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SimCity (PC)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Simulation/Construction/Building Sim

RELEASE DATE

--/--/89

ESRB RATING

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ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64/128, Commodore Amiga, Macintosh, Atari ST, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Hybrid Windows/Mac

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

city 30
player created 14

PLAYING AS #USES

mayor 28

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

You'll get to plan your city from scratch as you lay down roads and railroad tracks, clear away forests, and set about creating residential, industrial and commercial zones. You'll also need to install a power plant and hook everyone up with electricity. As the game progresses a month at a time at a speed set by you, you can watch buiildings sprout as your city grows and thrives. You'll get to set a yearly budget and decide how much to tax your citizens and how much to spend on the transportation, police and fire departments.

Later, you'll get the chance to build an airport, create ship docks, and even attract a professional sports team with a franchise. Plenty of maps, graphs and reports will keep you up-to-date on the status of your city, including the always important approval rating of your people. It takes a careful mix of crucial decisions to work your way up to a metropolis, but even once you're there you'll still need to worry about disasters such as plane crashes, floods, fires, and even a certain green monster who likes to eat trains for lunch. Are you up to the challenge? ~ Brad Cook, All Game Guide

SimCity (PC)

SimCity Cover

GENRE/STYLE:

Simulation/Construction/Building Sim
RELEASE DATE:

--/--/89
TOP TRAITS:

city, City simulator, mayor
DESCRIPTION:

You'll get to plan your city from scratch as you lay down roads and railroad tracks, clear away forests, and set abou... more

players 66

followers 1

#1829

POPULARITY: PC PLATFORM

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“What are the Top 5 Games that were most influential to your gamerDNA? Actually I can't list five games and honestly say that those are without a doubt the five most influential games I ever played....”

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“It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum.”

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Orcago October 223

“My first high rise apartment building finally spawned. This is my first time seeing the first one pop up so close to the edge of the map.”

Added by: LordXenophon
Date: 24/SEP/2009
Views: 134
Votes: 2

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Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Its great seeing high rises start to pop-up after a lot of hard work making a great region ;) Glad to see someone else actually making a region look nice aswell rather than spam high rises like most people do.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I do intend to spam the city with high rises. Give me time.”

Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“;) fair enough. That's the thing with Sim City; you make it what you like. Make it pretty though!”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“You don't really have that much of a choice about what people build. They build what they like, within the limits of your zoning and the local conditions. If you want your city to continue to grow after you have used all the land, you have to let them build the tall buildings.

I do tear down or rezone the uglier buildings, though. Not all tall buildings look good.”

Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I mean beautification objects such as parks/plazas ect, or that golf course you added to the right ;D”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I also plan to add some of the taller landmarks, such as the Bank of China building, or maybe the Washington Monument.”

Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“The Bank of China works best in Commercial districts IMO.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“It does. Most of the "world's tallest building" landmarks work best for commercial. The Washington Monument seems to work well for residential, though.”

Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Agreed.
Where did you find the golf course though? It looks awesome! Any links?”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“It's a perk you earn when you have enough rich people living in your city.”

Liam892009 was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“Oh I thought it was a mod :L
Cheers.”

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SimCity (PC) by: Shadsy

“The first SimCity suffers from being all over the place. The interface needs a less confusing revamp, and some of the technical limitations - especially for zoning - are annoying. But the basic addicting city building is there.”

created 13/JUN/2009

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SimCity (PC) by: Raltar

“One of the very first PC games I ever played. After Scoched Earth, this game was probably the second most responsible for getting me hooked on gaming. Had more depth and creativity than 90% of the games made since.”

created 02/JUN/2009

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SimCity (PC) by: Veruca

“Playing SimCity was the reward for the fastest test taker when I was in middle school, so I got to play it a lot. Something about edging ahead of your classmates and then creating (and often destroying) intricate cities was always pleasurable.”

created 09/APR/2009

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SimCity (PC) by: LordXenophon

“This was not the first of the famous Maxis simulations, but it was the first to really take off. This version was also my usual excuse for incomplete homework in high school.”

created 07/APR/2009

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SimCity (PC) by: Retodon8

“When I discovered it, SimCity was exactly what I was looking for. You are so powerful you can create a whole city from nothing, but doing it is as easy as painting.”

created 20/JAN/2009

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