Game Expert Sim City Myke Olson LCC 4400
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Game Expert: Sim. City Myke Olson LCC 4400: Seminar In Media Studies October 29, 2002
Sim. City 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
Sim. City 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
Sim. City 1. 0 (Classic)
Sim. City 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
Sim. City 2000 New Features • • • Newspapers alert to what residents want 3 -Dimensional 256 Colors 3 Zoom Levels Underground Level: – Water pipes – Subways • Signs
Sim. City 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
Sim. City 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
Sim. City 3000 New Features Landmarks More Disasters (and farms)
Sim. City 4 New Features • Street level • Import your Sims • Night-time • More disasters
Sim. City 4 Terrain
Sim. City 3000 vs. Sim. City 4
Sim. City 4 Disasters Tornadoes Volancoes
Categorization of Sim. City • 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
