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Scenario Designer

A long time ago, when I was 13 or so, I wrote a Windows 3.1 program to design scenarios for SimCity 2000. I called it simply "Scenario Designer". I lost that program over time. SimCity 2000's scenario format was, in Windows, simply a standard city file with extra chunks for the scenario data appended to the end. Macintosh hackers had previously figured out their scenario format, which was based on resource forks. -- Myria 03:59, 13 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It says that Sim City 2000 was the first to include actual videos, which is not true. The Deluxe edition of Sim City Classic had videos of the different advisors when they got really mad, and you could earn "peeks" of daily life in your city after doing certain things - 198.82.100.70 01:56, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is accurate; AFAIK, the Deluxe Edition of SimCity Classic was released after SC2000. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :) DarkMasterBob 11:47, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MacOS?

On Mac OS X 10.4 with classic environment installed, Sim City 2000 briefly flashes onto the screen, but then closes and doesn't run the game. Has anyone else had similar problems? 213.78.94.6 19:59, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Playstaition version

I have it. Why isn't there an article on it? There are scenarios and everything. unfortunately, it's controls are terrible and it thinks that you're still playing with a mouse. It says to press shift+alt to get help :p. and yes, I am putnamehere3145.Putnamehere3145 19:32, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to put in something about it. After all, you do know the game. :) ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 20:41, 22 June 2006 (UTC) ╫[reply]

Where in the game does it tell you to press shift+alt for help? In the version I downloaded from the Playstation Store it says press shift+cancel to get help. Shift and cancel are by default the triangle and the circle buttons. 62.16.217.179 (talk) 20:25, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There also exists an SNES version, though I think the section would get clouded with a paragraph on each port made.

Too many screenshots?

Does anyone have the feeling there are way too many screenshots here? It's not just affecting the readability of the article, but also breaching WP:FUC by including too many fair use images, some for seemingly minor features. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 20:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC) ╫[reply]

Um, I don't really think so, at least not yet. If any more are added, though, I must say it would be a bit excessiev. — $PЯINGrαgђ Always loyal! 20:16, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like the problem seems to be localized to at least to Firefox (compare output in IE with Firefox, as of November 25). Appears Red Pooka tried to squeeze the custom city screenshot alongside the table on contents, but it ends up looking not just saturated with images in Firefox, but also messed up in thumbnail arrangement. The paragraph merge in the Overview section didn't help either; it left little room for adjusting image arrangements. When viewed using Firefox, it does appear excessive in first half of the article section; three screenshots in the relatively short introduction and Overview sections, already problematic with the limited space created with the infobox. Also, is there any important use of this individual SCURK building, doesn't Image:Wltvll3.gif fill in this role, depicting the same building many times? ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 20:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC) ╫[reply]

Joke

There is the Easter Egg joke that isn't mentioned at all on the main page. "A guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee, so I bit him." I don't remember if that's the exact quote so I didn't add it to the article, if you can verify the quote and have some background on it that would be great. Kinglag 06:54, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Download

Where can I download this game? It would also be a good link on the actual page. 58.107.175.127 01:59, 28 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

try myabandonware.com 99.177.105.69 (talk) 07:16, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sim City Liberal Bias

Whenever military bases are built in the game, crime goes up in the immediate area. In reality, this is patently false. --Haizum μολὼν λαβέ 06:09, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you would like to produce a notable source that notes this bias before adding it. I have no objections if one is presented. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 11:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC) ╫[reply]

Also, a source is needed for the effects of a military base within SimCity. From what I recall of SimCity 2000 a military base reduced the desirability to live in the area. --Lincoln F. Stern 15:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sim City Conservative Bias

The game shows it's conservative bias by requiring Police for a SimCity to operate well. In reality, this is patently false. --Lincoln F. Stern 16:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And there are aliens from outer space. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 22:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please keep stuff like that in discussion boards. The talk page is not a place of general chatter. Thanks. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 15:18, 9 February 2007 (UTC) ╫[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Simcity2000 Arcology.jpg

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move Urban Renewal Kit to separate page devoted to Sim City Urban Renewal Kit

I had this game. It was it's own separate package back in the mid 90's. Therefore, I think, to be consistent with all the other Sim Games, this sub-sim Game should have it's own page, created with the text right from the article(section 2: Sim City Urban Renewal Kit). Chris Batchelor 13:53, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Chris Batchelor, June 24,2007

Reply by original editor(Chris Batchelor): I recently moved this information to it's own separate page, since no action had been taken and I felt that it needed it's own page, since it is it's own game-page..Chris Batchelor 00:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Byankno1 (talk • contribs)

Original SC2K (Windows) on Win95

The statement in the section about Special Edition that the original does not run on Windows 95 is false. I have successfully run the original 16-bit Windows version on Windows 95, 98 and XP. It does not require any special settings to run, though many of the animations only work in 256 color mode. (Note: This is the one that came on floppies. In the bottom-right corner of the first disk's label, it says "(C) 1993, 1994 Sim-Business / All Rights Reserved / 0026-024-0601-A".)

The article also seems to suggest that the Win95 version was introduced with Special Edition. I was under the impression that it was released alone earlier. Also, I have a SimCity 2000 Special Edition CD-ROM containing the DOS, Win3.1 and Win95 (but not Mac, though the booklet includes installation instructions for Mac!) that is copyright 1994-2000 Electronic Arts. Is this a re-release of the original Special Edition? And did the original one include the Mac version?

Also, I prefer this version over the Win95 native one because you can quickly center the view on a point by right-clicking. The Win95 version pops up a context menu when you right-click, giving options to center, doze and so forth; centering requires 2 clicks instead of 1, plus the danger of accidentally clicking doze instead of center. (There's also the Center tool, but I like to go around with the Query tool, clicking to query and right-clicking to move. With the Center tool, there's also the risk of accidentally clicking SimCopter1 with it and starting a fire.) 24.60.196.199 23:22, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About the Saturn version...

... Is it the same as the Playstation version? I want to know because I'm getting it soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.221.88.229 (talk) 15:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manhattan Scenario A Parody of Real Events?

Something I was curious about as I was putting down the section for the Vol. I Scenarios pack (which I added for a number of reasons) - do you think that the Manhattan Scenario is a parody of the Three Mile Island accident or, in turn, The China Syndrome? I know it seems like speculation (which is why I didn't add that bit), but I also thought it entirely possible given the two incidents' "proximity." Will Wright's perspective might help but I doubt I'll be able to get it, so... thoughts anyone? - Blast Vortex 20:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blast Vortex (talk • contribs)

Abandonware?

I found a website offering it for download, claiming the old license (or Maxis, idk) allows it for free distribution. Check out myabandonware.com. Would this be appropriate (providing this is correct and legal) to put on the page?99.177.105.69 (talk) 07:19, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Llamas

Whats up with all the llamas in the game that I remember? Some kind of programmers running joke? 99.177.105.69 (talk) 07:20, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SIm City 20000 (SEGA SATURN)

ABout it being indentical to the play station version, it is not...the sega saturn versions has 3 different time frames which are clearly represented between the 50 year span (1900, 1950, 2000) in which the buildings change to reflect the current era...something lacking in the PLaystation version, as well as in the years pass 2000 futuristic "residential buildings" not Launch Arcologies blast off into outer space (also not on the playstation version), I have yet to play the game fully to see if they colonize etc...but on that alone the Saturn version stands out compared to the play station version of this game.

considering that the article raising questions on whether it was released or not in the US at all...I apparently should have held on to that title for the Saturn.