The planet Eve has life

[99TheCreator]

This just in people, Eve has life. Infact the surface is covered in alien bacteria.

Watch:

Purple planet means life. Eve is purple. The only solution is Eve is covered in life. Or Eve is one huge purple organism.

[Thomas988]

I saw that video too a month or two ago. Believe me, this was the exact same thing that popped into my mind as well. XD

[Jart]

Some of us old-timers knew this a long time ago.

[Deadpangod3]

I knew it!

Evians....

[Rocket Farmer]

Awesome Jart!

Believe it or not but I still play it every once on awhile although I wouldn't consider it that old school. Now civilization on the other hand (ie before there was more than one).

[XeroCoolUSN]

I can't believe that games hasn't been remade or updated. Awesome game

[Dockillar]

If that is true, then the oceans really could be (bio) fuel like the Devs said. Also, who knows, maybe underneath the bacteria infested surface there are the previous remains the bacteria, solidified into solid fuels. Eve could be for all we know; A giant wet lump of coal.

[Streetwind]

I can't believe that games hasn't been remade or updated. Awesome game

Ostensibly there's a new Alpha Centauri game coming... but in practical application it's being done by EA, so it'll probably end up being a DRM-laden play-while-you-poop tablet conversion full of microtransactions.

For reference, look what they did to Dungeon Keeper, then find a corner and quietly weep...

[Red Iron Crown]

I'm not sure there's been a 4X game that beats Alpha Centauri for gameplay. True 3D terrain that's deformable by terraforming or Planet-busting, modular unit building, and granular social engineering choices make it better than any of the Civs, IMO. Plus, no one gets upset if Synthmetal garrisons defeat Tachyon Bolt attackers like they do when a Spearman defeats a Tank.

[Kasuha]

So because some ancient Earth life forms were purple, we need to look for purple color on other planets because it will tell us there is life? I doubt Earth would pass this test today. Not mentioning that life on other planets might take slightly differently colored routes than life on Earth did.

And Webb Space Telescope is an infrared one, no chance to see any purple colors anyway.