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This is one of my favorite all time games. It was responsible for the breakout of 4x games. If you haven't played it before don't expect anything from the graphics or the story line, just enjoy a great turn based expand and conquer strategy game. For those that have played it and are concerned with how to play an old DOS based game on a new computer fear not, there is a solution. There is a website that offers a free DOS emulator that you can download safely in seconds. The site is http://dosbox.com/. I have been able to play all the old DOS games I love on my new Mac Book Pro. It works for Vista and XP PCs as well. Mac users here is the best part. You don't have to shell out $75 for those rare DOS based Mac compatible games. The PC versions work on my Mac. I am not a tech guru so I can't tell you why... it has worked for every DOS based games so far. Even better, you can install your games and after you've played it for the first time the system will ask you if you want to import the CD so you don't need the disk anymore. What does that mean? You guessed it, put that game right back on eBay and share these great classic games with someone else. This is not the case for Master of Orion however. I can play it whenever I want, but I have to have the disk in. The import results in an execution error without the disk. If someone can figure out how to import the CD so I no longer need the disk please let me know. My eBay user name is gruntyboy2. Enjoy this game. It's a classic.Read full review
I've played a lot of hours-long simulation games; Civilizations I, II, and III, Age of Empires, X-Com, etc. Master of Orion is among one of my favorites. The AI is fairly unpredictable, and you are guaranteed that you will never experience the same game twice. Another plus is that the action is faster than say Civilization. You don't have to wait turn after turn to reach the climax of any particular episode. The interface allows you great control over the direction of your research, diplomacy, and domestic agendas.
Good product. Thank you.
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For those of you who remember and loved the original ORION and lost it with the advent of modern computers THIS IS THE ANSWER. Fast and easy installation. Just as hard to win. Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy
Excellent the game has found its way out of the past and onto windows....YEAH. For so long this was only available on DOS. It must have the popularity of the game that brought it too Windows
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