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Revision as of 04:20, 28 June 2021
Developers | |
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Toshio Iwai | |
Publishers | |
Maxis | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1996 |
⤏ 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 |
Key points
- Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Tunes[Note 1] |
- This is the default location used. An alternate save game data location can be chosen via the options menu.
- Standalone saves are saved under
<path-to-game>\Alone
Video settings
Windowed
Although not a true windowed mode, the game can be run to give the impression. If the desktop resolution is greater than the game, the game will be centered in on the desktop at 640x480.
Here is how to toggle it should it become unusable:
Disable windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Alternatively, you can go to SIMTUNES.INI
(located in C:\Windows
) and change UseDirectDraw
to TRUE
.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues unresolved
Standalone saves crash on startup
Issues fixed
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. The only way to play it is to use an alternate installer:
Installing the game via alternate installer
Setting up the game with an alternate installer[citation needed] |
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- While the main game will work, the tutorial is 16-bit and will not run
"SimTunes requires your computer to be set in 256 color mode"
Setting up compatibility settings[citation needed] |
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Enabling DirectDraw (this will help fix drawing problems on newer graphics cards) |
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Open the file |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486DX2 | Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | 53 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA, XGA |
Notes
- ↑ 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).