A smac/ctp sales comparison

[MarkG]

From PC Data's US sales lists...
I'm including SC3000 as a comparison

Weekly lists
Rank Last Game
Jan. 24-30
1____*____SimCity 3000
Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
1____1____SimCity 3000
Feb. 7 - 13
1____1____SimCity 3000
4____*____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Feb. 14 - 20
1____1____SimCity 3000
3____4____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Feb. 21 - 27
1____1____SimCity 3000
2____3____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Feb. 28 - March 6
1____1____SimCity 3000
2____2____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
March 7 -13
1____1____SimCity 3000
2____*____Frogger
3____3____Heroes of Might and Magic III
4____2____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
March 14 - 20
1____*____EverQuest
2____1____SimCity 3000
6____4____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
March 21 - 27
1____2____SimCity 3000
6____6____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
March 28 - April 3
1____3____Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
2____1____SimCity 3000
4____*____Civilization: Call To Power
9____6____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
April 4 - 10
1____4____Civilization: Call To Power
4____2____SimCity 3000
7____9____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
April 11 - 17
1____*____Civilization 2 Gold($20 offer)
2____1____Civilization: Call To Power
5____4____SimCity 3000
(No Alpha Centauri, 9 weeks in the list)
April 11 - 17
3____2____Civilization: Call To Power
(two $20 on top 2)
4____4____SimCity 3000
April 25 - May 1
2____4____SimCity 3000
3____3____Civilization: Call To Power
May 2 - 8
3____2____SimCity 3000
4____3____Civilization: Call To Power
May 9 - 15
3____3____SimCity 3000
4____4____Civilization: Call To Power
May 16 - 22
3____3____SimCity 3000
5____4____Civilization: Call To Power
(two Star Wars games in the top2)
May 23 - 29
4____3____SimCity 3000
7____5____Civilization: Call To Power
(top2 the same. CTP for 9 weeks on the list and continuing(probably))

Monthly lists
Rank Last Game
January 1999
9____*____SimCity 3000
February 1999
1____9____SimCity 3000
2____*____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
March 1999
1____1____SimCity 3000
3____2____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
April 1999
1____*____Civilization: Call To Power
2____1____SimCity 3000
17___3____Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
May 1999
1____*____Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace
3____2____SimCity 3000
6____1____Civilization: Call To Power

comments?

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Markos, Apolyton Civilization Site

[This message has been edited by MarkG (edited June 16, 1999).]

[My Wife Hates CIV]

I was disapointed with sc3000. Nice graphics but they forgot the game Must have fallen out of the box on the way home.

The problem with SMAC and CTP is that they are just civ games. I already have a great civ game. I dont want to learn a whole new set of units. I've wasted my whole life on civ. I want a enhanced civ. the old units and terrain with maybe some more. some new features. They already have a great looking game. I dont understand why the first thing they (programmers) do is redo the graphics. why?

I can't aford to waste anymore time learning a different civ. I liked them at first but only for the features I WISH where in civ II.

[mgblst]

Simcity sucks - where yours combat. Who wants to just build up a civ ( or city ) and not take it into war.

Makes ctp look good, since it toppled simcrappy 3000.

[MarkG]

added May data...

Phantom Menace was onthe street for two weeks....

[My Wife Hates CIV]

You want a great game for the money - buy rollercoaster tycoon. I think it's better than CIV II (yes! yes I do). Now I also think Civ and RCT are different types of games (of course) so CIV II will be installed on my machine for some time. CTP, SMAC and gone from my PC. TOT - they screwed it up and all I've seen is 2 screen shots. Just what the hell was that, it looked nothing like a map of a planet. Again, they (programmers) changed the graphics and interface. Someone, one of the MP gods - WHY?!?!?!?!? why???? WHY????? CIV II is great - why mess it up???? add on to CIV II, make a great game even better. Why re-invent the wheel??? W H Y ???????????

[My Wife Hates CIV]

I'm not going to buy TOT, why should I? Who's going to play it? Now, if CIV III really is a CIV game than I'll spend upwards of $65 for it.

Rollercoaster tycoon really is just to cool!

[MarkG]

got the data for last week(will post news on main ctp page later): ctp is NOT in the top 10

if it doesnt come back, ctp was in the top10 for 9 weeks, like smac...


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Markos, Apolyton Civilization Site

[Rambler2]

I agree that Roller Coaster Tycoon is great!
I also have played Civilization since it was a video game! It is better with each incarnation of it. But that whole improvement of the version you got thing is interesting too.

[Blue Moose]

Civ II is the greatest!! All others are just faded thermal copies that wear out over time. CTP's tech tree is as unbalanced as a Vulcan during Pon-farr...There is no chance to play any of the perverted weapons that you get late in the game. SMAC is nice with the units, and the borders, but weirder then the cliental at Mos Eisley. Roller Coaster Tycoon is a fun Diversion, but until you can open up a large can of Elephant WhoopA** there is no challenge worthy of a Klingon Farm Hand. I look forward to ToT, becouse I need a challenge!

-BM's Knight of the Civ Game

[Caesar the Great]

Simcity3000......crap
Civ CTP..........crap
SMAC.............crap
There are some good games Civ2, AoE, C&C, and there are some other not so well known games such as Wing Commander (only if you like those types of games), and for crazy killers (like me) Doom and Quake. Any comments welcome.