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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
I played Civilization II many years ago and, while I wasn’t particularly successful at it, I was completely absorbed. It was a game that both fascinated me and made me realize its addictiveness—and the potential danger it posed to my sanity and time management! Listening to Sid Meier’s Memoir brought back those memories of playing PC games 25-30 years ago, rekindling the joy, challenge, and sense of magic I experienced back then—something I no longer feel as much with modern video games. It even inspired me to check out other games by Sid Meier.
The tone of the book is lighthearted, and while Meier touches on potentially heavy topics like losing MicroProse or his first divorce, he reflects on them with humor and positivity (though I suspect there’s more to those stories than what’s shared).
One of the highlights for me was the debunking of the infamous Gandhi superbug myth—it was a fun and satisfying moment in the book.
And I loved the part about JS Bach.
And I loved the part about JS Bach.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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Content Warnings
Minor: Death
funny
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inspiring
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Engaging, nostalgic, and very clever. Sid Meier's Memoir! is as engrossing as his games.
For someone like me who loves video games, and particularly the action-adventure-strategy genre, this was really fun to read!
The earlier chapters were the most compelling for me. The last few chapters seemed like they were disconnected. I felt like they could have been stand alone essays in a video game magazine. Also, I found it hard to read this book because it really made me want to play Civilization every time I picked it up.
Just read the Civ parts. He admits he cobbled Civ together from a bunch of other games. And that there was no ' Ghandi Bug ' they just did that for fun.