SimCity
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SimCity | |||
Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System | ||
Developer | Nintendo | ||
Publisher | Nintendo | ||
Planned Release Date | Spring 1990[1] | ||
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SimCity is an open-ended city-building video game planned for the NES and SNES. However, only the SNES version was released. In 2005, Nintendo Power announced the discovery of a prototype cartridge, which was found in the desk of editor Scott Pelland.
In August 2017, two prototype copies of SimCity were discovered,[2] one of which appears to be the copy featured in Nintendo Power. The game was also showcased at 2017's Portland Retro Gaming Expo.[3] Additionally, Steve Lin, a member of the Video Game History Foundation, contributed a substantial amount of money to have the game's ROM preserved for educational purposes.[4]
On December 25, 2018, Lin released the game's ROM, and it is available for download from the Internet Archive.[5]
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Japanese coverage of SimCity from a 1991 issue of Famitsu magazine[page number needed], which notes it to be an America-exclusive title.
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- ↑ "Another of the games we hinted at last issue is the NES version of the home computer mega-hit SimCity, scheduled for Spring release. The city-building simulator is an engrossing strategy game that requires planning and brain power rather than quick reflexes to win. As the mayor of a growing city, you'll try to keep your citizens happy by zoning your city in a productive fashion. You also might find yourself rebuilding after a city crunching disaster such as a giant monster attack, tornado or earthquake. The early NES version we saw played a little different than the P.C. version, but it had all the same options." Nintendo Power, issue 18 (page 89).
- ↑ NintendoAge. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ NintendoAge. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ The Video Game History Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ Internet Archive. Retrieved December 25, 2018.