SimCity 2000

SimCity 2000 (SC2K) is a simulation/city building computer game and the second installment in the SimCity series. SimCity 2000 was first released by Maxis in 1993 for computers running the Apple Macintosh and DOS operating systems. It was later re-released on a number of different platforms. In 1995, SimCity 2000 won "Best Military or Strategy Computer Game" Origins Award. The unexpected and enduring success of the original SimCity, combined with... more

SimCity 2000 (SC2K) is a simulation/city building computer game and the second installment in the SimCity series. SimCity 2000 was first released by Maxis in 1993 for computers running the Apple Macintosh and DOS operating systems. It was later re-released on a number of different platforms. In 1995, SimCity 2000 won "Best Military or Strategy Computer Game" Origins Award. 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. SimCity 2000 was a major extension of the concept; the view was now dimetric instead of overhead, land could have different elevations, and underground layers were introduced for water pipes and subways. New types of facilities include prisons, schools, libraries, museums, marinas, zoos, hospitals, churches (although they appeared randomly on residential blocks in the first SimCity, they could not be built by the player) and arcologies.... less