SimCity 1989
- Released
- October 1989
- Genres
- Simulator · Strategy
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes · BBC Microcomputer System · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Atari ST/STE · PC · Acorn Electron · Mac · DOS · FM Towns · Amiga · Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Maxis
Where to buy
- Physical
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Maxis' 1989 city building simulation, designed by Will Wright, for Mac OS, MS-DOS and Amiga, with two dimensional graphics and an overhead view. It has no fixed win condition, as it could neither be won nor lost, and scenarios add time limited objectives. You zone commercial, industrial and residential land, set taxes and build power grids and transport, and residents decide what to build from traffic, power, crime and neighbors. Disasters strike, from floods and tornadoes to fires, earthquakes and monsters. An open ended toy with no end state, where the city responds to zoning, taxes and infrastructure, still leaves you to set your own goals today.
