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Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 1996 |
SimCity | |
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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 |
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
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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- Config files require a hex editor to read and are not easy to interpret.
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | 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.
Instructions |
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Game crashes
Instructions |
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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 activated via the command line option -v . This mode is experimental and so 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 |
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 |