LGR - SimHealth - DOS PC Game Review
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Unlike Bullfrog's Theme Hospital, SimHealth is not a fondly-remembered, fun and lighthearted game. No, SimHealth is a Maxis simulation that is forgotten, bland and rather serious. But that hasn't stopped me from taking an odd interest in the title...
Watch the higher-quality version here:
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For much more information on SimHealth, see my research on the title here:
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They should have been a disaster option, I mean I want to see if my healthcare system can withstand an ebola outbreak
Or an earthquake. Hell maybe a Zombie outbreak. What? The CDC actually played around with the idea and made a comic about it.
Redem10 Or can your healthcare system survive GODZILLA?!
+Deltaexio Godzilla would have about the same consequences as a tsunami or localized earthquake, with lots of initial victims and a surge of wounded with extra pressure given by damage to infrastructure.
Redem10 "Those stupid Africans gave it to us over the summer"- the SML video Black Yoshi & the Birds episode 7. I would like to see if my Healthcare system can withstand a Zika outbreak.
Redem10 or a republican government...
As an economics and politics nerd I would have loved this as a kid, especially during the 1992 election when I was 10; however I just know that somewhere out there some kid's parents just randomly picked a Maxis game out of the catalogue and it was a very sad, sobre Christmas that year.
Luckily it wasn’t given a shelf release from the sounds of this review. Hopefully no one’s Christmas was ruined by it.
The gaming equivalent of Shredded Wheat.
Don't mock shredded wheat! It will keep you regular.
Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat for the win!
Even 12 years ago this dude's production value was there! We love you Clint! I just realized I need to go and watch this year's Christmas episodes, I'm pretty much mindless idiot that only lives in the recommended section these days. Thanks so much for all your hard work.
And to think I actually wanted to play this when I was a child...
Thankfully my parents knew better and got me SimCopter instead since I would have never experienced the joys of turning into a dog and running at speeds faster than Sonic the Hedgehog after chugging a couple cans of Monster energy drinks otherwise. 😆
So wait... An economics simulator focused at healthcare that ends on 2008? screw 9/11 foreshadowing, this is the wicked shit right here!
The government played the game up to that point and were like, "WHAT THE HELL DO WE DO NOW!?" "PANIC!"
And we still don’t have half decent national healthcare.
Obamacare'd about it. Anyway, I would love to see the Brazilian healthcare simulator. Salve ;)
Laughs in 2020
@@user-bt2lx4gy7h Laughs in 2021
It's like CSPAN, the game.
That made me laugh more than I should have.
WOW this is 8 years old. You have done such a great job with content over the years. :)
Even the box art looks boring... looks like office software.
"You're probably going to go into the red anyways, and as long as you have the chips and keep getting re-elected, just keep passing legislation and hope the populace endures."
Unintentional social commentary. :|
+007bistromath Not unintentional at all, just sad truth :|
+007bistromath "you can really be as involved or uninvolved as you like, as long as your in office it's all good"
yet another clever jab lol
Very realistic simulation 10/10
In other words, the short description of how to be a politician.
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Oooh, 720p! Watching all of your reviews from the start. EXTREMELY entertaining.
Lol the wrack is on fire for 16 years.
because everybody wants to be a politician when they get in a car crash!
As a kid growing up I was a Maxis/Will Wright fanatic....yet today is the first time I've ever heard of this game. Crazy.
Austin Johnson Probably because it never hit store shelves
Yeah same here
Same!!! I had no idea this existed.
where the hell are these games nowadays
There needs to be more games like this, except make them more enjoyable of course.
soon™
Maybe without the focus on healthcare reform, and instead just SimPolitics. I'd buy it.
Have you heard of Democracy 3? It came out not too long ago and is all about making political choices. Check it out if you haven't!
in all seriousness, the political situation right now is just depressing no matter which side of the fence you're on
@@EdiciusMai Democracy 3 is a really easy game to abuse. A kindergarden selecting the colors of the flowers on the building walls has more real life politics than that game can simulate.
That is probabaly the most boring box I have ever seen for a video game. It looks like a documentary
Alright guys, let's open the next Awesome Games Done Quick with a speed-run of SimHealth!
We'll never had another developer like Maxis, their titles were perfect at the time.
I had the "silver" version. It was given to me... man was it boring.
that PC Gamer quote on the box though: "If you're confused - or dead certain - about how the US should solve its heath care crisis, you'll have a blast with this program."
notice how they refrain from calling it a game? lmao
I loved sim farm when I was little. I really just liked having animals.
i see that even back in the early 90s, profit-seeking was still being referred to by the (relatively cuddly) euphemism "efficiency"
cringe
I detect a little communism.
Capitalism is here to stay, cry and get over it.
Why? How? Everything was "rad" in the 90s, everything is "cringe" now, it doesn't matter the context. Children will always be children, I guess.
It's neat to see the improvements in craft on these videos over the years.
Oh goodness imagine if they remade this game during the pandemic.
Holy fuck, this game looks boring.
YEP
Lazy Game Reviews Oh my god, I didn't actually expect a reply from you, especially not on a 5 year old video. Well hey, I just want to say your videos are so spectacularly well made, especially your insightful and informative reviews. Really hope your channel gets even more popular than it already is, soon :)
lgr works in mysterious ways. normally on ms dos
nice profile pic
Enclave grunt Thanks. Your's is pretty nice as well.
Huh, I thought it'd be something like Sim Hospital... seems very... American centric both in concept and implementation unlike most of Maxis's offerings which are reasonably generic as far as their setting goes. I can see why it never went on general release.
8:27 to 8:44 is such a grim, yet accurate summary of American politics.
how do you record from VGA? or is it dosbox?
The Silver Box one is actually the one presented to the journalist on capital hill. MY older brother owned such a rare one.
i cant wait for sim obamacare to come out!
The online gameplay will be shit.
It crashes on the opening screen.
MSNBC gave it 10/10 anyway.
At least SimObamacare would exist.
serpico commie
occvitwarwolf What's this? Another cuckservative who couldn't define the word communism correctly to win himself a lifetime supply of fried bologna and canned beer? Surprising to nobody.
7:12 supply and demand, the first thing we learned about in economics class.
I think it's amazing how well this game portraits american politics: It does not matter what the results of your actions are, the only matter is how well you stick to your initial principles. And if that don't work, tweak the values (model) until it fits.
Man , been waiting for another of your reviews.
Then again , awesome review , and hope to see more :)
your new intro is...AWESOME!I REALLY REALLY LOVE IT!
I wonder, if I set up America's current system circa 2020 into this sim, how quickly would the screen dilapidate because medical costs were too high for people to live?
Dude... if that silver one is the preview version that was given in congress, and you have it even still closed, thats a hell of a collectors item!.
A rather intriguing political axis diamond. Each corner is seemingly fiscal, but the X axis is regulatory while Y is social (i.e. Liberty=individualism, Equality=collectivism, Community=accountability focused regulation, and Efficiency=minimal regulation).
Even though this looks ridiculously lame it appears quite educational and informing on healthcare systems.
Good vid LGR, but i'm curious; What do you have against granola? I love me some granola, especiallyy with with nuts and berries mixed in... mmmmm trail mix.
Good lord 10 years ago, it's so weird to think it's been that long
Geez, that sofa screams I'm a kid and it's the 80s. I'm getting old.
Great review I really enjoyed it I will have been watching your videos for a couple of days now and I have to say I love your style very genuine and very real keep it up new fan for life
LOVE THE INTRO!!!! also, great detail and background info for this game... very well done video!
Just go full Logan's Run. You're over 30 and something goes wrong? You're getting made into Soylent Green.
This is the craziest comment that I have seen today xD, by the way, you have a nice fursuit.
"SIMHEALTH IS PEOPLE!"
Holy shit. I used to have a couch with that exact same upholstery.
Can you tell me how you reliabliy run md-90s PC games so well? They're so infamously difficult, most of the time even impossible to run on remotely modern machines and you seem to do it so effortlessly.
Mostly, I don't use modern machines to play them :) I use real PC hardware.
czcams.com/video/eEdWz0CBodE/video.html
Beyond that, most anything for DOS runs fantastically on modern machines using DOSBox!
DosBox is good, but a full VM can run Windows 95 or even 98 for those troublesome 90s games.
Nobody knew this game could be so complicated.
I think it's because of the whole "really more of a teaching aid" thing why this comes off as a boring concept to me while Theme Hospital is a medical themed simulation game I find fun. Like this makes me feel like something I'd boot up if I was a med school student trying to get an idea on how government might treat spending in the medical field, but as I am not I'd rather boot up a sim game that lets me build a hospital with my own personal feng shui going on and do things like treat silly ailments, or just goof around. Same with Sim City, only instead with urban development.
I can't wait for SimBudget!
Should we practice austerity, or should we spend money on infrastructure improvements? Will taxing the rich more work, or will supply side economics reign? The global economy is your oyster with SimBudget.
I feel like Homer Simpson asleep at his work station after watching SimHealth.
1:56 Markle Foundation lies! I got a copy at a Babbage's in Orange Park Mall, FL, summer of 1994. I was taking a government and economics class in high school at the time, so I bought the game -- strictly for educational purposes, of course...
8:35 "a budget deficit doesn't matter" Very realistic simulation it seems
@Danny77uk An opened copy of of the 1994 SimHealth just went for $32 US (including S&H) on eBay. I'd guess a sealed special edition SimHealth is probably worth a good bit more on the collector market.
The US could have implemented something from simhealth in 94, but instead we stuck with the Theme Hospital model. (not meant to be taken particularly seriously)
The way you talk.. it just makes this the best... in every video..
I feel pretty dorky fondly remembering SimHealth as a 10-12 year old, seeing how many people found the game boring! I also wonder how I got a copy--I feel it must have been at some stores, as I got a lot of these types of games from discount bins. But perhaps it was a mail-order catalogue packed into SimCity 2000.
Anyhow, I recall my game always crashing at the end of year 1. IIRC, I could set all the policies, then instant-skip to 2008 to see how my policies played out, but I couldn't actually play the game as it was meant to be played and tweak/respond each year. Maybe the system requirements were too demanding--which is strange, because it is not an intense game. Any idea what it's doing with that RAM?
"If you would like to play again please deposit 25 cents[...]" lol, amazing that they thought someone would play this at an arcade.
I didn't think I had played this one. But then the car crash at the beginning gave me flashbacks. I did play it, I remember now... For all of 5 minutes when I was a little kid.
Where did you get that Maxis Software catalog?
Thinking Tools? Do they have anything to do with The Software Toolworks? AKA the developers responsible for Mario is Missing, Mario's Time Machine, & the Mario's Early Years trilogy.
This is like something a elementary school puts on their computer when they want to make sure the kids don't start goofing and parents don't complain.
@phreakindee What an excellent metaphor. I concur head-bobbingly.
How much is it? I know some people how could use it to look at some stuff.
Hey, can you make an Airline Tycoon review?
Why is the "silver edition" a Democracy and Society computer simulation?
What's the music at the beginning of this video? Not Vaxeen4Life or whatever it's called, the intro to the game.
Looking at the game right next to SimHealth, Unnatural Selection, you frigging NEED to show us that game.
So, this title's more of an educational tool than anything else. I've played lots of sim and tycoon type games, and I've never heard of this one until now.
PDF for catalogues?
i like how they used sim city 2000 sprites on the game , those buildings are the same
Wow, I've never seen this, and I've been up and down the proverbial computer-game block a few times. Enlightenment!
LGR.
As an Econ student this is really intriguing. I need this now in my life
So where are you from? Molvania?
This feels like a Paradox game with less war
scathing but accurate description of a paradox game lmao
I loved Theme Hospital as a lad... definitely going to check this out. Just for bizarre curiosity.
awesome intro, your the best GR on CZcams.
The "No right or wrong answer just results" line reminds me of Alpha Protocol. Westridge teaches Mike about hospitals
why does it say "please deposit 25 cents" when you beat the game? i had no idea maxis made arcade titles lol
Damn. I'm a nerd who likes ultra-realistic and deep management simulation, but there is no way I would even try this out. This literally looks like something made for Rogal Dorn from TTS.
Any suggestions on where I could find a copy of Sim Health? (I have a grad degree in health care policy- and would LOVE to give this a try!)
When I was a kid I was obsessed with all the Maxis titles. these were the days before buying whatever you want on the Internet. I just couldn't find this game anywhere! so I never got to play it
Did you ever do Sim Safari?
What is the name of the song in the intro?
There was debate about healthcare reform in 1992? Great, I’m glad we’ve made meaningful progress on that 32 years later /s
I was never able to get my copy to boot. Most dissapointing birthday gift ever.
wow thank god I never picked up this box when I was a kid
i wonder how much money you would get for all of your games. (Not saying you would or should sell them)
This made me want to do my economics revision. Thanks
First thing I notice in the game footage? Buttons in the upper right saying "WHAT?" and "WHY?". Was the game not paying attention to the beginning of the review, or something?
Having easy tutorial functions is good, but those probably need better names.
Wow, just stumbled across this. A sim something game that I never heard of before. That was a shock:P
When I was younger, I always thought the "HD" lettering was actually "CH" on the floppy disks.
have you made a review on sim farm?
I have hear of Bullfrog`s Theme Hospital for PC and also own Bullfrog`s Theme Hospital Theme Hospital for PC but never hear the video-game you are review called SimHealth for DOS PC.
The AI developed so much on this that it went self aware in 2018 and proclaimed itself to be a princess in the U.K. royal family...
You should do a review of SimLife - a game I had as a kid, but never understood anything of. I think it's mainly because I didn't know english, but it would be cool to actually see what the game really is about
Wow, look at that corrupted tower thing, almost lovecraftian.
Is it just me or does this game remind anyone else of Hospital Tycoon? Except Hospital Tycoon was actually somewhat enjoyable, this looks boring as hell. Still, a great review as always.
holy jesus man...how did u survive this game?
I never heard of this until i saw this review a few years ago... Last year i finally got to play it in DOS Box... It was beaten in about 10 minutes and i never really wanted to play it again