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Revision as of 07:16, 15 October 2023
Developers | |
---|---|
OpenBook | |
Publishers | |
Maxis | |
Release dates | |
Windows 3.x | November 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 1994 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Menu-based |
Genres | Building |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Sim |
⤏ Go to series page | |
SimCity (series) | |
SimEarth | 1990 |
SimAnt | 1991 |
SimLife | 1992 |
SimFarm | 1993 |
SimHealth | 1994 |
SimTower | 1994 |
SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest | 1995 |
SimTown | 1995 |
SimPark | 1996 |
SimGolf | 1996 |
SimTunes | 1996 |
SimSafari | 1998 |
The Sims (series) | |
Sid Meier's SimGolf | 2002 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Entire game can be copied to hard drive. |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.1 #2 will updates retail versions to the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Game window can be stretched to any arbitrary resolution. Making the window too large on high-resolution displays can crash the game or cause other runtime errors. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Elevators, Background and Event sounds can be toggled independently. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
WinG | [1] |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 3.0 compatible | |
Other | Requires a 4x or faster CD drive |
References
- ↑ WinG - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2020-03-20