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The Tower | ||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||
Publisher: OPeNBooK | ||||||||||
Developer: OPeNBooK | ||||||||||
Original system(s): PC | ||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | ||||||||||
Genre: Simulation[1] | ||||||||||
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
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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75 | |
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Based on 4 reviews |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 215 (217)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11 (13)
- ↑ 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
- 1 player games
- JP Saturn games
- All JP games
- Saturn games
- 1996 Saturn games
- All 1996 games
- Saturn simulation games
- All simulation games
- All games
- Sub-stubs
- Old-style rating (famitsu)
- Rating without PDF source
- Old-style rating (ssmjp)
- Old-style rating (ssmjp r)
- Update ratings template
- 3 old ratings
- Missing ROM hashes
- Old technical information