Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Sid Meier

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian scientist Sid Meier.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Sidney K. Meier is a Canadian-American programmer, designer, and producer of several strategy video games and simulation video games, including the Civilization series. Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Canadian - Scientist | Born: February 24, 1954

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We think we've got it taken care of now. Multiplayer is something that's hard to do in a turn-based game, especially a turn-based game that lasts a long time, like Civilization.

Sid Meier

The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players... and is still unmatched in offering a blend of genres in one great game.

Sid Meier

We'd love to do Pirates for the 21st century. People have also asked about Colonization, and a few others.

Sid Meier

Our approach to making games is to find the fun first and then use the technology to enhance the fun.

Sid Meier

Our goal has been to stay true to what people most love about the original Pirates! while upgrading, enhancing, and in some cases, re-inventing the game to make it a great experience for today's gamers.

Sid Meier

I love Age of Empires and I play RTS games all the time, I respect what they've accomplished.

Sid Meier

Right now we're working on finishing up Pirates! for the Xbox, we're developing Civilization IV and we've got a couple other games in development that we'll tell you about soon.

Sid Meier

Our hope is to deliver an incredibly fun and compelling game that will give the fans more than what they've been waiting for, and show a whole new generation of gamers how much fun it is to live the life of a pirate!

Sid Meier

It may be that other developers are finding that their games play better on one platform over the other, so they're choosing to migrate to that platform.

Sid Meier

Dinosaurs was a cool idea, but we just couldn't find a way to make it really fun. We've got a bunch of great game ideas that we want to bring to life over the next several years.

Sid Meier

I like some shooters, and I respect games like Doom, but I don't think it's right for me.

Sid Meier

I think computing power is ready to do 3D justice. It was great for shooters and racing games in the past, but I didn't think it was right for strategy games.

Sid Meier

I like games that are simple. Not games that are trivial, but also not games that require you to invest a week or to relearn something. I like games that you can just pick up, sit down in front of, and get going.

Sid Meier

I like some shooters, and I respect games like Doom, but I don't think it's right for me

Sid Meier

Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.

Sid Meier

Dinosaurs was a cool idea, but we just couldnt find a way to make it really fun. Weve got a bunch of great game ideas that we want to bring to life over the next several years.

Sid Meier

A game is a series of interesting choices.

Sid Meier

No longer mere earthbeings and planetbeings are we, but bright children of the stars! And together we shall dance in and out of ten billion years, celebrating the gift of consciousness until the stars themselves grow cold and weary, and our thoughts turn again to the beginning.

Sid Meier

A good game impresses you with what you're doing. I think that's a fundamental difference that I as a game designer need to recede in the background.

Sid Meier