BTT: Time Machine - currently patrolling 2007

[stocktons_pimp 10]

damn, this is old school.... i probably still have saved images from some of these CJ's on one of my hard drives

 

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[mrbisonm 1,622]

Dear god...we used to think those looked good.

 

Some of them actually were good and most of all, these had the first ideas of unique CJ's.....

[Schulmanator 5,813]

Mr B, I'd be delighted to see you come back.

[TekindusT 3,809]

 

Dear god...we used to think those looked good.

 

Some of them actually were good and most of all, these had the first ideas of unique CJ's.....

 

They say that scarcity sharpens the wit, this is what happened back then.

[mrbisonm 1,622]

 

 

Dear god...we used to think those looked good.

 

Some of them actually were good and most of all, these had the first ideas of unique CJ's.....

 

They say that scarcity sharpens the wit, this is what happened back then.

 

 

 

u bet!

[Wraner 335]

From that to this VVVVVVVVVV

 

 

[SimCoug 5,977]

Great list of top 2004 CJ's!  There were certainly a lot of talented CJers 10 years ago.   

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

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Hi, mrbisonm. Really great to see you comment here. It has been a lot of fun to go back and see how the older CJs did for BTT. I am looking forward to seeing what new things you have to show us in the fall!

 

Hi, InvaderNat. They did look good. Imagine what you would create now if you didn't have 9 extra years of custom content to play around with.

 

Hi, stocktons_pimp. Old school, and good school!

 

Hi, mrbisonm². All the way back then you can see the ideas for story CJs, eye-candy CJs, participation CJs, realistic growth CJs, massive cities CJs. 'Standing on the shoulders of giants...'

 

Hi, Schulmanator. I second that.

 

Hi, TekindusT.

 

Hi, mrbisonm³. Three responses from a legend in one reply session - thanks!

 

Hi, Wraner. Yup.

 

Hi, SimCoug. I am always amazed at the talent in this community.

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

There is enough data to provide a weekly +10 as well. This week's Time Machine +10 contains one of my all-time favorite CJ names - Alien Love Secret.

 

6 January 2005

 

Congratulations to Sacramento which is the first number one for the year.

 

Sculpting Columbia River, Crystal Junction, Chicago, Arville and Geb are in.

 

Ben's +10

 

 

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

New Holland by utora

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

Long Waters Region by NetPCDoc

Indianapolis by DragonAnime

Thrush Crossing by Fairlane500

Melborne by lakeyboy

Alien Love Secret by LakeTrash311

 

13 January 2005

 

Congratulations to Digby, which is back on top this week. Images from Digby are long gone, so enjoy this bonus picture from Acorn Creek.

 

Santa Barbara is also in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

San Diego County by davidhogan

Alien Love Secret by LakeTrash311

New England by EricN

Thrush Crossing by Fairlane500

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Binsur by Mdz1001

Caspen 2 by wks2003x

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

[SimCoug 5,977]

Neat background image this week - too bad there is nothing left from Digby (although is that supposed to be #1 or #2)?

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

 

Replies:

 

Hi, SimCoug. It is a pity about Digby. Not sure what your comment meant - on 6 Jan 05 Sacramento was #1 and the image is from there (Digby was #2 that week). On 13 Jan 05 Digby was #1 (and the image is from the #7 CJ, Acorn Creek).

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

20 January 2005

 

Digby hangs on to the top spot. Enjoy the bonus image from Geb.

 

City of Edmonton, Inntal and Indianapolis are in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

Binsur by Mdz1001

Turry Metro Region by Dannato

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

Melborne by lakeyboy

Acorn Creek by PhilsCafe

Eladremme by Guest_*

Santa Lucia by Dargor

San Diego County by davidhogan

 

27 January 2005

 

Digby makes it three in a row. Geb provides the bonus image for the second week in a row.

 

Novgorod (one of my personal favorites) and Melborne are in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Turry Metro Region by Dannato

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

Acorn Creek by PhilsCafe

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

Binsur by Mdz1001

Sacramento by scotty99

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Santa Lucia by Dargor

Eladremme by Guest_*

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

[SimCoug 5,977]

That is a nice image of the cemetery.  

Regarding last week, I think I was looking at the first image where Digby was #2 and I noticed that you wrote under it that Digby had the top spot - but obviously you were referring to the second image (13 jan 05), where he did in fact have the top spot.  

I should just pay closer attention

[Sabretooth78 808]

It's funny (yet totally believable) that despite a relatively short life nearly 10 years ago, Digby would still set the standard by which many CJs are judged.  And it's not even as though it's competing against a bunch of slackers!

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

 

 

Replies:

 

Hi, SimCoug. Yes, pay attention as there will be a test at the end

 

Hi, sargeantcm. Digby was the CJ that showed people that they could strive for more realism by taking things slowly, using the landscape tools in a refined way, and by adding amusing and realistic anecdotes - a forerunner of the hyper-real and story CJ types. A CJ before that, Paletexan's Carthage, set the ground work for a lot of what was possible in Digby. I'm always blown away by the creativity in this community, which only comes from an amazing commitment to the game.

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

I forgot to add the +10s in for the start of 2005 - the previous two updates have been retrofitted. Scroll up to enjoy!

 

3 February 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River is the new number one this week.

 

Turry Metro Region, The Story of Beirut and Aldebaran are in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Belleville by Simbourgeois

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Melborne by lakeyboy

Binsur by Mdz1001

Klondike Delta by MayorTim

Eladremme by Guest_*

Sacramento by scotty99

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

New Holland by utora

 

10 February 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River holds on to the top spot. The bonus image is from The Story of Beirut (which had more of a NYC feel than middle eastern).

 

San Francisco and Eladremme are in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

The Freestate of Nassau by petriknl

Klondike Delta by MayorTim

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

Belleville by Simbourgeois

New Holland by utora

Aldebaran by fredval

Anduin Valley Revisited by Darmok

Encounter Bay by norwoodman

Binsur by Mdz1001

The Patoka Bay Region by creilmann

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

 

[SimCoug 5,977]

Another SC4 legend at the top this time.  Thanks for sharing Ben.

[TekindusT 3,809]

Useless trivia fact: February 5th 2005, first time a Spaniard gets to the BTT #1.

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

 

Replies:

 

Hi, SimCoug. You'll be seeing more of SCR in 2005.

 

Hi, TekindusT. Thanks - I don't think you can ever have enough useless trivia!

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

17 February 2005

 

An interactive CJ, Its In Your Hands is in at number one this week.

 

Klondike Delta is also in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Geb by Djohaal

Inntal by Guest_*/ejc

The Ragged Edge by mayormommy

Turnwood by Pooty

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

Twin Harbour Region by cammo2003

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Ocean Point by comdude21

Anduin Valley Revisited by Darmok

Belleville by Simbourgeois

 

 

24 February 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River is back at number one. 

 

Turnwood and Anduin Valley Revisited are in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Sun Valley by bobinator

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

Mandursuro by ChicAgo333

Turry Metro Region by Dannato

The Ragged Edge by mayormommy

Melborne by lakeyboy

Santa Barbara County by davidhogan

Ocean Point by comdude21

Chicago by Afuegosky

Inntal by Guest_*/ejc

 

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

 

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

3 March 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River is number one again this week. The bonus image is from Klondike Delta.

 

Sun Valley is in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Ocean Point by comdude21

Mandursuro by ChicAgo333

The story of Beruit by rob_2616

San Francisco by Mexicanboy13r

Thistlewood by RadioheadFan

New Haven by JayStimson

Turry Metro Region by Dannato

Caspen 2 by wks2003x

Riveria Island by nedal2001

Cape May, NJ by Jetty Jockey

 

10 March 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River makes it three in a row at the top. The featured image is from Sun Valley.

 

Raccoon City is in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Thistlewood by RadioheadFan

Ocean Point by comdude21

Crystal Junction by whiteshark365

New Holland by utora

New Haven by JayStimson

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

Riveria Island by nedal2001

Caspen 2 by wks2003x

The Ragged Edge by mayormommy

The Industrial Revolution by Quack

 

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

 

[Schulmanator 5,813]

Looking good. Enjoying the wayback machine!

[SimCoug 5,977]

You weren't kidding, SCR has a monopoly on the #1 spot.  Great background images, BTW.

[B.C builder 291]

Oh ! I didn't even know Jeronij had his own CJ !

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

Hi, Schulmanator. The wayback machine is enjoying your comments.

 

Hi, SimCoug. And it continues...

 

Hi, B.C builder. SCR won a Trixie for Best CJ (2005). Jeronij had others, too.... you'll see one later in 2005.

 

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

17 March 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River is number one for a 4th week. The bonus image is from Raccoon City.

 

Thistlewood is in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

Ocean Point by comdude21

Caspen 2 by wks2003x

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

Chicago by Afuegosky

New Haven by JayStimson

Digby by lewellan222

TimeBomb by MrCinatit

Riveria Island by nedal2001

The Keorgan Federation by Orwell1984

 

24 March 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River sets a record with 5 weeks at number one. The featured image is from Thistelwood.

 

Nehalem and Otranto are in.

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

Klondike Delta by MayorTim

New Haven by JayStimson

Riveria Island by nedal2001

Ocean Point by comdude21

Sun Valley by bobinator

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

Caspen 2 by wks2003x

Riverdale by NiagaranEagle

Adventures in New Urbanism by louisville327

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

 

[SimCoug 5,977]

Yes, I see - it's becoming a jeronij route.  Thanks for keeping this time machine up

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

Hi, SimCoug. It's true that SCR was a dominant force in 2005, but it wasn't number one every week, although you'll have to wait until next time to see which CJ knocks it off the top spot.

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

31 March 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River extends its weeks at the top to 6. The bonus image is from Otranto, a CJ that I somehow missed way back when, but loved on my retro tour.

 

70,000,000+ Sims, Digby and Greater Clocka are in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Riveria Island by nedal2001

Sun Valley by bobinator

Klondike Delta by MayorTim

Eladremme by Guest_*

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

Nehalem by MallowTheCloud

Turnwood by Pooty

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

Maxisland Revisited by corryzahn

New Haven by JayStimson

 

7 April 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River's record is now 7 weeks at number one. The featured image is from Riveria Island.

 

The Paris Project and Klondike Delta are also in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Sun Valley by bobinator

City of Edmonton by TheJerseyDevil73

Turnwood by Pooty

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

Geb by Djohaal

Chicago, Illinois by adambrown14ADAM14

Digby by lewellan222

Otranto by will_silver00

Stuvesandt by burgemeestertijn

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

[crazychickensc12 84]

Wow this is a great look back on this history of ST CJ's. AVR is probably my number 1 favorite CJ of all time. Absolutely everything was done with great finesse and the one region picture that Darmok compiled from like zoom 3 or 4 was HUGE and amazing. Jeronij with SCR and Simtropia was a huge player in establising this game that we are still playing today. Nexis was another huge hitter because of all the custom lots that mrbisonm had been working with it was a real revolution to the game. Great trip down memory lane can't wait to see 06

[Schulmanator 5,813]

Nifty! Some big names in that list

[TekindusT 3,809]

Can you believe I think I had never seen before the BAT depicted on your latest post background picture?

[Benedict 3,119]

 

 

 

Hi, crazychickensc12. AVR did win the Trixie for best CJ 2 years in a row, something that has never been repeated, so I think that  alot of the community would agree with you. Glad you enjoyed this Time Machine update.

 

Hi, Schulmanator. Thanks for being such a big supporter of the Time Machine.

 

Hi, TekindusT. No, I don't believe it!

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The BTT Time Machine marches into 2005.

 

14 April 2005

 

Lewis and Clark is in at number one. I think this might be one of the first number ones that showcases terrain modification.

 

Sun Valley and Geb are also in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

Lattica by wks2003x

The Committee Chronicles by PhatHead

Greater Clocka by Alkoala

Klondike Delta by MayorTim

Otranto by will_silver00

Christiania CJ

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

Goldenrod Plains by kingofsimcity

Life on an Airplane by RadioheadFan

Turnwood by Pooty

 

21 April 2005

 

Sculpting Columbia River is back on top. The bonus image is from Thames, one of my personal favorites.

 

Life on an Airplane and Greater Clocka is also in.

 

 

 

Ben's +10

 

 

Lattica by wks2003x

Xiziz - Shintose Evo

Digby by lewellan222

The Committee Chronicles by PhatHead

Emerald Coast by SC4 meister

Otranto by will_silver00

Goldenrod Plains by kingofsimcity

Miramonte-Guinevere by flanig407

Geb by Djohaal

Welcome to Mercado Cruz by AfroThunda

 

Enjoy, and happy 10th anniversary, Simtropolis & SC4.

 

 

[Schulmanator 5,813]

Cycledogg was the king of terrain mods and flora. Rock on, Time Machine!

 

[SimCoug 5,977]

Neat - I didn't know CycleDogg (C.P.) did a Lewis and Clark CJ - I'll have to dig that up.  

[TekindusT 3,809]

Now I'm quite curious to see what was that "Life on an Airplane" CJ about. Quite a strange name for a CJ...