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Video game platforms

AMI	Commodore Amiga
AMI32	Commodore Amiga CD32
AQUA	Mattel Aquarius
ARC	Acorn Archimedes
BBC	BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and BBC Master
C64	Commodore 64
CDTV	Commodore CDTV
CPC	Amstrad CPC
CROSS	Cross-platform
DESQ	DESQview
DOS	DOS / MS-DOS
DS	Nintendo DS
EPOC32	EPOC32
FMT	FM Towns
GBA	Game Boy Advance
INT	Intellivision

J2ME	Java Platform, Micro Edition
iPhone	iPhone
iPod	iPod
LIN	Linux
MAC	Macintosh / Mac OS
MAIN	Mainframe computer
MOBI	Mobile phone
N64	Nintendo 64
NeWS	NeWS
OS2	OS/2
OSX	Mac OS X
PC98	NEC PC-9801
PS1	PlayStation / PSone
PS2	PlayStation 2
PS3	PlayStation 3
PSP	PlayStation Portable

SAT	Sega Saturn
SNES	Super NES / Super Famicom
ST	Atari ST
SYB	Symbian OS
Tk	Tk
UNIX	Unix
VC	Virtual Console (Wii)
Wii	Wii
WIN	Microsoft Windows
WIN3X	Windows 3.x
WIN9X	Windows 9x
X01	OLPC XO-1
X11	X Window System
X360	Xbox 360
ZX	ZX Spectrum

List

Year	Game	Developer	Setting	Platform	Notes
1969	The Sumer Game	Richard Merrill	Historical	MAIN
c. 1975	Hamurabi	David H. Ahl	Historical	MAIN	Expanded version of The Sumer Game. Published later as part of BASIC Computer Games.
1976	Dukedom		Historical	MAIN	Expanded version of Hamurabi.
1978	King	David H. Ahl	Contemporary	MAIN	Published in BASIC Computer Games.
1978	Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio		Historical	MAIN
1982	Utopia	Don Daglow	Contemporary	AQUA, INT
1986	Manor		Historical	MAIN	Derivative of Dukedom.
1989	SimCity	Maxis, Nintendo EAD, Babaroga	Contemporary	AMI, ARC, BBC, C64, CDTV, CPC, DESQ, DOS, EPOC32, FMT, GBA, iPod, LIN, MAC, MOBI (iPhone, J2ME, SYB), NeWS, OS2, PC98, SNES, ST, Tk, UNIX, VC, WIN, XO1, X11, ZX	First title in the series.
1990	ActRaiser	Quintet	Fantasy	MOBI, SNES, VC	Hybrid with side-scrolling platform game.
1990	Moonbase	Wesson	Sci-fi	AMI, DOS
1991	Castles	Quicksilver	Historical	AMI, DOS, ST
1991	Castles: The Northern Campaign	Quicksilver	Historical	AMI, DOS	Expansion to Castles.
1991	Utopia: The Creation of a Nation	Celestial	Sci-fi	AMI, DOS, SNES, ST
1992	Caesar	Impressions	Historical	AMI, DOS, ST	First title in the series.
1992	Castles II: Siege and Conquest	Quicksilver	Historical	DOS, MAC	Sequel to Castles.
1992	Global Effect	Millennium	Sci-fi	AMI, AMI32, DOS, ST
1993	Stronghold	Stormfront	Fantasy	DOS	Hybrid with RTS elements.
1993	SimCity 2000	Maxis, Full Fat	Contemporary	DOS, GBA, MAC, N64, PS1, PSP, SAT, SNES	Sequel to SimCity.
1993	Lunar Command	Wesson	Sci-fi	DOS	Updated version of Moonbase.
1993	Settlers, The (a.k.a. Serf City: Life is Feudal)	Blue Byte	Fantasy	AMI, DOS	First title in the series.
1994	Outpost	Sierra	Sci-fi	MAC, WIN3X	Sci-fi version of SimCity.
1995	SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest	Intelligent	Contemporary	DOS, MAC, WIN3X
1995	SimTown	Maxis	Contemporary	MAC, WIN, WIN3X
1995	Caesar II	Impressions	Historical	MAC, WIN	Sequel to Caesar.
1996	Afterlife	LucasArts	Fantasy	DOS, MAC, WIN9X
1996	Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	DOS, DS, MAC	Sequel to The Settlers. Nintendo DS port was released in 2007.
1996	Settlers II Mission CD, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	DOS	Expansion to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
1997	Constructor	System 3	Contemporary	PS1, WIN
1998	Anno 1602: Creation of a New World	Max	Historical	WIN9X	First title in the series. Hybrid with RTS elements.
1998	Settlers III, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN9X	Sequel to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
1998	Caesar III	Impressions	Historical	MAC, WIN9X, Not	Sequel to Caesar II.
1999	Mobility: A City in Motion	GLAMUS	Contemporary	LIN, WIN	An edugame initiated by DaimlerChrysler and the German Ministry of Education and Research.
1999	Lincity	Various	Contemporary	CROSS	Open source clone of Sim City.
1999	Land der Hoffnung	Innonics	Historical	WIN
1999	Pharaoh	Impressions	Historical	WIN9X
1999	Constructor: Street Wars (a.k.a. Mob Rule)	System 3	Contemporary	WIN	Sequel to Constructor.
1999	Settlers III Mission CD, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN9X	Expansion to The Settlers III.
1999	The Settlers III: Quest Of The Amazons	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN9X	Expansion to The Settlers III.
1999	SimCity 3000	Maxis	Contemporary	DS, iPhone, LIN, MAC, WIN	Sequel to SimCity 2000.
2000	Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile	Impressions	Historical	WIN9X	Expansion to Pharaoh.
2000	Master of Olympus: Zeus	Impressions	Fantasy	WIN
2000	SimCity 64	HAL	Contemporary	N64	Spin-off of the SimCity series.
2000	SimCity 3000 Unlimited	Maxis	Contemporary	LIN, WIN	Re-release of SimCity 3000.
2000	StarPeace	Oceanus	Sci-fi	WIN	MMOG.
2001	StarTopia	Mucky Foot	Sci-fi	WIN
2001	Settlers IV: The Trojans and the Elixir of Power, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers IV.
2001	Master of Atlantis: Poseidon	Impressions	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to Master of Olympus: Zeus.
2001	DownTown	Cover3D	Contemporary	WIN	FPS Citybuilder
2001	Tropico	PopTop	Contemporary	MAC, OSX, WIN, WIN9X
2001	Settlers IV Mission CD, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers IV.
2001	Settlers IV, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Sequel to The Settlers III.
2002	Metropolismania	Media Factory	Contemporary	PS2	First title in the series.
2002	Tropico: Paradise Island	BreakAway	Contemporary	WIN, WIN9X	Expansion to Tropico.
2002	Moonbase Commander	Humongous	Sci-fi	WIN
2002	Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom	BreakAway, Impressions	Historical	WIN
2003	SimCity 4: Rush Hour	Maxis	Contemporary	OSX, WIN	Expansion to SimCity 4.
2003	SimCity 4	Maxis	Contemporary	OSX, WIN	Sequel to SimCity 3000.
2003	Anno 1503: The New World	Max	Historical	WIN9X, WIN	Sequel to Anno 1602: Creation of a New World. Hybrid with RTS elements.
2003	Tropico 2: Pirate Cove	Frog City	Historical	OSX, WIN
2003	Anno 1503: Treasures, Monsters and Pirates	Max	Historical	WIN	Expansion to Anno 1503: The New World.
2004	Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile	Tilted Mill	Historical	WIN
2004	Outpost Kaloki X	NinjaBee	Sci-fi	WIN, X360
2005	Settlers: Heritage of Kings, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Sequel to The Settlers IV.
2005	Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand	Monte Cristo	Fantasy	WIN
2005	Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Expansion Disk, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
2005	Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Legends Expansion Disk, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
2006	CivCity: Rome	Firefly, Firaxis	Historical	WIN
2006	Caesar IV	Tilted Mill	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Caesar III.
2006	Tycoon City: New York	Deep Red	Contemporary	WIN
2006	City Life	Monte Cristo	Contemporary	WIN
2006	Anno 1701	Related	Historical	DS, WIN	Sequel to Anno 1503: The New World Hybrid with RTS elements.
2006	Glory of the Roman Empire	Haemimont	Historical	WIN
2006	Settlers II 10th Anniversary, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Remake of The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.
2007	Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery	Keen	Historical	DS	Hybrid with RTS elements.
2007	Settlers: Rise of an Empire, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Sequel to The Settlers: Heritage of Kings.
2007	Metropolismania 2	Media Factory	Contemporary	PS2	Sequel to Metropolismania.
2007	Anno 1701: The Curse of the Dragon	Related	Historical	DS	Expansion to Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery Hybrid with RTS elements.
2007	SimCity Societies	Tilted Mill	Contemporary	MOBI, WIN	Spin-off of the SimCity series.
2007	Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers II 10th Anniversary.
2008	A Kingdom for Keflings	Ninja Bee	Fantasy	X360
2008	Micropolis	Don Hoplins	Contemporary	CROSS	Open source version of SimCity.
2008	SimCity Societies: Destinations	Tilted Mill	Contemporary	WIN	Expansion to SimCity Societies.
2008	Hinterland	Tilted Mill	Fantasy	WIN	Hybrid with RPG elements
2008	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King	Square Enix	Fantasy	Wii	Hybrid with RPG elements
2008	Settlers: Rise of an Empire - The Eastern Realm, The	Blue Byte	Fantasy	WIN	Expansion to The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.
2008	Imperium Romanum	Haemimont	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Glory of the Roman Empire.
2009	Grand Ages: Rome	Haemimont	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Imperium Romanum.
2009	Anno 1404	Related, Ubisoft, Blue Byte	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery. Hybrid with RTS elements.
2009	Tropico 3	Haemimont Games	Contemporary	WIN, X360	Sequel to Tropico.
TBA	OpenCity	Duong-Khang Nguyen	Contemporary	CROSS	Open source. A development version is available.
TBA	Dwarf Fortress	Tarn Adams	Fantasy	LIN, MAC, WIN	A development version is available.
TBA	Metropolismania 3	Media Factory	Contemporary	PS3	Sequel to Metropolismania 2.
2009 *Oct 9	Cities XL	Monte Cristo	Contemporary	WIN

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