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The Tower. IT'S GOT A CINEMA IN IT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

  • 20-01-2012 10:59PM
    #1
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭


    OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF 'THE TOWER' CLUB:

    Andrew76
    o1s1n
    safetyboy
    SteveSI
    Enternow
    Adultappleflavouredbeveragemale
    Jack Burton
    Pyongyang

    Copies available to buy on the cheap?: SOLD OUT! (AGAIN!) CLICK!



    I know, I know, I posted about this in the 'i got some stuff today' thread, but I couldn't resist starting a thread in case it passes people by and they miss some banter on a truly MEGA game.

    It's basically a Saturn port of the PC game Sim Tower (or a variant of). Seriously, check out the video below that's the opening for the Saturn version. How good does it look?

    I LOVE the cute touches, like the cinema and the actors talking. The phones ringing. The cool music. Everything.

    It's just bloody fantastic and I hope it inspires some of you lot to check it out. It's import friendly as it's mostly icon driven so you've no excuse!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esbSVhmb3mk


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Comments

  • #2
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I've never heard of this one, looks really interesting though.

    Is it pricey?

    /Runs off to ebay.


  • #3
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Is it pricey?

    Super cheap and import friendly (language barrier issues). I'm trying to whip up a frenzy for it on Twitter right now. I've just convinced one guy to go and buy it, which he's promptly done after watching the video. :D

    However, I've watched the video about 80,000 times now on loop and I can't stop saying out loud "I love you" like the guy on the movie screen in the cinema!

    What an awesome game! I have the guide/art book coming to me soon from .jp too. Lots of nice pictures of cool towers in it to drool and be nerdy about. :)


  • #4
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭Doge


    You know what else had a cinema?

    DUKE ****ING NUKEM 3D BITCH! ;)


    Never even knew Sim Tower existed.

    Absolutely love the pixelated style of the Tower.


    How the does game work?

    Do you decide wether to have offices or canteens, or is it more involved?


  • #5
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    You weren't lying about the price, I just bought a copy for $3.85 :D

    Going to be one of those cases where the postage is more than the game.


  • #6
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    You basically build your tower from scratch. It's not OTT like some of the later 'sim' games. No laying of water pipes, electricity grids and other boring, time-consuming bunk.

    Just build as high as you can, build shops and stuff and attract loads of people to your tower. It's mostly icon driven so it's gaijin friendly for the most part. I don't think there;s much fiscal stuff to do. Most of it would be self explanatory or guessable anyway.

    The opening video won me over though, for less than a fiver you can bag a minty copy (mine is brand new and factory sealed). You'd be mad to pass it up if you have a Saturn. I believe there is a GBA version too that came later. Not sure if it was localized though.

    I'm hoping o1s1n has returned from eBay having purchased a copy. That will make two copies bought tonight (three if you include mine). :D


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  • #7
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    o1s1n wrote: »
    You weren't lying about the price, I just bought a copy for $3.85 :D

    I rest my case. He was buying as I was typing. :pac:

    I'll play it properly over the weekend. Can't wait to start building cinemas and little underground carparks and seedy cabaret bars! :D


  • #8
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    o1s1n wrote: »
    You weren't lying about the price, I just bought a copy for $3.85 :D

    Going to be one of those cases where the postage is more than the game.

    Yet still under a tenner. Bargain. ;)


  • #9
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    waveform wrote: »
    Do you decide wether to have offices or canteens, or is it more involved?

    According to one piece I read, you can build a tower full of shoe shops if you want! :)


  • #10
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Yet still under a tenner. Bargain. ;)

    Hmm, o1s1n and someone on Twitter bought copies tonight, will Greek Mother be joining 'The Tower' club? :D

    Photo-10-SmokingRoom-500.jpg


  • #11
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Did you buy yours from Hit-Japan? Seems they have multiple copies sold.

    Oh and they have a sale on too at the moment. Some nice bargains over there!

    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hit-Japan-Video-Games-and-Anime

    Very tempted by Elevator Action Returns, Burning Rangers, Guardian Heroes..and there are some nicely priced Saturn Shmups too.

    And that's only the feckin Saturn games. They've millions of other ones.


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  • #12
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Hmm, o1s1n and someone on Twitter bought copies tonight, will Greek Mother be joining 'The Tower' club? :D

    Photo-10-SmokingRoom-500.jpg

    I have. :D

    Lol I bet some ebay sellers are curious as to the rush of buyers! Probably thinking wtf is this valuable all of a sudden. :pac:


  • #13
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Hahaha. I see it's now up to 7 sold on Hit Japan.

    Only three left!


  • #14
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    I have. :D

    HAHA! Hilarious! So that's three copies purchased in the space of an hour or so. Four in total. Any more folks joining The Tower club? :)

    Have a look at the guide book that's available. I bought that elsewhere (probably available on eBay though). It's like a mini art book. Very cool, lots of nice 'towers' to look at, if that floats your boat. Well, it does mine anyway!

    In retrospect, maybe it is a good idea to get in now? This mini rush of buyers may spark a super price jump come the morning?! :p


  • #15
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Hahaha. I see it's now up to 7 sold on Hit Japan.

    Only three left!

    Seriously? How many was it at before yourself and Mr. 76 bought copies? Very funny, but at the same time, very cool. I hope lots of folks pick it up, play it for a bit, then get infuriated when we suddenly find out there's a miniscule part of the game that is text heavy! :D

    Should be grand though, if you can play an early 'Sim' game, you can play The Tower. I'm sure there are translated guides online somewhere. Plus I've my incomprehensible guide book coming soon to help... :p


  • #16
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Did you buy yours from Hit-Japan? Seems they have multiple copies sold.

    Oh and they have a sale on too at the moment. Some nice bargains over there!

    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hit-Japan-Video-Games-and-Anime

    Very tempted by Elevator Action Returns, Burning Rangers, Guardian Heroes..and there are some nicely priced Saturn Shmups too.

    And that's only the feckin Saturn games. They've millions of other ones.

    Yer a fecker for posting that link!! I was happy to ignore the "See other items" link... Could have sworn there would be a Raiden Hu-card there but no such luck. :( Image fight is tasty though.


  • #17
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    €7.82 in total posted from Japan. Cheapest long distance auction ever for me I think!
    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Seriously? How many was it at before yourself and Mr. 76 bought copies? Very funny, but at the same time, very cool. I hope lots of folks pick it up, play it for a bit, then get infuriated when we suddenly find out there's a miniscule part of the game that is text heavy! :D

    Should be grand though, if you can play an early 'Sim' game, you can play The Tower. I'm sure there are translated guides online somewhere. Plus I've my incomprehensible guide book coming soon to help... :p

    There were 5 sold. So we brought it up to 7. Would be hilarious if we managed to get people to pick up the other 3. Purely so the guys shipping them out end up utterly confused as to why this game is so popular in Ireland all of a sudden :D


  • #18
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Image fight is tasty though.

    I have Image Fight for the PC Engine. A fine game it is too sir. :)

    I've updated the first post and will update it should more folks join 'The Tower' club!

    I wonder if you can create saves or screenshots of the towers we'll build? Would be cool to show them off I think.


  • #19
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Yer a fecker for posting that link!! I was happy to ignore the "See other items" link... Could have sworn there would be a Raiden Hu-card there but no such luck. :( Image fight is tasty though.

    When I saw they had a sale on I couldn't resist :(

    Browsed a lot of stuff but closed it all down and just paid for The Tower. I'd have ended up broke for next month if I looked over that anymore, there was some amazing stuff.

    Almost bought this. Purely as it's again, just so damn cheap -

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHRONO-TRIGGER-Super-Famicom-Nintendo-SFC-SNES-Square-Japan-ccc-sf-/300628140168?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fed56088


  • #20
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Hit Japan is a very dangerous eBay store. I have to limit my browsing time there else I end up going nuts. I'd buy about 90 mahjong games and that super rare copy of The Tower Vol. II guide that's £51 (I haven't looked honest!) right now if so. :p


  • #21
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Is this the one you lads bought?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Saturn-TOWER-Import-JAPAN-/360209698798

    It's now sold 8 copies. Last one sold 4 minutes ago! Only two copies left everyone! Get in quick as the price might go up if they cop on they sold that stack of copies in the space of an hour and the last ones until today sold in October 2011!


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  • #22
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Yep that's the one I got. Worked out at €7.82 all in. :)


  • #23
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Hah! That's it alright, this is turning out to be pretty hilarious.

    I may buy the remaining copies for the smell of investment :D


  • #24
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    private listing -- buyers' identities protected US $3.85 1 20-Jan-12 23:44:10 GMT --
    private listing -- buyers' identities protected US $3.85 1 20-Jan-12 23:12:48 GMT --
    Member Id: astro_oisin ( 469Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $3.85 1 20-Jan-12 23:10:02 GMT

    So the other one is Andrew76...who's our mystery buyer? Show yourself!!!


  • #25
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Hmm, I wonder who this mystery buyer is. I don't think it's the person on Twitter who bought that one as it's after the time you lads bought yours. Could possibly be another Twitter user? Or Sera? She has a Saturn no?

    Unmask yourself silent rogue and let us all bask in your glory! :)


  • #26
    safetyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    I picked up one, damn you guys!!


  • #27
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    safetyboy wrote: »
    I picked up one, damn you guys!!

    :pac: Good man!

    We can all blame Pyong if it doesn't make us rich.


  • #28
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    safetyboy wrote: »
    I picked up one, damn you guys!!

    Looks like your getting chucked on the list then. :D

    2 copies to go!


  • #29
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    We can all blame Pyong if it doesn't make us rich.

    ...and if you end up hating the game. :D


  • #30
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,556 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Only 1 copy left from that seller. :D


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  • #31
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    safetyboy wrote: »
    I picked up one, damn you guys!!

    Hah! Brilliant! This can be like one of those dodgy pyramid schemes. Get people in early while the going is good!
    Pyongyang wrote: »
    ...and if you end up hating the game. :D

    Wait a minute, we're all buying a game called 'The Tower' on world fetish day on recommendation of the serial sniffer?

    Is this the new Cho Aniki? :pac:


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