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Revision as of 10:21, 25 July 2016

SimPark
SimPark cover
Developers
Maxis
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1996
Mac OS (Classic) October 31, 1996
SimPark on Wikipedia
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

A teacher's guide is included
Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Entire game can be copied to the hard drive.
Windows
Mac OS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

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

Instructions
While the main game will work, the tutorial is 16-bit and will not run

Pink border around game screen

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 486DX2
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA, XGA, SXGA

References