Simcity 2000 soundtrack series#

These were based in versions of real-life cities, and some were based on real events such as the Oakland firestorm of 1991, the 1989 Hurricane Hugo in Charleston, South Carolina, the Great Flood of 1993 in Davenport, Iowa, or dealing with the 1970s economic recession in Flint, Michigan-but also included more fanciful ones such as a 'monster' destroying Hollywood in 2001. The game also included several playable scenarios, in which the player must deal with a disaster (in most, but not all scenarios) and rebuild the city to meet a set of victory conditions. This is related to the event in SimEarth where all cities are moved into rocket-propelled domes that then leave to 'found new worlds' (leaving no sentient life behind). This reduces the city's population to those who are not living in the Launch Arcologies, but it also opens wide areas for redevelopment and returns their construction cost to the city treasury. An 'exodus' occurs during the year 2051 or later, when 300 or more Launch Arcologies are constructed the following January each one 'takes off' into space so that their inhabitants can form new civilizations on distant worlds. Though there is no 'true' victory sequence in SimCity 2000, the 'exodus' is a close parallel. Some headlines have no purpose whatsoever in the game, such as 'Bald Radio Found' or 'Frog Convention'. Certain newspapers have a special monthly humor advice column by 'Miss Sim'. The newspapers had random titles ( Times, Post, Herald, etc.), and prices based on the simulated year.

Simcity 2000 soundtrack series#

SimCity 2000 is the only game in the entire series to have this feature (besides the discontinued children's version, SimTown), though newer versions have a news ticker. The newspaper option provided many humorous stories as well as relevant ones, such as new technology, warnings about aging power plants, recent disasters and opinion polls (highlighting city problems). News comes in the form of several pre-written newspaper articles with variable names that could either be called up immediately or could be subscribed to on a yearly basis.

Graphics were added for buildings under construction in the residential, commercial, and industrial zones, as well as darkened buildings depicting abandoned buildings as a result of urban decay. Querying a library and selecting 'Ruminate' displays an essay written by Neil Gaiman. Certain tiles also display additional information power plants, for example, display the percentage of power being consumed when queried, and querying roads displays the amount of traffic on that tile. Using the query tool on tiles reveals information such as structure name and type, altitude, and land value. The budget controls are very important in running the city effectively.Īnother new addition in SimCity 2000 is the query tool.

Enacting city ordinances and connecting to neighboring cities became possible. The budget and finance controls are also much more elaborate-tax rates can be set individually for residential, commercial and industrial zones. Players can build highways to neighboring cities to increase trade and the population. Most types of power plants have a limited life span and must be rebuilt periodically. There are a total of nine varieties of power plants in SimCity 2000, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind turbines, hydroelectric dams (which can only be placed on waterfall tiles), solar and the futuristic fusion power and satellite microwave plant. Players can build highways, roads, bus depots, railway tracks, subways, train depots and zone land for seaports and airports. New types of facilities include prisons, schools, libraries, museums, marinas, hospitals and arcologies. It now has a near-isometric dimetric view (similar to the earlier Maxis-published A-Train) instead of overhead, land could have different elevations, and underground layers were introduced for water pipes and subways. SimCity 2000 was a major extension of the concept. The unexpected and enduring success of the original SimCity, combined with the relative lack of success with other ' Sim' titles, finally motivated the development of a sequel.