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@chockenberry I was watching this with someone today.. and they said "Did you use Snow Leopard?".

It was one of those moments when I wanted to say "Yes, I have also used Dial-Up Internet"

I have been using #macOS since it was black and white little #cute icons playing the #SimCity #game.

After all this time, SimCity still is one of my favourite video games ever. And after all these years of collecting, I am still finding new stuff!

Today, I just came across a pristine copy protected disk image of SimCity v1.1 for the Amiga. That one will happily run the game without the need to get any codes from the manual. Also today, I found a slightly more modern version of the Terrain Editor documentation, where they removed the instructions for ATARI systems. "Imho" an interesting bit of gaming history!

Yep, I guess I'm a nerd. 😜

#SimCity #Amiga #Commodore #RetroGaming #RetroGames #CopyProtection #FloppyDisk #Diskette #Kopierschutz #Workbench

Comparing two, slightly different revisions of the SimCity Terrain Editor manual. The new one lacks the instructions for Atari systems.

SimCity 2013 may not have been the genre destroying product EA hoped for (thanks for management road rolling it with online-only features) but I cannot fault the amazing soundtrack by Chris Tilton
#simcity

I am checking out a few Amiga disk images and I gotta admit: This one had me confused for a bit.

As shown in the attached screenshot of DirectoryOpus, I had found a savegame with a file date "older" than the game it originated from. At first, I thought this to be very unusual. Then I remembered: Back in the day, Amigas did not usually have a real-time clock with a battery backup, so every time you booted up the system, the clock would be reset to a fixed date and time!

I'm feeling kinda stupid right now.

#Amiga #Commodore #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroGaming #DirectoryOpus #AmigaOS #AmigaDOS #SimCity

DOPUS looking at some game files. The savegame is older than the actual game it came from.

Talking about Architecture 1+2 for SimCity on the Amiga: I'm still bewildered why the only version present in all of the official Amiga floppy disk collections seems to be the v1.2 release, which refuses to work with SimCity 512K. I only just recently found out dedicated 512K graphic packs did exist at all! Why -the hell- did noone upload these before?!

https://archive.org/details/simcity_amiga-512k_arch-1
https://archive.org/details/simcity_amiga-512k_arch-2

#Commodore #Maxis #SimCity #Architecture #RetroGaming #RetroGames #90s

The "new" graphic sets will NOT work with the 512K version of SimCity.

Trying to install the regular "Future Cities" expansion with SimCity 512K.

Let's try #SimCity in Windows 10!

#SimCity
http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_By_Neil/SIMCITY

Currently installing #SimCity 4 Deluxe on my #Linux machine via #Lutris.

As requested, I just uploaded beautiful, 600dpi box scans for the SimCity Add-Ons "Architecture 1&2" to the Internet Archive. These boxes, without any changes, except a small sticker on the bottom, were used interchangeably for both IBM-PC and Amiga releases. Probably others, too.

https://archive.org/details/simcity_architecture-1_35_box
https://archive.org/details/simcity_architecture-2_35_box

As always - have fun! 🙂

#SimCity #Box #Scans #Preservation #MSDOS #Amiga #Maxis #RetroGaming #RetroGames #DOSGames #DOSGaming

I just added several SimCity Architecture packs to the Internet Archive. Original Amiga and PC versions. Loads of fun from 1990/91!

https://archive.org/details/@dfxthomas

#SimCity #Maxis #MSDOS #Amiga #RetroGaming #RetroGames #DOSGaming #DOSGames #Commodore #WinUAE #86Box #Emulation

Original SimCity Architecture Sets on the Internet Archive

SimCity for DOS - Ancient Cities Architecture Pack

SimCity for DOS - Future Cities Architecture Pack

SimCity for Amiga - Future Cities Architecture Pack

Simcity 3000 Unlimited/World Intro Teaser by Maxis (2000) | AI Upscale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=489vTO5R-lI

An AI upscaled version of the intro teaser of the second release of Simcity 3000; Simcity 3000 Unlimited (US), World (UK).

Based on the source TGQ video files from the GOG release of Simcity 3000 Unlimited.

#citybuilder #simcity #simcity3000unlimited #intro

Shanghai thinks it's a good idea to let everyone with a smartphone and a WiFi connection play #SimCity with their public transit system. 🤦‍♂️ Because, of course, what could go wrong when your morning commute is left to the whims of a bored commuter's afternoon whimsy? 🚍💡
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017072 #Shanghai #PublicTransit #CommuterWhimsy #TechInnovation #UrbanPlanning #HackerNews #ngated

Okay, THAT was annoying... seriously! This afternoon, I had received a fresh set of SimCity Graphics disks for the Amiga. "Ancient Cities" and "Future Cities". They looked and read okay, but - whatever I tried - I could NOT get them to work in WinUAE. I felt so stupid. Only after several hours I realized these disks were not compatible with SimCity 1.2, at all! These were the SimCity Graphics for SimCity512K! After that revelation... yes, of course, it worked!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrmppppffff ........ 😉

#RetroGaming #RetroGames #Amiga #Commodore #Maxis #SimCity #WinUAE #Emulation #FloppyDisk

SimCity Graphics Packs... for the Amiga.

SimCity512K before installing the Graphics pack.

SimCity512K after installing the Graphics pack.

This is the "Moon Colony" theme.

@dailymsx ... and it was this game that provided the codebase for the later #SimCity

and of course, the #MSX version of this game is the best looking one!

This has always been a bit confusing to me: The original Sim City "Graphics Pack 1 - Ancient Cities" was also known as "Architecture 2" in its European release. At the same time, it always contained the same three graphic themes: "Ancient Asia", "Medieval Times" and "Wild West".

Anyway: Here's a good European 5.25 360K inch disk set:
https://archive.org/details/simcity_architecture-2_525

Have fun! 😜

#SimCity #Graphics #Maxis #FloppyDisk #Diskette #KryoFlux #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #PCGaming #DOSGames #RetroGames #EGA #IBMPC

SimCity Graphics Install Program Set #1, General Information

SimCity Graphics Install Program Set #1, Graphics Selection Screen

https://www.walknews.com/893713/ 台湾のSSW・Whyte、母の日に贈る新曲“You Will Always Be”本日リリース｜夏には来日公演も #?te #adrift #santpoort #simcity #Taiwan #whyte #YouWillAlwaysBe #オーストラリア #コラボ #シンガー #シングル #プロデューサー #ライブ #下北沢 #台湾 #新曲 #来日 #東京 #母の日

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2520242/ 台湾のSSW・Whyte、母の日に贈る新曲“You Will Always Be”本日リリース｜夏には来日公演も #adrift #santpoort #simcity #Taiwan #Te #whyte #YouWillAlwaysBe #オーストラリア #コラボ #シンガー #シングル #プロデューサー #ライブ #下北沢 #台湾 #新曲 #来日 #東京 #母の日

'Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine' is a *fantastic* talk by Chaim Gingold. Especially if you are even vaguely interested in simulations, Maxis or SimCity.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/FwcBBLFofm8?si=sYM84ir8MQSw7YX8

#gamedev #simcity #simulation