Civilization (video game) (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Civilization (video game)" in English language version.

Last modified: 14:09:30, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

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6933web.archive.org

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231gamedeveloper.com

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149cgwmuseum.org

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71pcgamesn.com

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52venturebeat.com

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51arstechnica.com

473^rd place

338^th place

43gamespot.com

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92^nd place

32kotaku.com

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21glixel.com

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11sega.jp

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11civilization.com

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11civfanatics.com

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11mobygames.com

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11gamasutra.com

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11allgame.com

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11gamepro.com

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11imgur.com

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11sjgames.com

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11originsgames.com

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11ign.com

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11wp.pl

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11chip.pl

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11time.com

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11nytimes.com

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11joystiq.com

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11polygon.com

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11museumofplay.org

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11rpggeek.com

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11gameology.org

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11geek.com

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11youtube.com

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11ghostarchive.org

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11books.google.com

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11bloomberg.com

118^th place

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11overclockers.ru

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allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

Knight, Kyle (October 3, 2010). "Sid Meier's Civilization - Review for PC". Allgame.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Mackovech, Sam (March 3, 2017). "Sid Meier tells Civilization's origin story, cites children's history books". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

Schreier, Jason (September 8, 2020). "Creator of 'Civilization' Looks Back at One of the Longest Careers in the Industry". Bloomberg News. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Meier, Sid; Nooman, Jennifer Lee (2020). Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 263. ISBN 978-1324005872.

cgwmuseum.org (Global: 3,576^th place; English: 1,852^nd place)

"The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference". Computer Gaming World. July 1993. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
Brooks, M. Evan (May 1994). "Pachyderm Platoon". Computer Gaming World. pp. 166, 168.
Emrich, Alan (December 1991). "Making the Best of All Possible Worlds". Computer Gaming World. pp. 86–90.
Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
"CGW Salutes The Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World. November 1992. p. 110. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
"Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame". Computer Gaming World. August 1993. p. 141. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
"150 Best Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. November 1996. pp. 64–80. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
Emrich, Alan (September 1993). "MicroProse's Strategic Space Opera is Rated XXXX". Computer Gaming World (Issue #110). pp. 92–93.
Cirulis, Martin E. (February 1994). "The Year The Stars Fell". Computer Gaming World. pp. 94–104.

chip.pl (Global: low place; English: low place)

(in Polish) Michał Wierzbicki, Dziesięć najlepszych gier na Amigę Archived May 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Chip.pl, February 23, 2010

civfanatics.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Civilization manual at Civ Fanatics". Civfanatics.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

civilization.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Civilization". civilization.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

gamasutra.com (Global: 1,096^th place; English: 889^th place)

Alistair Wallis (October 19, 2006). "Column: 'Playing Catch Up: Stormfront Studios' Don Daglow'". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

Edwards, Benj (July 18, 2007). "The History of Civilization". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

gameology.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Sid Meier's Colonization". Gameology. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

gamepro.com (Global: 2,335^th place; English: 1,374^th place)

"The 52 Most Important Video Games". GamePro. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Ward, Trent (May 1, 1996). "CivNet Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
"GameSpot Presents: 15 Most Influential Games of All Time". Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
"Civilization Lawsuit Settled". GameSpot. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

geek.com (Global: 8,726^th place; English: 5,901^st place)

"What caused Gandhi's insatiable bloodlust in Civilization | Games | Geek.com". @geekdotcom. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

"Did Nuclear Gandhi ever really happen in Civilization?". People Make Games. July 31, 2019. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

glixel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Sullentrop, Chris (May 8, 2017). "'Civilization' Creator Sid Meier: "I Didn't Really Expect to be a Game Designer"". Glixel. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

pc.ign.com

"The Top 25 PC Games of All Time". IGN. July 24, 2000. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2008.

imgur.com (Global: 1,330^th place; English: 735^th place)

Crow, Steve (May–June 1992). "The Silicon Dungeon". White Wolf Magazine. No. 31. p. 55-56.

joystiq.com (Global: 2,140^th place; English: 1,461^st place)

Ransom-Wiley, James. "10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger". Joystiq. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

Plunkett, Luke (August 27, 2007). "German Journos Pick Their Most Important Games Of All Time". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
Plunkett, Luke (March 2, 2016). "Why Gandhi Is Such An Asshole In Civilization". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

mobygames.com (Global: 1,146^th place; English: 1,163^rd place)

"Game Trivia for Sid Meier's Civilization". Mobygames.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

museumofplay.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Sid Meier's Civilization". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Chaplin, Heather (March 12, 2007). "Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

originsgames.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Origin Awards 1991". Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.

overclockers.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

Михаил Андреев (August 30, 2016). «Разрушитель миров» Ганди возглавляет Индию в Civilization VI ["Destroyer of Worlds" Gandhi leads India in Civilization VI]. Overclockers.ru (in Russian). Retrieved September 21, 2020.

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

Scott-Jones, Richard (September 1, 2020). "An excerpt from Sid Meier's Memoir! on the making of Civilization". PCGamesN. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

Campbell, Colin (March 4, 2016). "The Man Who Made a Million Empires". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

rpggeek.com (Global: low place; English: 7,757^th place)

"Civilization | Article | RPGGeek".

sega.jp (Global: 3,337^th place; English: 3,545^th place)

"[セガハード大百科] セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）". Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

sjgames.com (Global: low place; English: 6,323^rd place)

"Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Civilization".

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

techland.time.com

"All-Time 100 Video Games". Time. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

Takahashi, Dean (February 25, 2016). "How Bruce Shelley brought a board gamer's view into designing Civilization". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
Takahasi, Dean (February 18, 2016). "Civilization: 25 years, 33M copies sold, 1 billion hours played, and 66 versions". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"[セガハード大百科] セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）". Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
"Civilization". civilization.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
Edwards, Benj (July 18, 2007). "The History of Civilization". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
"Civilization manual at Civ Fanatics". Civfanatics.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
"Game Trivia for Sid Meier's Civilization". Mobygames.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Alistair Wallis (October 19, 2006). "Column: 'Playing Catch Up: Stormfront Studios' Don Daglow'". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
Mackovech, Sam (March 3, 2017). "Sid Meier tells Civilization's origin story, cites children's history books". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference". Computer Gaming World. July 1993. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
Takahashi, Dean (February 25, 2016). "How Bruce Shelley brought a board gamer's view into designing Civilization". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
Sullentrop, Chris (May 8, 2017). "'Civilization' Creator Sid Meier: "I Didn't Really Expect to be a Game Designer"". Glixel. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
Ward, Trent (May 1, 1996). "CivNet Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
Walker, Alex (February 4, 2016). "Remembering Civilization 2, 20 Years On". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
Takahasi, Dean (February 18, 2016). "Civilization: 25 years, 33M copies sold, 1 billion hours played, and 66 versions". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
Knight, Kyle (October 3, 2010). "Sid Meier's Civilization - Review for PC". Allgame.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Sid Meier's Civilization - SNES, October 1995 Issue, GameInformer.com (archived)
"The 52 Most Important Video Games". GamePro. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
"Origin Awards 1991". Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
"CGW Salutes The Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World. November 1992. p. 110. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
"Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame". Computer Gaming World. August 1993. p. 141. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
"150 Best Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. November 1996. pp. 64–80. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
"GameSpot Presents: 15 Most Influential Games of All Time". Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
"The Top 25 PC Games of All Time". IGN. July 24, 2000. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
Plunkett, Luke (August 27, 2007). "German Journos Pick Their Most Important Games Of All Time". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
9. Civilization - 30 najlepszych gier na Amigę - Imperium gier Archived December 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, WP.PL (in Polish)
(in Polish) Michał Wierzbicki, Dziesięć najlepszych gier na Amigę Archived May 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Chip.pl, February 23, 2010
"All-Time 100 Video Games". Time. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
Chaplin, Heather (March 12, 2007). "Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
Ransom-Wiley, James. "10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger". Joystiq. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.
Campbell, Colin (March 4, 2016). "The Man Who Made a Million Empires". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
"Sid Meier's Colonization". Gameology. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
"What caused Gandhi's insatiable bloodlust in Civilization | Games | Geek.com". @geekdotcom. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Plunkett, Luke (March 2, 2016). "Why Gandhi Is Such An Asshole In Civilization". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

wp.pl (Global: 767^th place; English: 2,371^st place)

gry.wp.pl

9. Civilization - 30 najlepszych gier na Amigę - Imperium gier Archived December 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, WP.PL (in Polish)

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

"Did Nuclear Gandhi ever really happen in Civilization?". People Make Games. July 31, 2019. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

Civilization (video game) (English Wikipedia)

allgame.com (Global: 1,762nd place; English: 1,007th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473rd place; English: 338th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118th place; English: 85th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

cgwmuseum.org (Global: 3,576th place; English: 1,852nd place)

chip.pl (Global: low place; English: low place)

civfanatics.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

civilization.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

gamasutra.com (Global: 1,096th place; English: 889th place)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552nd place; English: 783rd place)

gameology.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

gamepro.com (Global: 2,335th place; English: 1,374th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

geek.com (Global: 8,726th place; English: 5,901st place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64th place; English: 28th place)

glixel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ign.com (Global: 48th place; English: 38th place)

pc.ign.com

imgur.com (Global: 1,330th place; English: 735th place)

joystiq.com (Global: 2,140th place; English: 1,461st place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460th place; English: 318th place)

mobygames.com (Global: 1,146th place; English: 1,163rd place)

museumofplay.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

originsgames.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

overclockers.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845th place; English: 1,151st place)

polygon.com (Global: 215th place; English: 150th place)

rpggeek.com (Global: low place; English: 7,757th place)

sega.jp (Global: 3,337th place; English: 3,545th place)

sjgames.com (Global: low place; English: 6,323rd place)

time.com (Global: 84th place; English: 63rd place)

techland.time.com

venturebeat.com (Global: 831st place; English: 553rd place)

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youtube.com (Global: 13th place; English: 14th place)

allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

cgwmuseum.org (Global: 3,576^th place; English: 1,852^nd place)

gamasutra.com (Global: 1,096^th place; English: 889^th place)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

gamepro.com (Global: 2,335^th place; English: 1,374^th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

geek.com (Global: 8,726^th place; English: 5,901^st place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

imgur.com (Global: 1,330^th place; English: 735^th place)

joystiq.com (Global: 2,140^th place; English: 1,461^st place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

mobygames.com (Global: 1,146^th place; English: 1,163^rd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

rpggeek.com (Global: low place; English: 7,757^th place)

sega.jp (Global: 3,337^th place; English: 3,545^th place)

sjgames.com (Global: low place; English: 6,323^rd place)

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

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wp.pl (Global: 767^th place; English: 2,371^st place)

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)