 

[Whelkman]

Be warned that the Windows version is based on version 3, which was 16-bit, and is no longer directly supported by Microsoft. DOSBox offers a reasonably elegant solution to running the DOS version on modern computers, but getting 16-bit Windows applications working these days is a challenge and usually involves extra cost. Unfortunately, the Civilization packaged with Chronicles is the Windows 16-bit version. Most hardcore Civ1 fans seem to play the DOS version, so this shouldn't be a huge concern.