His creations have been honored with virtually every major award in the gaming industry and include legendary titles such as RailroadTycoon, Civilization and Pirates.
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That transcontinental railroad, completed in 1893, was the only one built entirely with private money on privately purchased land, by a self-made railroadtycoon, James J.
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To this day MicroProse continues to use his name to market games like Sid Meier's Civilization and Sid Meier's RailroadTycoon that Meier developed during his fourteen-year tenure with the company.