Three Moves Ahead 66: The SimTex Legacy

Published: May 24, 2010, 10:04 p.m.

b'Good Old Games has made the classic SimTex games Master of Orion, \\nMaster of Orion 2 and Master of Magic available for low, low prices. So \\nTroy, Tom, Bruce and Rob spend an hour talking about what made SimTex \\nspecial. What do we mean by personality in strategy games? Does the UI \\nhold up? Which of these games has aged the most poorly? When is tactical\\n combat an impediment in a turn based 4x game?\\nWe answer these questions and more in this new analysis of classic \\ngame design.Troy\\u2019s Revisionist History on SimTex\\nTom\\u2019s Retroview on Master of Orion II\\nBuy Master of Orion 1 & 2 and Master of Magic at Good Old Games.\\nMaster of Magic Intro'