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Why, as a responsible adult, SimCity 2000 hits differently
(arstechnica.com)
“ZZZT!” - Will Wright
Reticulating splines
It was always Simcity 3000 Unlimited that hit for me.
Surprised how much 2000 still had from it's predecessor, which is now open-sourced (and reimplemented in Python & C) as Micropolis btw.
I hope one day gamers start to study the philosophy of art to better understand why the stuff that takes more effort with fewer resources is better than the stuff that takes less effort with more resources.
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2025
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