[jlev1]

Wow!

There was a little-known sequel to SimTower called Yoot Tower (named after Yoot Saito). It was a commercial flop, but I played it in the 2000s and again in the 2010s and very much enjoyed it! It had a lot of added customizability (more choices of restaurants and shops, for one thing). I would love to see that game recreated.

[zamadatix]

Project Highrise is also worth checking out. It's a 2016 re-imagination of the same type of game. I'm not sure I enjoyed it as much as I did Yoot Tower... but I'm also not sure if that's just because Yoot Tower was a few decades younger back when I played :).

[pixelcort]

One of the maps in Yoot Tower is Kegon Falls. When I moved to Japan I found out it was a real place. Just took another day trip up there last month. Of course IRL it’s just an elevator but the view each season is amazing.

[alfiedotwtf]

Yoot Saito almost looks like a pseudonym for Noob Saibot

[thispbowden]

Love Yoot Tower! Can we clone it next?

[patrickhulin]

yes! I've been thinking about how to do it, but it will take some work!

[DonHopkins]

That would be wonderful! There are a lot of different versions with all kinds of extensions. A cool thing about The Tower II (a later version of Yoot Tower only released in Japan) is the ability to plug in new content, using "Tower Kit"! So it should be possible to reverse engineer its plug-in system, and plug new stuff into it, or even create a plugin adaptor so you can easily create plugins in JavaScript / HTML / etc.

"Tower Kit" was released, but I haven't been able to find an archive of the executable, just some web pages about it:

https://web.archive.org/web/20000229064305fw_/http://www.ope...

https://web.archive.org/web/20000311043425/http://www.openbo...

https://web.archive.org/web/20000310234154/http://www.openbo...

https://web.archive.org/web/20000521002924fw_/http://www.ope...

There's even a monster movie version of "The Tower II Special Gamera Pack" released with “Gamera 3: Revenge of the Iris”!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamera_3:_Revenge_of_Iris

Here's a summary of Tower Kit:

https://github.com/YootTowerManagement/YootTower/blob/main/R...

>What's Tower Kit?

>Tower Kit is optional software for The Tower II. In The Tower II, you can select the stage where you want to start the game using the concept of a "map." The Tower II package comes with three maps: "Shinjuku Subcenter," "Hawaii Diamond Head," and "Kegon Falls," and the "Tower Kit" adds these maps. By installing this tower kit, a new stage game will begin. Tower kits don't just add more stages. Each map has new features, allowing you to play a completely new game.

>Please try the "Tower Kit" which allows for infinite variations.

>A love story between you, the person in charge of the Liberty Island redevelopment project, and two men and women who are your subordinates. Your work will have a subtle influence on the course of your love life. The Tower II is the first attempt at a crossover between redevelopment and love, set in New York. What is the ending...? [...]

[alfiedotwtf]

Your Wikipedia page and resume are incredible, and then to see you on HN with so much enthusiasm. If only I even had a tenth of your experience and energy!