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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!"

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

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

Visitors since October 1, 1998:

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