SimCity (time well spent compared to Civ?)

[Sharpe]

I thought Simcity 2000 had a bug with the water pipes ?

Simcity 3000 Unlimited works with my ancient machine which is nearly 5 years old (P II 266 mhz, 160 MB RAM), except for problems with my firewall. I have seen it for less than $20 US - but it will drop even further when Simcity 4 is released (in Sept or Oct I think ?)

[Urban Ranger]

SimCity is fun. The addictive quality lies in watching your city grow and take shape. There are no worries about Zulus breathing down your neck. In other words, it's nice and peaceful.

Unless you unleash the monsters, that is.

[Space05us]

I like watching my biggest cities burn

[MosesPresley]

Originally posted by Space05us
not to mention you dont get the newspaper

Instead of the newspaper, you get a tickertape. It has the same bad jokes and some useful info. I played the helloutof SC2000, but I love SC3000 unlimited so much more.

With SC3000, you have to cope with the garbage your sims produce. You can also make deals with your neighbors. There are a lot of deals that you can make with special interest contractors too. All in all, SC3000 offers the better gaming experience.

[Space05us]

yeah but I liked the newspaper, it had stories

and I forgot about those differences I havent played either game in a few months. If they say SC3000 works on older machines than I say go with SC3000.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Then again, I do like the Sims...

/me throws a pie at Skanky

[Space05us]

hey theres nothing wrong with the sims. other than there's no obvious reason to enjoy it

[Rasbelin]

Are you trying to tarnish the name of Will Wright and the Sim game family?

*throws rotten tomatoes on those who dislike Sim City*

[Grumbold]

I enjoyed all SC games. Unfortunately SC3000 doesn't want to run on my PC any more. It installs fine, but nothing happens when I run it afterward. I suspect the damn copy protection is at fault.

[Space05us]

if it starts half way then crashes try changing your screen resolution and color. I had a problem with the game where it would get the the intro and crash, turns out I was in the wrong resolution.

[tniem]

I always found SimCity was well spent time even compared to Civ. Loved the original SimCity and I liked 2k. Never got 3k and so I cannot offer any suggestions on that one, but do not worry about wasting time. It is a lot of fun and lets you believe you control a city. I would highly recommend getting the best version that will run adequately on your computer.

[MattyBoy]

I am a cheapskate, so I'll keep an eye out for SC2000 or SC3000, but only if they are cheap.

[tishco]

the sc2000 stories are cool.

[prepare pies for those who dilike them]

[for throwing of course]

[Grumbold]

Originally posted by Space05us
if it starts half way then crashes try changing your screen resolution and color. I had a problem with the game where it would get the the intro and crash, turns out I was in the wrong resolution.

Thanks I read up on various crash on start bugs but this seems different. You click the icon, it checks the CD drive then nothing else happens. No error message and no active program running when you check task manager.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I'd equate it with the Sims. Then again, I do like the Sims...

*Alex joins FrustatedPoet throwing pies at Skanky*