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Design Tool

6 classic PC games in the archive carry the design tool theme tag, spanning 1989-1996.

The 6 companies behind these titles — Disney, Distinctive Software, Interplay, Jeff Tunnell Productions and Maxis, plus 1 more — worked in this theme across 2 decades (the 1980s and 1990s). 3 have unclear current status. The earliest title on record for the design tool tag, Coaster (1989): Disney's DOS Rollercoaster Design Sim (1989), and the most recent, Silent Hunter (1996): SSI's WWII Submarine Sim (1996), bookend that span.

• Coaster (1989): Disney's DOS Rollercoaster Design Sim1989 · DisneyStatus unclear
• SimAnt (1989): Maxis's Ant Colony Simulation Game1989 · MaxisLegacy title
• The Incredible Machine (1990): Contraption Puzzler1990 · Jeff Tunnell ProductionsLegacy title
• Stunts (1990): The Driving Game Built Around Its Editor1990 · Distinctive SoftwareStatus unclear
• Conquest of The New World Deluxe: Interplay's Colonial Sim1995 · InterplayStatus unclear
• Silent Hunter (1996): SSI's WWII Submarine Sim1996 · Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)Legacy title