I wish you included some gameplay of "Raid on Bungeling Bay" sadly, it was the only game in this video series that I was familiar with. I spent hundreds of hours slump over my C 64 playing it. One of my favorite games of that time. Thanks for posting this very informative set of videos.
Yup, outside the US/Oceania the Unlimited Edition was known by other names, sometimes the country it was sold in: UK Edition, Deutschland Edition, World Edition, etc.
@cjcapta SimRefinery was never sold or released. It was only given to select Chevron employees (in prototype form, from what I gather) and so far I've never seen a copy of the game surface. I have only ever seen a grainy picture of the title screen, which sports a logo that looks *very* similar to the one used in the SNES version of SimCity. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it were a mod of the SNES game.
As I mentioned at the start, this is a PC and computer game collection - since all Maxis games were developed for them originally. I have all the console games too, but I didn't show them here as that isn't the focus of my collection.
@inkyatari Indeed. I'm now on the lookout for that one, a friend of mine made me aware of it shortly after I posted this video. The collection is never complete, haha.
Good job on these three videos.A very interesting look at the Maxis games and company. I really didn't know much about them even though i played The Sims shortly after they were released. God that seems like so long ago now to me. The Sims and older Sim City are true gems of game series. They are games every gamer should at least try once. Could you do a video like this on ID Software? I would like to know more about this game company. Keep up the good work!
@WalrusRockGod Check out the video title. This is only meant to cover the Maxis games until 2000, or right around when EA took over the "Sim" games and started doing crazy things with the name (they completely took over the company in 1997-98). There are games after that by "Maxis" but that's pretty much just EA doing its thing. I own those as well, but don't consider them part of my "Maxis collection".
It would be a dream come true to see someone like Mr. Saito do something with the GlassBox engine. As far as I know he's currently doing a new Seaman game for the 3DS, but I still hope to see more original things from him. Spore 2 could also be fantastic with GlassBox... so many possible things to simulate with its agents system.
(Heres what I think of the modern gaming companys) EA: He was usually a nice guy, and had lots of close friends. But at some point, he went power crazy and greedy and began killing off his close friends, so he could get more money. Nintendo: The cheery, older, and more up-going brother of SEGA. He knows that the old ways are the best ways, but just likes making old look new. Every now and then he tries something new, but usually just makes the same things. He loves platformers, and doesn't mind what people think of his consoles. SEGA: The younger, and more desperate, but tries to hide it, of the brothers. He started out small, but quickly went head to head with his older brother. But somewhere along the way, he got too cocky and made some terrible mistakes in the 3D times. Now he tries to compete by working off his older brothers consoles. Sony: Sony actually used to really like movies photography before video games. Sony did try and work with Nintendo on making games, but Nintendo quickly shut it down. Luckily, after fixing up on it, Sony started making games and consoles of his own. Eventually he got into a rivilary with his frenemy, Microsoft. Microsoft: Microsoft is probally the richest of all them, and sometimes pulls an EA. (Shutting down a company for profit) Microsoft is an all around guy, and likes technology in general. His frenemy, Sony, always tries competeing with him, in one way or another. Maxis: Maxis was fun and interesting guy, he really liked simluating things. Every now and then he wanted to make something new, but usually made really good simulations. He eventually got very run down, and EA got a hold of him. After a good 10-15 years of good then EA forced DRM, DLC flooded games, EA poisoned him, and Maxis slowly died. Rareware: Just like Maxis he wasn't a big competeter, and usually just made games for the big guys. Rareware, or as his friends call him "RW", made alot of nice and freindly games. He also got a little silly and made some AO Rated games. But alot of people remember him for his great selection. Just like Maxis EA posioned Rareware, killing off more fond memories. Valve: Everyone loves him, he has what everyone has, but also massive sales. Valve towers over everyone else, but everyone denys him of being the best. Valves freinds and fans called him, "The Master Race" again the other companies deny that. ScottGames: ScottGames is the littlest of them all, but has alot of hate and love towards him. ScottGames used to be very relgious, but then begain a series that soon will come to a close. Three Rings: You've probally never heard of him, neither have the other companies. Three Rings is very poor, and desperatlly needs money. Three Rings used to flourish with online games such as, "Whirled", "Doctor who : Universes in time." and a few others. They still stick around, but unless they get the proper funding, could die. 2k Games: 2k likes sports, alot, but also has an adimariation for simulation like Maxis. But instead of LikeSims 2k likes whole Civilization Sims, 2k still is around and is a huge fan favorite of sports and history lovers! (I might add more if I feel like it, but what do you think of it?)
@NIMHFS No worries about that happening! I just like to mix things up every so often, just doing reviews can get bland. Think of it as a palate cleanser.
Wright only ever designed the first SimCity. He co-designed SC2k with Fred Haslam, but SC3k and SC4 were by other people with little (if any) input from Wright. He was working on The Sims during SC3k's development, and Spore during SC4's.
@XxSamuraixX89 Yeah, it's not a universal problem or anything. It's just that it had a significant amount more problems than the original for many Windows XP configurations.
Kinda meant, without patching it and doing some major tweaks. At least, I've never been able to get it working just out of the box, I always have to struggle with all sorts of compatibility issues before getting it to work. It will work, but it's never been perfect.
@G9King I can assure you they are not getting smashed or tossed around more than they can handle with ease. They're darned sturdy things, those old game boxes.
Thank you for this amazing overview of the history of Maxis! My first computer game was Sim Tower when I was very young. Have played Sim games ever since. Sim City 3000 unlimited is practically my childhood and favorite sim city game. As for your installation problems regarding Unlimited it works fine on all my computers, even windows 7 :\ unfortunately I can't get SC 2000 working on my computer now, but I have an XP laptop for that. :) Thanks again!
The last SimCity Will Wright worked on to any real extent was SimCity 2000. SC3k and 4 were both done by different teams at Maxis/EA, and of course Societies was another company altogether. Wright was heading up and working on Spore when SC4 was being developed.
Could very well be, yeah. Something like 3 or 4 revisions released that I know of, and in different parts of the world. The one I have is the first one, bought within a month of its release. Haven't tried any other discs, will have to keep an eye out for a later one!
There was a little easter egg in the SimCity 3000 Unlimited CD Autorun menu where if you click the Maxis logo it shows a picture of Will Wright as a sim and he is holding SimCity skyscrapers.
I played Marble Drop as a kid! We got it through a computer game catalog the school sent home. It didn't come in a box though, just in a jewel case. My family actually still has it!
@Expack3 I still have some of those ads! At least, in digital form. I actually printed several of the screenshots and hung them on my wall, I was so psyched for the 3D SimCity 3000. It looked a lot like the engine used with SimCopter and Streets. Then they completely changed it when EA got there and it was only for the better. I imagine the 3D SimCity would have been a disaster, and not the fun kind like you get in the game!
Hehe, true that. Freaking 98. The game just plain won't start, it gives several errors relating to a missing library and some kind of memory thing. Need to apply fixes for the resolution, color depth, and the executable itself to get past the startup errors. It eventually works, but still has some speed and consistency issues. This is with my last three machines (XP, Vista, 7).
Holy shit! Marble drop! I absolutely loved that game! I just wish I still had the disk for it... I never knew it was a Maxis title. That's pretty shibby! Thanks Phreakindee for another great video!
I got for 99 cents at the thrift store "Sim Mania", which is a 2001 compilation of Sim City Classic, Sim Tower, Sim Isle, Sim Safari, Streets of Sim City, and Sim Copter. The box says "Windows 95 & 98", but it also includes DOS, Windows 3.1, and Mac versions of some of the games. I guess this was EA's attempt to squeeze some more money out of these legacy Maxis games one more time.
@frymahhide1982 I certainly remember! I also remember SimMars which was teased around the same time. Shame it never happened either, but at least some of its features ended up in Spore.
@30LayersOfKevlar You mean "Ace of Space", which was on the 1996 game by Liquid Dezign? That was an entirely different table... unless you're thinking of another Slam Tilt?
You have a amazing maxis collection I gotta say, my first maxis game was the original sims, did not know what i was getting into when my mother let me borrow it, but I got addicted to it! and then i started getting the expansion packs back when they started popping out, then got sims 2 and played it on my pc that could barely handle it, and then sim city 4, then i started looking at past games, and yeah. lol
My jaw dropped when I heard that Marble Drop was rare. I owned that game as a kid and I think I have the original box somewhere, I know I still have the disk. I loved that game as a kid, it was an interesting puzzle game.
This has to be the most complete overview of Maxis stuff. My only complaint is that it hurts seeing those boxes, CD cases and documentation tossed and smashed around sometimes!
Oh yeah, I love it when they're all self-referential when putting things in their games. You still see them in the most recent games in "The Sims" series!
I have a "full sized" box version of Sim City 3000 Unlimited that worked perfectly fine on my Windows 7 laptop. It had the same box art as the one you showed, just with the old style massive box and no "EA" bar along the bottom. Wonder if it's any different?
@Expack3 I've talked to people that played it, both beta-testing and some who saw it in the gaming industry. All I've heard is a unanimous "holy crap, it was horrible, what were they thinking?" from all of them. Considering they said this was far worse than Crystal Skull and even Streets in comparison, I'm inclined to think it would have been terrible and it had nothing to do with the 3D engine! Mainly due to the complicated UI & convoluted design it sounds like. Just too much clutter to be fun.
LGR, Could you do a review or Let's Play of the original Sim Golf? When I try to search it online, all I can find is Sis Meier's Sim Golf. Also, does the game any music that can be uploaded? I love old Sim Game music.
Really interesting trip down memory lane. Thank you for putting these kinds of videos together LGR. Also, what do you know about/what is your opinion of Maxis' re-launch as a dev studio with The Sims 4?
Good way to end the video set! This was very interesting and I definetly did learn something. Too bad Maxis is not just a company on its own, with Will Wright running it. Those were good times. Thanks for bringing back memories! Did you play the Sims Online? I paid that 10 dollar subscription for all of those years! I always thought it was an amazing idea though.
I'm probably one of the very few that liked Sim Copter. All the scenarios were so much fun and as a 12 year old kid, flying through cities I created was a pretty big deal.
This is super random but I would love to see some gameplay footage of Maxis SimGolf. Spent a ton of hours playing that game when I was really little and was just thinking of it, and I can’t find any footage anywhere online.
Wow, that is a huge Maxis collection :D I only got few titles, like sim city 2000, 3000, Sim tower and sim copter... might some other aswell but somewhere in my apartment.
I never played SC3KU, but I did play "SimCity 3000: Deutschland" which is the German translation of SC3KU. It works a treat on WXP, and later versions of Windows. But it's in German.
@whrm3 Epic! Just went down town to see if they had a re-release of it, as they sometimes have of old classics. I ought to have it somewhere in a box somewhere. Just gotta find it too.
SimCity 2000. This is possibly my favorite game EVER. It really is perfection: not too difficult, but not so easy that you can breeze through it. And the game throws twists at you, such as disasters and rewards, to keep you on your feet. By the way, I've never had any trouble with SimCity 3000 Unlimited on XP. I've never actually tried to play it on any other OS.
I don't know if it is the same addon but there is one called Sim City 3000 Deutschland, released in Germany and i think the Pinball Game was preinstalled on Windows 2000 Profesional too
Remember that SimsVille game that was never released? I remember being excited about that game back in the day and I am still kinda pissed that it never got to see the light of day. If I ever hear about another game company taking on the challenge of making a The Sims and SimCity hybrid, I would be first in line to buy it for sure!
Great collection chap, may I ask, you did mention other Sim City 3000 games you have but di you have the UK Edition of 3000? I should think that's hard to find in the US.
Oh and LGR these videos inspired me to try and get every maxis big box and put my windows cd rereleases in them. because why the hell not (though I won't get the Sim kids games as those are WAAAY too hard to find, Simhealth because it's too rare, Sims online because it's basically a paperweight now)
Wow, thanks for the very extensive introduction to you collection. But I'm just wondering... what about SimCity 4? Apparently Will Wright hadn't much to do with the game, but I thought that the game still was a true Maxis game. Also, it would be interesting to hear, how there is Sims-like traits in the SimCity 4 and what might been the reasons to bring sims to the SimCity.
i kinda remember when those Maxis SIM kids games where up on shelves in stores. i know ive seen SIM Tunes (or something like it, the box kinda flicks on an old memory.) and some of the others before.
I wish you included some gameplay of "Raid on Bungeling Bay" sadly, it was the only game in this video series that I was familiar with. I spent hundreds of hours slump over my C 64 playing it. One of my favorite games of that time. Thanks for posting this very informative set of videos.
Check out my SimCity Retrospective video for more Bungeling Bay stuff, including footage :)
And thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Yup, outside the US/Oceania the Unlimited Edition was known by other names, sometimes the country it was sold in: UK Edition, Deutschland Edition, World Edition, etc.
@cjcapta SimRefinery was never sold or released. It was only given to select Chevron employees (in prototype form, from what I gather) and so far I've never seen a copy of the game surface. I have only ever seen a grainy picture of the title screen, which sports a logo that looks *very* similar to the one used in the SNES version of SimCity. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it were a mod of the SNES game.
As I mentioned at the start, this is a PC and computer game collection - since all Maxis games were developed for them originally. I have all the console games too, but I didn't show them here as that isn't the focus of my collection.
I like how simcopter came with pilot shades
@inkyatari Indeed. I'm now on the lookout for that one, a friend of mine made me aware of it shortly after I posted this video. The collection is never complete, haha.
Still one of my favourite video series of yours. Find myself going back to it at least once a year.
Good job on these three videos.A very interesting look at the Maxis games and company. I really didn't know much about them even though i played The Sims shortly after they were released. God that seems like so long ago now to me. The Sims and older Sim City are true gems of game series. They are games every gamer should at least try once. Could you do a video like this on ID Software? I would like to know more about this game company. Keep up the good work!
@WalrusRockGod Check out the video title. This is only meant to cover the Maxis games until 2000, or right around when EA took over the "Sim" games and started doing crazy things with the name (they completely took over the company in 1997-98). There are games after that by "Maxis" but that's pretty much just EA doing its thing. I own those as well, but don't consider them part of my "Maxis collection".
Little did Maxis fans expect that dudes making out would become one of the cornerstones of The Sims franchise.
It would be a dream come true to see someone like Mr. Saito do something with the GlassBox engine. As far as I know he's currently doing a new Seaman game for the 3DS, but I still hope to see more original things from him. Spore 2 could also be fantastic with GlassBox... so many possible things to simulate with its agents system.
Love how he actually does videos on his bed in his pyjamas.
(Heres what I think of the modern gaming companys)
EA: He was usually a nice guy, and had lots of close friends. But at some point, he went power crazy and greedy and began killing off his close friends, so he could get more money.
Nintendo: The cheery, older, and more up-going brother of SEGA. He knows that the old ways are the best ways, but just likes making old look new. Every now and then he tries something new, but usually just makes the same things. He loves platformers, and doesn't mind what people think of his consoles.
SEGA: The younger, and more desperate, but tries to hide it, of the brothers. He started out small, but quickly went head to head with his older brother. But somewhere along the way, he got too cocky and made some terrible mistakes in the 3D times. Now he tries to compete by working off his older brothers consoles.
Sony: Sony actually used to really like movies photography before video games. Sony did try and work with Nintendo on making games, but Nintendo quickly shut it down. Luckily, after fixing up on it, Sony started making games and consoles of his own. Eventually he got into a rivilary with his frenemy, Microsoft.
Microsoft: Microsoft is probally the richest of all them, and sometimes pulls an EA. (Shutting down a company for profit) Microsoft is an all around guy, and likes technology in general. His frenemy, Sony, always tries competeing with him, in one way or another.
Maxis: Maxis was fun and interesting guy, he really liked simluating things. Every now and then he wanted to make something new, but usually made really good simulations. He eventually got very run down, and EA got a hold of him. After a good 10-15 years of good then EA forced DRM, DLC flooded games, EA poisoned him, and Maxis slowly died.
Rareware: Just like Maxis he wasn't a big competeter, and usually just made games for the big guys. Rareware, or as his friends call him "RW", made alot of nice and freindly games. He also got a little silly and made some AO Rated games. But alot of people remember him for his great selection. Just like Maxis EA posioned Rareware, killing off more fond memories.
Valve: Everyone loves him, he has what everyone has, but also massive sales. Valve towers over everyone else, but everyone denys him of being the best. Valves freinds and fans called him, "The Master Race" again the other companies deny that.
ScottGames: ScottGames is the littlest of them all, but has alot of hate and love towards him. ScottGames used to be very relgious, but then begain a series that soon will come to a close.
Three Rings: You've probally never heard of him, neither have the other companies. Three Rings is very poor, and desperatlly needs money. Three Rings used to flourish with online games such as, "Whirled", "Doctor who : Universes in time." and a few others. They still stick around, but unless they get the proper funding, could die.
2k Games: 2k likes sports, alot, but also has an adimariation for simulation like Maxis. But instead of LikeSims 2k likes whole Civilization Sims, 2k still is around and is a huge fan favorite of sports and history lovers!
(I might add more if I feel like it, but what do you think of it?)
+MegaTNT32 nice copy paste....
@NIMHFS No worries about that happening! I just like to mix things up every so often, just doing reviews can get bland. Think of it as a palate cleanser.
Indeed I have! Just need a system to play it now.
Wright only ever designed the first SimCity. He co-designed SC2k with Fred Haslam, but SC3k and SC4 were by other people with little (if any) input from Wright. He was working on The Sims during SC3k's development, and Spore during SC4's.
@XxSamuraixX89 Yeah, it's not a universal problem or anything. It's just that it had a significant amount more problems than the original for many Windows XP configurations.
Kinda meant, without patching it and doing some major tweaks. At least, I've never been able to get it working just out of the box, I always have to struggle with all sorts of compatibility issues before getting it to work. It will work, but it's never been perfect.
It's a company called Maxis, but it's not "Maxis" as was talked about here. Maxis died when Will Wright left if you ask me.
@G9King I can assure you they are not getting smashed or tossed around more than they can handle with ease. They're darned sturdy things, those old game boxes.
LGR, I decree you to review (or just riff on) "Zaark" and "The Crystal Skull" - they look absolutely insane! :P
@13GTC You know that out of those you listed, only SimCity 2000 was before EA bought them outright... EA arguably actually saved the company.
Holy crap, the possibilities of GlassBox with a new SimAnt or SimTower... wow.
As far as I know, yes, that is correct. Was quite the little controversy back then!
Thank you for this amazing overview of the history of Maxis! My first computer game was Sim Tower when I was very young. Have played Sim games ever since. Sim City 3000 unlimited is practically my childhood and favorite sim city game. As for your installation problems regarding Unlimited it works fine on all my computers, even windows 7 :\ unfortunately I can't get SC 2000 working on my computer now, but I have an XP laptop for that. :) Thanks again!
The last SimCity Will Wright worked on to any real extent was SimCity 2000. SC3k and 4 were both done by different teams at Maxis/EA, and of course Societies was another company altogether. Wright was heading up and working on Spore when SC4 was being developed.
don't stop making reviews, they are awesome and make me happy.
Could very well be, yeah. Something like 3 or 4 revisions released that I know of, and in different parts of the world. The one I have is the first one, bought within a month of its release. Haven't tried any other discs, will have to keep an eye out for a later one!
There was a little easter egg in the SimCity 3000 Unlimited CD Autorun menu where if you click the Maxis logo it shows a picture of Will Wright as a sim and he is holding SimCity skyscrapers.
What about SimSafari? I played that game so much when I was a kid!
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I loved marble drop when I was a kid. I used to play it all the time after school.
I still have my SimCopter... only in disc though. I must've not gotten the 1st edition either, as I never got aviators.
Wow, The Sims Online. That's something I had completely forgotten about, with good reason!
I played Marble Drop as a kid! We got it through a computer game catalog the school sent home. It didn't come in a box though, just in a jewel case. My family actually still has it!
@Expack3 I still have some of those ads! At least, in digital form. I actually printed several of the screenshots and hung them on my wall, I was so psyched for the 3D SimCity 3000. It looked a lot like the engine used with SimCopter and Streets. Then they completely changed it when EA got there and it was only for the better. I imagine the 3D SimCity would have been a disaster, and not the fun kind like you get in the game!
wow, I never would have guessed, btw, I am so envious of that collection, my hat goes off to you sir.
Hehe, true that. Freaking 98.
The game just plain won't start, it gives several errors relating to a missing library and some kind of memory thing. Need to apply fixes for the resolution, color depth, and the executable itself to get past the startup errors. It eventually works, but still has some speed and consistency issues. This is with my last three machines (XP, Vista, 7).
I really loved sim copter!!!
@SumDuDe34 I haven't decided or planned on anything yet, but I might! It was pretty fun to do.
@30LayersOfKevlar Yeah, that sounds like Slam Tilt! An excellent pinball game for sure, but not the same as Space Cadet from Full Tilt.
Holy shit! Marble drop! I absolutely loved that game! I just wish I still had the disk for it... I never knew it was a Maxis title. That's pretty shibby! Thanks Phreakindee for another great video!
I got for 99 cents at the thrift store "Sim Mania", which is a 2001 compilation of Sim City Classic, Sim Tower, Sim Isle, Sim Safari, Streets of Sim City, and Sim Copter. The box says "Windows 95 & 98", but it also includes DOS, Windows 3.1, and Mac versions of some of the games. I guess this was EA's attempt to squeeze some more money out of these legacy Maxis games one more time.
@frymahhide1982 I certainly remember! I also remember SimMars which was teased around the same time. Shame it never happened either, but at least some of its features ended up in Spore.
@30LayersOfKevlar You mean "Ace of Space", which was on the 1996 game by Liquid Dezign? That was an entirely different table... unless you're thinking of another Slam Tilt?
You have a amazing maxis collection I gotta say, my first maxis game was the original sims, did not know what i was getting into when my mother let me borrow it, but I got addicted to it! and then i started getting the expansion packs back when they started popping out, then got sims 2 and played it on my pc that could barely handle it, and then sim city 4, then i started looking at past games, and yeah. lol
great video. I really enjoyed watching the 3 parts. Thanks a lot
Great review, each part was great. Oh and Sim Park was awesome when i was a kid, you should totally try it again haha
My jaw dropped when I heard that Marble Drop was rare. I owned that game as a kid and I think I have the original box somewhere, I know I still have the disk. I loved that game as a kid, it was an interesting puzzle game.
Not rare at all, it's one of the most-common Sim games I see out in the wild. Now the original big box for it, that's rare.
I think I remember seeing the cover for quest for colors when I was 3 and it scared the crap out of me!
And marble drop! I bought that game and loved it. Probably never beat it though.
This has to be the most complete overview of Maxis stuff.
My only complaint is that it hurts seeing those boxes, CD cases and documentation tossed and smashed around sometimes!
Oh yeah, I love it when they're all self-referential when putting things in their games. You still see them in the most recent games in "The Sims" series!
@R33Racer I'm actually missing both the UK Edition and World Edition of SimCity 3000! Ha, thanks for reminding me, off to eBay UK I go...
I have a "full sized" box version of Sim City 3000 Unlimited that worked perfectly fine on my Windows 7 laptop. It had the same box art as the one you showed, just with the old style massive box and no "EA" bar along the bottom. Wonder if it's any different?
Yup, it was in part 2.
I played SimTown and Widget Workshop all the time as a child. Oh the nostalgia!
Marble drop was so freaking good! Played it for years after school...
@jm764 Good for you. Didn't for me, years ago. Seems to work fine on Windows 7 for me now though.
I played the crap out of Sim Copter back in the day. Being able to fly through you cities from sim city 2000 was amazing.
I love the casual enthusiasim in this video.
@frymahhide1982 They did release more information before it was cancelled, yeah. Check the Wikipedia page on it, it has pretty much everything.
@Expack3 I've talked to people that played it, both beta-testing and some who saw it in the gaming industry. All I've heard is a unanimous "holy crap, it was horrible, what were they thinking?" from all of them. Considering they said this was far worse than Crystal Skull and even Streets in comparison, I'm inclined to think it would have been terrible and it had nothing to do with the 3D engine! Mainly due to the complicated UI & convoluted design it sounds like. Just too much clutter to be fun.
Space Cadet, the game all kids without internet played back in the days.
Thanks a lot!!! Sim City 3000 was just wonderful! Like 2000 but better. Superb channel you got
LGR, Could you do a review or Let's Play of the original Sim Golf? When I try to search it online, all I can find is Sis Meier's Sim Golf. Also, does the game any music that can be uploaded? I love old Sim Game music.
SimPark was my favourite as a kid. I must've accomplished everything the game had to offer and then some.
Really interesting trip down memory lane. Thank you for putting these kinds of videos together LGR. Also, what do you know about/what is your opinion of Maxis' re-launch as a dev studio with The Sims 4?
Good way to end the video set! This was very interesting and I definetly did learn something. Too bad Maxis is not just a company on its own, with Will Wright running it. Those were good times. Thanks for bringing back memories! Did you play the Sims Online? I paid that 10 dollar subscription for all of those years! I always thought it was an amazing idea though.
I have Simcopter, Streets of simcity, Sim coaster, Simcity 3000, Sim safari just from these years
Will You make more of these collection and history videos? They're great!
Really cool tour!
@Sloppyjoemess SimCity 3000 works fine with XP. SimCity 3000 Unlimited will not run without some serious patching.
Fingers crossed that the Glass Box games pan out and you can eventually make a part four
I'm probably one of the very few that liked Sim Copter. All the scenarios were so much fun and as a 12 year old kid, flying through cities I created was a pretty big deal.
You have one hell of a collection btw.
Wow 1 hour of game history, Well done!
Please do a separate video for Sim Safari. Such a great game.
This is super random but I would love to see some gameplay footage of Maxis SimGolf.
Spent a ton of hours playing that game when I was really little and was just thinking of it, and I can’t find any footage anywhere online.
@pwayer88 What about it? Microsoft published that one, not Maxis.
I loved SimTunes! You didn't mention about Toshio Iwai!!
Wow, that is a huge Maxis collection :D I only got few titles, like sim city 2000, 3000, Sim tower and sim copter... might some other aswell but somewhere in my apartment.
Awesome videos!!! would you be able to make a video on The Sims series?
I never played SC3KU, but I did play "SimCity 3000: Deutschland" which is the German translation of SC3KU. It works a treat on WXP, and later versions of Windows.
But it's in German.
Just one small problem xD
@whrm3 Epic! Just went down town to see if they had a re-release of it, as they sometimes have of old classics. I ought to have it somewhere in a box somewhere. Just gotta find it too.
I have every one of them. But this is showing only up to the year 2000 or so.
SimCity 2000. This is possibly my favorite game EVER. It really is perfection: not too difficult, but not so easy that you can breeze through it. And the game throws twists at you, such as disasters and rewards, to keep you on your feet.
By the way, I've never had any trouble with SimCity 3000 Unlimited on XP. I've never actually tried to play it on any other OS.
I don't know if it is the same addon but there is one called Sim City 3000 Deutschland, released in Germany and i think the Pinball Game was preinstalled on Windows 2000 Profesional too
Ever think of doing a review of the daedalus encounter?
Remember that SimsVille game that was never released? I remember being excited about that game back in the day and I am still kinda pissed that it never got to see the light of day. If I ever hear about another game company taking on the challenge of making a The Sims and SimCity hybrid, I would be first in line to buy it for sure!
Great collection chap, may I ask, you did mention other Sim City 3000 games you have but di you have the UK Edition of 3000? I should think that's hard to find in the US.
good videos and excellent collection! Greetings from Argentina :)
Oh and LGR these videos inspired me to try and get every maxis big box and put my windows cd rereleases in them. because why the hell not (though I won't get the Sim kids games as those are WAAAY too hard to find, Simhealth because it's too rare, Sims online because it's basically a paperweight now)
Will you please, please, PLEASE do a video all about the history, gameplay, and your thoughts on the Sims 2?
Wow, thanks for the very extensive introduction to you collection. But I'm just wondering... what about SimCity 4? Apparently Will Wright hadn't much to do with the game, but I thought that the game still was a true Maxis game. Also, it would be interesting to hear, how there is Sims-like traits in the SimCity 4 and what might been the reasons to bring sims to the SimCity.
@senorverde09 I know, right? It really is painful to watch him in the game...
i kinda remember when those Maxis SIM kids games where up on shelves in stores.
i know ive seen SIM Tunes (or something like it, the box kinda flicks on an old memory.) and some of the others before.
underdogs ... having in on my drive for years :)
Fun TILT Pinball is the same as Windows XP 3D Pinball? No wonder 3D Pinball said MAXIS Cinematronics.