Разработчик: Enlight Software Limited
Описание
Features:
- You start out with $10 million, and your goal is to parlay that money into billions and join the Top 100 list of the world's richest people.
- Nearly limitless simulated business opportunities
- Complex game mechanics that accurately depict actual world economy
- Buy and sell. Orchestrate mergers and acquisitions. Dominate the market.
- Endless replayability thanks to challenging AI opponents
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
- OS *: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
Отзывы пользователей
Hard, but fun
Most educational simulation on business I've seen yet.
Beware the first scenario (Entrepreneur Spirit) has a rating of 30, but the second scenario (The Emerging Dragon) has a rating of 60. In my personal opinion there is a large learning gap between the first and second scenario, this gap could have been filled with more 30 scenarios or 40s and 50s. I find myself struggling with the second scenario so much that I just spend time fiddling in the first scenario.
MONEY
For some reason growing up, I was obsessed with this game. I don't think I ever knew what I was doing but the management in this 1995 game is just so addicting!
This isn't "Plus" in any way shape or form - this is Capitalism Minus. Completely mis named in the hope of catching out those who played the original.
In the original you could build an empire consisting of many different areas - farming, mining, manufacturing and then sell the produced goods.......in this version you have to choose just one area and everything is then locked into that one specific area.
Remember having farms producing beef and manufacturing producing cars? Then you need to get the original and forget you saw this version.
If you long for the old days of Capitalism, you will be extremely disappointed by Capitalism Minus.
One of my fav game of all times, with realistic setting and complex features, this game will never die even if it's more 20 years old
sadly the bug is beyond playable, if you want play this game i recommended turn off the "random events" and "city appared in games", they both made my game crash... turn it off and you will experience smooth gameplay but it will make the game lose is VUCA details
An amazing tool to help give you the experience of running a business. There is quite a bit of educational value in this hard but fun game.
Please bring labs to steam...
aprendi mas con este juego que en la universidad. Este tipo de juegos ya no se hacen :( los graficos son muy antiguos y las fotos son claramente de los 80. ai lograran sacar una ver actualizada, seria un gran juego. Aun asi lo recomiendo
The game has it all for those that like business games. Will take some time to get the hang of it and failure is to be expected but once learned, it's an engrossing game
7/10
Are you Gordon Gecko, or just Bud Fox?
Capitalism Plus is a fun old game. It is also somewhat educational, although more at the K12 level of learning business, rather than College of Business (for that you have Capitalism 2!) And looking back on history, it is also hysterical to look at what the developers predicted right and wrong in 1995 for future tech. Smart TVs and iWatches (which didn't last) they got, but totally missed the cell phone, much less the smart phone! And only today are we finally getting VR computers, Decades ahead on that!
The core of the game is fairly complex. You need to manufacture, transport, and retail products, and even develop a limited number of new ones. You need to advertise. You need R&D to keep up with competitors. You even need to extract raw resources. You need to deal with branding, the stock market (and investors if you don't buy yourself out), take-overs, etc. You have a lot of options for how to build a business. You can just focus on retailing import and rival players' products, extract and sell resources, manufacture intermediate products, or fully vertically integrate. You can even be a miner, farmer, rancher, or logger. And, unless you are really aggressive (and easy competition), you will need to trade with your rivals. Hard to make computers when your rivals own the silicon mines you need to manufacture the chips (or glass for the screens!)
Perhaps the best feature of the game is the endless challenge and victory conditions. You control all of these and can tailor them to increase the challenge and fit your play style, Instead of a simple choice of 5-7 levels, like most games, you control over 40 different indicators of victory from time, to market dominance, to corporate profits, and even personal wealth. In this way you never reach the point where you are routinely beating the game on Impossible! Need more challenge, set your goal as billions more, with less time, and more aggressive competitors. For 1995, this game was way ahead of its time.
Downsides: Other than the product selection, which is humorous in places, the game is definitely dated. The graphics are pretty basic. There is also a lot of clicking. A lot! The interface can be confusing and intimidating to new players. Also, the model is limited. There are a finite number of products, although new cities and resources occasionally spawn. To be fair, there are three different product sets to begin a game with. And once you are dominant, you are now just playing to beat your score. The AI is also limited. Although at aggressive it can give you fits, it often sets up and then shuts down factories when it realizes it can't find the needed inputs. In the end game you are just trying to expand earnings while new competitors set up and then collapse in a few years. Also, the game allows you to hire professional managers. However, they tend to make a lot of bad decisions. If you are not laser focused on retail profits, they can run that, but make terrible production decisions, often preferring to source from your competitors over your own production. As a result, if you are aggressively pursuing profits (victory) you are going to have to manage the prices of some 60 products from store to store, while also running farms, factories, and mines. This is a micro-manager's dream game. Also, some products that were state of the art (but also being challenged even in 1995) make the game really look dated. VCRs and CamCorders anyone? And some players will object to growing tobacco and selling cigarettes today on either moral or modern economic grounds. And there are some annoying issues with supply chains. When primary resources run-out, due to supply exhaustion (mines, timber, oil wells) or random events (farms & ranches) you actually have to reconnect all your factories to a new source (which always appear.) Lots of micromanagement.
One pet peeve: Lamb is a real problem in the game. Starting a sheep farm is easy, but getting the farm to produce wool to make socks and sweaters is buggy. It often does not work. And no matter how much lamb you produce, consumers don't seem to want to buy it. They will buy more beef and pork at twice the price. I can't imagine players in the UK and Ireland are impressed.
The thing about Capitalism is that it gets the basic model of business right. Aside from having fun, you can learn a lot of basics about, well, capitalism (minus the insider trading, corporate espionage, and influence peddling). If you never studied business or economics, it makes a pretty decent primer. And it can be a lot of fun if you are not adverse to micro-management and quarter century old interfaces. But to prove you are a real capitalist, buy it when it is on discount. It's the only way! And don't forget:
"Greed, for the lack of a better word, is Good!"
It is a great game that helps you understand business strategies and how to manage multiple aspects at one time. Graphics are dated, but the game play is good.
Awesome economic simulation game!
If you like charts and tables just as minimal as being in the matrix watching raw data only, then this game is for you. If not, then better run away... :)
love this game. Compares to other business "clicker" mobile games, this one feels real. Uses realistic $$$ amounts which adds to the realism. For example you're not gonna build a mine when you're only business is a hardware store. Unless you want to go bankrupt. That's anther thing that feels real. There's competition in this game. You have to be careful or you will lose money and go bankrupt!
There's no time pressure since you can slow the game down as much as you want. Just strategy pressure which makes you act more carefully.
I'm glad I went with this one over the sequel. This one still holds up.
The UI works smoothly and plays like a modern game despite the graphics. Unlike many DOS ports, this one retains it's addictive-ness and feels satisfying to play.
If you're looking to save some money instead of buying the sequel I think this one gets the job done. The sparse graphics and big icons work good for beginners just getting into the game. I can see myself putting many hours into this before upgrading to the sequel.
It took me a long time to get to a place where I understood enough about this game to be competent at it. Thank you to all of you that wrote game play guides as they were a life saver. I will say that this game was enjoyable, intolerable, and fun all at the same time. If you do buy this game, which I would recommend, know that the learning curve is steep and the time suck is real, but it is a lot of fun.
This game is a classic simulation/strategy game of the 1990s where there are no real goals except to be the richest man/woman in the world. The graphics are great for it being a DOS game and the game play is fun enough. I would say that if you are not into the whole sitting and creating a full strategy this game is not for you. I will also point out that once you learn a successful strategy the replay value is not that strong, but for $6.00 it is worth the price, especially when it is on sale.
I have played this game offline way before i bought it on steam (sooner or later i'll lose the CD so i figured "what the heck" and bought it here too), it is fun and can sometimes be challenging. If you can't compete with the competition, buy their stock and take them over, or try to insert yourself into their supply chain, or buy their stuff and make better products. The options are quite wide. I have tried Cap2 but i didn't enjoy it as much as this game.
If you want superb graphics and sound, this may not be for you.
Used to play hundreds of hours of CapWin when I was at university. In terms of economy and capitalisation this is one of the best games ever. Reource ominance, building an empire in time and some patience is crucial. Work in newer versions of windows, without a seperate DosBox. A definate buy - not for the grafics (which were outdated even when released), but for the game play. The graphics and flowcharts in the game are more than adequate...and the follow up (Capitalisation II) is graphically nore up to date but not nearly as sophisticated and insightfull. If you like to see how corporations work including in depth finances, this is a no brainer
One of the best Economics simulations that you can get.
Played it first in 1996 and i still love it 11 years later. Brings back really nice memories.
Capitalism is one of my favorite games of all time, vastly better than the standard tycoon game, it's dated graphics notwithstanding. It teaches you the basics of supply chain management, product segmentation, and the power of vertical integration. It even manages to illustrate the basics of fundraising through stock offerings. However, it's not as full-featured as Capitalism 2, which will hopefully be available on Steam soon. Endlessly entertaining. 4/5
money money money
But seriously, if you like economics in the slightests, and like simulation games, there is a good chance youd like this game. The only thing I didnt like about it is that the best way to make money is with the Department store, everything else will become a money drain if you don't do it exactly right. Also the CPU, even on easy, will do a million things a minute and all at once, so when a new city come up, they already have 5 stores making profits within seconds. And because of this fact it will almost always have them making billions within 20 minutes, while you will be crawling to get through the millions. At least thats how it went everytime I played it
Obviously a little before my time, but it is quite addicting! I really enjoy games like this. Unfortunately, I am not too good at this game, but I can learn from it. One thing I learned is that becoming a tech company is difficult. Sell beds! Lots of them.
tl;dr game is older than me and it's tons of fun, seriously.
The game is great... but the steam version is not. So, I cannot recommend it.
This steam version simply launches a DosBox windows, there is no porting at all.
The main reason for the thumbs down, is that there is no music.
Original game music was cool and somehow has been left out of the game, probably because it was a big effort to port the CD tracks into this DosBox version.
I bought the game in a sale only for 2.99€ but, even so, I feel disappointed, as I was expecting to buy the full game and the video of the game includes the music.
So, I got a refund.
Back in the day, I played this game for hundreds of hours. This was my go-to game for a couple of years.
Here's what I like most about this game..using bullet statements for clarity.
--This is a deep, complex economic simulation, that remains accessible and playable.
--With more than 60 product types, there is room to try a number of different strategies..a virtual unlimited combination of products to develop and sell
--The research for each product adds a new dimension to the game. Building crappy sweaters? Research the production technology for sweaters, and increase the overall value.
-- ... or increase the spending on brand awareness, and increase the overall value of the sweaters.
-- ... or research better farming technology, and develop higher quality wool
-- ... or increase the training in your sweater factory, and lower the price of the sweater, and still make the same profit by increasing the number sold
-- ... or increase the training of the department stores that sell it, or better still build an apparel store downtown, and be more efficient in selling the sweater
-- ... or simply purchase lower quality sweaters from the seaports, slap your new label on them, restrict the brand for your crap sweaters so as to not eff up your other brands, and make a TON of money
This is just a small sampling of the actions YOU can take in capitalism plus.
Here's another example..one I highly recommend you use, to start your new empire. Look for a timber stand, under 5 million dollars. Buy it, and set up a logging operation. Set up a factory immediately next door to the timber stand, and build beds. All it takes is wood, and this will decrease the transportation costs. once you are making beds, build a store in the city nearest to the factory, and start selling them. Adjust the selling price to maintain a competitive edge over the local competition, and you're set. Over time, as you gain additional monies, increase your production of beds, and sell them to all of the cities in the game. This will take a year or two.
Then, you can branch out, by setting up leather as the next resource, using farms. Leather and wood? Furniture...and this would strongly complement your other industries. You will even be able to make them in the same factory.
I could go on at a great length on how absorbing and immersive this outstanding game is. I can recall games where every tick to the next day gave me MILLIONS of dollars, where I had 10 enormous research facilities researching all KINDS of products, and were the decision to attempt to break into a mature market for a new product took YEARS of game time to set up.
GREAT game...this is a must-buy, one that I just cannot recommend highly enough.
Who wants to be a Billionaire? In this detailed and realistic business simulation you can run a business however you want to make or lose as much money as you can.
I played this when I was a young teenager when it first came out. Ended up going to business school and becoming an investor. This game was relevant decades ago, and is still relevant today. It should be mandatory for all kids to play this game, and indeed the game has been used in top business universities. Some original reviews said it should come with an ‘MBA in the box’ as it covers management decisions for a wide range of business studies topics.
Whereas Railroad Tycoon and A Train covered the railroad industry in excellent detail from a business aspect, this game covers instead raw material production (farming, chemicals, forestry, oil, gold mining, etc. are all included), manufacturing (do you want to make a car? nappy? coke? shampoo? Jewellery?, or, showing its game age – a VCR? – it’s all in the game, and much more), importing and retailing. The game is very dynamic in that you are in the World with many competitors, each of them have their own aims and ambitions on the direction to take their company. There are limited resources to compete for and a limited number of cities to compete in.
The game has very realistic business functions. For each company you own you need to choose an organisational structure (you are limited to 9 departments and need to choose is the department a buying team? manufacturing team? sales team? inventory (warehouse)? labelling (for your brand)? advertising team? etc). You’ll need to choose which firm to advertise with in the city (TV or newspaper?) and how to price goods. Goods have a very dynamic supply and demand based on your pricing policy, competitors prices (both the large players and the local corner shops), your brand value v competitors, how much of a necessity a good is, etc. So economic theory plays out in quite a detailed fashion here. You need to make decisions about research and design to increase the quality of your goods and staff training too.
Detailed and realistic finance mechanisms are included. You get regularly updated profit and loss accounts and balance sheets for your company and all others. All major competitors’ trade on the stock market and you can buy or sell their shares and even attempt to take them over and make tender offers for shares. To help with this you get all the key ratios such as their company share price, equity per share, earnings per share, price/earnings ratio, dividend yield, etc. And, yes, you have to set your own dividend yearly.
What’s nice in this game is you have to manage both the company money, and your own personal money. If you personally become rich enough (i.e. via share purchases and company ownership), you may even feature in the top 100 richest in the World list – but this is tough to achieve and not a cake walk - $2bn minimum entry. So can you make it to be as rich as royalty, Warren Buffett or Bill Gates? The names included on the list are realistic for the time the game was made.
There might be some negatives for some players – the game is a dos box game, so hopefully will work on your machine, the graphics are extremely dated (but you’ll be fully immersed in the gameplay to notice), and as the game is a few decades old you’ll need to put up with a few ancient products and images and understand that Gates and Buffett only had around a quarter of today’s wealth, back in the day.
If you love detailed business simulation games, simply, this is a ‘must buy classic’. Afterwards, you’ll think it might just be possible to replicate the game in real life (if only you had $10m starting funds, after doing a MBA at 25, as per the opening scenario)! Buy, buy, buy this investment!
I played a ton of this 20 years ago. This was the proper conglomerate simulator - you start off with a pile of cash and start setting up firms. You could choose to simply be an import shop that sold port goods to local cities, you could start vertically integrating up the manufacturing chain to source raw materials and build factories to get your product to market, you could start horizontally integrating to buy out your opponents and achieve 100% market share in various goods. If you don't know much about business this is a solid game for you - I believe some of the marketing spiel for this game talked about how it was used at Harvard Business to illustrate basic business concepts. At its time it was one of the most complex and enjoyable simulators on the market
There are lots of silly little simplifications for the model - all labor is paid the same whether or not they're cashiers at the department store or researchers in a R&D lab, for example. Your 'department stores' can only sell 4 things maximum. But hey, 20 year old DOS game.
Here's hoping CapII makes it onto steam (much better UI), or better yet the guy who made the games makes a CapIII.
EDIT: One sad thing about this game being on Steam and not on a box on a shelf is that the boxed shelf version came with a gigantic manual hundreds of pages long explaining how the business model in the game worked and how each firm and logical block in each firm interacted, as well as an enormous index of every product in the game and its supply chain and logistical requirements. It's all info you can get in game, of course, but that manual was something to behold way back when.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Enlight Software Limited |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 24.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 84% положительных (64) |