SimCity (1989)

PC · 1989

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About this game

SimCity 2000 is a single-player city-building simulation game.

The player assumes the role of mayor and city planner, tasked with designing, constructing, and maintaining a thriving metropolis.

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Unlike its predecessor, SimCity , this installment begins with customizable terrain: rivers, hills, valleys, and coastlines can be sculpted before the first zone is laid.

The perspective has shifted to an isometric view, giving a more detailed and three-dimensional appearance to buildings, roads, and landscapes.

Core gameplay revolves around zoning land for residential, commercial, and industrial development, then providing the infrastructure and services necessary for growth.

New options include “light” and “dense” zoning, allowing more control over neighborhood density.

Cities must be supplied with power through power plants and electrical grids, and later with water via pumps, towers, and underground pipes.

Traffic management becomes more complex, as players build roads, highways, railways, and subways to connect zones and reduce congestion.

The range of civic services has expanded significantly.

Players can now construct hospitals, schools, colleges, prisons, police stations, and fire departments, each influencing city growth and public approval.

New landmarks such as stadiums, airports, and zoos attract commerce and improve land values.

Eventually, futuristic arcologies (self-contained megastructures that house tens of thousands of residents) become available, representing a dramatic step in urban development.

Finances are managed through city budgets and tax rates.

Revenue from property taxes funds services and new construction, while loans can be taken out to cover shortfalls.

Poor management leads to declining approval ratings, reduced growth, or even bankruptcy.

Citizens provide feedback through multiple in-game newspapers, each with its own tone, reporting on traffic problems, pollution, crime, and civic events, replacing the single opinion poll of the original game

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About PC

PC gaming spans over four decades, from early DOS titles to today's massive Steam and digital-storefront libraries. Because "PC" covers everything from 1990s CD-ROM releases to current AAA titles, it's the single largest platform by game count on Gamevaro. For collectors, PC gaming splits into two very different worlds: physical big-box releases from the 1990s and 2000s (increasingly collectible, especially complete-in-box with original manuals and inserts) and the modern digital library, which Gamevaro tracks for portfolio and spending purposes even though it has no resale market.

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