Yoot Saito building a Tower on DS
by JC Fletcher 
{ Feb 4th 2008 at 7:00PM }
Before he was making games about historical pinball battles and sarcastic fish monsters, Vivarium's Yoot Saito created a skyscraper-building game called SimTower. He put the same kind of quirky, bizarre charm into what seems like a run-of-the-mill Sim game as he did Seaman, leading to a game in which you can read every resident's thoughts as they ride elevators.Saito followed SimTower with a PC sequel called Yoot Tower, and a Game Boy Advance version called The Tower SP that, sadly, didn't get released until 2006. Now, according to a blog post, he's working on a version for a current system -- the DS. The Tower's vertical orientation is a perfect match for the DS's unique aspect ratio, we think. He's hoping to have the game out before summer.
[Via IGN]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Oske @ Feb 5th 2008 6:39PM
LOL I have The Tower SP, its fun but it could be better.
Eliah Hecht @ Feb 4th 2008 8:49PM
Holy crap I am so excited about this.
pittmanken @ Feb 4th 2008 9:15PM
Wunderbar, I need a replacement for SimTower, a game I can no longer run on any of my current PCs or laptops.
CPFace @ Feb 5th 2008 12:34AM
Sim Tower is my all-time favorite Sim game, and I was lucky enough to find a copy of The Tower SP when it was new. Given that I already have a portable version of the game, I can't help wondering if I actually want the DS version. Hmmmmm...
Sarah @ Feb 5th 2008 12:47AM
While playing SimTower I named all the little people and came up with the idea for a game like The Sims, unfortunately I was only 13 at the time and had no idea how to make a video game, and I still don't...oh well.
Yay for a new game!
Bill McCai @ Feb 5th 2008 2:49AM
Simtower was awesome.
Though admittedly I was a kid at the time, and my tower turned to crap after I got a second lobby going on the higher floor.
Parker @ Feb 5th 2008 1:38PM
I've played a lot of SimTower over the years. It's still an enjoyable game, but I do wish there was more depth to it. A lot of things aren't nearly as customizable as you'd expect from a SimGame. I haven't played the sequel; maybe those things were addressed. Here's hoping the DS version is more than just a port of the old one, and that we can finally get a full realization of tower simulation gameplay (rather than the demo the old game felt like at times).
Chris @ Feb 5th 2008 3:47PM
Keep in mind that SimTower started out as an elevator simulator, and the game concept was tacked on later. Hopefully the new DS version will be a little more in-depth than the original (which I loved anyway).
Aaron @ Mar 24th 2008 11:24AM
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh godd!!!!!!!! i love this game especially since in came out when i was born....even the better to buy it for DS as a 12 year old i really think classic music (like led zepplin) and stuff like that is awesome and sim tower is one of my favorite games ive ever played on the computer i swear
im gunna friggin preorder this game!!!!!!!(i also like doom 3 world of warcraft things like that..and skating!!)^-^