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SimCity 3000

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SimCity 3000
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Developers
Maxis
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows January 31, 1999
Mac OS (Classic) 1999
Linux 2000
SimCity 3000 on Wikipedia
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

Use the compatibility fixes to fix issues with the interface frame rate and windowed mode on modern versions of Windows.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Disc check.
Windows
Mac OS
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

The latest Patch updates the game and adds the Building Architect Tool.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Cities (*.sc3) can be saved anywhere; this is the default location.

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Windowed

The game must be running in 16-bit color mode (you can use the compatibility fixes to apply this).
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Slow interface movement

Use the compatibility fixes to fix issues with interface frame rates on modern versions of Windows.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 230 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectDraw compatible
2 MB of VRAM

References