It works with a modified charset and a few sprites e.g. Graphically, the game does not raise the bar on the C64. However, you can of course use the mouse in the joystick mode. Unfortunately, there is no support for the mouse which would be very well suited for this game. It is controlled from a two-dimensional birds view with the joystick and an interlaced menu that is in the lower screen bar. Sim City is a city building game which unites an economic simulation with a real-time strategy game. Other means of transport enter the game as animations when certain buildings are made: planes after building the airport or ships when a harbour is there.Īlso the controls of the menu items via icons were relatively new at that time. a simulated flow of the traffic which started automatically and was shown when the area at this street was well colonised. Godzilla (here only as a monster).Įqually interesting were the mini-simulations that were already contained at that time, as e.g. Rather exciting is also the activation of destructive characters from earlier horror movies, as e.g. tornados, earthquakes, blazes, disasters with means of transports etc. It was and is interesting to be able to trigger some environmental influcences when getting bored, as eg. earthquake in Tokyo or a bomb attack (simulation of WWII) in Hamburg. These towns are also used for simulating the corresponding scenarios with the respective catastrophes and events, e.g. If you find the building of your own city of dreams too time consuming, you can enter the game with the already provided and built cosmopolitan cities that correspond to the real cities of that time: Tokyo, San Fransisco, Bern, Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro, Detroit or Boston. location and building of commerce and industry, shopping centres, parks, harbours, airports or stadiums so that the village or small town grows to a metropolis, if the player wants that.ĭuring this you need to keep all town factors in balance in each round (see reference map), so you will not run out of money from the city treasury, the population will not die out or move to the neighbouring city and suddenly turn yours into a ghost town.manage (and especially raise) the town's budget, traffic and population.fighting crime, unemployment or pollution.In return this version already included a water system for the city, that became a standard only in the later sequel Sim City 2000.Īs an urban planner or respectively mayor, the player has to accomplish amongst others the following tasks in Sim City:
Unfortunately, many interesting features and possibilites in other Sim City conversions were missing in the C64 version of the game, e.g. The Commodore 64 port was the original version of the game and was released later in 1989. In Sim City, you design, create and manage your own city. You can fly around the city without being limited to the roads.The economic simulation Sim City was programmed by Will Wright on a C64 in 1986.
#Simcity 2000 cheat code
The code Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, L2, R2, X(2) may also be used. Press Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, L2, R2, Start(2). Collect these nuggets as you move around the city to increase your city fund. If you entered the code correctly, a trail of golden nuggets will appear on the road.
Gold nugget trail (in 3D game)Īctivate the "Helicopter cockpit" code multiple times by pressing R2, L2, R2, L2, R2, L2, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1 seven times, followed by R2, L2, R2, L2, R2, L2(2), R1, L2, R1, L2, R1, L2, R1. Turn off the cockpit by pressing R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1. To return to normal, press L1, L2, L1, L2, L1, L2, L1, L2. A translucent city map HUD with a position indicator will appear. To return to normal, press Right(6), L2, R2. To pause the fade, press Left(6), L2, R2. To return to normal, press Down(2), Up(2), Down(2), L2, R2. To cycle between day and night, press Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, L2, R2. Use of any of the dispatch tools (fire, police, military) to get the maximum number allowable, regardless of the number of stations you have. Press Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X while keeping the cursor within the status bar area. Select and cancel the dispatch tool with the normal arrow cursor. Maximum fire, police, and military (in 2D game) Then, go to the status bar and press Up, Down, Right, Left, Up, X while keeping the cursor within the status bar area. Select and cancel the tree tool with the normal arrow cursor. Note: This may result in fines of up to $100,000. Then at the Budget screen, hold Triangle and press L1, L2, L1, L2, R2, R1, R2, R1. Note: This code may only be enabled once per game. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a cheer. Then at the Budget screen, hold R1 and press X, Circle, Triangle, Square.