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Pure DOS, baby!
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I played it in DOSBox today. The text-based main menu already looks quite good, and having the option to choose between EGA and VGA is appreciated (I picked VGA).
The PC speaker sounds are well-balanced and not too annoying, and it's nice to "hear" the city slowly grow in the background.
Pixel artwork is really nice, I also like all the alliterations used throughout the building names, and having a proper description of the gameplay mechanics (F1 button) is really appreciated, good job!
Some constructive (sic) feedback:
All in all, a really nice-looking and OK-sounding city builder game that fits the DOS theme really, really well. The name (a 9-letter [8-letter executable name] pun on "demographics" I presume?) also works.
As always, if there's no Adlib music, I'm going to ask that some fancy FM synth music is to be added to the game, but it's already great as-is :)
I really like the idea of the wooden shacks catching fire!
BTW, there are some hidden goals to max out the rating bar:
I thought not "spelling it out" would make the game feel more sandbox-like, but you do get new headlines on the newspaper once these goals are reached.