I also found this tidbit: "Wright worked on SimCity on his own for a year. He shipped a version for the Commodore 64 in 1987, but without funds for marketing or any backing from publishers (who couldn't understand how it would work as a game), sales were slow. Defining a new genre is quite a challenge, especially for designers working alone. When Wright found a partner, Jeff Braun, and the two formed a company, things started to turn around."
http://shl.stanford.edu/Game_archive/StudentPapers/ByStudent/GameReviews/A-E /A/Albert_Eric.pdf Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:29 AM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Maxis Collectors? > Thanks Brad, but I'm pretty sure you're incorrect about Sim City. I have 3 > versions of it including the C-64, and they all say 1989. This also jives > with my memory. I also researched it heavily when it won the GOTCHA award > for 1989. I had heard reports of '87 as well, but could never substantiate > anything other than 1989. Does anybody else have any physical evidence to > the contrary? Unfortunately, all of my Computer Gaming Worlds are in > storage, or I would check that way as another source (but I believe I > already did). > > Otherwise, Skychase was 1988 and therefore before Sim City. > > Hugh > > -----Original Message----- > From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:contact@;computergamecollector.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Maxis Collectors? > > > > It's a split-screen, two player combat flight > > simulator from 1988. Not what you think of when you mention Maxis, but > it's > > a GREAT game. Anybody know an earlier Maxis game? > > I just read up on the history of Maxis, and SimCity was actually released > for the commodore in 1987, and was the first game Will Wright (co-founder of > Maxis) got published. However, that was before Maxis. Jeff Braun & he > formed Maxis shortly after, and co-published with Broderbund for a short > time, which is apparently the timeframe that Skychase was published, though > there is little mention of it around the net. Contradicting release years > (88 and 90) around the internet lead me to believe it was re-released in > some way shape or form as well. > > Brad > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:40 PM > Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Maxis Collectors? > > > > I don't collect Maxis specifically, but have a lot of there stuff just > > because it's so good. The first Maxis game I have (and the first that I > > know of) is Skychase. It's a split-screen, two player combat flight > > simulator from 1988. Not what you think of when you mention Maxis, but > it's > > a GREAT game. Anybody know an earlier Maxis game? > > > > Hugh > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:lkseitz@;mail.hiwaay.net] > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 2:53 PM > > To: Software Collecting > > Subject: [SWCollect] Maxis Collectors? > > > > > > I saw a copy of RoboSport in a thrift store today. Got home to see > > how much it goes for on eBay and couldn't find a single copy, either > > active or completed. This leads me to ask, are there people (here or > > elsewhere) that collect Maxis games? I know there are collectors of > > Infocom and other IF companies, EA (primarily flats), Sierra, and > > probably Origin collectors. > > > > Although Maxis is a relative newcomer compared to some of those, I > > figure there must be some Maxis collectors somewhere. I don't recall > > anyone here every mentioning it, though. So, anybody want to fess up? > > 8) > > > > -- > > Lee K. 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