Ye olde Tropico pic thread

[El Meck]

Today i found some screenshots from a provisional Tropico 1 Version ^^

[El Meck]

another

[El Meck]

You see some unknown buildings?

I do. and i've got no idea which ones they are in the finished Version

I LOVE the Country House which seems to work here as a farm.   

SO feel free to post about them. 

[Capitaligous]

Yeah, it seems they did cut or change a number of buildings before releasing the end-product. 

[El Meck]

Ja   think it is a pity.   
For example such a building in the 2. image near the rum destillery and the night club; it looks very interesting but i can't find out what it was planed for 

[Coconut Kid]

Looks like the High School to me.

[El Meck]

hmmm   yah could be 

But i find another strange building. It's the one in the 3. Pic between the Statue and the Cabarett 

I can't imagine why they don't take these ones. 

[Coconut Kid]

hmmm   yah could be ... But i find another strange building. It's the one in the 3. Pic between the Statue and the Cabarett  ...

The "could be HS" also appears in #3 between the Luxury House and the Police Station -- which may have started as something else.

The light tan factory building was either a factory for a product not included or an alternative for the cigar factory.

How about the lower right building? It's so tiny I can begin to guess.

Somewhere there is an early shot with a lovely Greek Temple pillar facade building which would make a much better university that what was included.

Notice how the one and one-half story Cafe towers over the full two story Luxury House.

In #4 in the center, the lovely & colorful portable market cart certainly puts to shame the dreary market shack Haemimont has come out with.

Why didn't all these preliminary "drafts" get included? It was a different computer age when T1 was published. The typical PC was limited in capacity and processing speed. The art coding took more time. It's like you are doing an archaeological dig and wondering why some of those beautiful dinosaurs didn't survive.

 

[El Meck]

OK   understand 

The light tan factory building was either a factory for a product not included or an alternative for the cigar factory.

a product not included??   CEWL  ^^

How about the lower right building? It's so tiny I can begin to guess.

looks like a early watchtower

Somewhere there is an early shot with a lovely Greek Temple pillar facade building which would make a much better university that what was included.

BUT greek temples in caribic room?? ... 

Notice how the one and one-half story Cafe towers over the full two story Luxury House.

In #4 in the center, the lovely & colorful portable market cart certainly puts to shame the dreary market shack Haemimont has come out with.

Ohhh yes!!  .......     but  unless   don't slander about  Haemimont   they do their best..................
 *restrain laughter*
HURRUMPH
SO

...It was a different computer age when T1 was published. The typical PC was limited in capacity and processing speed. The art coding took more time. It's like you are doing an archaeological dig and wondering why some of those beautiful dinosaurs didn't survive.

 

OH    *remembers are coming back*  -Pentium processor 133 Mhz  -RAM 4 Mb  -videocart  *ERROR  WATS THAT*


BRACKING OUT IN
ROFL

[Coconut Kid]

... BUT greek temples in caribic room [Caribbean zone]? ... 

Gee Whiz! Do I have to run a class in architecture?

What I was trying hard to describe was/is the simplistic copy of Greek Columns on the "face" of monumental buildings built all over Europe and America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Bank buildings famous for it. Government buildings are even more famous for it.

It was called the "Greek Revival" style. A Tropican University would most likely be housed in a single building of some traditional architectural style than in a far-flung campus "building" into which the Professors and Students disappeared -- never to be seen walking about "on campus" or making up a crowd "on campus" to protest.

Do you classify the Brandenburg Gate as Greek or Roman?

[El Meck]

KK   CK    

...Do you classify the Brandenburg Gate as Greek or Roman?

At first i would say Roman   bc  of the  Quadriga on top (looks Roman)
BUT thought it over....
used Google
AND find out it is   "early classical era"  Building   (based on greek arch.)
 

p.s. thx for correct my error 

[Coconut Kid]

OH    *remembers are coming back*  -Pentium processor 133 Mhz  -RAM 4 Mb  -videocart  *ERROR  WATS THAT*

I have seen her before!

She was a ski instructor. She started the day with, Velcome to our lovely beginner's slope! Ve Vill show you how to ski, Ja. And you vill injoy every bit of vat you vill learn, Ja. Meanwhile, if you don't injoy or fall down too much -- I will personally make sure that you vill enjoy and besides stand-up better!! I have good vays of making you injoy sking, Ja!!

Well there is a bit of fun for you.

 

[El Meck]

WELL
havn't seen this episode 

why it is:  Vill  Velcome   Ve ....
slang ? ^^

[Coconut Kid]

... p.s. thx for correct my error 

Not your error, my lack of understanding on how to express myself in consideration of others.

 

[Coconut Kid]

why it is:  Vill  Velcome   Ve ...

During WWII - the Battle of the Bulge - when the Germans used English speakers in US uniforms, the Americans could detect that the Germans prononunced the "w" consistently as a "v" even though they had the rest of the language very well learned.

So even today when Americans wish to burlesque an "authoritarian" German, the "v" in lieu of the "w" is used. A great joke to some Americans (I admit the failing myself) is a German woman saying, "Ja and you vill injoy it!" And you can fill in the blank about what is to be enjoyed.

Please remember that I said it was a bit of fun; and look up burlesque.

 

[El Meck]

*jaw dropped*

[El Meck]

sorry vas a little bit speakless 

i can't imagine that this banal thing got such a historic background  (sure? not kidding me??)

but now i am a little bit confused   from vhere do you know her

think we need a new Thread 

BC is a little bit Offtopic