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SimCity 2000

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Availability

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The best version of SimCity 2000 is the Special Edition. It include the game, extra scenarios, a collection of fan made cities, the SimCity Urban Renewal Kit and a collection of building sets, an intro movie and interviews with Will Wright. The Special Edition was originally released for DOS and Windows 95.

The Windows 95 version has a couple of added features. It takes advantage of the features offered by Windows, such as running the game window on the same resolution as the desktop, a status bar at the bottom of the game window, and an extra zoom level.

A Network Edition also exists for Windows 95, which changes the game slightly in that you have to buy land, and the interface is revamped.

Windows

Game Data

Save Game Location

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Issues

Installing on 64-bit Windows versions

The original disc release uses a 16-bit installer, so it won't install on 64-bit computers. The easiest way to install the game is through XP Mode. If you don't want to run the game in XP mode, the method is more complicated.

  1. Insert the game CD into a disc drive.
  2. Copy the contents of "\WIN95\SC2K\" from the disc to a location of your choice on the hard drive, but it's best to make one outside of Program Files (example: C:\Games\SimCity 2000\).
  3. Download this patch and extract it to the game folder.
  4. Right click on the "simcity.reg" file and select "Edit".
  5. Under the "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Paths]" section, change all the "C:\\Games\\Simcity 2000\\SC2K" entries with the path to the folder where you copied the game files. The path for "Goodies" should be "D:\\WIN95\\SC2K\\..\\Goodies", with the drive letter D replaced with the letter of the same drive you put the CD in.
  6. Under the "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Maxis\SimCity 2000\Registration]" section, replace the names that follow "Mayor Name" and "Company Name" with whatever you wish.
  7. Merge the simcity.reg file with the registry.
  8. Run sc2k_w7_patch.exe, and click "Crack It!". This patch fixes a problem where the game will crash if you try to load or save a city.
  9. Make a shortcut to SIMCITY.EXE and place it on your desktop or wherever you keep your game shortcuts.

Traffic and water animations are frozen

Set the game to run in 256 Colors compatibility mode.

System Requirements

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Mac

System Requirements

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General Information

Community Sites

References

http://www.reddit.com/r/patientgamers/comments/u9bfe/simcity_2000_yet_another_goodwill_game/