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Old 09-21-2006, 09:30 AM   #1
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game?

One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemy
territory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effective
than that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
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Old 09-22-2006, 04:35 AM   #2
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Paul Hyett wrote:
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game? One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemy territory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effective than that when your manna supply was relatively modest.


So this is were you hang out and show your wicked side;-)

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Old 09-22-2006, 08:59 AM   #3
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game? One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemy territory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effective than that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
So this is were you hang out and show your wicked side;-)


For some reason I never played "Populous". Everything I 've heard of the
game indicates I would have enjoyed it a lot. I'll try to get hold of it.

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Old 09-22-2006, 09:46 AM   #4
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Öjevind Lång wrote:
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game? One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemy territory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effective than that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
So this is were you hang out and show your wicked side;-)
For some reason I never played "Populous". Everything I 've heard of the game indicates I would have enjoyed it a lot. I'll try to get hold of it.


I bought and played on the Amiga when it first came out. You`ll probably be
able to find the PC version on one of the abandonware sites these days.

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Old 09-22-2006, 10:50 AM   #5
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For some reason I never played "Populous". Everything I 've heard of the game indicates I would have enjoyed it a lot. I'll try to get hold of it. I bought and played on the Amiga when it first came out. You`ll probably be able to find the PC version on one of the abandonware sites these days.


I'll keep my eyes open for it. Might be fun to have something else to play
while waiting for the next XP to Civ IV. I can't say I enjoy "Warlords" that
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Old 09-22-2006, 01:11 PM   #6
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:30:26 GMT, Paul Hyett
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game?One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemyterritory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effectivethan that when your manna supply was relatively modest.


???

The populous I remember didn't have any way to plant trees. Were
there two games by that name or something?
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Old 09-22-2006, 11:13 PM   #7
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In alt.games.civ3 on Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Loren Pechtel wrote :
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game?One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemyterritory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effectivethan that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
The populous I remember didn't have any way to plant trees. Werethere two games by that name or something?


It wasn't the original version - probably Populous 2 (or whatever the
follow-up was called).

The last computer I played it on was too fast for it though - the people
charged around like doped-up 100m sprinters.
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Old 09-23-2006, 08:51 AM   #8
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:13:20 GMT, Paul Hyett
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game?One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemyterritory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effectivethan that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
The populous I remember didn't have any way to plant trees. Werethere two games by that name or something?
It wasn't the original version - probably Populous 2 (or whatever thefollow-up was called).


Oh, yeah, the one I never could get to work very well.
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The last computer I played it on was too fast for it though - the peoplecharged around like doped-up 100m sprinters.


Yeah, the old games didn't cope with varying CPU speed very well.
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Old 09-23-2006, 09:42 AM   #9
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>>The last computer I played it on was too fast for it though - the
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people charged around like doped-up 100m sprinters.
Yeah, the old games didn't cope with varying CPU speed very well.


For those you need to dust off the old computer in the basement. I
still have a Windows 98 that will run my MicroProse "Covert Action"
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Old 09-23-2006, 06:55 PM   #10
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:59:59 +0200, "Öjevind Lång"
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"mick" <coughcough.@privacy.com> skrev i meddelandetnews:mMQQg.34987$wo3.20091@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
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Does anyone else have fond memories of this game? One thing I loved doing was planting thousands of trees in enemy territory, then setting fire to them! There wasn't much more effective than that when your manna supply was relatively modest.
So this is were you hang out and show your wicked side;-)
For some reason I never played "Populous". Everything I 've heard of thegame indicates I would have enjoyed it a lot. I'll try to get hold of it.


Populous was always an interesting game. Real time strategy,
playing a god able to do some miracles but not -- like many RTS --
actually having direct control over every unit. You did things to
help your people -- primarily, clearing land to build settlements --
but could also affect your opponent. It also had a head to head
multiplayer (via serial port on Amiga, and I think on PC as well, not
a network game).

I think that the Amiga version of Populous -- the original -- was
the best as far as game play went. It was simple, and the single
player game was somewhat repetitive, but the actual play always felt
challenging. Populous II added different powers for your god, rather
than a single set for both players. Populous III is more like other
RTS, not entirely so but it doesn't give you the same feeling of being
a god, apart from the world but striving to control it.


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