Still a classic. I recently downloaded a copy of it and it still holds up. From the golden age of Microprose, this title has even more "just one more turn" appeal then it's earthbound companion (prequel?) Civilization. Admittedly, the GUI is a bit on the primitive side, but simplicity has its advantages too; With a very uncluttered layout, all you need to know is on display without digging through a bunch of sub-menus. This is the only game that has ever caused me to destroy a computer peripheral. During my first finals week in college, I was playing a little MO1 to relax. Unfortunately, my ultra-cheap mouse chose to seize up for just a moment (mouse balls, boy I don't miss those) causing me to move an entire fleet of ships to the wrong position where they were promptly destroyed by a black hole projector and I lost the battle. An especially crushing defeat since I hadn't saved in a LONG TIME. Infuriated, I cut the mouse cord in half, swung the mouse around like a bolo and slung it into the cinder block wall of my dorm room, smashing it to bits. I then taped the remaining section of cord to the ceiling, to show it who the boss was. That is how engrossing this game is. Enjoy it, but be warned.
