Trivia
Master of Orion was named #33 overall among the “150 Best Games of All Time” by Computer Gaming World Magazine (15th Anniversary Issue--November 1996).
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PCGamer77 
(3025) on May 01, 2008.
When playing against the Meklars, one of the names for the leader (picked randomly from a pool in the NAMES.LBX file) is TX-1138. Likely a reference to George Lucas's movie THX-1138, which he himself has referred to in little in-jokes throughout the Star Wars movies.
Master of Orion was ranked # 44 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list published by PC Gamer Magazine in its April 2005 issue.
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PCGamer77 (3025) on Mar 19, 2005.
Famous Sci-Fi novelist and long time technology columnist Jerry Pournelle frequently mention his appreciation for 'MOO' in his Chaos Manor columns. He's often stated its one of his all time favorite games.
There was a Master of Orion before Master of Orion 1, designed by Steve Barcia and never released, and it was called Star Lords. It's a sort of beta, the first steps to Moo. The game is, obviously, very similar to Moo, but with only four races to choose from: Avians (Alkaris), Silicoids, Mentats (Psilons), and Saurians (Sakkra). The program has been released as freeware; to date, you can download it from the Moo3 Official Page: http://www.moo3.com
The editors of PC Gamer magazine ranked 'Master of Orion' #31 of the Top 50 Games of all time, in their October 2001 issue. They go on to credit the game for the creation of the '4X' genre of strategy gaming ('explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate').
Master of Orion was voted #37 overall in PC Gamer Magazine's Readers All-Time Top 50 Games Poll (April 2000 issue).
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PCGamer77 (3025) on Jan 22, 2001.
This game is a member of Computer Gaming World's Hall of Fame.
Master of Orion borrows several game elements from Spaceward Ho!.
