<s>
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Micropolis	B-Application
or	O
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
simulation	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
platforms	O
from	O
1989	O
to	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
features	O
two-dimensional	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
independently	O
developed	O
by	O
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
1985	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
see	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
until	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
becoming	O
a	O
best-seller	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
sold	O
300,000	O
units	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
nearly	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
despite	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
news	O
publishers	O
and	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
marked	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
urban	O
simulation	B-Application
genre	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
publisher	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
tradition	O
of	O
producing	O
non-linear	O
simulation	B-Application
games	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
–	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
–	O
would	O
surpass	O
all	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
popularity	O
and	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
franchises	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
concept	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
is	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
design	O
a	O
city	O
without	O
specific	O
goals	O
to	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
make	O
these	O
choices	O
based	O
on	O
such	O
factors	O
as	O
traffic	O
levels	O
,	O
availability	O
of	O
electrical	O
power	O
,	O
crime	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
proximity	O
to	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
buildings	O
—	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
residential	O
areas	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
power	O
plant	O
will	O
seldom	O
appreciate	O
the	O
highest	O
grade	O
of	O
housing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
rewards	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mayor	O
's	O
mansion	O
or	O
a	O
casino	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
face	O
disasters	O
including	O
flooding	O
,	O
tornadoes	B-Language
,	O
fires	O
(	O
often	O
from	O
air	O
disasters	O
or	O
shipwrecks	O
)	O
,	O
earthquakes	O
and	O
attacks	O
by	O
monsters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
monsters	B-Device
and	O
tornadoes	B-Language
can	O
trigger	O
train	O
crashes	O
by	O
running	O
into	O
passing	O
trains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
features	O
goal-oriented	O
,	O
time-limited	O
scenarios	O
that	O
are	O
contingent	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
and	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
either	O
a	O
win	O
or	O
a	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
implementation	O
of	O
scenarios	O
was	O
suggested	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
transforming	O
SimCity	B-Application
into	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
game	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
the	O
initial	O
cities	O
were	O
modeled	O
after	O
real-world	O
cities	O
and	O
endeavored	O
to	O
replicate	O
their	O
general	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
game	O
designer	O
Will	O
Wright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Raid	B-Application
on	I-Application
Bungeling	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
dropping	O
bombs	O
on	O
islands	O
,	O
Wright	O
found	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
designing	O
the	O
islands	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
rather	O
than	O
playing	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Wright	O
was	O
cultivating	O
a	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
intricacies	O
and	O
theories	O
of	O
urban	O
planning	O
and	O
acknowledges	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
System	O
Dynamics	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jay	O
Wright	O
Forrester	O
and	O
whose	O
book	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
Micropolis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Braun	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
tiny	O
software	O
company	O
Maxis	O
,	O
agreed	O
to	O
publish	O
SimCity	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
initial	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wright	O
and	O
Braun	O
returned	O
to	O
Broderbund	O
to	O
formally	O
clear	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
when	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
near	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Broderbund	O
executives	O
Gary	O
Carlston	O
and	O
Don	O
Daglow	O
saw	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
they	O
signed	O
Maxis	O
to	O
a	O
distribution	O
deal	O
for	O
both	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
initial	O
development	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platforms	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
later	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
,	O
and	O
afterward	O
saw	O
more	O
releases	O
for	O
computers	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
:	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
EPOC32	B-Language
,	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
Internet	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
FM-Towns	B-Device
,	O
OLPC	B-Application
XO-1	I-Application
and	O
News	O
HyperLook	O
on	O
Sun	O
Unix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
for	O
X11	B-Operating_System
Tcl/Tk	B-Application
on	O
various	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
DESQview	B-Operating_System
and	O
OS/2	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Maxis	O
released	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
Terrain	O
Editor	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
mail-order	O
add-on	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
but	O
gained	O
a	O
standalone	O
retail	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Maxis	O
developed	O
two	O
'	O
Graphics	O
Sets	O
 '	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
:	O
"	O
Ancient	O
Cities	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Future	O
Cities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0/3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
GDI	O
with	O
new	O
sounds	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
either	O
PC-Speaker	O
type	O
or	O
digital/MIDI	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
other	O
re-releases	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
Maxis	O
re-released	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
as	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Terrain	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Graphics	O
Sets	O
were	O
also	O
reissued	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1993	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SimClassics	O
Volume	O
1	O
compilation	O
alongside	O
SimAnt	B-Application
and	O
SimLife	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
compatible	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
Deluxe	O
CD-ROM	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
new	O
256-color	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
bundled	O
the	O
Graphics	O
Sets	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
Terrain	O
Editor	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Maxis	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
CD-ROM	I-Application
"	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
which	O
included	O
256	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
FMV	O
movies	O
that	O
would	O
trigger	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MS-DOS	B-Application
SimCity	B-Application
version	O
1.00	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
graphics	O
modes	O
:	O
CGA	O
monochrome	O
640x200	O
,	O
EGA	O
color	O
320x200	O
,	O
Tandy	O
640x200	O
mode	O
,	O
Hercules	O
720x348	O
mono	O
,	O
and	O
EGA	O
640x350	O
in	O
color	O
or	O
mono	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
v2.00	O
release	O
(	O
SimCity	B-Application
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
)	O
dropped	O
all	O
the	O
200-line	O
modes	O
and	O
added	O
VGA	O
640x480	O
16-color	O
and	O
a	O
VGA/MCGA	O
320x200	O
256-color	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
and	O
scenario	O
features	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
incorporated	O
their	O
own	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
monster	O
disaster	O
,	O
Bowser	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
becomes	O
the	O
attacking	O
monster	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
the	O
city	O
reaches	O
a	O
landmark	O
500,000	O
populace	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
statue	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
also	O
features	O
special	O
buildings	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
receive	O
as	O
rewards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
casinos	B-Application
,	O
large	O
parks	O
,	O
amusement	O
parks	O
,	O
and	O
expo	O
centers	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
"	O
Dr.	O
Wright	O
"	O
(	O
whose	O
physical	O
appearance	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Will	O
Wright	O
)	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
adviser	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
BS	O
SimCity	B-Application
Machizukuri	O
Taikai	O
was	O
broadcast	O
to	O
Japanese	O
players	O
via	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Satellaview	B-Device
subsystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
SimCity	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
properly	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
prototype	O
cartridges	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
were	O
discovered	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
copy	O
was	O
obtained	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
preservationist	O
Frank	O
Cifaldi	O
,	O
who	O
extensively	O
documented	O
its	O
features	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
personal	O
computer	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
also	O
composed	O
by	O
Oka	O
)	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
;	O
besides	O
Metropolis	O
Theme	O
,	O
a	O
composition	O
that	O
Oka	O
herself	O
considers	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
best	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
source	O
code	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	O
GPL-3.0-or-later	B-License
license	O
,	O
renamed	O
to	O
Micropolis	B-Application
(	O
the	O
original	O
working	O
title	O
)	O
for	O
trademark	O
reasons	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Don	O
Hopkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Micropolis	B-Application
source	O
code	O
has	O
been	O
translated	O
to	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
integrated	O
with	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
interfaced	O
with	O
both	O
GTK+	B-Application
and	O
OpenLaszlo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Maxis	O
established	O
an	O
online	O
browser-based	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
browser-based	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Micropolis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
browser-based	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
ported	O
using	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
as	O
micropolisJS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Micropolis	B-Application
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GPL-3.0-or-later	B-License
,	O
users	O
can	O
do	O
anything	O
they	O
want	O
with	O
it	O
that	O
conforms	O
with	O
the	O
GPL-3.0-or-laterthe	O
only	O
restriction	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
cannot	O
call	O
it	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
"	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
limitations	O
to	O
protect	O
EA	O
's	O
trademarks	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
other	O
,	O
differently	O
named	O
projects	O
to	O
be	O
forked	O
from	O
the	O
Micropolis	B-Application
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
to	O
the	O
open-source	O
code	O
base	O
that	O
merit	O
EA	O
's	O
approval	O
may	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
official	O
"	O
OLPC	O
SimCity	B-Application
"	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
OLPC	O
under	O
the	O
trademarked	O
name	O
OLPC	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
after	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reviewed	O
and	O
approved	O
by	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Detailed	O
information	O
about	O
ports	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Platform	O
Version	O
–	O
Release	O
date	O
Comments	O
Amiga	B-Device
V.1.0	O
–	O
Alongside	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
any	O
Amiga	B-Device
with	O
at	O
least	O
512	O
kilobytes	O
of	O
memory	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
new	O
functionality	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
2	I-Application
requires	O
at	O
least	O
1MB	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
twice	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
CDTV	I-Device
To	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
pleasant	O
to	O
play	O
when	O
viewed	O
on	O
a	O
distant	O
television	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
a	O
closer	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
include	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
more	O
suited	O
for	O
use	O
from	O
the	O
CDTV	B-Device
's	O
remote	O
control	O
,	O
use	O
CD-DA	O
for	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
three	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
V.1.0	O
–	O
Sim	O
City	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
V.1.0	O
–	O
Sim	O
City	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
This	O
version	O
features	O
scenarios	O
but	O
has	O
no	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
less	O
colorful	O
than	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
V.1.0	O
–	O
This	O
version	O
lacks	O
music	O
,	O
many	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
most	O
animation	O
and	O
has	O
limited	O
colour	O
palettes	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
25K	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
V.1.0	O
–	O
Released	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
monochrome	O
and	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V.1.1	O
Copy	O
protection	O
removed.Macintosh	O
-	O
Classic	O
–	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
CD-ROM	O
version	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Collector	O
's	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Application
MS-DOS	I-Application
–	O
1.00	O
~	O
1.07	O
Features	O
EGA	O
color	O
graphics	O
in	O
both	O
low-resolution	O
320x200	O
and	O
high-resolution	O
640x350	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
monochrome	O
EGA	O
640x350	O
,	O
CGA	O
640x200	O
,	O
and	O
Hercules	O
720x348	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capable	O
of	O
running	O
on	O
an	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
5150	I-Device
with	O
512KB	O
RAM	O
and	O
ONE	O
5-1/4	O
"	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
(	O
no	O
hard	O
drive	O
required	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MS-DOS	B-Application
-	O
Classic	O
–	O
v2.00	O
Re-released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
as	O
version	O
2.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Addons	O
:	O
New	O
standalone	O
Terrain	O
Editor	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
6	O
graphics	O
sets.Windows	O
-	O
Classic	O
–	O
Released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	O
with	O
new	O
sounds	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
either	O
PC-Speaker	O
type	O
or	O
digital/MIDI	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
simulator	O
engine	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
few	O
subtle	O
differences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hi-value	O
residential	O
zones	O
that	O
stay	O
as	O
small	O
houses	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
when	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
instantly	O
turn	O
into	O
hi-value	O
hi-rises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrain	O
Editor	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Interplay	O
)	O
Released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
it	O
featured	O
256-color	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
added	O
FMV	O
movie	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
news	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Maxis	O
)	O
SimCity	B-Application
Deluxe	O
CD-ROM	O
-	O
Re-released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
with	O
new	O
256-color	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
all	O
6	O
graphics	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Terrain	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Developed	O
and	O
Published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
under	O
license	O
by	O
Maxis	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
had	O
additional	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
including	O
graphics	O
changing	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
seasons	O
(	O
trees	O
are	O
green	O
in	O
summer	O
,	O
turn	O
rusty	O
brown	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
,	O
white	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
,	O
and	O
bloom	O
as	O
cherry	O
blossoms	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
)	O
,	O
civic	O
reward	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
energetic	O
green-haired	O
city	O
advisor	O
named	O
Dr.	O
Wright	O
(	O
after	O
Will	O
Wright	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
often	O
pop	O
up	O
and	O
inform	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
problems	O
with	O
their	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
had	O
two	O
additional	O
bonus	O
scenarios	O
,	O
accessible	O
when	O
the	O
original	O
scenarios	O
were	O
completed	O
:	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
and	O
Freeland	O
(	O
see	O
the	O
section	O
on	O
scenarios	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
put	O
their	O
stamp	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dangerous	O
disaster	O
being	O
Bowser	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
city	O
(	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
generic	O
movie-type	O
monster	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
statue	O
awarded	O
once	O
the	O
megalopolis	O
level	O
of	O
500,000	O
inhabitants	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
(	O
No	O
longer	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
V.1.0	O
–	O
1989	O
Has	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
scenarios	O
,	O
crime	O
,	O
and	O
disasters	O
)	O
of	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
much	O
more	O
limited	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
the	O
SimCity.com	O
website	O
as	O
Classic	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Atelier	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Psion	B-Application
5	I-Application
handheld	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
July	O
2005	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
a	O
development	O
cartridge	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
was	O
found	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
computers	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Superior	O
Software/Acornsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Peter	O
Scott	O
had	O
to	O
squeeze	O
the	O
512k	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
20k	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
aging	O
32k	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
kept	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
and	O
very	O
similar	O
graphics	O
(	O
although	O
only	O
using	O
four	O
colors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DUX	O
Software	O
published	O
a	O
Unix	B-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
NeWS	O
window	O
system	O
using	O
the	O
HyperLook	O
user	O
interface	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
the	O
X11	B-Operating_System
window	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
Tcl/Tk	B-Application
user	O
interface	O
toolkit	O
,	O
both	O
developed	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
by	O
Don	O
Hopkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
late	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourth	O
Best	O
Simulation	B-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
.info	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
:	O
Best	O
Simulation	B-Application
,	O
1989	O
,	O
Compute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
Game	O
Designer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
:	O
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
for	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
1989	O
,	O
Computer	O
Entertainer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Annual	O
(	O
Australia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Military	O
or	O
Strategy	O
Computer	O
Game	O
"	O
of	O
1989	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
was	O
named	O
to	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
for	O
games	O
readers	O
highly	O
rated	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
X11	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
Unix	B-Application
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
named	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
the	O
Best	O
Simulation	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
1989	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
named	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sid	O
Meier	O
in	O
2008	O
named	O
SimCity	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
most	O
important	O
innovations	O
in	O
videogame	O
history	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
led	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
that	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
not	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
SimCity	B-Application
the	O
6th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
SimCity	B-Application
50th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
SimCity	B-Application
89th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
35th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Siggins	O
reviewed	O
SimCity	B-Application
for	O
Games	O
International	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
must	O
be	O
ranked	O
right	O
up	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
all-time	O
Amiga	B-Device
classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
come	O
across	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
'	O
serious	O
 '	O
theme	O
into	O
a	O
passable	O
simulation	B-Application
while	O
also	O
making	O
for	O
an	O
excellent	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
named	O
SimCity	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Southern	O
California	O
and	O
University	O
of	O
Arizona	O
used	O
SimCity	B-Application
in	O
urban	O
planning	O
and	O
political	O
science	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
Moss	O
of	O
The	O
Detroit	O
News	O
found	O
that	O
Godzilla	B-Device
attacking	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
the	O
1972	O
Detroit	O
scenario	O
caused	O
less	O
destruction	O
than	O
the	O
mayoralty	O
of	O
Coleman	O
Young	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
The	O
Providence	O
Journal	O
invited	O
five	O
candidates	O
for	O
Mayor	O
of	O
Providence	O
,	O
Rhode	O
Island	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
SimCity	B-Application
town	O
resembling	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SimCity	B-Application
Terrain	O
Editor	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
Dragon	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
4	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reported	O
that	O
SimCity	B-Application
was	O
named	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
most	O
important	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
so-called	O
game	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Library	O
of	O
Congress	O
took	O
up	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
preservation	O
proposal	O
and	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
this	O
list	O
,	O
including	O
SimCity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
yielded	O
several	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sim	O
"	O
games	O
of	O
many	O
types	O
were	O
developedwith	O
Will	O
Wright	O
and	O
Maxis	O
developing	O
myriad	O
titles	O
including	O
SimEarth	B-Application
,	O
SimFarm	B-Application
,	O
SimTown	B-Application
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
SimCity	I-Application
,	O
SimCopter	B-Device
,	O
SimAnt	B-Application
,	O
SimLife	B-Application
,	O
SimIsle	B-Application
,	O
SimTower	B-Application
,	O
SimPark	B-Application
,	O
SimSafari	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
which	O
spawned	O
its	B-Application
own	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
unreleased	O
SimsVille	B-Application
and	O
SimMars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
obtained	O
licenses	O
for	O
some	O
titles	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SimTower	B-Application
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Take	I-Application
The	I-Application
A-Train	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
A-Train	B-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spore	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
"	O
SimEverything	O
"	O
a	O
name	O
that	O
Will	O
Wright	O
thought	O
might	O
accurately	O
describe	O
what	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimCity	B-Application
inspired	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Software	B-Application
toys	I-Application
"	O
that	O
were	O
open-ended	O
with	O
no	O
set	O
objective	O
were	O
developed	O
trying	O
to	O
duplicate	O
SimCity	B-Application
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
successful	O
was	O
Wright	O
's	O
own	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ideas	O
pioneered	O
in	O
SimCity	B-Application
have	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
real-world	O
applications	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
as	O
urban	O
developers	O
have	O
recognized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
"	O
gamification	O
"	O
of	O
city	O
planning	O
by	O
integrating	O
numerous	O
real-world	O
systems	O
for	O
a	O
city	O
or	O
region	O
interacted	O
to	O
project	O
growth	O
or	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
real-world	O
city	O
improvement	O
projects	O
started	O
with	O
models	O
inspired	O
by	O
SimCity	B-Application
prior	O
to	O
implementation	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
more	O
connected	O
smart	B-Device
cities	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
spawned	O
a	O
SimCity	B-Application
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Mayfair	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Swan	O
reviewed	O
SimCity	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Card	O
Game	O
for	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Wright	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
made	O
appearances	O
in	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
