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| + | ''The Tower'' is a "tower" simulation game similar in design to Maxis' ''SimCity'' (a game which inspired Saito). Players essentially construct a tower, managing its content and transport systems in a bid to keep residents happy and make money. | ||
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| − | === | + | It was originally designed by Yutaka "Yoot" Saito - his first venture at his company [[OPeNBooK]] and published for a variety of platforms in 1994. The majority of ports remained exclusive to Japan, however was seen in the west as ''SimTower'', published by [[Maxis]]. |
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| + | [[Sega]] would later publish a PC/Mac sequel, ''[[Yoot Tower]]'', and a second sequel on the [[Game Boy Advance]], ''[[The Tower SP]]''. | ||
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| Publisher: OPeNBooK | ||||||||||
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| Original system(s): PC | ||||||||||
| Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | ||||||||||
| Genre: Simulation[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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The Tower (ザ・タワー) is a simulation game released for the Sega Saturn.
Contents
Gameplay
The Tower is a "tower" simulation game similar in design to Maxis' SimCity (a game which inspired Saito). Players essentially construct a tower, managing its content and transport systems in a bid to keep residents happy and make money.
History
It was originally designed by Yutaka "Yoot" Saito - his first venture at his company OPeNBooK and published for a variety of platforms in 1994. The majority of ports remained exclusive to Japan, however was seen in the west as SimTower, published by Maxis.
Sega would later publish a PC/Mac sequel, Yoot Tower, and a second sequel on the Game Boy Advance, The Tower SP.
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Tower/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: The Tower/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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75 |
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| Saturn, JP |
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  Cover
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 Spinecard  Disc |
Technical information
- Main article: The Tower/Technical information.
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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492,871,008 | 1996-01-29 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-21601G V1.000 |
References
- ↑ File:TheTower Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-03-08" (JP; 1996-02-23), page 1
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 9" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 62
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 217
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
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