I feel the need to waste massive chunks of my life again, and nothing can achieve that in quite the same way as a good management game
I’ve played all the Simcity series, and Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 and 3, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Can any of you fine people recommend something else to try?
Anno 1404
Did you mean like, resource management? Not sure to exactly what you refer.
Edit: Then Anno 1404 still stands, its heavy on resouce management but has a (albeit shitty) combat system.
Age of Empires/Empire Earth?
Those are RTS, not management games.
Try Theme Hospital. Shitty Graphics but it gets quite difficult as you progress.
Oh, Theme Hospital… I remember that from back in the day!
My fault, I meant management as in simcity, the sims, tycoon games, theme games, etc
Call them buildy games, if you will 
Suggestions for games from ‘back in the day’ are always welcome
Zoo Tycoon?
Caesar 3?
Jurassic Park Operation Genesis (Here’s a Challenge; find a Legitimate copy!)
JPOG is pretty easy to mod if you know what you’re doing. You can Change prices of items, Research time, Tour Vehicle maximum altitude/range, Change the models of the guests to those of the dinosaurs, all from the source files (which are text files, easily re-written).
The original Stronghold was an RTS however it also had a peaceful campaign where you managed resources. If you also like RTS that you should defiantly pick up.
Well, if you’ve tried all those and are up for a challenge I can recommend Civilization IV. There’s quite a nice offer on Steam at the moment as well. It takes a while to get the hang of it, and it takes lots of effort to master it completely, but once you do, you’ll realize it’s simply one of the (if not the) best strategy/management game ever made.
Plus it has an incredible replay value, since no two games are the same and there’s no strategy that guarantees victory. It’s absolutely one of my favorites and I can’t wait until Civilization V comes out. 
I have a copy of JPOG, woot xD
Good games from back in the day? Railroad Tycoon… Not my fav though. Personal favourite was always Transport Tycoon (Deluxe). If you’re gonna go back to TTD, I bring your attention to TTD Patch and OpenTTD.
Theme Hospital was always nice, as was RCT, Pharaoh and Ceasar 3…
I picked up a copy of Cvilization 4 complete edition last year, and did enjoy it. To the point where I was playing it on the bus on the way to uni
I’ve downloaded OpenTTD but need to find a tutorial or manual for it I’ll make the effort now I know its worth playing
Thanks guys, you just reminded me i have age of mythology. ill have to chuck that back on the system soon old skl.
Original Zoo Tycoon, not the shitty sequel.
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