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|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/populous | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/populous | ||
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game) | |||
|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Category:Populous_series | |||
|hg101 = http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/populous/ | |||
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'''Populous''' is | '''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 widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
ACE18-Mar89 pages 18, 19 - Populous Preview.pdf|ACE (March 1989) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reviews == | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
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 | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 3 September 2024
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[edit]
ACE (March 1989)
Reviews[edit]
The One (April 1989)
ACE (April 1989)
Histories and Retrospectives[edit]
- https://www.filfre.net/2016/06/peter-molyneuxs-kingdom-in-a-box/ — Peter Molyneux's Kingdom in a Box by Jimmy Maher
