SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including SimCity 2000 in 1993, SimCity 3000 in 1999, SimCity 4 in 2003, SimCity DS, SimCity Societies in 2007, and SimCity in 2013. Until the release of The Sims in 2000, the SimCity series was the best-selling line of computer games made by Maxis.
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While it obviously didn't contain many of the stereotypical types of gameplay people expected out of games in 1989, it managed to create an open-ended sandbox for people to create their own objectives and just play with the software itself. Not only that, but it was relatively easy to pick up and learn the basics of city building in such a way that you were always wanting to work on that next section, build that next building, connect a new road, etc. A very fun and different game that went on to heavily influence an entire genre to this day.
The OG, played enough of it to know that these city builder sims are not really for me, but I can recognize that it's a great game and still holds up.
Used to be way more into these city builders as a kid, loved the natural disasters
1989...
This game taught me that i shouldnt become a City Planner
This game taught me that i shouldnt become a City Planner
playing this game for the first time in 2023 is tough but i see the vision
As a kid, I misunderstood what the game was telling me and accidentally did well.