Sid Meier

Developer BIO

Recognized as the "Father of Computer Gaming", Sid Meier has been honored with virtually every major award in the gaming industry and in 1999, was the second person ever to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science's "Hall of Fame."

His career in the industry started in 1982, when he founded MicroProse together with Bill Stealey. The first game he wrote for the company was Chopper Rescue. After initially working on combat flight simulator and military strategy games, he achieved his real fame with his Civilization game (1991). Before the release of the game, he had already been bought out of the company by Stealey, and Meier had become a private contractor, working seemingly exclusively for the company. He received money up front, more when the game delivered and royalties on each sold copy. The Vice President that replaced Meier at the company did not receive any bonuses on the Meier titles sold and therefore gave them low priority at the company.

In 1996, he left MicroProse to joined the newly-founded Firaxis Games by Jeff Briggs. In 1997, the company’s first release was Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, followed by Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in 1999, which was enhanced later in the year with Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire.

Firaxis then released two highly acclaimed games, Sid Meier's Civilization III and Sid Meier's SimGolf. In 2004 and 2005, his original Pirates! game was remade as Sid Meier's Pirates! and the Civilization series was continued with Civilization IV.

Websites

• Wikipedia -- The Sid Meier profile on Wikipedia
• Sid Meier on Civ Revolution and his next plans - 02.02.2008 -- An Interview from the gamersglobal website, where Sid Meier talks about the future of the Civ franchise
• IMDb -- The IMDb profile for Sid Meier
• PlayStation.com Interview (June 4, 2007) -- Sid Meier in the "Armchair General" interview about the future of PlayStation gaming

Games Credited

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (2008), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2007), 2K Games
CivCity: Rome (2006), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords (2006), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Railroads! (2006), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005), 2K Games
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete (2004), Atari, Inc.
Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004), Atari, Inc.
The Sims: Mega Deluxe (2004), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests (2003), Atari, Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Gold Edition (2003), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Age of Mythology (2002), Microsoft Game Studios
Sid Meier's SimGolf (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
The Sims (Deluxe Edition) (2002), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Railroad Tycoon II (Gold Edition) (2001), Gathering
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum (2001), Global Star Software Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization III (2001), Infogrames, Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization III (Limited Edition) (2001), Infogrames, Inc.
The Sims (2000), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Civilization II (Multiplayer Gold Edition) (1999), MacSoft
Railroad Tycoon II: The Second Century (1999), Gathering
Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Antietam! (1998), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (1997), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Freeciv (1996),
Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Vikings: The Strategy of Ultimate Conquest (1996), GT Interactive Software Corp.
Sid Meier's CivNet (1995), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's Colonization (1994), MicroProse Software, Inc.
F-15 Strike Eagle III (1993), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0 (1993), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Pirates! Gold (1993), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Return of the Phantom (1993), MicroProse Software, Inc.
High Command: Europe 1939-45 (1992), Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.
Sid Meier Triple Game Pack (1992), MicroProse Ltd.
Gunship 2000 (1991), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization (1991), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's Covert Action (1990), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (1990), MicroProse Software, Inc.
F-15 Strike Eagle II (1989), MicroProse Software, Inc.
M1 Tank Platoon (1989), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sword of the Samurai (1989), MicroProse Software, Inc.
F-19 Stealth Fighter (1988), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Red Storm Rising (1988), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Conflict in Vietnam (1986), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Gunship (1986), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Acrojet (1985), U.S. Gold Ltd.
Crusade in Europe (1985), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Decision in the Desert (1985), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Silent Service (1985), MicroProse Software, Inc.
F-15 Strike Eagle (1984), MicroProse Software, Inc.
NATO Commander (1984), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Floyd of the Jungle (1983), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Solo Flight (1983), MicroProse Software, Inc.
HellCat Ace (1982), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Spitfire Ace (1982), MicroProse Software, Inc.