Populous (Bullfrog/ Electronic Arts 1989)

Populous is the original God Game and one of the great landmarks of computer software. You, as a god (or something) control a race of humans, you must house them and make the land flat and fertile. Above all you must protect them from the other deity (who is fighting for control of the same world as you), who will attempt to squash your people with all sorts of nasties including Knights, Swamps, Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Alternatively he might just send his people over to bash your head in. How jolly. Fortuantly you can give him a bit of the same and some more, providing you are nice enough to your people. It's kind of a vicious circle. The more people you have the more mana you recieve (the stuff that allows you to bash the enemy) and vice versa.
This original version of Populous is a much purer and simpler game than it's sequel, and I prefer it. It may lack Populous II's snazzy effects but the gameplay is all there. Personally I prefer the graphics of the original, but there we go. The only faults you can put on Populous is that the sound is a bit sparse, to say the least, and that it is very slow and tedious to get into at first; while it trains you up.
Populous is a winner and definitely one to look out for.

Zogging Hell Rating: 9/10


Cheats

Level Codes

273 IMMEED; 494 WEAVUSPERT; 322 JOSDIE; 166 SWADEBOY; 009 BURWILCON; 999 KILLUSPAL; 412 HAMOGOBOY; 200 EOAMPHET; 132 CALYMAR.

Suckers for punishment will know Populous has a incy wincy bit more levels than this. So how's this then...

What follows is all the available information for all the levels:- * = impossible and X = possible.


                           (READ COLUMNS DOWNWARDS!)
                           YOU                 OPPONENT
                       P E S K V F            p e s k v f
                       O A W N O L            o a w n o l
                       P R A I L O            p r a i l o
                  L    U T M G C O            u t m g c o
                  A    L H P H A D            l h p h a d
                  N    A Q S T N S            a q s t n s
                  D    T U   S O              t u   s o
                  S    I A    E               i a    e
                  C    O K    S               o k    s
                  A    N E                    n e
                  P      S                      s
No. NAME OF LAND  E                                       WATER?
0   GENESIS     GRASS  3 * * * * *            3 X X X X X  Fatal
1
2   JOSAMAR
3   TIMUSLUG
4   CALDIEHILL  GRASS  3 * * * * *            3 X X X X X Fatal
5   SCOQUEMET
6   SWAUER
7   KILLPEING
8   EOAOZORD
9   BURWILCON   DESERT 3 * * * * *            3 X X X X * Harm!
10  MORINGILL
11  NIMIHILL
12  BILCEMET    SNOW   2 * * * * *            2 * * X * X Harm!
13  RINGMPED
14  WEAVHIPHAM
15  ALPOUTOND
16  BADACON
17  IMMUSILL    ROCKY  3 * * * * *            3 X * X X X Harm!
18  HOBDIETORY  ROCKY  3 * * * * *            3 X * X X X Harm!
19  BUGQUEEND
20  SHADTED     SNOW   6 * * * * *            3 X X X X X Harm!
21  CORPEHAM
22  BINOZOND
23  SADWILLOW   SNOW   6 * * * * *            3 X X X X X Harm!
24  LOWINGICK
25  QAZITORY
26  VERYMEEND
27  MINMPME     ROCKY  3 * * * * X            3 * * X * X Fatal
28  HAMHIPOLD
29  FUTOUTBOY
30  SUZALOW
31  DOUUSICK
32  SHIDIEHOLE  GRASS  3 * * * X *            3 X X X * X Harm!
33  HURTLOPLAS
34  JOSTME      GRASS  3 * * * X *            3 X X X * X Harm!
35  TIMPEOLD
36  CALOZBOY   DESERT  1 * * * * *            3 * * X X X Harm!
37  SCOWILDOR
38  SWAINGPAL  DESERT  1 * * * * *            3 * * X X X Harm!
39  KILLOHOLE
40  EOAMELAS    SNOW   3 * * * * *            3 X X X X * Harm!
41  BURMPAL
42  MORHIPPIL
43  NIMOUTJOB
44  BILADOR     SNOW   3 * * * * *            3 X X X X * Harm!
45  RINGGBPAL
46  WEAVINPERT ROCKY   1 * * * * *            6 X X * X X Fatal
47  ALPLOPOUT
48  BADTAL
49  IMMPEPIL
50  HOBOZJOB   GRASS   1 * * * * X            1 X X * X * Fatal
51  BUGWILLIN
52  SHADOGODON GRASS   1 * * * * X            1 X X * X * Fatal
53  COROPERT
54  BINMEOUT
55  SADMPT
56  LOWHIPBAR   SNOW   3 * * * * X            3 X X * X * Fatal
57  QAZOUTER
58  VERYELIN    SNOW   3 * * * * X            3 X X * X * Fatal
59  MINGBDON
60  HAMINMAR   ROCKY   3 X * * * X            3 X X * X * Fatal
61  FUTLOPLUG
62  SUZTT
63  DOUPEBAR
64  SHIOZER    ROCKY   3 X * * * X            3 X X * X * Fatal
65  HURTIKEING
66  JOSOGOORD
67  TIMOMAR
68  CAMELUG    DESERT  3 * X * * X            1 X X * X X Fatal
69  SCOMPHILL
70  SWAHIPMET
71  KILLQAZED
72  EOAEING    DESERT 30 * X * * X           30 X X * X X Fatal
73  BURGBORD
74  MORINCON
75  NIMLOPILL
76  BILTHILL
77  RINGOXMET  GRASS   1 * * * * X            1 X X * X * Harm!
78  WEAVEAED
79  ALPIKEHAM
80  BADOGOOND
81  IMMOCON
82  HOBMEILL
83  BUGMPTORY  SNOW    2 * * * * X            4 X X * X * Harm!
84  SHADKOPEND
85  CORQAZME
86  BINEHAM
87  SADGBOND
88  LOWINLOW
89  QAZLOPICK
90  VERYYTORY  DESERT 30 * X * * X           30 X X * X X Harm!
91  MINOXEND
92  HAMEAME
93  FUTIKEOLD
94  SUZOGOBOY
95  DOUOLOW
96  SHIMEICK
97  FLIRTDIHOLE SNOW   1 * * * * *            1 * * X * X Harm!
98  JOSKOPLAS
99  TIMQAZAL
100 CALEOLD
101 SCOGBBOY
102 SWAINDOR
103 KILLSODPAL  DESERT 5 X * * * *            2 * * X * X Harm!
104 EOAYHOLE
105 BUROXLAS
106 MOREAAL    DESERT  5 X * * * *            2 X * X * X Harm!
107 NIMIKEPIL
108 BILOGOJOB
109 RINGUDOR
110 WEAVDEPAL  DESERT  5 * * * * *            2 X X X * X Harm!
111 ALPDIPERT
112 BADKOPOUT
113 IMMQAZI
114 HOBIEPIL   DESERT  5 * * * * *            2 X X X * X Harm!
115 BUGGBJOB
116 SHADASLIN
117 CORSODDON
118 BINYPERT   DESERT  4 X * * * *            4 X X X * X Harm!
119 SADOXOUT
120 LOWEAT     GRASS   1 * * * * *            1 * * * * X Harm!
121 QAZIKEBAR
122 VERYQUEER
123 MINULIN    GRASS   1 * * * * *            1 * * * * X Harm!
124 HAMDEDON
125 FUTDIMAR
126 SUZKOPLUG  ROCKY   5 X * * * *            2 * * * * X Harm!
127 DOUQAZHILL
128 SHIEBAR    ROCKY   5 X * * * *            2 * * * * X Harm!
129 HURTCEER
130 JOSASING
131 TIMSODORD
132 CALYMAR
133 SCOUXLUG   GRASS   5 X * * * *            2 * X * * X Harm!
134 SWAEAHILL
135 KILLDIEMET
136 EOAQUEED   ROCKY   5 * * * * *            2 X X * * X Harm!
137 BURUING
138 MORDEORD   ROCKY   5 * * * * *            2 X X * * X Harm!
139 NIMDICON   ROCKY   5 * * * * *            2 X X * * X Harm!
140 BILKOPILL
141 RINGINGTORY GRASS  4 X * * * *            4 X X * * X Harm!
142 WEAVIMET
143 ALPCEED
144 BADASHAM
145 IMMSODOND
146 HOBYCON    DESERT  3 X X * X X            3 X * X X X Harm!
147 BUGOXILL
148 SHADUSTORY
149 CORDIEEND
150 BINQUEME
151 SADUHAM    DESERT  3 * * * * X            3 X X X X * Fatal
152 LOWDEOND
153 QAZDILOW
154 VERYWILICK
155 MINIGHOLE  ROCKY   5 X X * X X            3 X X X X X Harm!
156 HAMIEND
157 FUTCEME
158 SUZASOLD
159 DOUSODBOY
160 SHIYLOW
161 HURTAICK  GRASS   20 X * * * *           20 * * * * X Harm!
162 JOSUSHOLE
163 TIMDIELAS
164 CALQUEAL
165 SCOUOLD
166 SWADEBOY
167 KILLOZDOR
168 EOAWILPAL
169 BURINGPERT
170 MORILAS
171 NIMCEAL
172 BILASPIL   SNOW    3 * * * * *            3 * * * * * Harm!
173 RINGHIPJOB
174 WEAVOUTLIN
175 ALPAPAL
176 BADUSPEAT
177 IMMDIEOUT
178 HOBQUET    GRASS   1 X X X X X            1 * * * * * Harm!
179 BUGUPIL    GRASS   1 X X X X X            1 * * * * * Harm!
180 SHADPEJOB
181 COROZLIN
182 BINWILDON
183 SADINGMAR
184 LOWIOUT     SNOW   3 * * * * X            3 * * * * * Harm!
185 QAZCET
186 VERYMPBAR
187 MINHIPER
188 HAMOUTING
189 FUTADON
190 SUZUSMAR   ROCKY   4 * X * * *            4 * * * * * Harm!
191 DOUDIELUG
192 SHIQUEHILL
193 HURTTBAR
194 JOSPEER
195 TIMOZING
196 CALWILORD
197 SCOINGCON
198 SWAILUG   GRASS    3 X X * * *            3 * * * * * Harm!
199 KILLMEHILL
200 EOAMPMET
201 BURHIPED
202 MOROURHAM
203 NIMAORD
204 BILUSCON
205 RINGINILL  SNOW   30 X * * X *            5 * * * * * Harm!
206 WEAVLOPTORY
207 ALPTMET
208 BADPEED
209 IMMOZHAM
210 HOBWILOND
211 BUGINGLOW  GRASS   3 * X * X *            3 X * X * * Harm!
212 SHADOILL
213 CORMETORY
214 BINMPEND
215 SADHIPME
216 LOWOUTOLD  ROCKY   3 X X * X *            3 * * * * * Harm!
217 QAZAOND
218 VERYGBLOW
219 MININICK   ROCKY   3 X X * X *            3 * * * * * Harm!
220 HAMLOPHOLE
221 FUTTEND
222 SUZPEME
223 DOUOZOLD
224 SHIWILBOY  ROCKY  12 * * X * *           20 X X X * * Harm!
225 HURTOGODOR
226 JOSOICK    ROCKY   2 X * X * *            3 * * * * X Harm!
227 TIMMEHOLE
228 CALMPLAS
229 SCOHIPAL   ROCKY   2 X * X * *            3 * * * * X Harm!
230 SWAOUTPIL
231 KILLEBOY
232 EOAGBDOR
233 BURINPAL
234 MORLOPPERT
235 NIMTLAS
236 BILPEAL
237 RINGEAPIL  GRASS   5 X X X * *            5 * * * * * Harm!
238 WEAVIKEJOB GRASS   5 X X X * *            5 * * * * * Harm!
239 ALPOGOLIN
240 BADOPAL
241 IMMMEPERT
242 HOBMPOUT
243 BUGHIPT
244 SHADQAZBAR
245 COREJOB
246 BINGBLIN   DESERT  3 X * X X *            3 X X * X X Harm!
247 SADINDON   DESERT  3 X * X X *            3 X X * X X Harm!
248 LOWLOPMAR
249 QAZTOUT
250 VERYOXT
251 MINEABAR
252 HAMIKEER
253 FUTOGOING
254 SUZODON
255 DOUMEMAR
256 SHIMPLUG
257 HURTKOPHILL GRASS  10 X X X X *           5 * * * * X Harm!
258 JOSQAZMET
259 TIMEER
260 CALGBING
261 SCOINORD
262 SWALOPCON
263 KILLYLUG   DESERT   5 X X * X X           5 X X * X X Harm!
264 EOAOXHIL
266 MORIKEED
267 NIMOGOHAM
268 BILOOORD
269 RINGDECON  ROCKY    1 * * X * X           6 X X X X X Harm!
270 WEAVDIILL
271 ALPKOPTORY
272 BADQAZEND
273 IMMEED      SNOW    1 * X * * *           1 X * * X X Harm!
274 HOBGBHAM
275 BUGINOND
276 SHADSODLOW
277 CORYILL
278 BINOXTORY  ROCKY    3 * X * * *           6 X * * X X Harm!
279 SADEAEND
280 LOWIKEME
281 QAZOGOOLD
282 VERYUOND
283 MINDELOW
284 HAMDIICK
285 FUTKOPHOLE  DESERT  3 X X X * *           1 * X X X X Harm!
286 SUZQAZLAS
287 DOUEME
288 SHIGBOLD
289 HURTASBOY
290 JOSSODDOR    SNOW   7 X X X * *           9 X * X X X Harm!
291 TIMYYICK
292 CALOXHOLE
293 SCOEALAS
294 SWAIKEAL
295 KILLQUEPIL  GRASS   1 X X X * X           1 X X X * X Harm!
296 EOAUBOY
297 BURDEDOR
298 MORDIPAL
299 NIMKOPPERT  GRASS   1 X X X * X           1 X X X * X Harm!
300 BILQAZOUT
301 RINGIAL
302 WEAVCEPIL
303 ALPASJOB
304 BADSODLIN
305 IMMYPAL     ROCKY   2 * X X X X           4 * X X X X Harm!
306 HOBOXPERT
307 BUGEAOUT
308 SHADDIET
309 CORQUEBAR
310 BINUJOB
311 SADDELIN   DESERT   1 X X X X X           5 X X X X X Fatal
312 LOWDIDON
313 QAZKOPMAR
314 VERYINGLUG
315 MINIT
316 HAMCEBAR    SNOW   10 * X X X X          10 X X * * X Harm!
317 FUTASER
318 SUZSODING
319 DOUYDON
320 SHIOXMAR   GRASS    5 X X X X X           5 X X X X X Harm!
321 HURTUSLUG
322 JOSDIEHILL
323 TIMQUEMET
324 CALUER
325 SCODEING
326 SWADIORD
327 KILLWILCON   SNOW   5 X * X X X           5 X * X X X Harm!
328 EOAINGILL
329 BURIHILL
330 MORCEMET
331 NIMASED
332 BILSODHAM
333 RINGOUTOND  GRASS   5 * * * * *           1 * * * * * Harm!
334 WEAVACON
335 ALPUSILL
336 BADDIETORY
337 IMMQUEEND
338 HOBUED
339 BUGDEHAM
340 SHADOZOND
341 CORWILLOW
342 BINNINGICK
343 SADITORY
344 LOWCEEND
345 QAZASME
346 VERYHIPOLD
347 MINOUTBOY
348 HAMALOW   ROCKY     5 X * * * *           4 X X * * X Harm!
349 FUTUSICK
350 SUZDIEHOLE
351 DOUQUELAS
352 SHIUME
353 HURTPEOLD  GRASS    5 X * * * *           5 X X * X * Harm!
354 JOSOZBOY
355 TIMWILDOR
356 CALINGPAL
357 SCOIHOLE
358 SWACELAS
359 KILLMPAL   DESERT   5 * * * * *           6 X X * X X Harm!
360 EOAHIPPIL
361 BUROUTJOB
362 MORADOR
363 NIMUSPAL   SNOW     4 * X * * X           7 X * X X * Harm!
364 BILDIRPERT
365 RINGLOPOUT
366 WEAVTAL
367 ALPPEPIL
368 BADOZJOB
369 IMMWILLIN
370 HOBINGDON
371 BUGIPERT   SNOW     4 * X * * X           9 X X * X * Harm!
372 SHADMEOUT
373 CORMPT
374 BINHIPBAR
375 SADOUTER
376 LOWALIN   DESERT    3 * X * * X          10 * * * * * Harm!
377 QAZUSDON
378 VERYINMAR
379 MINLOPLUG
380 HAMTT
381 FUTPEBAR   ROCKY    3 * * * * *           5 * * * * * Harm!
382 SUZOZER
383 DOUWILING
384 SHIINGORD
385 HURTOMAR   DESERT   3 * * * * *           4 * * * * * Harm!
386 JOSMELUG
387 TIMMPHILL
388 CALHIPMET
389 SCOOUTED
390 SWAAING
391 KILLGBORD  DESERT   3 * * * * *           3 * * * * * Harm!
392 EOAINCON
393 BURLOPILL
394 MORTHILL
395 NIMPEMET
396 BILOZED
397 RINGIKEHAM
398 WEAVOGOOND
399 ALPOCON   GRASS     2 * X X * X           3 * * * * * Harm!
400 BADMEILL
401 IMMMPTORY
402 HOBHIPEND
403 BUGOUTME
404 SHADMEHAM
405 CORGBOND
406 BININLOW
407 SADLOPICK  DESERT   2 * * X * *           4 * * * * * Harm!
408 LOWTTORY
409 QAZPEEND
410 VERYEAME   DESERT   1 X * X X X           3 * * * * * Harm!
411 MIMIKEOLD
412 HAMOGOBOY
413 FUTOLOW
414 SUZMEICK
415 DOUMPHOLE
416 SHIHIPLAS
417 HURTQAZAL
418 JOSEOLD
419 TIMGBBOY   SNOW     1 X * X X *           3 * * * * * Harm!
420 CALINDOR
421 SCOLOPPAL
422 SWATHOLE   SNOW     1 X * X X *           3 * * * * * Harm!
423 KILLOXLAS
424 EOAEAAL
425 BURIKEPIL
426 MOROGOJOB
427 NIMODOR
428 BILMEPAL
429 RINGDIPERT
430 WEAVKOPOUT  SNOW    1 * * * * *           3 * * * * * Harm!
431 ALPQAZT
432 BADEPIL
433 IMMGBJOB
434 HOBINLIN
435 BUGLOPDON
436 SHADYPERT
437 COROXOUT   GRASS    1 * * * * *           3 * * * * * Harm!
438 BINEAT
439 SADIKEBAR
440 LOWOGOER
441 QAZOLIN
442 VERYDEDON
443 MINDIMAR   GRASS    1 * * * * *           3 * * * * * Harm!
444 HAMKOPLUG
445 FUTQAZHILL
446 SUZEBAR
447 DOUGBER
448 SHIINING
449 HURTSODORD
450 JOSYMAR
451 TIMOXLUG   DESERT   2 * X * * *          15 X X * X X Harm!
452 CALEAHILL
453 SCOIKEMET
454 SWAOGOED
455 KILLUING   GRASS    3 * * X * *          14 X * X X X Harm!
456 EOADEORD
457 BURDICON
458 MORKOPILL
459 NIMQAZTORY
460 BILEMET   ROCKY     1 * X * * *          11 X * X X * Harm!
461 RINGCEED
462 WEAVASHAM
463 ALPSODOND
464 BADYCON
465 IMMOXILL
466 HOBEATORY
467 BUGIKEEND  DESERT   1 X X X X X          10 * * * * * Harm!
468 SHADQUEME
469 CORUHAM
470 BINDEOND   DESERT  30 * X * * X          30 * * * * * Fatal
471 SADDILOW
472 LOWKOPICK
473 QAZQAZHOLE
474 VERYIEND
475 MINCEME
476 HAMASOLD
477 FUTSODBOY
478 SUZYLOW   DESERT  30 X X X * X           30 * * * * * Fatal
479 DOUOXICK
480 SHIEAOLE
481 HURTDIELAS
482 JOSQUEAL
483 TIMUOLD
484 CALDEBOY
485 SCODIDOR
486 SWAKOPPAL  ROCKY    5 X X * X X           3 * * * X X Harm!
487 KILLINGPERT
488 EOAILAS
489 BURCEAL
490 MORASPIL
491 NIMSODJOB
492 BILYDOR   DESERT    1 * * * X *          13 * * * * * Harm!
493 RINGAPAL  DESERT    1 * * * X *          13 * * * * * Harm!
494 WEAVUSPERT  DESERT  1 * * * X *          13 * * * * * Harm!
999 KILLUSPAL

And you have done well, Eternal Mortal God, you have conquered
evil...................the battle is over......now try this!!!

--- SHISODING  GRASS    3 * * * * *           3 X X X X X Fatal


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