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SimCity 2000 30 Years Later

"Celebrating the 30th anniversary of SimCity 2000 with an LGR retrospective review! The sequel to the classic Maxis city builder was a true game changer in 1993, improving nearly every part of the game and adding so many things that would become staples of the genre. So let's take a look at the MS-DOS version, the many ports and releases, and its legacy decades later!"

When I'm thinking of my favorite SimCity games SimCity 2000 on Mac tops my list with SimCity on Super Nintendo coming in a distant second. SimCity on Super Nintendo is much more accessable but SimCity 2000 really ratchets up the gameplay making SimCity a much deeper game.

SimCity 2000 Is Free On EA Origin

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If you are itching to replay SimCity 2000 you're in luck as It's available for free on Origin. Find out why this version of the game is a beloved classic.

"It has all the features, flexibility, art, animation, and power you need to create an environment of your dreams. Choose from a selection of bonus cities and scenarios to rule or ruin as you please. Build schools, libraries, hospitals, zoos, prisons, power plants, and much more... Lay down roads, railways, and highways. Explore the underground layer and build subways and utilities without compromising your aesthetics. Customize different buildings or design your own graphics sets from scratch."

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Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/10/2014 at 03:46am

I played this game around the time it was released, not the Special Edition though. I have SimCity 4 Deluxe, which I started playing again a month ago. I posted about it in the forums. The sad thing is that I went through the tutorials as I had previously done and then I lost interest in continuing to play it.

I'm getting more like you, too many games, not enough time to play them all.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/10/2014 at 04:25am

I agree. Added this to my account so if I want to come back and play it I can, but yeah, when will I get to it?

No idea

Travis Admin wrote on 12/10/2014 at 04:26am

I snagged this, who knows if I'll ever actually play it, but I have it. To anyone who has a 16/9 or 16/10 monitor (who doesn't these days) here's a resolution fix from reddit:

If you are using a 16:9 or 16:10 monitor, then the game will initially appear slightly distorted for being in the wrong aspect ratio. Fix:

Browse to your Origin games install directory. By default I believe this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\ though not sure as I changed mine.

Browse to \SimCity 2000 SE\Game\Game\DOSBox

Open dosbox.conf in a basic text editor like Notepad.

Find the line fullresolution=original. It's near the top in the first section. Change this to fullresolution=desktop

Save the file and run the game. Enjoy non-squidged SimCity!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/10/2014 at 04:40am

I almost can't believe how quickly it downloaded and installed. I'm not sure when I will play it though.

Thanks for the resolution fix, Travis. That solution looks very familiar (as in similar to another Sims or SimCity game).

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