With Populous: The Beginning, beloved British games developer Bullfrog produced one of their last great games - an innovative and literally groundbreaking hybrid of the god game and the real-time strategy. This retrospective looks at what makes the game so unique, why it was released to such a muted reception in 1998, and why it is ripe for rediscovery.Support the showFor lots more writing on classic science fiction, other books, video games, and more check our my site andyjohnson.xyz and follow me on Twitter: @andyjohnsonuk