SimTower
SimTower is a 1994 real-time strategy/simulation computer game (or "software toy"). Published by Maxis, it is a spin off game from the popular SimCity.
Description
SimTower was spun off shortly after the release of SimCity 2000. Although published by Maxis, the game was originally developed in Japan and its license was acquired by Maxis. In Japan, it was published under the name of Tower, and developed by Yoot Saito's company OpenBook.
A sequel to SimTower, Yoot Tower was also developed by OpenBook and was published by Sega in the U.S. in 1999.
A clone of SimTower for the PocketPC was released in 2004 under the name of Pocket Mogul.
Objective
As the name suggests, the objective is to construct and manage a towering skyscraper and make sure its tenants are happy. Shops, fast food places, restaurants, offices and hotels are some of the many things that can be built within in the tower. The player's performance is based on star system, similar to how hotels are ranked with 5 stars being the best. Additionally, more stars give the player greater options on what they can build within their tower. Your ultimate goal is to provide everything for your tenants within the tower so they never need to leave the tower itself.
One of the key activities of the game is effectively managing and building elevators in order to allow the tower occupants to move between floors efficiently. In fact, the original game was a program to test effective elevator layouts. Many users felt a more appropriate title for the game would have been SimElevator.