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Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-24

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What it is

Audio clips of the intro and technology quotes from the 1999 strategy game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, in male and female voices, covering techs 0 through 24.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN fans share it as a way to hear the game's philosophical, sci-fi quotes in sequence.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “The special projects videos in that game are some of the best science fiction creative work ever made, IMO.”

    Special project videos are some of the best sci-fi creative work

    kyuudou, 2020-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The Collective Body: Russian experiments in life after death”

  2. “I find them to be timeless, and quite heady when listened to in sequence.”

    Timeless, heady game quotes best heard in sequence

    alchemism, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Paean to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (2016)”

  3. “one of the most interesting stories / atmospheres in video game history”

    Clips and quotes give one of gaming's most interesting atmospheres

    duxup, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Sid Meier's Memoir”

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Topics: alpha centauri, sid meier, video games, science fiction, game writing

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