Streets of SimCity 27 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective
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Date: 2024-05-17
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matthewjbauer1990
I think I remember Streets from the Sim Mania compilation pack. Streets was what I thought it was although the quality was lousy. I really didn't play Streets much because I also had Sim Copter and Sim Safari and Sim Copter and Sim Tower. I can't comprehend how a game with rocket launchers and Gatling style guns got a KA (now known as E for Everyone) rating. I did enjoy creating and growing cities in SC 2000 and then importing them Into Streets for that 3D drive. That 3D drive was about the only thing worth it for me in Streets. I am glad we didn't spend extra specifically for Streets.
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I think I remember Streets from the Sim Mania compilation pack. Streets was what I thought it was although the quality was lousy. I really didn't play Streets much because I also had Sim Copter and Sim Safari and Sim Copter and Sim Tower. I can't comprehend how a game with rocket launchers and Gatling style guns got a KA (now known as E for Everyone) rating. I did enjoy creating and growing cities in SC 2000 and then importing them Into Streets for that 3D drive. That 3D drive was about the only thing worth it for me in Streets. I am glad we didn't spend extra specifically for Streets.
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Jazz4YourSoul
Used to play this game quite a bit in free mode. My computer just ran it. Just So the FPS was. bad. Oddly enough, Sim Copter did better, but still had moments where it would jerk about. Never understood the complexity of the driving system, that's a new one. I just drove the big box truck using cheats for ammo and weapons and demolishing everything in my path. soo what did I know: P It's too bad my PC doesn't have optical media anymore otherwise I'd look into getting on and playing a bit, though I think a 3080GTX and a AMD processor is. very overkill.
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Used to play this game quite a bit in free mode. My computer just ran it. Just So the FPS was. bad. Oddly enough, Sim Copter did better, but still had moments where it would jerk about. Never understood the complexity of the driving system, that's a new one. I just drove the big box truck using cheats for ammo and weapons and demolishing everything in my path. soo what did I know: P It's too bad my PC doesn't have optical media anymore otherwise I'd look into getting on and playing a bit, though I think a 3080GTX and a AMD processor is. very overkill.
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ViperSnake
Scholastic was how I discovered it. I asked my Mom to order it and she did, likely assuming it was some educational game. Even as a kid I thought this was strange, and maybe even an accidental listing. Looking at it now, maybe they were just that desperate to sell game lol. Either way I enjoyed it a lot and listen to the soundtrack all the time. Anytime I play a GTA style game with a radio, I always find a way to add the music from this game and SimCopter.
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Scholastic was how I discovered it. I asked my Mom to order it and she did, likely assuming it was some educational game. Even as a kid I thought this was strange, and maybe even an accidental listing. Looking at it now, maybe they were just that desperate to sell game lol. Either way I enjoyed it a lot and listen to the soundtrack all the time. Anytime I play a GTA style game with a radio, I always find a way to add the music from this game and SimCopter.
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CubicleNate
This became my favorite racing game of the 90s, for sure. The BEST part was a mod I had to turn one of the cars into the Back to the Future DeLorean. You could do the hover thing with it too which was absolutely perfect! Everything I loved about a racing / adventure game where I could build my own tracks, as it were. Simply a perfect game, glitches and all! Dang, I gotta do this again. Loved this game so much.
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This became my favorite racing game of the 90s, for sure. The BEST part was a mod I had to turn one of the cars into the Back to the Future DeLorean. You could do the hover thing with it too which was absolutely perfect! Everything I loved about a racing / adventure game where I could build my own tracks, as it were. Simply a perfect game, glitches and all! Dang, I gotta do this again. Loved this game so much.
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lazygamereviews
My father was a giant Maxis fan and my first gaming experiences were mostly Maxis games
I found this CD in his shelf and he said to me I bought this game and it just never worked
I was like challenge accepted
After an afternoon I got it running
I didn't know what 'jank' was back then, I just knew this game had cool cars and I could blow shit up.
Ah, to be a child.
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My father was a giant Maxis fan and my first gaming experiences were mostly Maxis games
I found this CD in his shelf and he said to me I bought this game and it just never worked
I was like challenge accepted
After an afternoon I got it running
I didn't know what 'jank' was back then, I just knew this game had cool cars and I could blow shit up.
Ah, to be a child.
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EirkenElite
For real this holds a place in my heart yadda yadda yadda parents just got divorced I buried myself in streets of sim and Napster. I would play the create your own all the time only played missions once must have 1000 hours on it. just edited this more freal easily over 1000 hours in this game never knew you could load up your sim city file and drive arounds
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For real this holds a place in my heart yadda yadda yadda parents just got divorced I buried myself in streets of sim and Napster. I would play the create your own all the time only played missions once must have 1000 hours on it. just edited this more freal easily over 1000 hours in this game never knew you could load up your sim city file and drive arounds
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singletona082
I remember getting this in the early 2000's purely because 'oh hey i actually have fond memories of sim city 2000' and. finding it Interesting. but the controls frustrating.
Building a city and then going through ti was kinda neat, but felt under baked.
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I remember getting this in the early 2000's purely because 'oh hey i actually have fond memories of sim city 2000' and. finding it Interesting. but the controls frustrating.
Building a city and then going through ti was kinda neat, but felt under baked.
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_girltype
-rockstar- dma design hearing the radio station flavour and wishing they'd thought of it (worth noting while the original grand theft auto did have radio stations, they didn't have more than the minimal bumpers until gta 2 a full two years later)
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-rockstar- dma design hearing the radio station flavour and wishing they'd thought of it (worth noting while the original grand theft auto did have radio stations, they didn't have more than the minimal bumpers until gta 2 a full two years later)
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TufteMotorsport
It is the independance day her in Norway, the weather is hot and the third parade is about to begin. Luckily I have time to cooOOOoool it down with LGR and listen to stories I didnt remember as I was 5 years old. Cheers!
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It is the independance day her in Norway, the weather is hot and the third parade is about to begin. Luckily I have time to cooOOOoool it down with LGR and listen to stories I didnt remember as I was 5 years old. Cheers!
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ThommyofThenn
SC3K is one of my top 10 best games and I have the 2nd main series title waiting in my library. But i've not played any of these weird spinoff games besides Sim Ant a little. Maxis are very professional and talented
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SC3K is one of my top 10 best games and I have the 2nd main series title waiting in my library. But i've not played any of these weird spinoff games besides Sim Ant a little. Maxis are very professional and talented
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rnts08
I loved this game for what it could have been, especially with later quake like multi-player over modem/ipx. Well, if only the driving, physics etc was better of course. Still blew my mind driving through my ultracities.
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I loved this game for what it could have been, especially with later quake like multi-player over modem/ipx. Well, if only the driving, physics etc was better of course. Still blew my mind driving through my ultracities.
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FlyBoyEnterprises
I loved this game in the Sim Franchise. I loved how you could use cities from cities you created, created unique cars.
Same for Sim Copter especially when you used cheat codes, it made them beyond fun.
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I loved this game in the Sim Franchise. I loved how you could use cities from cities you created, created unique cars.
Same for Sim Copter especially when you used cheat codes, it made them beyond fun.
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ManforSomeMarkets
I feel like a modern version of this game would be a hit w/ streamers. They could either have map building streams or loading up a map to do super chat readings while having some fun chaos on the screen.
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I feel like a modern version of this game would be a hit w/ streamers. They could either have map building streams or loading up a map to do super chat readings while having some fun chaos on the screen.
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ScooterinAB
Never had it, but I always thought the idea of driving through your city was the cat's ass. Sadly, that seems to be about all it offers. It seems like such a novelty that would wear out within about 5 min.
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Never had it, but I always thought the idea of driving through your city was the cat's ass. Sadly, that seems to be about all it offers. It seems like such a novelty that would wear out within about 5 min.
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joeconti2396
You bringing up TD4 review scores brought me back. That game was SO WONKY but I played so so SO MUCH of it. I mean the textures on almost every car weren't even aligned properly but it had so much charm!
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You bringing up TD4 review scores brought me back. That game was SO WONKY but I played so so SO MUCH of it. I mean the textures on almost every car weren't even aligned properly but it had so much charm!
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Xegethra
Well with everyone driving around like that I'd imagine everyone else is indoors, despite the building destruction. I'd like this game to be fixed up more. I remember playing this so many years ago.
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Well with everyone driving around like that I'd imagine everyone else is indoors, despite the building destruction. I'd like this game to be fixed up more. I remember playing this so many years ago.
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GreyWolfLeaderTW
More time has past between now and that review in 2010 than between that review and the game's release.
Thank you for making me feel like an old geezer. Time flies in the tech world.
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More time has past between now and that review in 2010 than between that review and the game's release.
Thank you for making me feel like an old geezer. Time flies in the tech world.
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noaag
18: 02 Visual guide to keyboard controls is MAJORLY pog and a luxury normally reserved for console players - only game I see really doing something like this is Chivalry and that was a decade ago
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18: 02 Visual guide to keyboard controls is MAJORLY pog and a luxury normally reserved for console players - only game I see really doing something like this is Chivalry and that was a decade ago
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Toonrick12
It still feels unique because of the integration with SC2K. Imagine if you could build your own GTA city in City Skylines. Or create an Age of Empires campaign with a Minecraft generation.
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It still feels unique because of the integration with SC2K. Imagine if you could build your own GTA city in City Skylines. Or create an Age of Empires campaign with a Minecraft generation.
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tsufordman
My sister was the Sims player in the family, but I could turn my brain off and enjoy this one. Especially after learning that the van with 8 machine guns was about invincible.
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My sister was the Sims player in the family, but I could turn my brain off and enjoy this one. Especially after learning that the van with 8 machine guns was about invincible.
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