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Populous is often considered the first 'god game'. It sold over four million copies and established the small developer Bullfrog as a leading light in the British software industry. Originally written for the Amiga, it was ported to more than a dozen other computer and console platforms, the SNES release being particularly successful in Japan.

Previews

ACE (March 1989)

Reviews

The One (April 1989)
ACE (April 1989)

Histories and Retrospectives

https://www.filfre.net/2016/06/peter-molyneuxs-kingdom-in-a-box/ — Peter Molyneux's Kingdom in a Box by Jimmy Maher

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-'''Populous''' is widely considered the first 'god game'. It sold over four million copies and established the small developer Bullfrog as a leading light in the British software industry. Originally written for the Amiga, it was ported to more than a dozen other computer and console platforms, the SNES release being particularly successful in Japan.
+'''Populous''' is often considered the first 'god game'. It sold over four million copies and established the small developer Bullfrog as a leading light in the British software industry. Originally written for the Amiga, it was ported to more than a dozen other computer and console platforms, the SNES release being particularly successful in Japan.
+== Previews ==
+<gallery>
+ACE18-Mar89 pages 18, 19 - Populous Preview.pdf|ACE (March 1989)
+</gallery>
+== Reviews ==
+<gallery>
+TheOne07-Apr89 pages 34 - 36 - Populous Review.pdf|The One (April 1989)
+ACE19-Apr89 pages 40, 41 - Populous Review.pdf|ACE (April 1989)
+</gallery>
+== Histories and Retrospectives ==
+* https://www.filfre.net/2016/06/peter-molyneuxs-kingdom-in-a-box/ — ''Peter Molyneux's Kingdom in a Box'' by Jimmy Maher