1. Game Expert: SimCity Myke Olson LCC 4400: Seminar In Media Studies October 29, 2002

2. SimCity 1.0 (Classic) Residential, Commercial, and Industrial: –3 x 3 zone tiles –Buildings are built by the Sims, depending on Land Value Budget Concerns: –Fire, Police, Trans Fund –Tax Rate –Show budget every year or “auto budget” 16 Colors or Black & White

3. SimCity 1.0 (Classic) Special Items –Park –Police, Fire Dept. –Stadium –Power Plants Coal or Nuclear –Seaport –Airport Diasters –Fire –Flood –Air Crash –Tornado –Earthquake –Monster

4. SimCity 1.0 (Classic)

5. SimCity 2000 Residential, Commercial, and Industrial: –Any size zone tiles –Light or Dense Levels –Buildings are built by the Sims, depending on Land Value Budget Concerns: –Fire, Police, Health, Education, and Trans Fund –Property Taxes –City Orninaces –Bond/Loan Payments

6. SimCity 2000 New Features Newspapers alert to what residents want 3-Dimensional 256 Colors 3 Zoom Levels Underground Level: –Water pipes –Subways Signs

7. SimCity 2000 Special Items –Small/Large Park, Zoo, Stadium, Marina –Police, Fire Dept., Hospital, Prison –Power Plants Depends on what year –Seaport, Airport –School, College, Library Roads –Highways –Bus Stop –Subways Rewards –Mayor’s House

8. SimCity 3000 New Features Residents petition the mayor Better Graphics Zoom in one more level Landmarks Archologies Unlimited Version: –Make your own buildings –Make your own scenarios

9. SimCity 3000 New Features LandmarksMore Disasters (and farms)

10. SimCity 4 New Features Street level Import your Sims Night-time More disasters

11. SimCity 4 Terrain

12. SimCity 3000 vs. SimCity 4

13. SimCity 4 Disasters TornadoesVolancoes

14. Categorization of SimCity Board games Building and laying out a city Some randomization / chance (like dice) –population, disasters, traffic Fast reward / punishment loop Each version change just gives you more things to control and better graphics