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Link Status: All links in Alpha Centauri Heaven were verified on Dec 7, 1998.

Reviews!

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (3/10/99) by Rick Fehrenbacher in GamesFirst
          5 out of 5 star rating
Off-World On-Target (3/10/99) by David Israels in Plaything
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (3/4/99) by Jim Weiner in GamesDomain
CNN:
Alpha Centauri is a Perfect Blend of Sci-Fi and Turn Based Gaming (3/1/99) by Brad Morris in CNN Online
Meier's Alpha Centauri Game Guide (2/19/99) by Chris Jensen, Doug Radcliffe and Elliott Chin in GameSpot
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri review (2/19/99) by Denny Atkin in GameSpot

Alpha Centauri (2/17/99) by Payne in Game Post
93% rating
There's Something About Mariam by Tom Chick on Next Generation Online says that Brian Reynolds is a "genius". A very, very interesting article, unlike any other I have read! (2/12/99)
Next Generation Online Alpha Centauri review (2/11/99)
The Gamesmania review (2/10/99) rating of 9 out of 10! "SMAC is truly a Masterpiece!"
The GamePower review (2/10/99) rating of 4 out of 4! "This is one damn good game!"

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Spartan logo bullet Interview of Tim Train on Stratics  (2/9/99)
Spartan logo bullet Interview of Brian Reynolds on PC.IGN   (2/3/99)
Spartan logo bullet Interview of Sid Meier on PC.IGN  (1/25/99)
Spartan logo bullet Designer Diary by Brian Reynolds (12/9/98)
Spartan logo bullet Designer Notes (Notes on the New Interface) (10/7/98)
Spartan logo bullet Designer Diary by Tim Train, Producer (8/10/98)
Spartan logo bullet Designer Notes by Tim Train, Producer
Spartan logo bullet Designer Diary by Brian Reynolds (6/4/98)
Spartan logo bullet Designer Diary by Brian Reynolds (4/14/98)

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Gaian logo bullet Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in Strategy Gaming Online by Steve Lieb (2/99)
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri in Playtesters.com (Rating 92%) by Quinton Evans (1/15/99)
Gaian logo bullet Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in Adrenaline Vault by Pete Hines (1/15/99)
Gaian logo bullet Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in GoneGold by Ronald Gretz (12/24/98)
Gaian logo bullet First Look: Alpha Centauri in FiringSquad by Bob Calayco (12/19/98)
Gaian logo bullet Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: It's World Building at its Best as You Settle The Final Frontier in Computer Gaming World January 1999 issue, page 101 by Robert Coffey (received magazine 11/27/98)
Gaian logo bullet Preview of Alpha Centauri in IGN by Trent C Ward (11/20/98)
Gaian logo bullet Interview with Brian Reynolds, Designer of Alpha Centauri in Gamespot (11/18/98)
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri Preview in Gamespot by Elliott Chin  (11/14/98)
Gaian logo bullet The Master of All Civilization Sid Meier interview in Amazon.com (11/98)
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri: Stranger in a Strange Land in C|NET GameCenter by Mark Dultz (??)
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri Goes Online in PC Gamer Dec 1998 by Jason Bates (11/2/98)
Gaian logo bullet Interview (with Jeff Morris) in Beyond Alpha Centauri by LDespot (11/1/98)
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri Interview (with Tim Train and Mike Ely) in Beyond Alpha Centauri by LDespot (11/1/98)
Gaian logo bullet Interviews with Firaxis Team members in Beyond Alpha Centauri by LDespot (11/1/98)
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Jeff Briggs, President - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Brian Reynolds, Designer for Alpha Centauri - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Sid Meier, Chairman - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Tim Train, Producer/Designer - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Mike Ely, Programmer/Designer - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Jerome Atherholt, Artist/Animator - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Mike Bazzell, Artist/Animator - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Greg Foertsch, Artist/Animator - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)David Evans, Sound - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Lindsay Riehl, Marketing - Interview | Bio
blkstar.gif (404 bytes)Susan Brookins, Office Manager - Interview | Bio
          note: Bio's are on the Firaxis site and make an interesting comparison to LDespot's interviews
Gaian logo bullet Building the Next Civilization in Happy Puppy by Andrew S. Bub (10/2/98)
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Gaian logo bullet Preview in Computer Games Online by Scott Udell (9/23/98)
Gaian logo bullet Battle of the Planet: All About Alpha Centauri in Next Generation Online (8/24/98)
Gaian logo bullet Ace of Space: Inside Alpha Centauri in Next Generation Online (8/3/98)
Gaian logo bullet Preview in Computainment by Joe Brennan
Gaian logo bullet The Sid Meier Legacy in GameSpot by Terry Coleman (7/30/98)
Gaian logo bullet Preview by Walter Morbeck in GameSpot (6/3/98)
Gaian logo bullet Preview by Jeff Sengstack in GameSpot
Gaian logo bullet Alpha Centauri Hits the Web in Next Generation Online (6/2/98)
Gaian logo bullet Best Turn Based Strategy Game at E3
Gaian logo bullet Most Promising Strategy Game for E3
Gaian logo bullet Best of the Best at E3
Gaian logo bullet Preview by David Finn in Games Domain (2/98)
Gaian logo bullet Preview by Bill Meyer in C|Net Gamecenter (2/9/98)

 

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