my dad would play this almost every day or whenever he had his free time. he recently passed 6 months ago. i’ll miss those times when we would play together on this game. this game holds a special place in my heart and i’m glad my dad was able to show me this game 10 years ago when i was 5-6. i’m 16 now, and i still play this game from time to time.
I remember there was a coop feature. The first of the civ games to have it. I played with my brother and dad as well… pains me to hear your loss,just remember as long as you play the games, the memories lives on. never forget that❤️
Ditto to that. I'd watch my dad play this for hours on end as a little kid. I lost my dad a few years back to cancer, and I very dearly remember those days as a kid. Just sitting on the arm of his chair as he'd build up his cities. Truly a wonderful time.
Me too. I put more time into Civ III (because I got the collection when the game had just come out), but there's something genuinely special about this game.
My grandpa would play this all the time, and I would sit next to him in his study and watch him, and he would explain how things work. Now I play the Civilisation games, from 4 to 6, and he is currently 87 and plays civilisation 6 in his spare time.
First video game I ever played, and this was the introduction. It enraptured me with a love of history and people at the age of 10, showing me the beauty of mankind in a new way I still haven't found. I may have played thousands of hours of Civ IV, but I never get tired of that intro.
+MrDarthBaker Really probably one of the best games ever made. I played Civilization 2 when I was in middle school about 10 years ago. It introduced me to the series and I fell in love with the game immediately. I used to stay in math class with my teacher and she would let me play the game on the computer during lunch. Civilization 4 is the best game of the series I still play it to this day and have for years.
Those of you who say Turkey or Albania, it's actually in present-day Greece. That is the Battle of Actium; the bay is the right shape, it's hilly, and Antony's fortifications are in the right place. Also the Battle of Actium led to Octavian's becoming the first emperor of Rome, which is what the second half is about.
One little problem with this theory: Octavian - Augustus didn't have a beard. That's no joke, beards were not very popular to the Romans in this time. And you won't find any statue depicting Augustus with a beard.
I immediately thought Greece as well. How anybody was off, especially after seeing the Roman soldiers storm the walls of a obviously Greek city state, I was baffled by. But then again not everyone shares my love of history and geography.
It was February, early 2006. My grandparents let me buy a single video game from the store. My only experience with the _Civilization_ series was only connected to Civilization 2 thus far, so I did not quite know what to expect from the fourth installment. I remember the intro started playing; I listened to the choir, I watched the sequence. I gazed with awe at the cartoony battle scene. Then the part with the old leader passing his crown to his heir kicked in - and suddenly every memory from the second game reappeared, as my head began to ponder what limitless possibilities and adventures lied ahead of me. And that was the beginning of a love that holds up even to this day.
Gavin MacDierney Might get kind of disappointed if you switch to IV from V, if you're really enjoying V. They're vastly different, though both are great games in my opinion. The fifth doesn't just feel as sandboxy as the fourth.
I used to watch this every time, never skipped. Then sit on the menu screen just listening to the menu music. About to hours later, I’d start playing the game.
I bought this game when it first came out way back in 2005 and the intro music was great but when the main menu came on and the song was Baba Yetu. Man, I couldn't play the game until the 3rd loop had played of this masterpiece. Thank you so much Christopher Tin. Your music has spread happiness the whole world over
I experienced the same thing around 2008/2009 - I was stuck on the main menu just soaking in the awesomeness for such a long time before I even tried out the game. It wasn't long before I found myself just dumping several hours into the game effortlessly, and not paying much attention to the text messages on my flip phone. Every time I started the game back up, I always took a moment to appreciate the feel of the main menu.
An unnamed King is given a crown which is basically what we're given when we start a game of civilization the question is who will still be having their Crown by the end of the game and who will be conquered no one knows that's the beauty of civilization
My older brother introduced Civ to me with this game. Still one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Civ was in many ways my childhood and my gateway to PC gaming.
One of my favorite games of all times! I remember playing it in my Dads garage that was converted in to a office/workout room on our family computer! Could barely run it but man was it fun.
Saw this game at a book fair in middle school and the name just made me curious. Never looked back and it's one of all time favorites. Countless hours, timeless game.
How often did someone look for this song to be told it was Baba Yetu when it's not... From what I have gathered it's supposed to be called Calling of the Dawns.
I've been a huge Civilization fan since 2 / Call to Power, but I mostly just messed around with it and always lost. This is the first one that was truly accessible and I "got". Still a huge Civ fan, but 4 will always be extra special. Also this music still plays in my head to this day :)
My Cousin introduced me to this game and when I heard Leonard Nimoy narrates parts of this game, I told my Cousin that I recognised that voice was Leonard Nimoy and I showed him the the credits and he was surprised that he was listening to Spock all that time.
How beautiful Earth is, God's creation, so much bloodshed for nothing, man against the fellow man. Btw I didn't know Roman Emperors had a crown back in Old Ages (they had them during the Holy Roman Empire in Middle Ages) :P epic mistake
I'm an Atheist but I agree with you that this planet is beautiful and I wish we could all just share it with each other. Not caring about race, religion, sexuality. Harmony is a unrealistic but beautiful goal.
Bi$harp I don't care about race either, I love all people. And religion is not bad, it's the evildoers who are misusing it that are bad, and there are some religions which shouldn't even be in this world. If you ask me the world should have only one religion and it's Christianity but hey, the devil does his evil work so that's why we have thousands of religions today, which only makes things more difficult Harmony will come once Heavenly Kingdom is established, but that won't happen before Jesus returns. Now I know you are an Atheist and that you don't believe in it, but it's gonna happen whether we believe or not, and why is it gonna happen? It's simple, all evil and suffering on this world must come to an end some day. It can't go on forever.
***** I'm sorry, but I just got a buzz about you posting this, and you've just contracted yourself: "Religion is not bad" you say, and then you go on to say "but hey, the devil does his evil work so that's why we have thousands of religions today". That, and I'd disagree: I'm athiest, so I don't really have much of a vote in this, but if I was religious, I, a Welshman mind you, would put my faith into the Bahá'í Faith, a fairly young religion ,only a few hundred years old or so, which basically voices harmony of the different spiritual beliefs: In short, there is no one *right* way to worship god, indeed, all religions have some correctness in their practice. Personally, it's openness alone makes it look like a superior faith to me, on paper at least. Google it if you want to know more, I've dragged on already.
Most of my memories of this game were of me waiting for my dad to get off the computer and him constantly saying "One more turn." I only just wanted to play Spore...
When it zooms from space it does seem to go into northern Adriatic coeast, which is Croatia, but when it reaches the surface you can clearly see that the town is near the tip of a large peninsula, which is the Balkans. And you can see the massive landmass in the background which is Anatolia or Turkey, so the town shown is certainly not Troy. It is some town in the west balkans, possinly in Albania or near Ionian isles.
But I think the scale of the earth compared to the peaople is way off. Do you really think that two cities, two battles, and the crowning of a king would all be within such a small space? It could be all of the eastern medeteranian.
I wonder... there's a walled coastal city on the mediterranean that is being attacked by a large fleet of triremes. could this be a subtle reference to the iliad? BTW, thanks for uploading this.
I love this intro but is this exact music available without the "battle sounds and clapping"? I just want the instrumentals and vocals. This and the actual song from the soundtrack are different
The first civilization was Mesopotamian civilization and it began in present day Iraq, not in Syria. Humans developed in Africa, but civilization didn't began there, because Africa isn't very fertile and you have to survive all the time, while in Mesopotamia, the land is very fertile because of rivers Euphrates and Tigris. This allowed agriculture and people could do something else than hunt and survive.
Mesopotamia was not a civilization. it was a land scattered with hundred of city states that hated each other. The story of Mesopotamia is the story of war.
Baba Yetu is the name of the full song, by Christopher Tin. You will find it on Spotify in several versions, but Christopher Tin is the original song writer.
I know i late, but maybe someone wanna know. It's actually 'Coronation'. 'Baba Yetu' is played in the menu. But both tracks are composed by Christopher Tin.
Holy crap no, you came just at the right time. I was literally trying to look for this song again a few minutes ago. Thank you so much, true godamn hero.
If this is nostalgic then what do games from the 80s do to you? To me, this game is "quite new". (I was born in 1996). For me nostalgic would be something like civ 2.
CIV IV is second best to CIV VI of course. This game was almost perfect except that the AI was a little bit too passive and docile even on harder difficulty levels. That is not the case with CIV VI immortal and deity, if anything, the AI tends to be really aggressive and slingers-archers are a must.
if we account for the time in which civ iv was released, i think it was an utter success far above civ V or VI. Many people hated CIV V because it couldn't hold a candle to its predecessor until the expansions came, same with civ vi. Civ IV is the best game in the saga historically, but if leave dates behind, i agree. Right now CivVI is the best game the saga offers.
You're right. I don't like 3D movies. In fact I fucking hate them. And so does a great portion of the audience that are being forced into going to see 3D movies because that's not something that arose out of popularity. It was a capitalistic scheme. The people doesn't have the power over these sort of things.
And still, in 2022 the soud track is nowhere to be found ! such beautiful themes song along the whole game ... such a waste... if they had put it on deezer or spotify they would have made lot of money by now.. so much work into songs and others during cinematic and underated by the proper gam team realization...
I think it was still targeted to kids at the time. Though I kinda feel like it's goofiness is what made it so good. I feel like the newer games take themselves a little too seriously.
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my dad would play this almost every day or whenever he had his free time. he recently passed 6 months ago. i’ll miss those times when we would play together on this game. this game holds a special place in my heart and i’m glad my dad was able to show me this game 10 years ago when i was 5-6. i’m 16 now, and i still play this game from time to time.
I remember there was a coop feature. The first of the civ games to have it. I played with my brother and dad as well… pains me to hear your loss,just remember as long as you play the games, the memories lives on.
never forget that❤️
This was my first civilization game, I remember playing this game for hours straight with my dad. this trailer brings back so many good memories...
Ditto to that. I'd watch my dad play this for hours on end as a little kid. I lost my dad a few years back to cancer, and I very dearly remember those days as a kid. Just sitting on the arm of his chair as he'd build up his cities. Truly a wonderful time.
Wow i can feel this sentence
Me too. I put more time into Civ III (because I got the collection when the game had just come out), but there's something genuinely special about this game.
@@SalamanderTrash christ I'm sorry to hear that
I've never played one but my dad said we can get it and play
My grandpa would play this all the time, and I would sit next to him in his study and watch him, and he would explain how things work. Now I play the Civilisation games, from 4 to 6, and he is currently 87 and plays civilisation 6 in his spare time.
every time that first 'ping' happens in Mesopotamia -> goosebumps
First video game I ever played, and this was the introduction. It enraptured me with a love of history and people at the age of 10, showing me the beauty of mankind in a new way I still haven't found. I may have played thousands of hours of Civ IV, but I never get tired of that intro.
+MrDarthBaker Really probably one of the best games ever made. I played Civilization 2 when I was in middle school about 10 years ago. It introduced me to the series and I fell in love with the game immediately. I used to stay in math class with my teacher and she would let me play the game on the computer during lunch. Civilization 4 is the best game of the series I still play it to this day and have for years.
Among my favourite video games of all time. I still play this to this day. Educational, Fun, Intelligent, and Addictive.
Who knew Ghandi was a low-key nuclear warmonger
Those of you who say Turkey or Albania, it's actually in present-day Greece. That is the Battle of Actium; the bay is the right shape, it's hilly, and Antony's fortifications are in the right place. Also the Battle of Actium led to Octavian's becoming the first emperor of Rome, which is what the second half is about.
Funny that Augustus wasn't included in the game until the Warlords expansion.
One little problem with this theory: Octavian - Augustus didn't have a beard.
That's no joke, beards were not very popular to the Romans in this time. And you won't find any statue depicting Augustus with a beard.
Andriy Fadyeyenko
I immediately thought Greece as well. How anybody was off, especially after seeing the Roman soldiers storm the walls of a obviously Greek city state, I was baffled by. But then again not everyone shares my love of history and geography.
HaaraaldEriksson
Beards were only popular if the emperor had a beard.
And they weren't when he hadn't got one.
It was February, early 2006. My grandparents let me buy a single video game from the store. My only experience with the _Civilization_ series was only connected to Civilization 2 thus far, so I did not quite know what to expect from the fourth installment. I remember the intro started playing; I listened to the choir, I watched the sequence. I gazed with awe at the cartoony battle scene. Then the part with the old leader passing his crown to his heir kicked in - and suddenly every memory from the second game reappeared, as my head began to ponder what limitless possibilities and adventures lied ahead of me.
And that was the beginning of a love that holds up even to this day.
I started with Civ 2 test of time, moved to 3, and am now hooked on V, and anxiously awaiting IV
Gavin MacDierney
Might get kind of disappointed if you switch to IV from V, if you're really enjoying V. They're vastly different, though both are great games in my opinion. The fifth doesn't just feel as sandboxy as the fourth.
Ann Night I actually meant VI. My bad. Might try IV, though. I still get enjoyment from II Test of Time
Gavin MacDierney
Always good to expand your horizons!
(Also, neat to see a fellow Spyro fan around :3)
Ann Night thanks. Cynder is my favorite character in that universe, and literally the only character I play in the Skylanders games
16 years later, still absolute fire
3 years later your comment si still there.
The game that I have played countless hours. I regret nothing.
I used to watch this every time, never skipped. Then sit on the menu screen just listening to the menu music. About to hours later, I’d start playing the game.
Civ 4 still holds up as my favorite video game of all time. Every time I start the game up I can feel Leonard Nemoy smiling down from his genesis pod
I'm about to cry... this is my childhood
Machiavel44 same :')
My first experience with Civ was Revolution.
After playing IV my expectations for a strategy skyrocketed.
Revolution is like a cookie and proper PC Civ game like Black Forrest cake. Epic scale, rich taste, deep experience.
One of the best game intro ever.
It's awesome, it's epic, it's nostalgy.
Thanks for my kind childhood.
Baba yetu
I bought this game when it first came out way back in 2005 and the intro music was great but when the main menu came on and the song was Baba Yetu. Man, I couldn't play the game until the 3rd loop had played of this masterpiece. Thank you so much Christopher Tin. Your music has spread happiness the whole world over
I experienced the same thing around 2008/2009 - I was stuck on the main menu just soaking in the awesomeness for such a long time before I even tried out the game. It wasn't long before I found myself just dumping several hours into the game effortlessly, and not paying much attention to the text messages on my flip phone. Every time I started the game back up, I always took a moment to appreciate the feel of the main menu.
My first Civ game. I was just now struck with a sudden nostalgia and bought Civ VI. It has quite a legacy to live up to.
Back when video games had heart and not microtransactions.
Everytime I watch this intro I cry...What a masterpiece!
The only game intro I never skip. Beautiful song! Love Swahili language.
the only game intro that i won't skip. it is epic
minun5 Haha same here, but the 6th intro is also a one I never skip. Both are perfect.
the nostalgia from this is killing me rn
I saw my dad play this so many times and I always wanted to help. I was like 4 back then
The amount of times I just sat watching this intro before playing the game when I was a kid... beautiful
Very happy memories playing this with my Dad who's now sadly passed away. I'd watch this intro every time I loaded the game as it was so good
a good soundtrack can bring anything to the next level
An unnamed King is given a crown which is basically what we're given when we start a game of civilization the question is who will still be having their Crown by the end of the game and who will be conquered no one knows that's the beauty of civilization
several years later still gives me major goosebumps
Christopher Tin makes awesome music. :)
My older brother introduced Civ to me with this game. Still one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Civ was in many ways my childhood and my gateway to PC gaming.
I love humanity so fucking much I can't express it
The intro movie of my childhood. My very first civ game and the game that sparked my love for history and strategy games.
One of the reasons to play this game for hours and hours is the music.
This intro looks like a 13 year old’s first attempt at using Blender in 2005.
It's "The Lord's Prayer" being sung in Swahili
One of my favorite games of all times! I remember playing it in my Dads garage that was converted in to a office/workout room on our family computer! Could barely run it but man was it fun.
Best CIV intro ever.
Best Civilization intro video and soundtrack. Really well done
Saw this game at a book fair in middle school and the name just made me curious. Never looked back and it's one of all time favorites. Countless hours, timeless game.
How often did someone look for this song to be told it was Baba Yetu when it's not... From what I have gathered it's supposed to be called Calling of the Dawns.
for anyone whos wondering what the song is called "Civilization IV Medley" by Video Games live
I've been a huge Civilization fan since 2 / Call to Power, but I mostly just messed around with it and always lost. This is the first one that was truly accessible and I "got". Still a huge Civ fan, but 4 will always be extra special. Also this music still plays in my head to this day :)
I really wanted that first shot to be followed by "Space..."
the final frontier... these are the adventures of civilization Humanity...
Эээх... Ностальгия :)
Master Thief Garret ага... :)
My Cousin introduced me to this game and when I heard Leonard Nimoy narrates parts of this game, I told my Cousin that I recognised that voice was Leonard Nimoy and I showed him the the credits and he was surprised that he was listening to Spock all that time.
How beautiful Earth is, God's creation, so much bloodshed for nothing, man against the fellow man.
Btw I didn't know Roman Emperors had a crown back in Old Ages (they had them during the Holy Roman Empire in Middle Ages) :P epic mistake
Kingdom of Rome perhaps?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Kingdom
I'm an Atheist but I agree with you that this planet is beautiful and I wish we could all just share it with each other. Not caring about race, religion, sexuality.
Harmony is a unrealistic but beautiful goal.
Bi$harp I don't care about race either, I love all people. And religion is not bad, it's the evildoers who are misusing it that are bad, and there are some religions which shouldn't even be in this world. If you ask me the world should have only one religion and it's Christianity but hey, the devil does his evil work so that's why we have thousands of religions today, which only makes things more difficult
Harmony will come once Heavenly Kingdom is established, but that won't happen before Jesus returns. Now I know you are an Atheist and that you don't believe in it, but it's gonna happen whether we believe or not, and why is it gonna happen? It's simple, all evil and suffering on this world must come to an end some day. It can't go on forever.
*****
I'm sorry, but I just got a buzz about you posting this, and you've just contracted yourself:
"Religion is not bad" you say, and then you go on to say "but hey, the devil does his evil work so that's why we have thousands of religions today".
That, and I'd disagree: I'm athiest, so I don't really have much of a vote in this, but if I was religious, I, a Welshman mind you, would put my faith into the Bahá'í Faith, a fairly young religion ,only a few hundred years old or so, which basically voices harmony of the different spiritual beliefs: In short, there is no one *right* way to worship god, indeed, all religions have some correctness in their practice. Personally, it's openness alone makes it look like a superior faith to me, on paper at least. Google it if you want to know more, I've dragged on already.
*****
See I try to be nice to you and that's what you say in return?
Most of my memories of this game were of me waiting for my dad to get off the computer and him constantly saying "One more turn."
I only just wanted to play Spore...
this game was my childhood
When it zooms from space it does seem to go into northern Adriatic coeast, which is Croatia, but when it reaches the surface you can clearly see that the town is near the tip of a large peninsula, which is the Balkans. And you can see the massive landmass in the background which is Anatolia or Turkey, so the town shown is certainly not Troy. It is some town in the west balkans, possinly in Albania or near Ionian isles.
TH-cam definitely needed this. Best strategy game ever made :)
Teh Greatest! Thank you Sid Meier. Civ V is my favourite but I caught the bug here. One more turn...
But I think the scale of the earth compared to the peaople is way off. Do you really think that two cities, two battles, and the crowning of a king would all be within such a small space? It could be all of the eastern medeteranian.
Yes. Yes you are. At least, now you are.
I wonder...
there's a walled coastal city on the mediterranean that is being attacked by a large fleet of triremes.
could this be a subtle reference to the iliad?
BTW, thanks for uploading this.
I love this intro. It was the best of the Civ IV series. I wasn't keen on 5' s intro.
Mom dad and me would all play hot seat. I miss when it was simple
This game is the apex of PC gaming. When you have lots of buttons and lots of CPU horsepower, you can do stuff like this...
Oh god.....the nostalgia is killing me :')
I definitely agree.
Играю до сих пор, с модом Realism Invictus.
I still play this game... Haven't even bothered to get 5 and 6 :p
I used to play civilization...... but den my civilization took an arrow to the knee
This and then baba yetu = mind blown
Okay maybe it's just a little scary :3
Like the camera swooshes around real fast!
The ending of the new Indiana Jones movie "Dial of Destiny" is very similar to this, with triremes.
Love what the uploader said xD!!!
I love this intro but is this exact music available without the "battle sounds and clapping"? I just want the instrumentals and vocals.
This and the actual song from the soundtrack are different
The first civilization was Mesopotamian civilization and it began in present day Iraq, not in Syria. Humans developed in Africa, but civilization didn't began there, because Africa isn't very fertile and you have to survive all the time, while in Mesopotamia, the land is very fertile because of rivers Euphrates and Tigris. This allowed agriculture and people could do something else than hunt and survive.
Mesopotamia was not a civilization. it was a land scattered with hundred of city states that hated each other. The story of Mesopotamia is the story of war.
+Brandon Michael "The story of humanity is the story of war."
FTFY, as I believe the young people say nowadays.
Yo can someone tell me what this song is called so I can find it on Spotify? I’ve been searching like crazy
Baba Yetu is the name of the full song, by Christopher Tin. You will find it on Spotify in several versions, but Christopher Tin is the original song writer.
Ok I love this intro, but what is the name of the song? I can't seem to find it anywere.
Baba yetu by Christopher Tin
I know i late, but maybe someone wanna know. It's actually 'Coronation'. 'Baba Yetu' is played in the menu. But both tracks are composed by Christopher Tin.
Holy crap no, you came just at the right time. I was literally trying to look for this song again a few minutes ago. Thank you so much, true godamn hero.
@@TheHlynsi Glad I could help :)
Самая лучшая часть!:) (моё мнение)
If this is nostalgic then what do games from the 80s do to you?
To me, this game is "quite new". (I was born in 1996).
For me nostalgic would be something like civ 2.
Одна из лучших заставок и серии игры
The music reminds me the lion king mostly, but this is good
Ahhh HD does it get any better
CIV IV is second best to CIV VI of course. This game was almost perfect except that the AI was a little bit too passive and docile even on harder difficulty levels. That is not the case with CIV VI immortal and deity, if anything, the AI tends to be really aggressive and slingers-archers are a must.
if we account for the time in which civ iv was released, i think it was an utter success far above civ V or VI. Many people hated CIV V because it couldn't hold a candle to its predecessor until the expansions came, same with civ vi.
Civ IV is the best game in the saga historically, but if leave dates behind, i agree. Right now CivVI is the best game the saga offers.
Судя по карте, камера из космоса спускалась в Грецию.
Does anyone know what the video song is called?
nostalgic
Nah, Troy was in Turkey, the camera clearly zooms in Western Greece. Could be the city of Thermos.
Why isn't the song Baba Yetu like in the actual game??
I know this video tries hard, but this doesn't scare me!
I hear parts of the Civ3 Conquests theme
Разве у римских императоров (консулов) была корона?!
I hate to say this but I never played very many games from the 80's...
Am I the only one who prefers Civ4 over Civ5?
did you even play Civ Brave New World?AI doesn't do anything you listed at higher difficulty's so i really doubt you know what you are talking about
Intro: Ex oriente lux.
You're right. I don't like 3D movies. In fact I fucking hate them. And so does a great portion of the audience that are being forced into going to see 3D movies because that's not something that arose out of popularity. It was a capitalistic scheme. The people doesn't have the power over these sort of things.
А это Рим?
Да, это битва при Акции и коронация Цезаря Августа как первого римского императора.
And i think you know more about whats behind 3D movies....,..?
❤
And still, in 2022 the soud track is nowhere to be found ! such beautiful themes song along the whole game ... such a waste... if they had put it on deezer or spotify they would have made lot of money by now.. so much work into songs and others during cinematic and underated by the proper gam team realization...
You are among many. Civ 5 isn't bad, just not as good diplomacy wise imho.
What did he say?
What the dog doin
Humanity began in Africa.
Civilization began in Syria.
Essa é pro @caioviel xD Essa musica mexe comigo meu o_o muito epica.
seems goofy compared to civilization 5 even the dlc's are better especially Brave New World
I think it was still targeted to kids at the time. Though I kinda feel like it's goofiness is what made it so good. I feel like the newer games take themselves a little too seriously.
@tomiagain It is! I love it :D