This new adventure is sure to ensnare you in its web of intrigue and adventure. Now Sid Meier's latest simulation and strategy adventure from Firaxis, Alpha Centauri, is coming to Linux, complete with the Planetary Pack expansion thanks to the efforts of Loki. It is time for humanity to leave its cradle. But time and technology have given you the chance the reach out for new, completely unexplored, uninhabited worlds to conquer, far from the bosom of old Mother Earth. Yet Earth now lies open, its every corner inhabited, every depth known like the lines of your hand. Throughout the ages of humanity, the urge to explore new horizons has called upon our deepest instincts. This artifact represents part of a donation from co-founder Doug Carlston, which includes approximately 1,500 electronic games and software products developed, published, and licensed by Broderbund, as well as archival materials such as company newsletters, competitive market research, financial statements, photographs, promotional materials, and awards.Leif Ericsson.
Additionally, Broderbund produced computer software programs such as the Print Shop, Kid Pix, and Family Tree Maker, as well as an interactive reading series known as Living Books. It also produced Raid on Bungeling Bay, the first video game created by SimCity-designer Will Wright. The company is best known for popular games such as Prince of Persia, Karateka, Myst, Lode Runner, and the educational Carmen Sandiego franchise. The company also licensed certain series overseas, allowing its games to appear on systems such as the British ZX Spectrum and Japanese MSX. Broderbund's popularity stemmed from its wide range of products, as well as the fact that it released games for nearly every home computer system in America. The company's name comes from the Afrikaans word "Broederbond," loosely translated as "association of brothers." In order to distance themselves from a South African white supremacist group that shared the same name, the Carlstons altered the spelling and added the Scandinavian letter 퀏�, which also represents the slashed zero found in computer codes. Their sister, Cathy Carlston, joined the venture a year later. Brothers Doug and Gary Carlston founded the company in 1980, in order to market Doug's strategy game, Galactic Empire. Broderbund began as a truly family affair.
In 1986, it was the 9th-largest United States computer software company, and by 1997, the company had annual revenues of $190 million. became one of the leading producers and distributors of home computer video games and electronic software. In the 1980s and 1990s, Broderbund Software, Inc.
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