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Episode 75:

There's A New Mayor In Town

Runtime: 60 Minutes

We look back at Sim City, released for the Mac OS and Amiga on February 2nd, 1989. Looking back at the early career of Will Wright, we'll talk about his inspiration towards the creation of SimCity before talking about the game itself. We'll spend some time talking about our own experiences with the "Sim" series, before looking at critic and user reviews. Finally, we spend some time talking about some of the obscure titles in the Sim series, including SimRefinery and Streets of Sim City. Join us for today's urban planning trip down Memory Card Lane.

Sim City

References:

SimCity Classic Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - SimCity Classic Cover Art

Wikipedia - SimCity (1989 video game):

  SimCity (1989 video game)

Fandom - SimCity Wiki:

  SimCity Wiki

Wikipedia - Will Wright (game designer):

  Will Wright (game designer)

MobyGames - SimCity:

  SimCity (1989)

MetaCritic - SimCity:

  SimCity (1989)

Additional Sources:

SimCity Classic gameplay (PC Game, 1994)

  YouTube - SimCity Classic gameplay (PC Game, 1994)

Open Source Micropolis

  GitHub - Open Source Micropolis, based on the original SimCity Classic from Maxis, by Will Wright.

Wikipedia - Maxis:

  Maxis

Wikipedia - Jeff Braun:

  Jeff Braun

Gamespot - SIMply Divine: The Story of Maxis Software:

  SIMply Divine: The Story of Maxis Software

Wired - Civilization Creator Lists Three Most Important Innovations in Gaming:

  Civilization Creator Lists Three Most Important Innovations in Gaming

SimRefinery Article:

  When SimCity got serious: the story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery

Wikipedia - SimRefinery:

  SimRefinery

Wikipedia - SimCopter:

  SimCopter

Wikipedia - Streets of SimCity:

  Streets of SimCity

Wikipedia - Streets of SimCity:

  Streets of SimCity

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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