Populous

From WikiPadia — The Official D-Pad Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Populous
250px
Series Populous
Developed by Bullfrog Productions
Published by Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Sega Genesis
Release date July 1990 (1990-07)
Genre God
Details
Played by Rick Desilets
Original run December 10, 2022
No. of episodes 1
Episode length 31:34
Video link
Sega Genesis Mini 2
Preceded by Ranger X
Followed by Sewer Shark

Populous is a 1990 God game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis. A port of a 1989 PC game, it is the first game in the Populous series. The player controls a deity and can shape a civilization, guiding their followers to defeat the followers of an opposing deity. It is one of the sixty games included in the Sega Genesis Mini 2 dedicated console. This version of the game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2022, as the thirty-ninth game in their Sega Genesis Mini 2 series. The episode was released on December 10, 2022.

Episodes

SGM2#TitleLengthPlayer(s)Commentator(s)Release date
40"Welcome to Conquer"31:34Rick December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)