The original Civilization, published in 1990, quickly established itself at the top of many "best ever" games lists, including mine. Now it's coming to games consoles in the form of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, which is "slated for a spring 2008 release for next generation consoles and handhelds."
According to the press release:
"Civilization Revolution is the game I've always wanted to make!" said Sid Meier, Director of Creative Development at Firaxis Games. "We are excited to take advantage of the power of next generation consoles and the ingenuity of handhelds, to create a great and unique strategy game for newcomers to the series, as well as the millions of fans around the world who enjoy Civilization on the PC."
For anyone suddenly gripped with a similar nostalgia, I notice DOS Gamer has the original version available as "abandonware". But I don't know if you can play it without a manual, which you needed to answer the challenges used as a form of copy protection. I still have the DOS and Amiga floppies, of course.
