SimTown
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| Developers | |
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| Maxis | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1995 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1995 |
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| ⤏ 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 |
Key points
- Cannot be run natively on newer versions of Windows due to OS-specific error
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\*.twn |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Uses desktop resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | By default. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and sound effects can be toggled on/off. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues unresolved
"Sorry! This version of SimTown requires either MS Windows 95 or MS Windows NT 3.5"
- Prevents game from running on newer versions of Windows
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 95, 98 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386SX | Intel Pentium | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 20 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA, XGA | |||
| Mac OS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | 9.2.2 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68030 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 20 MB | |||