Civilization 3 Gold vs. Game of the Year

[DrSpike]

I've never actually seen one of those. I have seen a few excerpts though, so I know they can be pretty dire. Almost along the line of the Atari 'tips' that someone posted recently.

[Aqualung71]

Hey doc, they were great tips!

[DrSpike]

Yes, if you don't build settlers you can't expand. Build units or you can't defend yourself. And don't forget to do some research.

[natlampe]

Originally posted by Mercatore Uno
If you're willing to pay [...]

Yes, I am. That's why I didn't pirate it. It's quite amazing that actually buying the damn thing rewards you with a broken copy protection and a .pdf manual.

Thanks Firaxis (or rather Atari)!

[Master Zen]

I have the Civ3 GotY edition in the "small" box and it does come with the manual. It also comes with a little video on the making of Civ3... and the 1.29 patch.

Given that the patch you can download off the net and the video is... well... superflous, I seriously wonder how they had the nerve to re-sell Civ3 after it cost about $30 back up to $50 with these two new additions.

[wing]

Originally posted by natlampe
Seems that there are multiple versions out because the Gold version I bought from Amazon.co.uk was nothing but Civ3 and PTW slapped together in a cardboard box.

I didn't even get a manual and that annoys me.

The tin can LE Civ 3 sold here comes with two copies of the game (one English and one Korean) with matching manuals. Pretty wasteful if u ask me, save the trees!

Instead of the distributor cutting corners, more likely, the online shops are carrying manualless stock to save on shipping. My copy of Gold from retail comes with a 200+ page manual.