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− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }} |
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− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Building, Simulation }} |
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim }} | ||
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+ | |current state = The installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See [[#Running the game on 64-bit Windows|Running the game on 64-bit Windows]]. | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | Windows, Mac OS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | Windows, Mac OS }} | ||
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+ | {{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/safdemo_zip Archive.org]. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
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+ | |mac os x powerpc app = unknown | ||
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|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 3 January 2024
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 1, 1998 |
Mac OS (Classic) | March 10, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation |
Themes | Africa |
Series | Sim |
⤏ 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 |
SimSafari is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and simulation game in the Sim series.
The installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\*.saf[Note 1] |
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 | |
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Widescreen resolution | Uses desktop resolution. Menus are 640x480 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No speech | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two methods to setup and play the game:
Installing the game via alternate installer
Setting up the game with an alternate installer[citation needed] |
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Running the game without installer (if above method fails)
Setting up the game (Simple)[citation needed] |
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Setting up the game (Advanced)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486DX4 100 MHz | Intel Pentium II |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 MB | 110 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5.0 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7.5 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 | PowerPC |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 MB | 110 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).