Why did from the many great Sid Meier's games only Civilization managed to stand the test of time?

Alpha Centauri
Colonization
Pirates!
Railroads
Gettysburg

these were all amazing games, why were they forsaken?

because they didn't sell as much as Civ

>>717946854
What about the artistic value of these games?
SMAC in particular is a literary work of art.

>>717947428
they have no value to companies besides money
you'll take Beyond Earth and you'll like it

>>717947428
>SMAC in particular is a literary work of art.
And those datalinks continue to live rentfree in my head after all this time.
>Human behavior is economic behavior

>>717947549
>you'll take Beyond Earth and you'll like it
I'll die before that. there are better SMAC clones out there.

>>717947637
>And those datalinks continue to live rentfree in my head after all this time.
no doubt. the Virtual World quote became basically a mantra for me. my own version of Frank Herbert's litany against fear.

>>717947549
>you'll take Beyond Earth and you'll like it
Nah I'll stick with SMAC sankayou very much. Even crossfire with the ayys is miles better than this shit.

This is a fantastic stealth bait SMAC thread.
Thank you, OP.

>>717948035
Its a genuine question. SMAC it the best of them all no doubt but I do believe they all deserve love.

>>717948035
>the sheer economic potential that comes after hitting the transcendence ending
>golden ages and a sea of green far as the eye can see
Still the best ending for the fact that they send an expedition fleet to Earth so they can rejuvenate it back to its preglassed state. With all of the accumulated tech that was found along the way.

>>717948162
>inb4 Nightdive compilation