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The game's logo.

Status: Lost

SimMars is a cancelled strategy/simulation game by the creators of SimCity and The Sims series, Maxis.

Gameplay and Premise

The gameplay consisted of colonization of a small area of a virtual Mars as part of a manned mission. The gameplay happened in a full 3D environment, unlike SimCity titles of that time.^[1]

An arcade machine by the same name appeared in an expansion pack for The Sims called The Sims: Vacation. The description of the item read:

"Direct mankind’s first mission to the red planet! Launch rockets and deploy robot probes! Deploy teams to search for alien resources! Establish and run a network of specialized colonies to create a self-sufficient civilization! Provide your colony with food, shelter, and power! Fast, furious, adrenaline-pumping action!"

This may or may not have been the actual premise of the game.

Cancellation

Development of the game was presumably stopped because Maxis wanted to focus more on their surprisingly successful The Sims series.

An unofficial modification, made by fans for SimCity 4 also exists, but it is not connected to this official game at all. Most screenshots one can find online are of this modification.

No full screenshots of the game exist, but a trailer can be found on some SimCity 3000 CDs. There was also a website of the game at www.simmars.com but it's not reachable any more. However, it is archived on the Wayback Machine. Some information of the game can however be found on IGN in form of an article and database entry about the game.^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Trailer found on the SimCity 3000 CD.

References

↑ IGN's article about the gameplay of SimMars. Retrieved 03 Jul '16
↑ IGN's database entry about the game. Retrieved 03 Jul '16
↑ SimsUniversal database entry on the game. Retrieved 03 Jul '16

[1] IGN's article about the gameplay of SimMars. Retrieved 03 Jul '16

[2] IGN's database entry about the game. Retrieved 03 Jul '16

[3] SimsUniversal database entry on the game. Retrieved 03 Jul '16

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-SimMars is a cancelled strategy/simulation game by the creators  of SimCity and The Sims series Maxis.
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+'''''SimMars''''' is a cancelled strategy/simulation game by the creators of ''SimCity'' and ''The Sims'' series, Maxis.
-The gameplay consisted of colonization of a small area of a virtual Mars as part of a manned mission. The gameplay happened in a full 3D environment, unlike SimCity titles of that time.
+==Gameplay and Premise==
+The gameplay consisted of colonization of a small area of a virtual Mars as part of a manned mission. The gameplay happened in a full 3D environment, unlike ''SimCity'' titles of that time.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/20/simmars IGN's article about the gameplay of ''SimMars''.] Retrieved 03 Jul '16</ref>
-No full screenshots of the game exist, but a trailer can be found on some SimCity 3000 CDs. There was also a website of the game at http://www.simmars.com but it's not reachable any more. Howver, it is archived on the [http://web.archive.org/web/19990428004146/http://www.simmars.com/ Wayback Machine]. Some information of the game can however be found on IGN in form of an article and database entry about the game:
+An arcade machine by the same name appeared in an expansion pack for ''The Sims'' called ''The Sims: Vacation''. The description of the item read:
-http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/20/simmars
+<blockquote>"Direct mankind’s first mission to the red planet! Launch rockets and deploy robot probes! Deploy teams to search for alien resources! Establish and run a network of specialized colonies to create a self-sufficient civilization! Provide your colony with food, shelter, and power! Fast, furious, adrenaline-pumping action!"</blockquote>
-http://www.ign.com/games/simmars/pc-12191
+This may or may not have been the actual premise of the game.
-http://simsuniversal.orgfree.com/simmars.html
+==Cancellation==
+Development of the game was presumably stopped because Maxis wanted to focus more on their surprisingly successful ''The Sims'' series.
-A few screenshots and concept art can be found online:
+An unofficial modification, made by fans for ''SimCity 4'' also exists, but it is not connected to this official game at all. Most screenshots one can find online are of this modification.
+No full screenshots of the game exist, but a trailer can be found on some ''SimCity 3000'' CDs. There was also a website of the game at www.simmars.com but it's not reachable any more. However, it is archived on the [http://web.archive.org/web/19990428004146/http://www.simmars.com/ Wayback Machine]. Some information of the game can however be found on IGN in form of an article and database entry about the game.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/games/simmars/pc-12191 IGN's database entry about the game.] Retrieved 03 Jul '16</ref><ref>[http://simsuniversal.orgfree.com/simmars.html SimsUniversal database entry on the game.] Retrieved 03 Jul '16</ref>
+==Gallery==
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-Development of the game was presumably stopped because Maxis wanted to focus more on their surprisingly successful The Sims series.
+==See Also==
+*[[SimCity (found build of cancelled NES port of PC city-building simulation game; 1991)]]
+*[[SimCity 3000 (lost pre-release 3D version of city simulator; 1997)]]
+*[[SimCity 4 (lost alpha and beta builds of simulation game; 2002)]]
+*[[SimCopter 64 (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64DD remake of PC game; 1997-1999)]]
+*[[SimRefinery (found Chevron exclusive PC management simulation game; 1993)]]
+*[[The Sims 4 (unresurfaced prototypes of simulator game; 2008-2014)]]
+*[[SimsVille (lost build of cancelled "SimCity" and "The Sims" PC crossover game; 2000-2001)]]
-An unofficial modification, made by fans for SimCity 4 also exists, but is not connected to this official game at all. Most screenshots one can find online are of this modification.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]