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Overview
One of the best in the SimCity series, SimCity 3000 (SC3K) is a very grown-up version of the game with tons of features and a glossy look. One of the best improvements of the franchise is the huge library of actual landmarks included with the game (with more available for download.) It’s kind of cool to have a simple one-horse town with the Arc de Triomphe sitting in the middle of it.
Gameplay, Controls, Interface
The control panel has been completely revamped from the preceding version, with an RTS-style playing field surrounded by controls. You also now have a ticker across the bottom of your screen with news and advice from your various advisors, instead of having to monitor the newspaper as in SimCity 2000 (SC2K). Access to charts, maps and graphs is much easier, too. The game speed is easier to control, as each time you load a city you start out in pause mode, and the various speeds aren’t so hugely different from what they were before.
You can even load in cities from SC2K, though there are some things that have been changed that will make them rather different in this version. Otherwise, the basic gameplay is the same as always and most of the strategies you’re familiar with for building cities before will work here. There are also some strategy updates, though, as some of the ordinances, pollution and crime data are different. The biggest problems I ran into when playing, aside from being a bit confused over seaports and farms, were never having enough schools and dealing with traffic congestion (though this particular aspect is vastly improved over SC2K). I also kind of miss having hydroelectric plants, since those worked so easily before. Building bridges is also a bit of a pain at first, but once you’ve done a few, they make sense.
Graphics
There isn’t quite as much improvement in actual game graphics as I had hoped for (I was imagining something closer to what the pre-game cinematics look like), but the overall look is much cleaner, clearer and more colorful. Buildings are much more detailed now, there’s actual animation on many items, and on the closest zooms you can actually see cars and people moving around. The terrain is also smoother and easier to work with, and you can even turn off the grid lines to watch your city in action.
Audio
Authentic sounds, especially on the closer zooms, and some really good music. BTW, you can download the music from SimCity 3000 for free on EA's website. No great need for a major sound card, unless you want the surround sound immersion effect.
System Requirements
Minimum: Win 95/98, Pentium 166, 32 MB RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, 2 MB, 16 bit Video card DirectX 6 certified, 230 MB hard drive space, DirectX 6 sound card
Recommended: 233 Pentium or faster, 8X CD-ROM drive, 4 MB video card
Documentation
One of the largest play guides I’ve ever seen comes with this game, along with a 15-page reference “card” that’s almost a play guide in itself. Both are very useful and handy. The SC3K website is also a great resource, as it addresses a few issues people have reported with the game, and has some great downloads and updates, too.
Bottom Line
A great update. Lots of hard work went into this, and even though it took forever to finally be released, it was well worth the wait. They obviously listened very closely to what people wanted from the game and delivered very well. Many, many problems were completely resolved (such as water issues) and tons of new features were added that make the game all the more fun. There were still a few minor issues, such as difficulty with farms, seaports and bridges, but information on the website and in the play guide helped you get past those.
Download SimCity 3000
Use the following rapidshare links to download SimCity 3000:
http://rapidshare.com/files/138334513/SimCity_Known.hackheLL.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/138334984/SimCity_Known.hackheLL.part2.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/138335462/SimCity_Known.hackheLL.part3.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/138334156/SimCity_Known.hackheLL.part4.rar
Use the password known@hackhell to expand the archives.
More Screenshots of SC3k
46 Comments
oh! very good game but in future must be complete games in only one part
What’s the password of the archives?
Thanks.
my email duzinho007@yahoo.com.br
PLEASE
I am Brasil
xD
hello…
why after i install it..
and when i wan tu play it..it says “please insert CD”
how was that??
pls help me..
me don have CD…
Wow, if it says insert CD use Magic disk after you’ve downloaded all parts into one folder just mount the disk…
agreed with 8.Adam
speed settings have no effect
please help me how to download this game I really love this game but I cant download it,
thank you!! ^_^
xD…
Here are the next comments before our HDD malfunction:
khlea Said,
please help me how to download this game I really love this game but I cant download it,
thank you!! ^_^
xD…
Orwell Said,
I Can’t unzik the Part 1 !! It say: Can’t be unzik as a archive. Who can help me?
luis Said,
you need to pay rapidshare for some subsciption for more than one download.
Bud Said,
Im having the same issue as Adam and mnty, you cannot adjust the speed. It stays at turtle speed no matter what you do. Is there any fix for this? Thanks.
DJAY Said,
ummm can u help me out with the cd thing, when i go to play it says i need a cd plz tell me wat to do
Dorito-Man Said,
Wy don’t you try to install it and get a blank so you can copy it for the game.
Deepheart Said,
For the people struggling with the “Insert Cd” problem go download the patch or crack of SC 3000 at sites like http://www.gameburnworld.com or http://www.gamecopyworld.com …..those sites will solve your problem =)
Colin Said,
I bought this game when it was new, but I cant find it. They should offer the damn thing free now!
Oswald Said,
thanks a lot for the game dude. i’m still donwloading but i had already a lot of fun only reading the future posts here
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in german we say: wer lesen kann ist klar im vorteil
for all the people who do not know how the installation works, read the #17 & #32.
cheers guys
Diggo11 Said,
Could someone give more details about the CD problem? Do I need to copy all the files onto a blank CD or is there something else I must do?
Cheychey418 Said,
Which link do I use???
thxs
noob Said,
wow i hate how i can’t download it all at once
its worth it but really, after to downloads you either have to wait 15 min or create a premium account…
thx for the game though
its worth waiting for…
Lowell Land Said,
I found my old Sim City 3000 without the case, my computer is newer than the game and was neverloaded. So my question is is there a code I can use to load the game? Ya know the one that is on the back of the case.
ashvin5610 Said,
hi guys!! thanks for uploading the game!! i really like this game!1 why dont maxis make more of these types of games!!1 and thanks again!!!
ducce Said,
bloody hell, people use your brain cells !!!
how can i do this? how can i do that? don’t be lazy bitches and use google !!!
gog12 Said,
wtf are we supposed to do?…burn this onto cd’s or something, i dont understand this…
can u list the exact steps for us novices instead of ending on step 5 out of 100
Seth Said,
Look, if you’re having problems with the “CD required” thing, use Daemon Tools lite. It makes the game act if it has the cd.
http://www.gameburnworld.com/cdprotectionutilities.shtml
There’s the link if you want Daemon Tools Lite.
Diggo11 Said,
I went to the sites listed in post #32 and downloaded patches I thought should solve the problem – neither did. The links I used are here:
http://www.gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/simcity3000.shtml
http://gcw.ucyber.net/games/pc_simcity_3000.shtml
So could someone either explain to me how to use these effectively, or point to a direct link that is known to work. Thanks.
@ Seth – that page has tonnes of links, which should I use?
Diggo11 Said,
@ Seth – Ok I think I’ve got the right tool (the link on that site points to an outdated version btw). Although at present I am a little unsure of how to use it.
Diggo11 Said,
Ok I finally got it to work, so I will explain for all the newbies like myself what I did.
1. Download Sim City 3000 from the archives
2. Extract by using a program such as WinZip
3. Download Daemon Tools Lite
[http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads]
4. Right Click on folder (where extracted contents are) and click Record ISO file
5. Make an ISO file
6. Mount the ISO file using Daemon Tools Lite
7. Install Sim City 3000
8. Download a No-CD patch
[http://www.freeinfosociety.com/site.php?postnum=2103]
9. Paste the patch into the following folder
[C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 3000\Game]
10. Run the patch as administrator
11. Run the game
I’m not sure if all steps are necessary, but I do know this works. Happy gaming everyone! And special thanks to the webmaster, this is probably the only free version of SC3 available for download on the Internet.
mister mystery Said,
I have an apple laptop and i used ” CROSS OVER GAMES ” i open the file with the
!!! PASSWORT !!! : known@hackhell
than i install and play the time i do this all was with the download 10 min
I’ve tried the instructions posted above. Winzip will not allow me to extract the SimCity archives. I’m getting a pop up asking for the CD? Please help!
Download crack: http://rs478.rapidshare.com/files/148422765/CRACK.rar
thanks man i just downloaded it and burned it onto a disc works perfectly but i dont know how to create a farm can you tell me?
Da way to create a farm is to Zone an Area as Low Industrial and Farms might start appearing.
Hope it helps….
thanks sooo much
this is awsome
ah i was wondering how u download it..u guys say all about this stuff but idk wat 2 use.if some1 could just make simple steps with the correct links id appreciate it.
Thanks!! I love this game.. it remiends me my childhood!!
Wow
I love this Game
thanks for upload
Is this Sim City 3000 unlimited?
hey, i manage to crack the cd key and all that but when im starting the game it comes exception encountered box and it stands ??? unknown exception .. please help
Hi thx for the link dude!!! I was searching for this game and finally found it!!! Great, I hope it works xD
Works flawless on my Dell mini 10 inspiron….now I’m off to ebay to buy the actual software so that I’m legit!! Oh the toughest part was the no CD crack,….I had to get some help from a techie friend but other than that the directions that #27 gave are perfect. Thanks guys
Hi Buddis i am search the german lang folder for this Game.
Help me Please!