SimCity: Enhanced CD-ROM

aka: SimCity: Enhanced Cinematic Multimedia

Moby ID: 1222

Released

1993 on DOS

Credits

134 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1993 (DOS)
1995 (Macintosh)

Publishers

Developers

Maxis Software Inc.

Moby Score

7.5

#6,429 of 165K

Critics

77% (11)

Players

(8)

Ranking

#293 on DOS

Collected By

26 players

Genre: Simulation
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Free camera
Gameplay: City building / construction simulation
Managerial / business simulation
Setting: Contemporary

DOS Specs

ESRB Rating: Kids to Adults

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: CD-ROM
Input Devices Supported: Keyboard, Mouse

Description official description

This expanded release of the original SimCity includes a refreshed interface, as well as live-action cutscenes during events which affect the city or when advisors wish to comment on the current situation.

Groups +

Screenshots

Promos

Credits (DOS version)

134 People (133 developers, 1 thanks) · View all

Executive Producer	Alan Pavlish Joe Scirica
Producer	Michael Conti Bill Dugan Michael Perry
Line Producer	Ronald E. Austin Lars Brubaker
Macintosh CD-ROM Programming	Chris DeSalvo
CD-ROM Programming	Kurt W. Dekker
Artwork	Todd J. Camasta Molly Talbot
3-D Animation	Kevin Beardslee Brandon MacDougall Anthony Bowren
Additional Artwork	Scott Mathews Eddie Rainwater
Consultant	Mike Goedecke
Video Processing	Bill Stoudt
Sound Editing	Ronald Valdez
Sound Effects	Gregory R. Allen Clive Mizumoto Ron Salaises
Intro Music	Brian Luzietti
Music	Andrew Dimitroff
Intro Audio Mix	Charles Deenen
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 77% (based on 11 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 1 reviews)

Worst example of getting something shoved out the door I've ever seen

The Good
It does play well in DOSBox with correct settings.

The Bad
3 main issues:

1.Terrain Window mentioned in F1-accessed manual does not exist (Ctrl+T does nothing).
2.Unchecking Enable Audio Help does nothing so you can't stop the pestering.
3.The manual that is embedded into the game EXE was a terrible idea and is a total pain to use and interferes with playing the game.

The Bottom Line
SimCity Classic was the previous incarnation and was the best that the first generation of SimCity ever got. This later incarnation was a huge step down and is a waste of time and your nerves because you can't stop the pestering audio other than turning down the volume, but then you lose the sound effects.

What shocks me is Interplay made no effort to patch anything.

DOS · by Steve Sybesma (7) · 2023