How can you have 2 people play on 1 calc without the screen getting crowded, or is there no scrolling? Looks like fun though.

It's turn-based, so you pass it around.
I've got a few problems with it, though, if anyone's still reading the forums this long after the news item. I put it on my calc with the tech tree stuff and two maps. It ran fine when Black researched horseback riding. Then gray researched Literacy and it said "Cannot find file or program". Does anynoe know what's wrong?!?!?!

Never mind. It must just be a bug in the memory or something. That scenario I wrote about above was on very little memory compared to the memory it told me to use the second time I ran the program. Weird. Anyway, it works fine now.

I love Civ III, so this ought to be fun!

*Sigh* I only have Civ II. What system requirments do you need for Civ III?

Which of the Civilization games that is out there is it mostly modeled after?

It's modeled mostly after Civilization 2 (the one that I have) but also has a lot of original elements, which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your tastes. In particular, more emphasis was placed on the military aspect of play, and the combat system (i.e. the effect of one unit attacking another) is completely different.

Seems to be a good game, it is only hampered by my 89's small screen and poor resolution. Also, anyone who is interested in a free civ game modeled after the Civilization games you can buy, click the link to go to the FreeCiv home. FreeCiv is an open source project to build a free civilization game.

[warning very off topic but still worth reading]

I have been looking through the archives and noticed that a basic program (the only program) in the 84+ archives is acualy a 83+ program and doesn't have any specal code for the 84. is this the way it is going to be or is it going to be that only 84+ programs go into that archive and it was just a mistake?

Very nice, though I think there should be an empire earth clone for the 89 or 83.

That's a great idea

<shameless plug> Check out Civilization Simulator I for the TI-83/+ </shameless plug>

It depends. 84 basic is just like 83 basic, except for the clock functions. If you don't use those functions it's pretty much an 83 basic program.
I still don't see why the 83SE needed replacing. Why couldn't they just develope a completely new calc?

There is a reason why a person would upload a BASIC game into the 84+ section even though it doesn't have any new commands.

Let's say the game is so big to where it develops severe "calculator fatigue" (when the calculator slows down after running a program for a while); the actual program may run INSANELY slow on an 83+. SO slow, to where it's not even fun and the person won't want to play it. HOWEVER it may run perfectly fine on an 84+.

(yes, I realize the 83+SE is as fast as the 84+, but I think that it may have even been worth it <not now, it's too late; but before the 84 came out> to make an 83+SE section made SPECIFFICALLY for those games that can only operate correctly with the faster prossesor.)

As a past Civ2/Civ3 junkie, I thought the goal of the game wasn't exactly to _obliterate_ the opponent, per se (although that is one way to win). Otherwise it would be closer to Age of Empires. Instead, Civilization involves a complex strategy of ruling your people through different forms of government, making alliances and trade routes, expanding your area of rule, gaining access to resources and money, building up your cities with special structures designed for different purposes, searching for new technologies, and eventually winning the space race. Or you conld take over the world. Either one.

...Um, now that I actually typed all that out, I'm suprised that he would have been able to cram all that into an 68k game. Then again, I haven't even played it (I have an 83), so I have no real idea what's going on. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut...or hands. Hands still. Ok, I'm done.

Hey!
This game has already been released twelve days ago!

;-)

Quote from article: Before the complaints come in, yes I know that it was released twelve days ago.

What if I want to complain anyway? You have to admit, it really does look like someone is slacking ;)

One word: finals.

*Gasp!* The "F" word!