Line #45 Creator/SidMeier


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sidmeier.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''A game is a series of interesting choices.'']]
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4	Sidney K. 'Sid' Meier (born February 24, 1954) is a world-famous Canadian game programmer and designer. His first game was inspired by arcade flight simulators; specifically, the ease with which he could exploit their pitiful AIs (with some help from a friend) pushed him to write a better one. He and his friend Bill Stealy went on to found Creator/MicroProse, and from there, the rest is history.
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6	Meier is best known for two wildly popular game franchises: ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'', the TropeCodifier for the FourX TurnBasedStrategy genre, and ''VideoGame/RailroadTycoon'', the Trope Codifier for the [[ConstructionAndManagementGames business management simulator]] genre. However, these are most definitely ''not'' the only games he is famous for, and chances are pretty good that any serious strategy or simulation gamer has at least one of his titles in his collection. Many of them include his name [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt proudly displayed in the game's title]]. These include:
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8	* Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) 2K Games
9	* VideoGame/SidMeiersStarships (2015), 2K Games
10	* Sid Meier's VideoGame/CivilizationBeyondEarth (2014), 2K Games
11	* Sid Meier's [=CivWorld=] (2011), 2K Games
12	* Sid Meier's VideoGame/{{Civilization}} V (2011), 2K Games
13	* Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (2008), 2K Games
14	* Sid Meier's Railroads! (2006), 2K Games
15	* Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005), 2K Games
16	** Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords (2006), 2K Games
17	** Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword (2007), 2K Games
18	** Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (2008), 2K Games
19	* VideoGame/SidMeiersPirates (2004), Atari, Inc.
20	** Sid Meier's Pirates! for Xbox (2005), 2K Games
21	* Age of Mythology (2002), Microsoft
22	* [[VideoGame/SidMeiersSimGolf Sid Meier's SimGolf]] (2002), Creator/ElectronicArtsInc (Not to be confused with [=SimGolf=] by Maxis.)
23	* Sid Meier's Civilization III (2001), Infogrames
24	** Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests (2003), Atari, Inc.
25	* VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri (1999), Electronic Arts Inc.
26	** Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (1999), Electronic Arts Inc.
27	** Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack (2000), Electronic Arts Inc.
28	* Sid Meier's Antietam! (1998), Electronic Arts Inc.
29	* Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (1997), Electronic Arts Inc.
30	* Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
31	* Vikings: The Strategy of Ultimate Conquest (1996), GT Interactive
32	* Sid Meier's CivNet (1995), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
33	* Sid Meier's C.P.U. Bach (1994), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
34	* Sid Meier's VideoGame/{{Colonization}} (1994), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
35	* F-15 Strike Eagle III (1993), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
36	* Pirates! Gold (1993), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
37	* Return of the Phantom (1993), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
38	* High Command: Europe 1939-45 (1992), Three-Sixty Pacific
39	* Gunship 2000 (1991), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
40	* VideoGame/{{Civilization}} (1991), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
41	* VideoGame/RailroadTycoon (1990), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
42	* VideoGame/CovertAction (1990), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
43	* F-15 Strike Eagle II (1989), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
44	* M1 Tank Platoon (1989), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
45	* Literature/RedStormRising (1989), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
46	* VideoGame/SwordOfTheSamurai (1989), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
47	* F-19 Stealth Fighter (1988), [=MicroProse=] Software,
48	* Pirates! (1987), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
49	* Conflict in Vietnam (1986), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
50	* Gunship (1986), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
51	* Crusade in Europe (1985), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
52	* Decision in the Desert (1985), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
53	* F-15 Strike Eagle (1985), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
54	* Silent Service (1985), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
55	* Solo Flight (1985), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
56	* NATO Commander (1984), US Gold
57	* Spitfire Ace (1984), [=MicroProse=] Software, Inc.
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59	(List shamelessly copied from [[http://www.firaxis.com/?/about#legacy-2 his official company bio]])
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61	Note that, in addition to all of the above, he is also a [[GameBreaker mighty psionic]] [[{{VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown}} XCOM]] [[SelfInsert Colonel]].
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64	!!Tropes Sid Meier's works tend to display as a whole include:
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66	* BilledAboveTheTitle: If it’s his game or even just something tangentially related, you bet Sid Meier’s name will be the first thing slapped in front of the title.
67	* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: A staple of his games, with probably the most famous example being the “Settler-Deity” difficulty options of the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' series.
68	* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Gee, [[SarcasmMode I wonder who designed all these games…]]

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