“I never grew up with toy trains. In fact, where I grew up,
there weren’t any trains at all. Hence, I could not understand the
fascination of some other kids with toy trains and railway sets. It
is possible, however, that this particular fascination has been
lurking dormant in my psyche since childhood — and has been
awakened now that I’ve come across Railroad Tycoon.”
“I saw Sid Meier’s original version in action probably six or
seven years ago, but in spite of my intense fervor for strategy
games like SimCity and Civilization, it never quite caught my
attention. Years later, on first trying Railroad Tycoon II on a
Windows machine, I was hooked. I didn’t buy the full version and
only tried the demo, but that still made for hours of fun. Now I’m
overjoyed that Loki’s come out with a Linux version as well,
allowing me to fully explore not just the original game but the
latest Gold version, which isn’t even out on Windows yet.”
“I had a friendly chat with Scott Draeker, CEO of Loki
Software, at the LinuxWorld Expo. In front of Loki’s booth,
where the company was demonstrating several of its games,…we
talked about Loki’s raging success in the business, and the
intensity of its game-release schedule. Loki’s first-year plan is
to put out eight titles either previously or simultaneously
released for the Windows platform. On track this year is the third
and latest title: Railroad Tycoon II Gold Edition…”