As many of you know, I’ve been working on owning every single Sim game and guide ever made. I’ve still got a ways to go, but my collection…I’d have to say is about 65% complete. Working on grabbing compilations, console games, demos and guides. Right now, I’m trying to track down a copy of the 1994 game titled SimHealth. Normally I purchase my games on Ebay, but I’ve yet to see a boxed copy of the game.
I’m posting this as a want-to-buy ad. If anyone reads this and happens to have a complete copy of SimHealth – with original box, game and manual please contact me at Judhudson@knology.net with a picture and a price. Thanks!
You’ll find it, somewhere, somehow. have you tried amazon?
Item not available, just like ebay 😛
Craigslist?
Nada, only luck with Craigslist that I had was the purchase of SimCity Creator DS for $10 🙂
Mmm, I’ve never heard of it, but I have got some games to. Do you have SimTown, SimGold and SimSafari already?
I will look and give you a mail if I found SimHealth 😀
Thank you 🙂 I do in fact have SimTown and SimSafari. As for SimGolf (1996) I just got thru buying it off of Ebay this morning so that settles that. I’ll soon be after Sid Meier’s SimGolf in the next two weeks after payday 🙂
Sorry, I mean SimGolf 😛
For a moment there I thought you were only going to accept offers until April 1st 😛
This is an ironically timed post.
xD I have Sid Meiers Sim Golf, hehe…
Haha Let_Simmer, indeed XD
As for the game, never even heard of it until now, let alone know where to find it lol. Will look out for it regardless 🙂
XD Yeah really
Ah The good Old days eh Jud?
do you perchance recall SimLife?
and more importantly do you Yet own it?
I have Loads more Games in my Vast Possesion too, As for SIM games, well I have collected a Few titles from relatives and ‘junksales’ But My Prized Valuable somewhat Antique Simulated Game is none other than Maxis Created 1994 SimHealth In near (Original manufactured) mint-condition And I have all the manuals etc etc.
I picked it up at a Bargain Sale in South Africa, when I was still Residing there.
I’m not sure exactly where you can find a copy in The USA mind, But I may have a source which I can put you in contact with if you’re willing to Buy Abroad? The fees might be phenomenal in some stances, but If you’re an Avid Collector I’m sure it’s well worth the effort and mullah right?
Some very hard to find games are those that were simply not big sellers, obviously. Some particularly elusive ones:
Boxed Commander Keen games full version
Maxis game expansions (Simcity expansions, etc)
SimHealth
Boxed b&n Epic Megagames games
Any handmade/ziplock bag games from the author/or mail order titles
So very very many games from the shareware days are nearly impossible to find full versions of, since they were not sold in stores… Probably thousands with only hundreds of copies made officially (piracy made full games even more rare, quite common to find bootlegs)
However with a bit of luckspotting you never know. and My friend who knows this guy who knows this guy who knows this lady’s son has 2 dozen Copies of the Original Boxed Sim Series..he may just have SimHealth!
Let me know then.
Later
I do in fact own SimLife 🙂 SimHealth is probably the hardest to find though. As much as I would like to buy a copy, I just don’t trust the sources of ‘a friend who knows a guy who knows a guy’. If I’m going to send money via paypal, it’d probably be someone in which I can have direct contact with 🙂
I understand! I’d feel the exact same as you would trust me,
Lol I know how that sounds “a friend who knows a friend..” I just threw that out there if you were interested! Ya know I am astounded Just how RARE this game is! I’ve been searching all sorts of Auction sites/ Retro game/ Classic Game/ and Rare Game sites that Sell/ Buy and Auction games for you and Not one had a SimHealth listing! 0.o
I decided to post a “Want Ad” on the Auction site and Got a reply! Apparently Simhealth is so scarce that only a few hundred copies are known to exist today! and that’s just an estimate, The Guy who repied said that Sim Series are very popular (hence why you can pick up a Bundle pack with SimLife, Simcity and SimAnt) but SimHealth was the least and thus only a handful of people today are known to Own the game.
That sucks in my books as I found the game to be genuinely entertaining back when..I dread the idea of ever opening my NBO Mint condition Simhealth however, so I guess that’s that! I wonder just how many Games we used to play are considered Rare these days? to think that our games we played as a ‘hobby’ are worth a real fortune now, it’s Amazing aint it!
Nevertheless Jud, Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Heh. I just got thru contacting one of the old Maxis employees (original Maxis employee in fact from the early 90’s). 1 way or another I’m tracking down this game! Hopefully they can get me in touch with one of their old co-workers. Someone is bound to have a case full of SimHealth boxes in their attic 😛
If you do, buy a few copies and put them on eBay 😀
OMG I have this!!! I’ll track it down and send you pics if you would like!!!