Why would anyone keep playing Civ1 when we have Civ3?

[sboog]

This is a question I ask myself. Because despite the wonderful graphics and all the new things with Civ3, I still feel pulled back to Civ1.

Does anyone else feel that way?

Why do you think we are pulled back to Civ1?

sboog

[Thrawn05]

I only have Civ3 and Civ for the snes. The one for the snes I do play from time to time, only because of the units really.

[Level]

My dad still plays Civ1 he says he won't play another one until he finds out how to stop the stupid pollution.

He has future techs, all space ship parts built, all land and all water in city radiuses coverd in railroad, with one civ with one city left, all in B.C.

[Verto]

In the age of Pentium 4, gigabyte RAM and 128 MB video cards, why do people still play Clue, or Solitaire, or Checkers or NES Mario, or my fav., Axis and Allies?

Because some things will always be classics, they will never grow old. They will always be better than the endless supply of RTS reruns and FPS clones

Graphics and shiny boxes do not make great games.

[zulu9812]

and they say graphics don't matter in TBS - yeah right...

[Locutus]

Because it's better...

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Verto
Graphics and shiny boxes do not make great games.

At least SOMEONE in the world has brains other then me!

[Verto]

Yes, I'm afraid the number is few. I'm guessing your a Zahn fan?

[MidKnight Lament]

Simplicity. Familiarality. And most of all, nostalgia.
I still go back and have a dip every now and then to get back to my roots.

[Mr. President]

Simplicity. Familiarality. And most of all, nostalgia.

Besides, original versions tend to be better than sequels. It was like that for Donkey Kong on the SNES and Alpha Centauri (the long-running Mario series was an exception - well, except for Mario 64 and Luigi's Mansion, the frustrating cousins).

[tomcat ha]

TA is also a classic
it seems that the ones who play TA today and quit return after a while playing it again

[Solver]

Originally posted by Verto
In the age of Pentium 4, gigabyte RAM and 128 MB video cards, why do people still play Clue, or Solitaire, or Checkers or NES Mario, or my fav., Axis and Allies?

Though many people still have 2 year old systems with less than a GB RAM .

[zulu9812]

and exactly how many ppl have 1GB of RAM?

[Solver]

I must admit I haven't even worked with anything having more than 512 MB RAM, lest have it... I'm running a 128 MB RAM machine .

[Verto]

I don't believe I said you all had gig RAMs and 3000 dollar units. I said we were living in a time where that technology is available.

I only have 512 myself(ran out of places to stick the memory stick!), but I think everyone got what I was saying.