{{see also|List of business simulation video games}}
An early economic sim by [[Danielle Bunten Berry|DanDanielle Bunten Berry]], ''[[M.U.L.E.]]'', released in [[1983 in video gaming|1983]], foreshadowed events that would transpire later in video gaming history, especially in the [[MMOG]] market, with regard to [[Cooperative gameplay|player cooperation]] and simulated economies.<ref name=1up_mule>{{cite web | last = Sharkey | first = Scott | title = The Essential 50 Archives | publisher = [[1UP.com]] | date = January 22, 2004 – January 12, 2005 | url = http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3133886 | accessdate = 2008-06-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090306122222/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3133886# | archive-date = 2009-03-06 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The game was [[Electronic Arts]]' most highly awarded game, despite selling only 30,000 copies.<ref name=hs_mule>{{cite book | last = DeMaria | first = Rusel |author2=Johnny L. Wilson | title = High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games | publisher = [[McGraw-Hill Professional]] | year = 2004 | pages = 174–175 | isbn = 0-07-223172-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC&pg=PA174&dq=%22economic+simulation%22+game}}</ref> That same year, [[Epyx]] released the business sim ''[[Oil Barons]]''.<ref>http://www.mobygames.com/game/oil-barons MobyGames. "Oil Barons," (retrieved on January 25th, 2009).</ref>
