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Populous: The Beginning praised for its fully 3D spherical maps

Original: The maps in # PopulousTheBeginning aren't just 2d, they're fully 3d spheres that you can even witness from space, it's a

Players are revisiting Populous: The Beginning and highlighting its maps as fully 3D spheres viewable from space, a rare design choice in strategy games. Fans say it remains a standout feature decades later, with Planetary Annihilation often cited as one of the few other games to use a similar planet-scale approach. The game, originally released by Bullfrog, continues to draw admiration from retro gaming communities.

Why now: Retro gaming fans are celebrating a rarely seen technical feature in a classic strategy game.

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• The maps in # PopulousTheBeginning aren't just 2d, they're fully 3d spheres that you can even witness from space, it's a very cool feature rarely used, the only other one I can think of is Planetary Annihilation # gaming # videogames # pcgaming # retrogaming # Populous · ItalianSkeletonGaming · 3

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