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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|October 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 31, 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 1996}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Isometric}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Life sim, Educational, Business}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art, Cartoon}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America, Contemporary}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sim}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 25205
 
|wikipedia    = SimPark
 
|wikipedia    = SimPark
 +
|igdb        = simpark
 
|winehq      = 13289
 
|winehq      = 13289
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Sim}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{++}} A teacher's guide is included
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|introduction      =
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{{--}} 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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'''General information'''
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|release history  =
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{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/simpark MobyGames entry]
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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==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | Windows 3.x, Windows, Mac OS }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|windir}}\SimPark.ini|{{p|game}}\SimPark.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|windir}}\SimPark.ini|{{p|game}}\SimPark.ini}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\*.prk}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\*.prk}}
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{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
 
{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|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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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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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:
 
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====
 
====Installing the game via alternate installer====
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Setting up the game with an alternate installer|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Setting up the game with an alternate installer|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "SETUP".
 
# Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "SETUP".
 
# Copy the contents of the SimPark CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
 
# Copy the contents of the SimPark CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
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===Pink border around game screen===
 
===Pink border around game screen===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in 640x480 resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Run the game in 640x480 resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
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}}
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
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|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
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|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
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|mac os 68k app        = unknown
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|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 9 February 2024

SimPark
SimPark cover
Developers
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
SimPark on IGDB
SimPark on MobyGames
SimPark on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
⤏ 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
Retail
DRM-free
 Entire game can be copied to the hard drive.
Windows 3.x
Windows
Mac OS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
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
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
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
Local play
2 Hot seat
Name That Song mini-game.
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]
  1. Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "SETUP".
  2. Copy the contents of the SimPark CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
  3. When everything has finished copying, go to <Setup Folder>\SETUP and delete the SETUP.EXE file.
  4. Download the generic 32-bit installer and add it to the folder.
  5. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
  6. Once the installer has finished, go to the installation folder and run the SIMPARK.EXE file to play the game.
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]

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-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
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. ↑ 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).

References