Overhisfour-decadecareer,SidMeierhasproducedsomeof
theworld’smostpopularvideogames,includingSidMeier’s
Civilization,whichhassoldmorethan51millionunits
worldwideandaccumulatedmorethanonebillionhoursof
play.SidMeier’sMemoir!isthestoryofan
obsessiveyoungcomputerenthusiastwhohelpedlaunchamultibillion-dollar
industry.Writingwithwarmthandironichumor,Meierdescribes
thegenesisofhisinfluentialstudio,MicroProse,foundedin
1982afteratriptoaLasVegasarcade,
andrecountsthedevelopmentoflandmarkgames,fromvintage
classicslikePirates!andRailroadTycoon,toCivilizationand
beyond.