SIM CITY 64 Colour Amiga Version

[Torti-the-Smurf]

Hi Mayor´s

I am just curious if people even know that there is a 64 Colour Version.

Its not only the colours but the 1.2 Version of Sim City features a second screen with the Map and Stats. Very useful.

There where a few versions of Sim City.

Sim City 1.0 (512kb 16 Colour) - the inital release
Sim City 1.1 (512kb 16 Colour) - bug fixes
Sim City 1.2 (1MB 64 Colour) - more features and 64 Colours
Sim City 1.2.2 (1MB 64 Colour) - Basicly 1.2 with the 2 Graphic Data Disks included.

Those Data Disks where pretty much only graphic exchanges ,
so Cities can be changed to MediEvil,Future and so on. But pretty neat

Sim City 1.3 was never released but the Spanish Group Zorlac & Dominators claimed that they cracked it.
I call that a "urban myth" .

Its a hack of 1.2

Sim City 1.3+ was basicly the same as the "supposed 1.3 version" but with the 2 Data Disk included.
It was done by a Spanish cracker called Darkness.

Hope that cleared some things up
Even LemonAmiga had a false post on there Website about the 64 Colour version

https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=4491

Anyway, i basicly wanted to know how many of you lovely people where even aware of the confusing
History of Sim City on the Amiga and the 64 colour version.

Did you know of the 64 Colour Version ?

Here a Video of Sim City played on Amiga. (16 colours of c course)

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and here somebody that knew of the 64 Colour version

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Greetings and all the best to you

[saimon69]

Have a disk in italy with the 1.2 and you can tell is a 64 [EHB to be precise] version: the icons, the units, all did look so good! One of the favorite games of my brother - ok mine too, but he did like to build cities and then destroy them

[TjLaZer]

I only knew of this 64 color version. I never knew of the original. I found a copy and fired it up and it is indeed ungly, hate the icons!

I have SimCity 1.2.2 but it says it's for 512k. This one uses new graphics library files, for the expansion packs. Version 1.2 uses older graphics packs called SimData1, SimData2, SimData3.

[Foebane]

This is actual AGA 6-bitplane 64 colour, right? NOT Extra Half-Brite?

[brknck]

Originally Posted by Foebane

This is actual AGA 6-bitplane 64 colour, right? NOT Extra Half-Brite?

NOPE - This is Extra Half-Brite - AGA had not been released when this game came out.

[Torti-the-Smurf]

The majority say´s ....

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Maybe same as the fact that Garf´s (Dana Carvey´s) Brother is the Engineer of the Video Toaster !
Thats why Dana was very into Science n Stuff; because of his Brother
and Garf in Wayne´s World was kind of an Engineer/inventor too .. amongst other things

You can see him wear also a Video Toaster T-Shirt in Waynes World 2

Sorry, getting really off track here

Originally Posted by saimon69

Have a disk in italy with the 1.2 and you can tell is a 64 [EHB to be precise] version: the icons, the units, all did look so good! One of the favorite games of my brother - ok mine too, but he did like to build cities and then destroy them

Exactly, but my Brother always preferred to play Hollywood Poker Pro instead and i was maybe a little too young for that

Anyway, Sim City is great and even after all this years i comming back to it, over and over.
It just that much fun, to "build and destroy"

The Amiga 1.2/1.2.2 Version is pretty much the best imho,
because not only is it the prettiest and plays so dawm good,
but you can even run the Sim City Terrain Editor in the background
to make Map adjustments on the fly if needed
and you can let Hippoplayer run in the background while all this is going on.

Thats Mutitasking

This is why i would recommend the nativ install and not a WHDLoad slave.
It runs on pretty much every setting and if you have the right version it dosent have the password check.

There was a "Deluxe" bundel with the 2 Graphic Discs included (1.2.2) that had no password check,
but you have to find the right one. There where differend distributors and so many releleases.)

(i dont think i just can upload it here.... EA will sue my smurfi ass, i guess)

Originally Posted by TjLaZer

I have SimCity 1.2.2 but it says 512k

Very odd, maybe a mistake in the manifactoring run of this version.
Version 1.2 requiere 1MB Chip-Mem. Dosent work with 512kb.

Mistakes happens..still odd

Anyhow, i am please to see that so many people did not know about the 64 EHB Colour version

Greetings to all you lovely people out there.

Torti

[TjLaZer]

Originally Posted by Torti-the-Smurf

Very odd, maybe a mistake in the manifactoring run of this version.
Version 1.2 requiere 1MB Chip-Mem. Dosent work with 512kb.

Mistakes happens..still odd

Torti

OK I tested on only 512k and it doesn't load so it has to be 1MB only.

[Foebane]

Originally Posted by brknck

NOPE - This is Extra Half-Brite - AGA had not been released when this game came out.

Well, EHB is great for shadows, like the ones cast by buildings!

[turrican3]

I suppose simcity cdtv is 64 colours too ??

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by Torti-the-Smurf

Hi Mayor´s

I can honestly say that nobody has ever called me a Mayor before. Very original greeting.

[apex]

Can anybody share the 1.2.2 + the matching data disks? Would be interesting to play the 64 color version on my A2000.

[Torti-the-Smurf]

I can upload the original 1.2.2 version. (the graphic/data disks are included in that version)

This also dont have a password check by default (no crack) .

There is also a Terrain Editor, and that as a hole makes the complete package

I can upload it into the Zone. (Give me a few hours. i am a bit busy right now)

I will upload it HardDisk Ready ? ok ?

Until then, Torti.

[apex]

Can you upload the disks? And HD ready, but no hdf. Thank you, no hurry.

[Torti-the-Smurf]

I uploaded it HD ready .. (well,not in 720P) .. but i guess you know what i mean

Not sure if i can upload the disks tho.

Dont worry; be happy and please enjoy this great classic in all its classic glory

Torti

[Aladin]

@Torti-the-Smurf
What are the additional files in the v1.2: SimData2 and SimData3

they are not in v1.2.2

[Torti-the-Smurf]

The File Structur is a bit different in 1.2.2

SimData2 is needed in 1.2 to get to the "Title Screen".
SimData3 is needed in 1.2 for the Map/Stats/Screen to work.


1.2.2 dosent need them, they are baked in
No content missing. 1.2.2 with the additional Terrain Editor 1.1 is the "Complete Pak"

[Torti-the-Smurf]

Originally Posted by turrican3

I suppose simcity cdtv is 64 colours too ??

Hmmm, i am not sure. It dosen´t look as colourful to me,
but maybe somebody knows or will count the colours

But Sim City plays just so much better imho with a Mouse, dont you think and the interface in the CDTV version ? Hmm,,
still cool it exists tho. Maybe one day a WHDLoad slave could add Mouse support for the CDTV version. We will see ; ...or not

Originally Posted by gimbal

I can honestly say that nobody has ever called me a Mayor before. Very original greeting.

[Aladin]

Thanks for the answer

[apex]

Thank you! Got it and will try today.

[TjLaZer]

Thanks! So this one is unprotected from Maxis or cracked? I hated that password check!