Paradigm commented: This game had so much depth and complexity, the official tip book for it was half the size of a New York City phone book. Even by today's standards the graphics still look pretty snazy. All I can really say is, it is the best game of its kind and certainly the best in the series.
There are sadly a lot of bugs though. Not all Ordinances work. Some do not work correctly. Some buildings have such a negligible effect they are pointless to build, others have a far greater impact then they should. Road, highway and railroad connections to neighboring cities build but do not seem to register, though this only seems to happen when running under DOS Box. Finally, the game is VERY crash prone when running under DOS Box.
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I used to create airports beside tall buildings just to see the planes crash
a file is missing:patch.rtg
Head on over to GOG, and buy this great title for a small fee! Wait..
You can get this, and every other old classic retro game for free if you have a bit of no how and perseverance.. Roms aren't as easy to get these days as they used to be, but there are still some great sites out there where you can download any classic game you can think of and then optimize it to run on your system flawlessly with an emulator.
This site is great, used to be a haven for old DOS games, until GOG entered the picture and decided to start charging people for games that are so defunct, some of the companies no longer exist anymore. But its OK as long as GOG can make a buck or two, right?
have a laugh i don't know if this will work on this version but on the original you held down the shift key while typing 'MONEY' for an instant $10000 bonus but every 4 uses causes an earthquake
this is only a demo version. i can save my city or move forward.... :(
GoG stands for Good Old Games. At least i heard.
This is demoversion.Full version (for free) can ve obtained elsewhere ...J ust google enough...Full version is awesome for a 1993 game.But the heading given here should have demo written in bracket ..ie SImcity 2000(demo) .I too got deceived (anyways it is written as demo in the description somewhere .But if u download thinking it a full version,be sure to be frustrated after u find out itz a demo .Not having 'demo' written in the heading makes it deceiving !
recieved this game for free on origin ;)
also don't download it from here it's demo
get it from somewhere else
EDIT: manual added, thx fdisk ;)
garbage, they used to have the full version up, but now theyve replaced it with a demo and an evil GoG link. Do not download this just google SimCity 2000 Full Version. Do not support EA by purchasing this, they deserve nothing but free loaders. Do not forget to protest them removing full versions if there on GoG.
Garbage. Demo version and does not even work!
I got a deluxe edition of this game (From 1995) at a thrift store several years back. The disc contains the CD version of the Game, the construction kit, some demos and interviews with Will Wright. If I'm correct he talks about an idea for a game that would soon become Spore. I remember having to choose between that or Railroad tycoon Deluxe Edition on Floppy. I wish I could have gotten both...
Listen up buttheads.. LOL!! I loved this game!
Wait...this isn't full version ? Then...why...abandon...forget it. Just Google it hard enough and you'll find a copy anyway. Why should I buy something that doesn't even sells anymore ?
Just a heads up BTW, a spanking new game called 'Civilization: Beyond Earth' is going to hit the shelves, maybe, this December.
Good Job guys upgrading the site. Keep up the good work. I recall getting Doom, Doom 2 and Doom Ultimate from here. Awesome
Listen up buttheads, try downloading DOS BOX .74 and then add a shortcut of that to desktop then, drag the game application e.g. - DOOM.exe on the DOS BOX shortcut. Next thing you know is you game coming to life... Enjoy folks !
incompatible with 64x systems.
I bought this game at the time! I still have it in version "big box" as it no longer made.
When the hell did they start putting demo's for games available on GoG........
I found the CD set for this game in the dumpster. It works perfectly on my Windows XP Computer XD
Doesn't work at all. Do not download what-so-ever!
How do I turn on sound blaster? Sound and music doesn't work.
wow
Nice post and blog for
this game is amazing play it!
or you can just torrent the game for free the way is should be
It's cool
This is the DEMO version of Sim City 2k, you can buy the full game on GoG.com for $5.99, we won't upload back the full game.
Got the game running on DOSBOX, but I can't get the cheats to work (lame, I know, but that's how I enjoy playing it).
When I type 'IMACHEAT' nothing happens.
Any advice? I need the cash!!
awesome!
lol
No idea how old the comments here are, but I'll offer what help I can. Mili123, try running it in DOSBox. It's trying to use a low res mode that moderns systems hate. Or, you could try setting your screen res to 640x480 and try again. Once in, you should be able to find just what resolutions the game supports. I don't recall off hand. Ilikepie1974, look for spanning options in your zip program. You can normally spread a file over as many disks as you need by spanning. Good luck folks.
i cant seem to install it. after i run install.exe i get an error
C:\Users\HPG50\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.864\SIMCIT~\INSTALL.EXE
this system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose 'close' to terminate the application
Can anyone help me?
i download it and i cant install it!
now the trouble is getting it onto my compaq armada... no USB support cuz its 98, wont fit on floppy disks...
SIMCITY BLISSSSSS
ycan eaven fly thru the whole city using sim-copter ,am i right ? xD
thats a newer verion ,and i have the newest one took me ages just to get the best streets going on etc ,but i think the new one is way smaller ,so i want the future pack way beyond xD
i miss my pc ,this new minitop i have ,is kinda funny ..oh no dvd-player tho OH !!
This game came out 7 years too early. Fail
My pc is so old i dont have enough RAM
it works , now i need some tandy music weeeee
super cooooool.......................................a very very nice game
aw ,it doesnt work !!
Hey guys,
I try to build a city but my population is not growing. After 20 years population is still zero. Is this a bug?
cool.....thank u............
Nice post and blog for free download PC games
if you are having trouble with the spaces in the game name just rename the folder to something under 8 chracters, and with no spaces
@ NeedHelp: Search engine. OK? Search engine. There. I helped.
Idk how to do this. Usually you just drag the folder to DosBox and type in the name. But theirs spaces, so i can't. Help.
dos box will alow you to play any of these games or look into gog.com
great game
I used to love playing this when I was a teenager.
i can't play it. these are saying when opening it: SC2000.EXE
The NTVDM CPU has encoutered an illegal instruction.
C2.c000 IP:5091 OP:ff ff 83 fc 00 Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
Great game, spent a lot of time playing it.
So glad this game is now free!
Sweet diddly goodness
This isn't abandonware. It is still available from Good Old Games.
just downloading for the first time
Thanks
looove this game
Jeaaahhh!!!
@Dillon
I solved the problem with dosbox just go to install change your video card and the game will run properly
NOSTALGIA TRIPS!
Way better than the new one.
@rcbc: Use an emulator (ex: DosBox) and make sure to change both the game audio settings, but also change the DosBox config file.
super!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot get water to spread... it used to work on my computer and now it isn't anymore, i have tried different computers and different frontend programs for Dosbox, any suggestions ?
Better than SimCIty 5
sim city rules
doesnt work with x64 :(((
great game
luv simcity
nice game putang ina nyo
Niceeeee iam verry happy :)
nice game
Yeah!
can somebody hit me up with the proper settings used to run sc2000 in DOSBox...?
Windows 7, HAVE DOSBOX, HAVE D-fend, tried four machines, four locations. none work. HELP!!!!!!!!!
my fave game of the 90's back on my p.c! :-)
You can get this game by going to
http://coolrom.com/roms/psx/40081/SimCity_2000.php
and downloading it and then
http://coolrom.com/emulators/psx/52/ePSXe.php
and it should work.
I try to start install.exe, but it responds with this:
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\Desktop\SIMCIT~2\INSTALL.EXE
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:0000 IP:0077 OP:f0 37 05 0c 02 Choose Close to terminate the application.
None of it makes sense, and I really want to play this game based on your criticism!
Install VBox and Win95. Run the game.
http://www.sevenforums.com/virtualization/10121-installing-windows-95-virtualbox-3.html
Great game but i recommend version for MacOS.
You can try this version with FreeDOS or DOS emulator DOSbox.
DOSBOX: http://www.dosbox.com/
...OR Mac OS version (much better):
Find some classic MacOS emulator (SheepShaver or Basillisk) for Windows, Linux or Mac OS X and install MacOS 7.5. You can download it free from Apple server:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/
You must download all files and use them as virtual floppy disks inside emulator.
You also need Mac DiskTools and real 68k Mac ROM for boot. You can find both on Google.
After that just install Mac version of Sim City 2000.
For instructions how to configure and use MacOS emulator see documentation on official page of emulator.
It's really easy after you download all stuff. :)
niceeeeeeee!
i love it
Use Dosbox .
If you ppl cant get it to run, use google, do some research. learn something. you'll better yourself and you'll stop wasting other people's time.
figure it out.
I cant play
how can i work it on mac
How do you set it up? I'm failing horribly! Its just so confusing.
How can I get it to work on windows 8?
Thanks for the comment about the DOSBox, I was having trouble getting this to run but that worked perfectly!
i like this game
It works fine for me, im using Win7 64 bit, after download the game and DOSBox ( i use version 0.74 ). unzip the game, left click and drag ( any ) file that you want to run, then drop it to the DOSBox icon ( on your desktop ) then enjoy it. Tam biet
Good game. Doesn't work on newer versions of windows - and does not operate in DOS or DOS emulators. Attempting to play it using the compatibility mode can work, but often glitches out.
I recommend that you don't download this version. At least not until someone puts up a patch to fix the issues.
Utter rubbish.
Well done Maxis for destroying the original game!
...There were like 19 or 20 different versions of SC2K, with only minor tweaks and variations to differentiate them. Most of them were OEM related to reflect the company that made the computer and bundled a bunch of games with it, including SC2K. I've got three or four of those versions sitting on a beehive spindle somewhere in a box, and for a while you could find them almost as easy as an AOHell install disk. Not as numerous so as to use them for coasters, but almost!
Try to download from www.xtcabandonware.com.
And 16 bit games can not work on 64 bit windows....
no, this download will not run on Windows 7 64 bit. I just tried everything they said, and it isn't compatible.
I can't install this game, can you please make a tutorial ?
it can be much more simple
Im try to download but it isn't download
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.