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    SimCity 2000 Special Edition free On The House from Origin

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by octiceps, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. octiceps

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    octiceps, Dec 9, 2014
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    Awesome! Thanks a ton!
    Love this game, always wanted a legal version that's x32 / x64 (Have it in DOSBox because I own a very old Windows 95(?) CD ROM but it won't install on my W7 machine)
     
    Templesa, Dec 10, 2014
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  3. King of Interns

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    Wow I remember that game!
     
    King of Interns, Dec 13, 2014
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    Wow you're old! :D
     
    octiceps, Dec 13, 2014
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    Only 28 lol but yes I remember playing that game and sucking at it! This was on an old PowerPC mac with a massive 32mb of ram!
     
    King of Interns, Dec 14, 2014
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  6. LanceAvion

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    Wow I don't! Haha, did it actually come out in 2000?


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    LanceAvion, Dec 14, 2014
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Who doesn't. Remember playing the demo back in 2002 or so.
     
    killkenny1, Dec 14, 2014
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  8. octiceps

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    Nope, 1994 ('95 for Windows).
     
    octiceps, Dec 14, 2014
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    It was called 2000, of course it didn't come out in 2000! That would be too logical. :)
     
    hfm, Dec 14, 2014
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    Bah! I wish it was 3000 (my first simcity :)), this was before my time of gaming! :eek:
     
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  11. LanceAvion

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    Haha fair enough. No wonder I don't remember it from its time, it's as old as I am.


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    LanceAvion, Dec 14, 2014
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    Wow.. you guys are young/I'm an old fart. I was playing this with my buddy on his supercomputer. SimFarm was also around which was fun too.
     
    TBoneSan, Dec 14, 2014
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Probably not going to play it but hell it's a free game.. Added it to my collection.. maybe my kids will play it when the time comes :)
     
    TomJGX, Dec 15, 2014
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    Let's reminisce about the good old days of SimAnt.
     
    hfm, Dec 15, 2014
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    Man, now I really wish EA would also give away free Sims 1 or 2. Could use some of that gameplay I had in the early days. The size of a cemetery I built on one lot was quite impressive... Took me a while though... One urn at a time... One urn...at a time...
     
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    Don't pretend to be so innocent. We all done it!
     
    killkenny1, Dec 16, 2014
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    LOOOOOOOOOOOOL So, thanks EA, it actually runs in DOS Box. Hilarious. Might as well have just kept the one I had before. At least that has my save files...
     
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    I would be happier if they gave Doom or Heroes Might and Magic. Sims... I pass them.
     
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    Well that's stupid considering it did come out for Windows. :rolleyes:
     
    octiceps, Dec 16, 2014
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    SimCity =! The Sims
     
    octiceps, Dec 16, 2014
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    Yeah, that's why I am not so happy. I pass, meaning don't download even for free.
    EDIT: Ohh, you could get me wrong because I wrote "them". Them means Sim s. All Sims games are not for me while first 2 games in my previous post i would like to try. Should have I written Sims'?
     
    James D, Dec 16, 2014
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    SimAnt. Yup played that one too back in the day! What a great game that was! Prefered it to Sim city actually.I was only 5 when that came out. Fantastic fun!
     
    King of Interns, Dec 16, 2014
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