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{{Short description|1993 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin
|image = SimFarm Coverart.png
|developer = [[Maxis]]
|publisher = Maxis
|producer = [[Mike Perry (game developer)|Mike Perry]]
|designer = Eric Albers
|programmer = Eric Albers
|artist = Jenny Martin
|composer = Sue Kasper
|engine =
|series = ''[[List of Sim video games|Sim]]''
|platforms = [[MS-DOS]], [[Macintosh]], [[PC-98]], [[FM Towns]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|released = '''MS-DOS''' 1993 '''Macintosh''' 1994 '''PC-98'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17|title=PC-98 ROM Archive}} SimFarm PC-98 ROM.</ref> 1994 '''FM Towns'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_Fujitsu_FM_Towns_2016-02-25|title=FM Towns ROM Archive}} SimFarm FM Towns ROM.</ref> 1994 '''Windows 95'''<ref name=win95>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/SIMFARM_201708|title=SimFarm Maxis Collector Series Archive|year=1996}} SimFarm Windows 95 ISO.</ref> 1996
|genre = [[Construction and management simulation games|Construction and management simulation]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
}}

'''''SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin''''' is a [[video game]] in which players build and manage a virtual [[farm]]. It was developed by [[Maxis]] and released in 1993 as a spin-off of ''[[SimCity (1989 video game)|SimCity]]''. The game included a teacher's guide to teaching with ''SimFarm'' with blackline masters to be photocopied for the class and a user manual. In 1996, ''SimFarm'' and several other Maxis simulation games were rereleased under the ''Maxis Collector Series'', with greater compatibility with [[Windows 95]] and differing box art, including the addition of ''Classics'' beneath the title.<ref name=win95 />

== Gameplay ==
Simulating duties on a real [[farm]] in the [[contiguous United States]], ''SimFarm'' puts players in charge of building up the land, placing the buildings, buying and selling [[livestock]] and planting [[agriculture|crops]]. A [[weather]] and [[season]] system are in place as well, presenting the same kind of challenges found in a real-world farm. As with ''[[SimCity]]'', there are [[disaster]]s that can wreak havoc on the player's farm. [[Tornado]]es, [[drought]]s, [[pest (animal)|pest]]s, and [[dust storm]]s are some of the events that can disrupt farm crops and [[harvest]]s. There are four types of livestock in ''SimFarm'', all of which have specific food requirements, need water, and breed new livestock. Animals' value can be increased by making a barn available for their use.

''SimFarm'' also has a small town included in its simulation. This town is reminiscent of ''SimCity'' in its form and function. The player may interact with the town occasionally by suggesting new tile types and joining competitions with livestock (such as sending in a prize pig to potentially earn a blue ribbon and a cash prize). Suggesting that an airport be built in the town will usually cause its construction, thus unlocking the ability to buy and use a [[Aerial application|crop duster]].

The homestead in ''SimFarm'' is where the player lives; it is expanded at the beginning of each game year if the player has made enough money in the previous year. ''SimFarm'' allows the player to choose a location derived from the [[Growing region|region]] and climate of one of nine areas of the US or to design one's own climate by selecting average winds, rainfall, and temperatures.

Equipment is necessary to maintain your farm and bring your crops to harvest. Structures store equipment, livestock, seeds, etc. The minimum equipment required to bring one field to harvest is one tractor, one planter, one plow, one harvester, one truck, and one trailer. The crops are the main revenue-raising item in ''SimFarm''. All crops have specific maturity cycles, water requirements, temperature requirements, and resistance to pests, weeds, and [[Plant pathology|diseases]]. Each crop type must be grown in a season that meets these requirements, and managed according to its needs, in order to produce a high-value crop.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = ''[[GamePro#PC Games|Electronic Entertainment]]''
| rev1Score = 8 out of 10<ref name=e2>{{cite journal | author=Raucci, Richard | journal=[[GamePro#PC Games|Electronic Entertainment]] | title=''SimFarm'' |date=January 1994 | issue=1 | page=106 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[PC Games]]''
| rev2Score = 74%<ref name=pcgames />
}}

''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in 1993 approved of the game's graphics and documentation. The magazine concluded that "it's not perfect, but learning how to ''SimFarm'' is a lot of fun".<ref name="black199311">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=112 |title=The Best Game On American Soil |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=November 1993 |access-date=28 March 2016 |author=Black, Randall |pages=82, 84 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316202150/http://cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=112 |archive-date=16 March 2016 }}</ref> Despite giving an overall fun rating of 74%, ''[[PC Games]]'' expressed disdain for the game's monotony, further stating, "On the packaging they advertise it as 'Sim City's Country Cousin', and you should not expect anything more from this program."<ref name=pcgames>{{cite web |title=PC Games Magazine January 1994 |url=https://archive.org/details/pcgamesmagazine-1994-01/page/n81}} Page 80, SimFarm Review.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{MobyGames|id=/sim-farm}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w5-YaqRPWc SimFarm Soundtrack]

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[[Category:1993 video games]]
[[Category:Business simulation games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:Farming video games]]
[[Category:FM Towns games]]
[[Category:Classic Mac OS games]]
[[Category:Maxis Sim games]]
[[Category:NEC PC-9801 games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video games set in the United States]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]

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