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SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by squeedles »

Waterluvian wrote: post #44
MrDOS wrote: post #23

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And when you say “PC original”, you really mean “DOS version wrapped in DOXBox”, because it's easier to ship that on both Windows and Mac than patching the Windows version for Windows, and shipping a Wine wrapper for Mac. (Have they ever shipped a Wine wrapper for anything? I don't think so.) What a shame. I do really wish an application-level classic Mac OS emulator existed. There are lots of great full-system emula…

Marathon Trilogy. Ambrosia SW games. Spectre VR. My childhood was so flavourful. The one downside is that nobody on the playground were talking about the games I had access to.

Almost forgot the OG Bungie hit Pathways Into Darkness! I keep that on my Basilisk env too for the occasional hit of nostalgia.

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by cassianoleal »

hutattedonmyarm wrote: post #144
phaser wrote: post #59

I love this game so much. One of the reasons I started to make a city builder* is because I don't like where the genre is going. The focus on photorealism in modern city builders took away the apophenia, or "food for imagination" that was a core element since the first SimCity. As a matter of fact, Will Wright used to say that the real simulation runs in the player's minds (or something like that). Sure, there's some…

This sounds super interesting, but I'd much rather buy it on GOG than on Steam or itch.io. Any chance on releasing it there?

May I bother you to expand on why GOG over itch.io?

I also prefer to use GOG whenever I can, but I really don’t know enough about itch.io to judge it. I’m hoping you can help bridge that knowledge gap.

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by taneq »

cassianoleal wrote: post #162
hutattedonmyarm wrote: post #144

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This sounds super interesting, but I'd much rather buy it on GOG than on Steam or itch.io. Any chance on releasing it there?

May I bother you to expand on why GOG over itch.io? I also prefer to use GOG whenever I can, but I really don’t know enough about itch.io to judge it. I’m hoping you can help bridge that knowledge gap.

I’m not them, but games from GOG don’t (AFAIK) have any DRM. So you can play them forever without having to log on to Steam etc.

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by Waterluvian »

squeedles wrote: post #161
Waterluvian wrote: post #44

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Marathon Trilogy. Ambrosia SW games. Spectre VR. My childhood was so flavourful. The one downside is that nobody on the playground were talking about the games I had access to.

Almost forgot the OG Bungie hit Pathways Into Darkness! I keep that on my Basilisk env too for the occasional hit of nostalgia.

PiD is probably my favourite game of the FPS-Text-Based-Horror-Adventure-RPG genre.

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by comradesmith »

rl3 wrote: post #8

SC3K had a masterfully executed advisor system that felt both classy and warm. Ditto its music and art. Unfortunately for SC4, they proceeded to make all the advisors 3D-rendered Sims. For SC2K, well: https://www.somethingawful.com/news/simcity-advisors/4/ (that was the least offensive page to link; for the canonical experience start at page 1)

These aren’t actually from the game…

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by shmeeed »

foo12bar wrote: post #123
StableAlkyne wrote: post #48

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The graveyards are filled with people who had the right-of-way, who died knowing they were in the right. And even if it's a slow speed accident, who cares about being right if you get a disability in the process? It is safer to let them through so they don't plow into you when you have to suddenly stop. The only reason to LARP as a highway cop is just ego.

Sure, you can hide and worry about protecting yourself in an ever more dangerous world, or join people like him and me and take a stand against bad behavior. If enough people do it, it will make a difference.

No it won't. You're not "taking a stand". This isn't a bar fight. You're mistaking responsible defensiveness for cowardice, and passive-aggressiveness for civil courage.

There is zero chance they'll recognise your dominance, let alone moral superiority, and walk away changed from a teaching moment. They're not even seeing you as a person. They only see your car as one more obstacle among so many other "idiots", and it's quite probable you're provoking only more reckless behaviour.

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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herdymerzbow wrote: post #103
albertzeyer wrote: post #71

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I think the simulation in Cities Skylines is also quite advanced, or not? The simulation is much more the reason why it requires powerful hardware to run on, much less the graphics.

Can't speak on how demanding the simulation is/was. But on launch Cities Skylines 2 was extremely demanding in respect of its graphics due to very poor optimisation. This PC Gamer article summarises a more technical analysis, which is linked through https://www.pcgamer.com/a-tech-analysis-of-cities-skylines-2...

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Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by DonHopkins »

Lammy wrote: post #83

My favorite SimCity game by far. The aesthetics are flawless. I was so happy to score the physical “Music From SimCity 3000” soundtrack CD at the Alemany Flea Market fifteen or so years ago: https://www.discogs.com/release/794952-Jerry-Martin-Music-Fr... > Some of the music from the original release is missing from an .ini file, even though it is present in Unlimited. Article neglects to mention that the tracks which…

I really love Jerry Martin's music. He did the iconic music in the Sims too, collaborating with Marc Ruso and Kirk Casey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Martin_(composer)

https://www.last.fm/music/Marc+Russo

https://soundcloud.com/kirk-casey

Here are his web sites with more:

https://boombamboom.com/

“The Streets” 70’s Car Chase Music (reminds me of the Austin Powers theme Soul Bosa Nova by Quincy Jones):

https://jerrymartinmusic.com/music-70s-car-chase-1/

“Batucada” Bossa Nova:

https://jerrymartinmusic.com/music-bossa-nova-3/

“New Beginnings” This one is definitely in the 4 million plus club for plays on youtube:

https://jerrymartinmusic.com/music-sims-1-build-1/

“Let’s Go Shopping” Happy 50’s Shopping Music:

https://jerrymartinmusic.com/music-shopping-1/

Jerry Martin – Music From SimCity 3000:

https://www.discogs.com/release/794952-Jerry-Martin-Music-Fr...

Simcity 4 Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSv37HwwojU

SimCasino (Early Access) - Soundtrack Sessions Complete:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOm9SSXyQ_g

How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpVUi9TQ8U

>The Sims soundtrack is an iconic piece of video game music, and the build mode's minimalist new age jazz piano songs are undoubtedly among it's most famous tracks. We spoke to Jerry Martin, the composer of the soundtrack, to find out how and why new age jazz piano became the sound of The Sims.

The Sims Soundtrack CHEATED. Here's how:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMds3jT7c8

The Untold Story of 'The Sims,' Your First Favorite Jazz Record:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-untold-story-of-the-sims...

Music in The Sims:

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Music_in_The_Sims

Interview with SimCasino Composer Jerry Martin! A Master of Simulation Game Music:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1158420/view/4689895...

SimCity Micropolis Tile Sets Space Inventory Cellular Automata To Jerry Martin's Chill Resolve:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=319i7slXcbI

Re: SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

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Post by pbronez »

lbrito wrote: post #95
dylan604 wrote: post #56

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> and I still dream about arcologies even after 9/11 and London's Greenfeel Tower fire? The vertical living seems very strained to me after events like that. Sure, they are not common issues, but there's always that thought in the back of my mind of what if.

Apartments are safer than single family houses regarding fires. In 2023, the annual fire fatality rates for single-family homes and older multifamily homes were roughly equivalent at 7.6 and 7.7 deaths per million, respectively. In contrast, according to Pew researchers, the annual fire fatality rate for newer multifamily residences was 1.2 deaths per million. https://www.multifamilyexecutive.com/apartment-trends/mod…

Does that change with the growing market share of 5 over 1 wooden mixed used buildings?
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