Should I regret missing out on Sim Tower as a kid

[DEATH eVADER]

I'm currently disappointed. It has come to my attention that Yoot Tower (Sim Tower) has just been released on the Ipad. Thats great news, especially for an old game, except for three things; I have a iPod touch, can't locate a version workable on Win7 x64, and there is no official rerelease on sites such as GOG. Its as if there is no market for the games on the PC anymore.


I did spot a indie remake called isoTower but I haven't seen it move for the past 5 months in terms of production.


So I ask the community if there is anyway in finding a working SimTower game that will work on Win7 x64 system I would appreciate it.

 

[Gargantou]

A small correction for you:

Yoot Tower was actually the sequel to SimTower, published by SEGA in the U.S. rather than Maxis, hence the name change.

The original name for both games is actually The Tower and The Tower II in Japan.

If you are really desperate you could get VBA-M (GBA emulator) and play The Tower SP, an enhanced port of SimTower to the GameBoy Advance.

 

[StarBob]

Yes you should regret it. I played the hell out of that game. It was really well made and pretty accessible for the idiot of a kid I was.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

A small correction for you:

Yoot Tower was actually the sequel to SimTower, published by SEGA in the U.S. rather than Maxis, hence the name change.

The original name for both games is actually The Tower and The Tower II in Japan.

If you are really desperate you could get VBA-M (GBA emulator) and play The Tower SP, an enhanced port of SimTower to the GameBoy Advance.

I thought Yoot Tower was published in the US by Maxis, hence the namechange to Sim Tower, didn't realise it was a sequel.

Also I've been slowly getting into Tiny Tower on the iPod. Nowhere as big as Sim Tower, nonetheless, it is fun for a free game

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

No sir. But if you missed out on Sim Copter.. well, then I feel for ya.

 

[sixteenth]

No sir. But if you missed out on Sim Copter.. well, then I feel for ya.

This was one of the best games of my childhood.

"I'm the CEO of McDonnell Douglas" "1-9" = Commanche!

 

[DEATH eVADER]

No sir. But if you missed out on Sim Copter.. well, then I feel for ya.

Played the freeware version. I remember listening to Ride of the Valkyries whilst swooping down dropping water onto unexpected victims

 

[Viperidae]

No, you did not. That thing only worked in 3.1. Grrr. And it lacked all the good demographic info features of SC2k.

 

[StarBob]

SIM COPTER ONE REPORTING HEAVY TRAFFIC

 

[Wanted Bob]

Haha, I remember playing Sim Copter when I was a kid.

 

[Absinthe]

SimTower almost escaped my memory, which is weird when you consider that it's up there with Black & White and Deus Ex as games I played the everlasting shit out of for uninterrupted hours on end. SimCopter too.

Ultimately, I ended up cheating to placate my tenants and stop them from being so god damn pissed off at me. But yeah, great game. My condolences on missing out!

 

[Barnz]

I miss playing games like sim tower, sim farm, sim copter, sim city, rollercoaster tycoon, theme hospital and constructor.

 

[StarBob]

Sim Farm was the progenitor of all of the farm-related games of this generation. I still remember that it did everything better. Except the crop duster was impossible to do properly.

Also the most difficult part of Sim Tower was managing the elevators. Thirty floors max for standard elevators. Make sure you don't miss a lobby floor. Express elevators were amazing. People turning red waiting for elevators.

 

[Bad^Hat]

The only sim game I played to any extent was Theme Hospital. Oh well.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Sim Ant

 

[Raziaar]

I ****ing loved Sim Tower! I've been desperate for a high quality remake.

 

[MiccyNarc]

Wow glad I'm not the only one that loved that game to death when I got it. I miss games like that....where have the good times gone?

 

[Yuri]

Sim Tower was one of my favorite games ever. I downloaded it and played it again fairly recently, and a quick google search came up with this:

http://www.freegamesblog.org/sim-tower/

but who knows if that will work. Actually I'm gonna try it now.

And SimCopter I remember spending hours upon hours with... except I also remember it had a bunch of gay dudes in speedos which was really really strange and out of place. Apparently there was a big controversy about it.



Has there really been a good Sim game to come out in... forever? I loved Theme Park, SimTower and SimCity, and most of all Rollercoaster Tycoon.... have I missed similar recent games?


edit: doesnt work on 64bit. if anybody can find it you should let me know cuz now I wanna play again
edit2: looks like it would work with a 32 bit emulator though

 

[Gargantou]

Yuri, you must check out Transport Tycoon Deluxe!

http://www.openttd.org/

 

[Yuri]

Wow, sweet. that type of game was always hands-down my favorite.

 

[Viperidae]

Has there really been a good Sim game to come out in... forever? I loved Theme Park, SimTower and SimCity, and most of all Rollercoaster Tycoon.... have I missed similar recent games?

By SimCity do you mean to include SC2K? Absolute must.

SimCity 4 was good. Other than that, nope.