LGR - Maxis Collection and History (Part 3 of 3) 1996-2000
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Date: 2022-04-14
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KamisDisasterChild
(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)
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(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)
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coolpilot93
-phreakindee Well that's quite odd. I bought SimCity 3000 Unlimited during the XP Era (sometime around '04/05, I think, and that was the only system I played it on (I went to SC4 when I moved to Vista. Perhaps you have a pre-XP version, since XP didn't come out until the year after SC3000 Unlimited.
I'd have to did through my box of Maxis games to find my version and see if it was a re-release. Actually, I probably should go through that box anyways. I miss my SC2000 & Sid Meier SimGolf. ---
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-phreakindee Well that's quite odd. I bought SimCity 3000 Unlimited during the XP Era (sometime around '04/05, I think, and that was the only system I played it on (I went to SC4 when I moved to Vista. Perhaps you have a pre-XP version, since XP didn't come out until the year after SC3000 Unlimited.
I'd have to did through my box of Maxis games to find my version and see if it was a re-release. Actually, I probably should go through that box anyways. I miss my SC2000 & Sid Meier SimGolf. ---
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PearlJammer07
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!
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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!
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StudioTwoReggae
sim copter oh man blast from the past, that was my favorite! I remember I got a new computer the year that came out. 16MB of ram whoa look out! Anyways, if you had a military base in your city, you could get the apache, which in turn, if you had a nuclear power plant, you could fire a missile from your apache at the nuclear plant's towers and blow up a huge portion of your city and then tons of search and rescue missions would pop up!
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sim copter oh man blast from the past, that was my favorite! I remember I got a new computer the year that came out. 16MB of ram whoa look out! Anyways, if you had a military base in your city, you could get the apache, which in turn, if you had a nuclear power plant, you could fire a missile from your apache at the nuclear plant's towers and blow up a huge portion of your city and then tons of search and rescue missions would pop up!
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LGR
-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.
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-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.
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Joe
There is a release of Simgolf which has three special golf balls included with the game. And you thought the inclusion of the aviators were an interesting choice. Also I want to point out that simsafari gets rereleased A lot. There is the 1998 release, the release of the Sim Mania pack, Sim Mania for Kids and Even on Sim Mania 3, THEY INCLUDED IT! Why is it that one that gets rereleased so much?
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There is a release of Simgolf which has three special golf balls included with the game. And you thought the inclusion of the aviators were an interesting choice. Also I want to point out that simsafari gets rereleased A lot. There is the 1998 release, the release of the Sim Mania pack, Sim Mania for Kids and Even on Sim Mania 3, THEY INCLUDED IT! Why is it that one that gets rereleased so much?
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VWestlife
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.
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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.
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LGR
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.
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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.
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fanjoy
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!
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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!
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LGR
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.
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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.
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