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What, no mention of Populous ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous

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• joshu 12y ago
  What, no mention of every random game that had the concept of mana?
  • jpatokal 12y ago
    Populous was a blockbuster game and it predates both Warcraft and Diablo by half a decade (released 1989), so it is indeed a striking omission. It's also the first game I can remember that used the concept by that name.
    • danudey 12y ago
      Sure, but it did little to bring the word to modern-day gamers compared to the impact that WoW and other RPGs has had.
      • liotier 12y ago
        It did, indirectly as a whole generation of developers has been exposed to it... And they made the games you know today.
    • joshu 12y ago
      yes, but a lot of other games of the era also used the concept. It is not significant.