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Sid Meier co-founded MicroProse with Bill Stealey in 1982. They had worked together previously at the game company Avalon Hill, and they saw an opportunity to create a company that would focus on computer games. MicroProse went on to become one of the most successful game companies of its time, and it released a number of popular titles, including the Civilization series, Railroad Tycoon, and Sid Meier's Pirates!