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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | DRM: Reference card.<br>Windows 3.x support was only included with the '''Classic''' re-release.<br>Some Windows copies do not support Windows 3.x. | | DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows, Mac OS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Physical | DRM: Reference card.<br>Windows 3.x support was only included with the '''Classic''' re-release.<br>Some Windows copies do not support Windows 3.x. | | DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows, Mac OS }} | ||
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{{ii}} [https://archive.org/details/msdos_SimCity_1989 Demo] (DOS) | {{ii}} [https://archive.org/details/msdos_SimCity_1989 Demo] (DOS) | ||
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{{ii}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20210322112906/http://micropolisonline.com/ Micropolis] is an open source version of SimCity Classic. It has been modified to work under browsers, add compatibility to modern systems, and enhance graphics. | {{ii}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20210322112906/http://micropolisonline.com/ Micropolis] is an open source version of SimCity Classic. It has been modified to work under browsers, add compatibility to modern systems, and enhance graphics. | ||
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{{DLC| | {{DLC| | ||
{{DLC/row| Graphics Set 1: Ancient Cities | Contains the graphics skins Ancient Asia, Medieval Times, and Wild West. | DOS, Mac OS}} | {{DLC/row| Graphics Set 1: Ancient Cities | Contains the graphics skins Ancient Asia, Medieval Times, and Wild West. | DOS, Mac OS}} | ||
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{{DLC/row| Terrain Editor | Provides enhanced map editing tools. | DOS, Mac OS}} | {{DLC/row| Terrain Editor | Provides enhanced map editing tools. | DOS, Mac OS}} | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== |
Revision as of 15:53, 12 August 2023
This page is for the first game. For the latest game, see SimCity (2013).
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | October 3, 1989 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1989 |
Windows 3.x | 1992 |
Windows | November 21, 1995 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | SimCity |
SimCity | |
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Subseries of Sim | |
SimCity (1989) | 1989 |
SimCity 2000 | 1994 |
SimCity 2000 Network Edition | 1996 |
SimCopter | 1996 |
Streets of SimCity | 1997 |
SimCity 3000 | 1999 |
SimCity 4 | 2003 |
SimCity Societies | 2007 |
SimCity (2013) | 2013 |
SimCity (1989) is a singleplayer top-down view building and simulation game in the SimCity series.
The source code was released in 2008. See Micropolis for the open source version of the game.
General information
- SimCity Wiki - A massive wiki for everything SimCity related
- /r/SimCity
- Simtropolis Forum
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM: Reference card. Windows 3.x support was only included with the Classic re-release. Some Windows copies do not support Windows 3.x. |
- Demo (DOS)
Version differences
- The Enhanced CD version has improved VGA graphics.
- Micropolis is an open source version of SimCity Classic. It has been modified to work under browsers, add compatibility to modern systems, and enhance graphics.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Graphics Set 1: Ancient Cities | Contains the graphics skins Ancient Asia, Medieval Times, and Wild West. | |
Graphics Set 2: Future Cities | Contains the graphics skins Future Europe, Future U.S.A., and Moon Colony. | |
Terrain Editor | Provides enhanced map editing tools. |
- Some retail re-releases include these expansions.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest patch can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Japanese | Japanese release only. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by Igor Belikov |
Issues fixed
Game crashes or closes when saving or loading a game on Windows 10
Use Elisha's Windows 10 Patch[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | ARM support requires an outdated Micropolis version with a substantially changed HUD.[1] | |||||
macOS (OS X) | [2] | |||||
Linux | Micropolis only.[3] | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386SX | Intel 486 |
System memory (RAM) | 570 KB | 2 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16-bit SVGA graphics card |
Windows 3.x | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 80286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | EGA | VGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel i486 DX2 | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.2 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68000 | PowerPC |
System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
- 2 MB of RAM required for color version.
References
- ↑ Micropolis for Windows - last accessed on 25 Feb 2022
- ↑ micropolis - last accessed on 17 October 2022
- ↑ Debian -- Details of package micropolis in sid - last accessed on 15 July 2021