SimCity (1989)

This page is for the first game. For the latest game, see SimCity (2013).

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

SimCity
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

Key points

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
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.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (when using DOSBox).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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
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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
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]}
Download the SimCity Classic Windows 10 Patch. Unzip the files to the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

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

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 3.1	MS-DOS 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

References

Developers

	Maxis
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS	October 3, 1989
Mac OS (Classic)	1989
Windows 3.x	1992