Favorite Tycoon/Simulator Games?

[JayinGray]

Yeah it seems like the genre has sorta fallen off a bit....but maybe im just less exposed to it. What is your current favorite game?

[Chloe]

Sims 3 is a personal favorite of that series, but other favorites are Civilization III, Zoo Tycoon, & the Rollarcoaster Tycoon I played as a kid, which came out around the same time as Civ III; I believe it was the original..?
Never picked up another version of the tycoon titles though... have heard they went to crap..?