SimCity set the standard for city simulators that would hold for almost 20 years until, at long last, Cities: Skylines overwhelmed it.
But how, exactly, did SimCity work? And how did Cities: Skylines improve on it?
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...want to learn more? Check out these video sources.
Will Wright's Raid on Bungling Bay Post-Mortem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bCjollo4ng&t
Bonus content from SimCity 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcgV4YolDkg
The Story of SimCity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxC28G2TOr8&t
Will Wright on "Design Plunder": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c91IWh4agzU&t
Lessons in Game Design from Will Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdgQyq3hEPo
Will Wright lecture for Stanford Computer Science Department: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsxoZXaYJSk
Rob's Guide to SimCity 4 tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQkRHH_IhOM&list=PLt8WACdunGl_eQLSPpS2FL5nNOaKe6iLi