He literally created a whole new genre of games with the creation of the original 'SimCity' and now the current hit game, 'The Sims,' for the PC. |
In 'SimCity,' you kind of play a combination between mayor, city planning commission and God. They've sold millions and millions of copies worldwide that have been translated into a number of different languages. |
When 'SimCity' came out, most games were really action-oriented. They were modeled on the arcade counterparts, which were mostly shooting games with space ships and things like that. But 'SimCity' was definitely in a class by itself. |