Civilization 1 isn't that difficult... is it?

[Ari Rahikkala]

If you look at the people playing it at Something Awful, it certainly is. The guy who started the thread compensates for learning about overcrowding-caused civil disorder by starting over and never building any irrigation, the premier source of strategic wisdom on the thread was surprised to win the space race (in a test game) at prince, a third of the players are on SNES, and oh, I think all of the videos were done at chieftain. I haven't watched all of them.

I have, however, watched some of them (mostly the DeceasedCrab stuff), and I guess I derive some kind of pleasure from suppressing my urge to yell at the screen.

You might want to check that thread out if you like pain. Or, if you want to show those whippersnappers how the game is played, you could do that. (of course, you'll want to *show* it, not *tell* them what they are doing wrong, otherwise it wouldn't be terribly entertaining)

[Jon Miller]

My memories of the first 3 games of civ I played are my best. In my first game, I never even figured out how to change governments. In my second, I fought off russian tanks with my cannons (they still ended up winning).

JM

[FrostyBoy]

Same here Jon, I still remember I was greek, I still remember the land I started on and I still remember mining EVERY hill on the planet, even though I only had one city -- thinking I was getting all the resouces from the all the hills

With each passing game I got better, I think about the 10th game I finally got to space.

[Tuberski]

I RTFM'd and won on my first try.

ACK!

[LordShiva]

In my first game, all I ever built were Militia (didn't know how to get into city view to change teh construction, so it kept building the first build order over and over). I was on Chieftain, though, so I managed to clear off my island, then decided to build "teh Great Wall" by fortifying a line of militia down teh middle

Also, I was like 10 years old.

[LordShiva]

WTF is Something Awful?

[CrONoS]

... I watched the first video...

Intro Music of Civ1...
Nostalgia!

[MarkG]

how is the capturing done? e.g. video from game + audio for user?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cGsw1qaT5Y

we should have tons of videos like that. i feel ashamed.

[Datajack Franit]

Polycats or sth like that

[SlowwHand]

Ask Shiva. He knows all that stuff. I know he knows about DL YouTube. He's a pretty smart fellow.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by MarkG
how is the capturing done? e.g. video from game + audio for user?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cGsw1qaT5Y

we should have tons of videos like that. i feel ashamed.

With a program like Fraps probably, it's pretty easy.

I imagine strategy threads would be a lot easier to take in with videos included.

[Whoha]

Watching epic failures is part of the Lets Play appeal and fun. Go look at the dwarf fortress threads, disaster and hilarity ensue almost from the start in all of them.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Maquiladora
With a program like Fraps probably, it's pretty easy.

yeah ok but what about the voiceover? you do it after recording the game? that doubles the time needed (and without taking into account editing)

[SlowwHand]

Dwarf fortress. Damned short people. I guess b etor was there? gawd, I hate short people.

[ZEE]

i miss EyesofNight