SimFarm (1993)
Genres:Strategy, Simulator
Themes:Business
Game modes:Single player
Story:SimFarm was developed by Maxis as a spinoff of SimCity, and allowed the player to simulate the running of a farm. It was released in 1993 for PC Dos, and was released a year later for Macintosh. It has become a classic, and began the subsequent development of the farm simulation subgenre, although Maxis did not make any sequel to the game in the way they have for SimCity.Show more
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The fact EA refuses to do anything with these games or the franchise never fails to upset me. Another childhood classic my sister and i played all the time. It sat along all the other sim games we had in their pristine big boxes. Above that crt monitor attatched to a dell dimension tower. So many wonderful hours spent in this game.
This was such a wonderful Sim game that my siblings and I loved playing constantly. I still have the disc but am unable to play it still and would love to revisit it.
Still the best farm simulator ever. EA dropped the ball hard by not making a sequel, because no current farm games is as charming, detailed and simple at the same time. Crops have growth stats that must be taken into account of the climate and soil of your farm, animals could break fences so you had to make them double, balancing fertilizer and pesticide/herbicide to get the best crops... Amazing.
Probably the hardest Sim game I ever played...which probably meant it was true to life. Never could make a farm that didn't fail. And yet, I love it, because of the challenge!
SimFarm was a surprisingly deep farm simulator that focused on the actual farming element, something a lot of farming games these days don't do. And it came with this massive instruction booklet that talked about all the crops you could plant, how you could manage your farm, what each of the machines did and how to make sure they were running their best. It was a classic, targeted Maxis game and people obviously love farm sims: Stardew Valley is a best seller for a reason. SimFarm deserves its chance to shine.
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