what is the best simulation game? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cheapdog · 05-07-2003, 07:25 PM

I just played monopoly tycoon, the graphics and the feel of monopoly is nice, but the game was too easy once you know that you only have to bid at auctions and collect money from the rent instead of building anything.

so what other simulation games do you guys like?

clockworkgreen · 05-07-2003, 07:32 PM

I only really like simulation games for stuff I can't do in real life...

...That being said, TIE Fighter by LucasArts back in the day was pretty bad ass.

Kadath · 05-07-2003, 08:38 PM

Railroad Tycoon 2 is quite good. I hear the new SimCity has an incredible economic model and is a huge step up from the previous incarnation.

vermin · 05-07-2003, 08:51 PM

Wing Commander IV was pretty cool if ya like flying around in space and blowing shit up.

meanSpleen · 05-07-2003, 11:29 PM

Rollercoaster Tycoon is a MUST HAVE game for anyone who likes simulations. Although it isn't really "real", its probably the best Tycoon game out there.

Strelich · 05-07-2003, 11:36 PM

I'm a flight simulation fanatic (well, I used to be anyways until that market imploded) so I'm into that. And I do love TIE fighter, that's how I finished off my first CH Flightstick. That said, the concept of a simulation is rather broad in computer games, but I'm a fan of modern jet simulations like Janes F/A-18 or Falcon 4. I ranted on about those on the old board before.

AxByC · 05-08-2003, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by clockworkgreen
I only really like simulation games for stuff I can't do in real life...

...That being said, TIE Fighter by LucasArts back in the day was pretty bad ass.

Damn you! you stole mine

buclao · 05-08-2003, 04:34 PM

I've always been partial to harvest moon. Nothing more satisfying than planting your turnips and harvesting before it's out of season.

Lokilani · 05-08-2003, 05:54 PM

Ace Combat rocks.

Janki · 05-08-2003, 07:27 PM

Haha, I didn't even think of 'simulation farming' but yeah. Harvest moon was fun... harvest some turnips...get some chicks...oh yes.
My favourite was the bluehaired one...well maybe not...y'know, the minister's daughter.

Anyway, I think a good simulation were the Privateer games...

hilbert25 · 05-09-2003, 02:10 AM

Master of Orion 1 and 2. Their simulations of .... um ... galactic despots I guess.

yangwar · 05-09-2003, 06:36 AM

Operation Flashpoint is the best simulation EVAR!

You get shot, you're dead.
Your teammates die, you're probably dead.
You run straight out in the open, you're dead.
You fail to find concealment, you're dead.
You need a car? Steal one.
Need ammo? Kill somebody and steal theirs.
Lost? Better get your map and compass.

I just hope they tweak the AI in opflash 2when it comes to squad attacks and suppresive fire.

Prophecy · 05-09-2003, 07:23 AM

One of my favs is NBA2K3, i know some of you are thinking its not a sim, its a sports game, but its the closest to simulating a real 5 on 5 game. Aside from this game my other fav is Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

Strelich · 05-12-2003, 10:24 PM

As I have on occasion before, I'll second yangwar in Operation Flashpoint. The big mod community and excellent scripting have been what keeps me coming back too. While all eyes are on Flashpoint 2, I know they have to do something with the vehicle physics.

Despite that, the sim is so versatile that it will be played for ages.

Pyrate · 05-13-2003, 04:23 AM

The best sim game has yet to be made

Artermis · 05-13-2003, 04:58 AM

Super Aerobid for the genesis $$

Art

CoinKing · 07-02-2003, 03:23 PM

Personally, I seem to believe the best simulation game is www.simcountry.com where you are the president of your own country. You can raid other countries and create empires. That game is too addictive.

mrquackers · 07-02-2003, 04:02 PM

Don't forget Tropico! Run your own desert island!

NeverBorn · 07-02-2003, 05:47 PM

Mech sims are my games..Steel Battalion baby.

crow_daw · 07-05-2003, 02:33 PM

ummm.......so no one else likes The Sims?

theguyondacouch · 07-05-2003, 02:40 PM

Oregon trail on the old mac II! First comp. Game I ever played.

kod · 07-05-2003, 05:25 PM

Gran Turismo 3 + force feedback wheel is the best consumer simulator I've played. The new GT 4 will have a wheel with around 900 degrees of revolution, and a stick shift module.

HeyAgain · 07-07-2003, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by theguyondacouch
Oregon trail on the old mac II! First comp. Game I ever played.

Can't forget Cross Country Canada on an Apple II.

The_Dude · 07-07-2003, 07:18 PM

i like the railroad tycoon 2 game from back in the day.

the sim city 4 game is also pretty tight

oscar0308 · 07-10-2003, 07:19 AM

i cant get enough of GT3 and i dont even have a wheel. that's my dream, but gotta feed the kids and pay the rent.

non-racing, i'd have to say that i loved roller coaster tycoon too and i spent way too many hrs on simcity 2000. my then-girlfriend and i had to schedule times cause we both always wanted to be playing.

MPower · 07-10-2003, 01:32 PM

IL2 Sturmovik is the best flight/combat sim out. You cant even fly straight without stalling or burning up your engine if you dont have basic flight knowledge.
Nascar2003 is the same for driving.

FreshCoast · 07-10-2003, 04:42 PM

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
Mainly b/c of all the options and add-ons. There are thousands of awesome free add-ons for this game (flightsim.com) and many pay add-ons as well. You can fly online with super realistic ATC (vatsim.net). Whatever floats your boat.

Sun Tzu · 07-11-2003, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrquackers
Don't forget Tropico! Run your own desert island!

Man I could not get into this one. Does it get better as you go along?

Wulf_Hunter · 07-11-2003, 09:02 PM

For flight sim's I'll say Il-2/FB. On-line rocks!!

Vanquish · 07-22-2003, 08:27 PM

I like Lemonade Tycoon for my Palm, has helped many boring times sitting in a chair. Other then that all I really play is CS and D2, so I aint a real Sim player :\

thephuse · 07-22-2003, 10:43 PM

i love railroad tycoon 2... heh
i heard Simcity 4 was off the hizzay~ .. i just never playid simcity since simcity 2000...

doctorphibes · 07-24-2003, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MPower
IL2 Sturmovik is the best flight/combat sim out. You cant even fly straight without stalling or burning up your engine if you dont have basic flight knowledge.

Gee, doesn't that sound like fun.

Seriously, MiG Alley was pretty good. It had a decent (and scalable) flight model, plus one of the best dynamic campaign modes EVAR. And it's set in the Korean War, which pretty much no other game simulates, but it was a time when most air combat was done in-close with guns, like WWII, but in jets. You get in a turn-and-burn furball with a couple MiGs, man, it's crazy.

fnaqzna · 07-24-2003, 09:45 PM

IL2 is beautiful... good flight model... good ballistics... pretty good AI opponents...

Still... after awhile, I have to fly against real people that don't fight logically... for that... I go to Aces High ( http://www.hitechcreations.com )

wlcm · 07-25-2003, 01:21 AM

I really enjoyed Wing Commander Prophecy and am still enjoying Mechwarrior 4 Mercanaries

ninjaz0r · 07-26-2003, 11:02 PM

I can't believe nobody said Bullfrog's original Theme Park, one of the greatest games of all time.

supernova · 07-27-2003, 10:35 AM

X-Plane is supposedly one of the most realistic flight simulators available. It's one of those games where the military uses it for training, and commercial airlines use it for their pilots. There's an article about it in this month's Popular Science.

soapysonic · 07-28-2003, 05:26 PM

http://www.xgenstudios.com/castle/index.htm =\

Jerpitcher · 08-03-2003, 04:36 PM

If you're into world war 2 flight sims, IL2-Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles is probably the best one on the market

fartre · 08-04-2003, 04:44 PM

I thought Black and White was the single greatest pet simulator ever made! Where else can you hopelessly fail at teaching your pet where to take a dump other than in your very own living room!

I always like the Total War series and am waiting for Rome Total war now...(I think it is more sim and less RTS, but thats my opinion)

preluder · 10-02-2003, 06:48 PM

i think killing your Sims makes it the best simulator series, hahaha. Drowning, burning, electrocuting, starvation, it's all good in the hood.

05-07-2003, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
cheapdog Upright Location: shit hole	what is the best simulation game? I just played monopoly tycoon, the graphics and the feel of monopoly is nice, but the game was too easy once you know that you only have to bid at auctions and collect money from the rent instead of building anything. so what other simulation games do you guys like?

05-07-2003, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	Railroad Tycoon 2 is quite good. I hear the new SimCity has an incredible economic model and is a huge step up from the previous incarnation. __________________ it's quiet in here

05-07-2003, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	Wing Commander IV was pretty cool if ya like flying around in space and blowing shit up. __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

05-07-2003, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	Rollercoaster Tycoon is a MUST HAVE game for anyone who likes simulations. Although it isn't really "real", its probably the best Tycoon game out there. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

05-07-2003, 11:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Strelich occasional iconoclast Location: Flushing, MI	I'm a flight simulation fanatic (well, I used to be anyways until that market imploded) so I'm into that. And I do love TIE fighter, that's how I finished off my first CH Flightstick. That said, the concept of a simulation is rather broad in computer games, but I'm a fan of modern jet simulations like Janes F/A-18 or Falcon 4. I ranted on about those on the old board before. __________________ ----- Monty this seems strange to me. The movies had that movie thing, but nonsense has a welcome ring and heroes don't come easy.

05-07-2003, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	I only really like simulation games for stuff I can't do in real life... ...That being said, TIE Fighter by LucasArts back in the day was pretty bad ass.

05-08-2003, 04:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
buclao Insane	I've always been partial to harvest moon. Nothing more satisfying than planting your turnips and harvesting before it's out of season.

05-08-2003, 05:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lokilani Upright Location: Dallas	Ace Combat rocks. __________________ Soup is good food.

05-08-2003, 07:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Janki Upright	Haha, I didn't even think of 'simulation farming' but yeah. Harvest moon was fun... harvest some turnips...get some chicks...oh yes. My favourite was the bluehaired one...well maybe not...y'know, the minister's daughter. Anyway, I think a good simulation were the Privateer games...

05-09-2003, 02:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	Master of Orion 1 and 2. Their simulations of .... um ... galactic despots I guess.

05-09-2003, 06:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
yangwar Crazy Location: Nacogdoches, TX	Operation Flashpoint is the best simulation EVAR! You get shot, you're dead. Your teammates die, you're probably dead. You run straight out in the open, you're dead. You fail to find concealment, you're dead. You need a car? Steal one. Need ammo? Kill somebody and steal theirs. Lost? Better get your map and compass. I just hope they tweak the AI in opflash 2when it comes to squad attacks and suppresive fire. __________________ My mouth is a word factory.

05-09-2003, 07:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	One of my favs is NBA2K3, i know some of you are thinking its not a sim, its a sports game, but its the closest to simulating a real 5 on 5 game. Aside from this game my other fav is Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

05-12-2003, 10:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
Strelich occasional iconoclast Location: Flushing, MI	As I have on occasion before, I'll second yangwar in Operation Flashpoint. The big mod community and excellent scripting have been what keeps me coming back too. While all eyes are on Flashpoint 2, I know they have to do something with the vehicle physics. Despite that, the sim is so versatile that it will be played for ages. __________________ ----- Monty this seems strange to me. The movies had that movie thing, but nonsense has a welcome ring and heroes don't come easy.

05-13-2003, 04:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	The best sim game has yet to be made __________________ ?

05-13-2003, 04:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Artermis Insane Location: I live where all the morons live	Super Aerobid for the genesis $$ Art

07-02-2003, 04:02 PM	#18 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	Don't forget Tropico! Run your own desert island! __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

07-05-2003, 02:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	ummm.......so no one else likes The Sims? __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons

07-02-2003, 03:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
CoinKing Upright Location: Washington, DC	Personally, I seem to believe the best simulation game is www.simcountry.com where you are the president of your own country. You can raid other countries and create empires. That game is too addictive. __________________ Michael Strong

07-02-2003, 05:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	Mech sims are my games..Steel Battalion baby.

07-05-2003, 02:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	Oregon trail on the old mac II! First comp. Game I ever played. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-05-2003, 05:25 PM	#22 (permalink)
kod Upright	Gran Turismo 3 + force feedback wheel is the best consumer simulator I've played. The new GT 4 will have a wheel with around 900 degrees of revolution, and a stick shift module.

07-07-2003, 07:18 PM	#24 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	i like the railroad tycoon 2 game from back in the day. the sim city 4 game is also pretty tight __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

07-10-2003, 07:19 AM	#25 (permalink)
oscar0308 Crazy Location: New England	i cant get enough of GT3 and i dont even have a wheel. that's my dream, but gotta feed the kids and pay the rent. non-racing, i'd have to say that i loved roller coaster tycoon too and i spent way too many hrs on simcity 2000. my then-girlfriend and i had to schedule times cause we both always wanted to be playing.

07-10-2003, 01:32 PM	#26 (permalink)
MPower Psycho	IL2 Sturmovik is the best flight/combat sim out. You cant even fly straight without stalling or burning up your engine if you dont have basic flight knowledge. Nascar2003 is the same for driving.

07-10-2003, 04:42 PM	#27 (permalink)
FreshCoast Upright Location: Chicago	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Mainly b/c of all the options and add-ons. There are thousands of awesome free add-ons for this game (flightsim.com) and many pay add-ons as well. You can fly online with super realistic ATC (vatsim.net). Whatever floats your boat.

07-11-2003, 09:02 PM	#29 (permalink)
Wulf_Hunter Crazy	For flight sim's I'll say Il-2/FB. On-line rocks!!

07-22-2003, 08:27 PM	#30 (permalink)
Vanquish Insane Location: Truro, Nova Scotia	I like Lemonade Tycoon for my Palm, has helped many boring times sitting in a chair. Other then that all I really play is CS and D2, so I aint a real Sim player :\

07-22-2003, 10:43 PM	#31 (permalink)
thephuse Psycho Location: NY	i love railroad tycoon 2... heh i heard Simcity 4 was off the hizzay~ .. i just never playid simcity since simcity 2000... __________________ b000yahed up your w000pah!! Joygasm~!!

07-24-2003, 09:45 PM	#33 (permalink)
fnaqzna Meat Popsicle Location: Left Coast	IL2 is beautiful... good flight model... good ballistics... pretty good AI opponents... Still... after awhile, I have to fly against real people that don't fight logically... for that... I go to Aces High ( http://www.hitechcreations.com )

07-25-2003, 01:21 AM	#34 (permalink)
wlcm Tilted Location: Austin, TX	I really enjoyed Wing Commander Prophecy and am still enjoying Mechwarrior 4 Mercanaries

07-26-2003, 11:02 PM	#35 (permalink)
ninjaz0r Upright Location: Milwaukee, WI	I can't believe nobody said Bullfrog's original Theme Park, one of the greatest games of all time. __________________ If you lived in the Dark Ages, and you were a catapult operator, I bet the most common question people would ask is, "Can't you make it shoot farther?" No. I'm sorry. That's as far as it shoots.

07-27-2003, 10:35 AM	#36 (permalink)
supernova Tilted Location: NE US	X-Plane is supposedly one of the most realistic flight simulators available. It's one of those games where the military uses it for training, and commercial airlines use it for their pilots. There's an article about it in this month's Popular Science.

07-28-2003, 05:26 PM	#37 (permalink)
soapysonic Tilted	http://www.xgenstudios.com/castle/index.htm =\

08-03-2003, 04:36 PM	#38 (permalink)
Jerpitcher Crazy Location: Arizona	If you're into world war 2 flight sims, IL2-Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles is probably the best one on the market

08-04-2003, 04:44 PM	#39 (permalink)
fartre Tilted	I thought Black and White was the single greatest pet simulator ever made! Where else can you hopelessly fail at teaching your pet where to take a dump other than in your very own living room! I always like the Total War series and am waiting for Rome Total war now...(I think it is more sim and less RTS, but thats my opinion)

10-02-2003, 06:48 PM	#40 (permalink)
preluder Tilted Location: Houston, TX	i think killing your Sims makes it the best simulator series, hahaha. Drowning, burning, electrocuting, starvation, it's all good in the hood.