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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 1996}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 1996}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase}} |
− | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}} | |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Isometric}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Menu-based}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Life sim, Educational, Business}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Pixel art, Cartoon}} |
− | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | North America, Contemporary}} | |
− | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim}} | |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Sim }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
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|mobygames = 25205 | |mobygames = 25205 | ||
|wikipedia = SimPark | |wikipedia = SimPark | ||
+ | |igdb = simpark | ||
|winehq = 13289 | |winehq = 13289 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{Introduction | |
− | {{ | + | |introduction = |
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+ | |release history = | ||
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+ | |current state = The installer is 16-bit only; see [[#Running the game on 64-bit Windows|Running the game on 64-bit Windows]] for a workaround. | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
− | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = true |
− | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = Sound effects and background sounds can be toggled independently. |
|surround sound = n/a | |surround sound = n/a | ||
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
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|windows arm app = unknown | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
+ | |mac os x powerpc app = unknown | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
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|linux arm app = unknown | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
+ | |mac os powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |mac os 68k app = unknown | ||
+ | |mac os executable notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, 9 February 2024
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
Release dates | |
Windows 3.x | October 1996 |
Windows | October 1996 |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 1996 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Isometric |
Controls | Menu-based |
Genres | Life sim, Educational, Business |
Art styles | Pixel art, Cartoon |
Themes | North America, Contemporary |
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 |
SimPark is a singleplayer and multiplayer isometric life sim, educational and business game in the Sim series.
The installer is 16-bit only; see Running the game on 64-bit Windows for a workaround.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %WINDIR%\SimPark.ini[Note 1] <path-to-game>\SimPark.ini[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\*.prk |
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 |
---|---|---|
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 | Sound effects and background sounds can be toggled independently. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Hot seat Name That Song mini-game. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
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
Pink border around game screen
Run the game in 640x480 resolution[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 95 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486DX2 | Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 MB | 90 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA, XGA, SXGA |
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).