The game as you have probably guessed already is set in ancient Rome. I love this time period and while more modern games have done it better. Caesar 3 manages to capture this time period really well. You have all the things you would expect from large Roman cities, the coliseum and angry barbarians to. MAC%gameName% Get the latest news and videos for this game daily, no spam, no fuss. Caesar 3 is a game that was published by Sierra Entertainment and released in 1999.The genre of this game.
| Caesar | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Impressions Games |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Designer(s) | David Lester |
| Programmer(s) | Simon Bradbury |
| Artist(s) | Jon Baker Erik Casey |
| Composer(s) | Christopher J. Denman |
| Series | City Building |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| Release | October 12, 1992 |
| Genre(s) | City-building |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Caesar is a city-buildingcomputer game where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building ancient Roman cities.
Caesar 3 Game Cover
Released in 1992 on the Amiga, ported the next year to Atari ST, PC and Macintosh, the game was similar to SimCity. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas.
An updated version, Caesar Deluxe, was released in 1993 for the Amiga. Caesar spawned three direct sequels and several spin-offs set in other ancient civilizations, together known as the City Building series.
Differences from SimCity[edit]
Notable differences of Caesar from Sim City included:
- Addition of a military aspect to the game.
- Simulation with detailed historical city themes and structures.
In Caesar the player was required to organize and fund armed campaigns against barbarians, and budget accordingly. The battles themselves were not featured in the original game, but the player needed to accommodate expenses such as travelling troops, billeting and provisions, as well as maintaining a road network to transport legions more effectively. SimCity eventually offered historical city graphics to overlay its game engine but the underlying user interface and growth simulation remained unchanged.
Sequels[edit]
Caesar was developed and designed by Impressions Games and distributed by Sierra On-Line. Impressions developed another Roman-themed game at the same time as Caesar, Cohort 2, a game which allowed the player to direct Ancient Roman battles in a style akin to a crude precursor of the Command & Conquer series. Impressions included a feature in Cohort 2 which allowed players of Caesar to load their saved files and play out the battles from Caesar in Cohort 2. Later, Impressions released an updated version of Caesar which automatically launched a version of Cohort 2 whenever the player engaged in battle. This version was released under the title Caesar Deluxe in 1993.
Impressions released additional sequels Caesar II in 1995 and Caesar III in 1998. A third sequel, Caesar IV, was announced August 2005 by Tilted Mill Entertainment and was subsequently released on September 26, 2006.
Reception[edit]
According to Sierra On-Line, combined sales of Caesar and Caesar II surpassed 400,000 units by the end of March 1996.[1]
Computer Gaming World in June 1993 recommended Caesar to SimCity fans who 'wished for more buttons to push, knobs to adjust and wires to reroute'. The magazine concluded that 'Caesar provides that rare quality in strategy gaming — an experience whose rewards prove equal to its challenges ... [it] provides the serious player with a real lion's feast'.[2] A survey of pre 20th-century strategy games in the issue gave the game three-plus stars out of five, calling it 'More of a game than a simulation, but it can be fun'.[3]
Caesar and its sequel were named, collectively, the 96th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote, 'Impressions keep on keeping on with the likes of Lords of the Realm [...] but have never managed to regain the dizzy peak they climbed with their handsome brace of think-'em-ups.'[4]
References[edit]
- ^Sierra On-Line Form 10-K (Report). Bellevue, Washington. March 31, 1996. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018.
- ^Greenberg, Allen L. (June 1993). 'Impressions' Caesar'. Computer Gaming World. p. 126. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). 'An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames'. Computer Gaming World. p. 136. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). 'The PC Gamer Top 100'. PC Gamer UK (45): 51–83.
External links[edit]
- Caesar at MobyGames
- Caesar at the Hall of Light
- Caesar Deluxe at the Hall of Light
- Discussion of evolution of Caesar games by lead designer Chris Beatrice (on Internet Archive)
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- Caesar III
Description of Caesar III Windows
Caesar III is a video game published in 1998 on Windows by IQ Media Nordic AB, Havas Enlight Interactive Nordic. It's a strategy and simulation game, set in a managerial, real-time, city building / construction simulation and classical antiquity themes, and was also released on Mac.
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Comments and reviews
Fija2017-10-263 points
One of the best games I've ever played.
dlwodusl2016-12-22-41 points
how should i install this to my mac?
blackbird2016-09-241 point
this is one of my favourite game. thanks
dianaaa2016-02-21-7 points
how to transfer game downloaded from osx el capitan to sheepshaver, i don't get it.
i can't figure how to make share folder or what ever
d2015-12-020 point
got this message: Can't open aplication “Caesar™ III Installer” due to Classic environment is no longer compatible.
nene2015-11-193 points
se funcionar tudo bem
lance2015-05-16-4 points Mac version
nearly all the games here are for Mac OS 9 you CAN'T run them on OS X. Get a emulator and it will work.
kwack2015-05-031 point Mac version
yeap, doesn't work on OSX. Even when allowing all apps. Sad thing, really wanted to play that game. Nostalgia, nostalgia.
Jordan2015-04-230 point Mac version
If it says the file is damage go to the apple in the top right corner, system preferences, security, and make sure you can run apps downloaded from anywhere or else it will say the file is damaged.
ipz2015-04-090 point Mac version
same thing... downloaded (waited more than half hour), then after extracting it said the file is damaged .... wasted!
aFriend2015-01-091 point Mac version
Tried it on Mac OS X (10.10), says damaged or incomplete file. This seems to be a Power-PC Mac OS game, so beware. as 'EKO' mentioned, there might be options that allow you to use it.
EKO2015-01-072 points Mac version
I have succeed install the game using SheepShaver, but as usual this game is required the CD to play. Is there any 'No CD patch' as available on Windows PC?
Saumitra2014-11-025 points Mac version
I installed it and extracted it. When I try opening the installer it says the file is damaged, and thus cannot be opened. Was so looking forward to playing this game!
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- Year:1999
- Publisher:Sierra On-Line, Inc.
- Developer:Impressions Games
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