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  1. Waterluvian · · focus · HN ↗
    Makes me want to play Sim Tower again.

    There’s something so satisfying about watching a machine just dutifully work through queued tasks like this.

    1. wlesieutre · · focus · HN ↗
      A fun tidbit about Sim Tower:

      > After my lecture, a Maxis employee who shall remain nameless buttonholed me. "You guessed right," she said. "Sim Tower was built around a real elevator simulation program we bought from a Japanese guy."

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20090916193335&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gamasutra.com&#x2F;features&#x2F;20041018&#x2F;adams_01.shtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20090916193335&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gamasu...

      1. Waterluvian · · focus · HN ↗
        Would that be Yoot Saito? I remember his name on the box.
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