<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Brian	O
Reynolds	O
and	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
themed	O
on	O
the	O
early	O
European	O
colonization	B-Application
of	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
starting	O
in	O
1492	O
and	O
lasting	O
until	O
1850	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colonization	B-Application
is	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
more-developed	O
version	O
of	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Civilization	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
in	O
visual	O
design	O
and	O
handling	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
have	O
marked	O
differences	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
a	O
historical	O
map	O
(	O
America	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
map	O
(	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
may	O
also	O
construct	O
their	O
own	O
map	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
scenario	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
journey	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
ship	O
and	O
two	O
units	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
new	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
;	O
as	O
the	O
ship	O
moves	O
into	O
the	O
unknown	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
landfall	O
,	O
explores	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
meets	O
the	O
indigenous	O
Indians	O
,	O
builds	O
colonies	O
and	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
improves	O
and	O
works	O
the	O
surrounding	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analogous	O
to	O
"	O
Wonders	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Civilization	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
social	O
and	O
industrial	O
advances	O
are	O
achieved	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
Founding	O
Fathers	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Continental	O
Congress	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
gained	O
by	O
generating	O
a	O
sufficient	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
Liberty	O
Bells	O
"	O
through	O
the	O
colonial	O
pride	O
of	O
settlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
all	O
named	O
after	O
real	O
historical	O
figures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Francisco	O
Vásquez	O
de	O
Coronado	O
and	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
main	O
driving	O
impulse	O
in	O
Colonization	B-Application
is	O
the	O
harvesting	O
of	O
natural	O
resources	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
lumber	O
(	O
for	O
building	O
)	O
,	O
ore	O
(	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
food	O
(	O
for	O
population	O
growth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
has	O
to	O
defeat	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
army	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
easy	O
task	O
as	O
the	O
royal	O
army	O
and	O
navy	O
are	O
individually	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
usually	O
more	O
numerous	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
colonial	O
forces	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
troops	O
are	O
unused	O
to	O
fighting	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
and	O
are	O
more	O
easily	O
defeated	O
in	O
rough	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
The	O
Rumor	O
Bag	O
"	O
column	O
reported	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
that	O
"	O
MicroProse	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Civilization	I-Application
that	O
covers	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Colonization	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
surpassed	O
350,000	O
copies	O
by	O
September	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Colonization	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeCol	B-Language
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
and	O
fan-made	O
remake	O
of	O
Colonization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
release	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Firaxis	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Colonization	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
upgraded	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
,	O
particularly	O
to	O
colonist	O
education	O
)	O
,	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
