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General discussionDoes anyone remember a 2D Mars colony simulation game from the 1990's?(24 posts)(24 posts)
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Posted July 19, 2016
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tremere110: It looks like Transport Tycoon with the Martian tileset from the Transport Tycoon World Editor.
Thank you, but it's not that.
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Lin545: Throwing wild guesses:

- Ascendancy
- Starcontrol 3

Both are not dedicated to one planet though and not to Mars.

edit: my brain malfunctions sometimes, needs replacement :3
Thank you, but it's not either of them.
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ncameron: Again not Mars, and a civ sim rather than a colony one, but the first thing I thought of when looking at the image was Alpha Centauri.
Thank you, but it's not that.
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Pheace: Let's add his eliminated games list as I don't see the point in repeating the process when he already eliminated a lot of games not in the OP.

These he eliminated

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
SimCity4 (SimMars mod)
Innaky's Life on Mars? (http://www.aworldsoftware.com/mars.html)
Dark Colony
Sierra's Outpost
Moonbase (http://www.old-games.com/download/5426/moonbase)
Lunar Command (http://www.old-games.com/download/4328/lunar-command)
Open Source Mars Simulation Project (http://mars-sim.sourceforge.net/)
Marc Salotti's Marsbase game (http://salotti.pagesperso-orange.fr/marsbase.htm)
Millenium 2.2
Mars Colonizer by Notme (http://amarillion.bafsoft.net/tins/reviews.html)
SimMars by Toni (http://amarillion.bafsoft.net/tins/reviews.html)
Destination Mars (http://www.old-games.com/download/74...tination-mars-)
Build Mars (http://www.amazon.com/Build-Mars-dow...&keywords=mars)
M.U.L.E. (http://www.switched.com/2010/09/14/c...-based-econom/)
Hungry Red Mars (https://web.archive.org/web/20030706...os/index4.html)
Mars, Land of No Mercy (http://zenway.ru/page/marsnomercy)
Transport Tycoon on Mars (http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=11117)
Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds - Mars, Now! (http://www.jeuxvideopc.com/test/1236...image-1316.php)
X-COM Mars mods
Colonial Project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehOZ3jCekGM)
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Pheace:
Thank you for reminding me. I have updated first post.
Post edited July 19, 2016 by fd_federation
Posted July 19, 2016
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fd_federation: Unsure (no screenshot to confirm)
Next Step Mars (https://www.amazon.com/Next-Step-Mars-Jewel-Case/dp/B00068CGZ8/ref=sr_1_4?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1468890013&sr=1-4&keywords=build+mars)
I don't think it's this game either. It's an educational game:

http://learningdesign.com/Portfolio/NextStep/index.html
Posted July 19, 2016
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fd_federation: Unsure (no screenshot to confirm)
Next Step Mars (https://www.amazon.com/Next-Step-Mars-Jewel-Case/dp/B00068CGZ8/ref=sr_1_4?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1468890013&sr=1-4&keywords=build+mars)
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Accatone: I don't think it's this game either. It's an educational game:

http://learningdesign.com/Portfolio/NextStep/index.html
Thank you. I have updated the list.
Posted July 19, 2016
Star Command games maybe?

Star Command Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x56tah4eUAI
Star Command Revolution: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/star-command-revolution
Posted July 19, 2016
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Accatone: Star Command games maybe?

Star Command Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x56tah4eUAI
Star Command Revolution: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/star-command-revolution
Thank you, but it's not either of them.
Posted July 25, 2016
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Lin545: Throwing wild guesses:

- Ascendancy
- Starcontrol 3

Both are not dedicated to one planet though and not to Mars.

edit: my brain malfunctions sometimes, needs replacement :3
Found it! It's called Ares / Planet: The New Frontier by Kimbrosoft which is probably defunct.
http://imgur.com/a/Ymvmr
https://web.archive.org/web/20020202150224/http://kimbrosoft.com/planet.htm
Posted July 25, 2016
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Lin545: Throwing wild guesses:

- Ascendancy
- Starcontrol 3

Both are not dedicated to one planet though and not to Mars.

edit: my brain malfunctions sometimes, needs replacement :3
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fd_federation: Found it! It's called Ares / Planet: The New Frontier by Kimbrosoft which is probably defunct.
http://imgur.com/a/Ymvmr
https://web.archive.org/web/20020202150224/http://kimbrosoft.com/planet.htm
I'm very glad that you finally found the game. I never heard neither the game nor its developer before. How did you find it?
Posted July 26, 2016
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fd_federation: Found it! It's called Ares / Planet: The New Frontier by Kimbrosoft which is probably defunct.
http://imgur.com/a/Ymvmr
https://web.archive.org/web/20020202150224/http://kimbrosoft.com/planet.htm
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Accatone: I'm very glad that you finally found the game. I never heard neither the game nor its developer before. How did you find it?
I was browsing 2001 version of ApeZone.com (an unrelated contemporary game developer) which had links to some shareware sites. I got inspired to do a google search for "starships unlimited v2.3" a version of the game that I played around the same time. The results lead me to a shareware site (http://www.softviewer.com/comments.php?id=3512&mode=soft). I navigated to the Games/Strategies category, sorted it by date, and, by chance, it's still listed among the oldest entries (http://www.softviewer.com/download_detail.php?softid=2499). Then I searched the developer's site (kimbrosoft.com) on the Internet Archive.
Posted July 26, 2016
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fd_federation: Found it! It's called Ares / Planet: The New Frontier by Kimbrosoft which is probably defunct.
http://imgur.com/a/Ymvmr
https://web.archive.org/web/20020202150224/http://kimbrosoft.com/planet.htm
That's really cool! Persistence does pay off, really glad you found it! Shame they went out of biz, but thats sadly the usual outcome for a soft company. See sirtech, black isle etc. Nothing is forever, sadly.
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