SimCopter
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| Developers | |
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| Maxis | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 1996 |
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| 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
- Game works on modern systems (see Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows).
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.02 adds a better flight model and experimental 3Dfx acceleration.
- The patch comes in a 16-bit installer executable and so cannot be installed natively on 64-bit Windows.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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- Config files require a hex editor to read and are not easy to interpret.
Save game data location
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The original disc release uses a 16-bit installer.
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Game crashes
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Glide | 2.1.1 | Only available after installing the 1.02 patch and is strictly experimental. As such the HUD and some other features are missing, with a number of graphical glitches also present. Supported by nGlide. |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium/75Mhz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card 512 KB of VRAM |
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