SimCity 2000 | |
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Developer | Maxis |
Publisher | Maxis, Electronic Arts |
Released | 1993 |
Status | Works without sound |
Tested on | 0.72 |
Tested game version | Unknown |
Links | Compatibility List |
Commands | |
Executable | SC2000.EXE |
Installer | N/A |
Setup | INSTALL.EXE |
DOS4GW.EXE | Unknown |
Works with DOS32A | N/A |
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SimCity 2000 was the sequel to SimCity, and was released to multiple platforms. This article refers to the MS-DOS version.
Making it work
The game includes an INSTALL.EXE which sets the video and sound cards, however for the sound card, it reports a failure to verify the Sound Blaster, and other, cards. Setting the correct IRQ/DMA/port settings does not seem to help.
Windows 2000
Please update this article if you have information which will let this game work with sound and music.
If you require support for general issues, see the performance guide and FAQ.
Testing
This game has been tested on the environments listed below:
- 01 October 2009 by Iskai:
- Tested DOSBox 0.72 on Windows Vista Ultimate x64
- Video, sound, and music all work fine after running 'install.exe' and setting Sound to 'Sound Blaster Pro 2' for music and 'Sound Blaster Pro' for SFX. Occasional music glitches, but still usable. Not running as administrator and UAC is enabled.
- 21 March 2009 by autofyrsto:
- Tested DOSBox 0.72 on Ubuntu 8.10: Intrepid Ibex
- Video, sound, and music all work fine after running 'install.exe' and switching video to 'VESA' and Sound to 'Sound Blaster'.
- I've found the demo version of SimCity 2000 to be packaged without sound capabilities. If you are not getting any sound at all, and running 'install.exe' does not provide options for configuring sound, you may have the demo version. The full version will have a 'SOUND' subfolder, and will have options for configuring sound when running 'install.exe'
- 22 June 2008 by HB:
- Tested on Fedora 9, with repository RPM: dosbox.i386 0.72-4.fc9.
- Mouse works fine, but sound and music is lacking.
- 23 August 2008 by Anonymous:
- Tested on Windows XP SP2, with DOSBox 0.72. SC200 V. 1.0 (12/06/04) CD-ROM with Urban Renewal kit. (No CD boot, just install)
- Mouse and music worked OK but SFX were lacking. Reseted SFX setup to Sound Blaster Compatile with HEX 220 - IRQ 7 - DMA 1 and it worked! but not all the time, seems to be rather random.
- Kamnet 09:04, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
- Tested on Windows XP SP3, with DOSBox 0.72, SC2000 v. 1.0.1 (09/26/1994) CD-ROM (installed to HDD)
- Mouse and music working OK. Sound card set to Sound Blaster AWE32, IO 220, IRQ 7, DMA 1, sounds just like I remember it!
- 12 December 2008 by Shadow:
- Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Quad core phenom processor and 4gb ram. DOSbox 0.72Had to run as administrator if not on runs and crashes.Both sound and mouse work fine. Game runs really weird in full screen. All kinds of artifacts and flashing colors. Switching back to window mode seems to fix this problem. Default settings from install.exe were used. I don't know the version of the game.
- 23 January 2009 by Anonymous
- Tested with MAC OS X 10.5.6, PowerPC G4 1,25 GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, SC2k version 1.1 and DOSBox 0.72.
- VESA Super VGA, MPU-401 General MIDI and Sound Blaster Pro. Everything worked fine.
- 3 March 2009 by Tim Harig (http://ilthio.net)
- Doxbox 0.72 on Linux x86: Intro works great, with sound; but, crashes when trying to start a new city reporting: DOS/4GW Professional fatal error (1000): transfer stack overflow'.
- 13 March 2009 by Ben
- Tested on DosBox 0.72,win2k. Music and all worked fine in WINDOWED mode using the default .conf file and SB16 for music and SFX. I found in FULL-SCREEN mode(after trying many different settings)that the game doesn't seem to recognize RAM sizes with double figures, tried 16 (default) and 32, and (strange considering WINDOWED mode ran seemingly perfectly) ran really badly, including crashing with the 'DOS/4GW Professional fatal error (1000): transfer stack overflow' when trying do too much more than move the very sticky cursor around. I had to set memsize=8 and cycles=max to overcome the fullscreen issues
- 10 August 2009 by Aaron of Mpls
- DOSBox: defaults
- SimCity 2000: Video VESA Super VGA; Music and sound both Sound Blaster 16.
Warning
If you use any cheat that gives you money, be careful that you do not accrue $2bn or the variable that stores your cash will overflow and you will suddenly have minus $2bn, which bankrupts your city and ends the game.
External links
- SimCity 2000 Special Edition at Good Old Games (GOG)
- SimCity 2000 at MobyGames
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Plenty of Mac users grew up with DOS machines, and as such have fond memories of playing classic DOS games. Maybe you’ve even got some old CDs in a drawer somewhere. But your Mac won’t run old games like that out of the box.
However, a Mac app called Boxer makes it easy to get those games running in macOS. We’ve talked about how to use DOSBox to run old apps and games on Windows computers, and DOSBox is available for Mac too. But if the Mac platform is about anything, it’s beautiful design that makes complex things simple. When it comes to running DOS games, Boxer embodies that perfectly. Built on DOSBox code, Boxer adds a beautiful interface and workflow that makes setting up your favorite classic games really simple.
Here’s a quick run-through of the process of installing classic DOS games using Boxer. It’s easier than you think.
Installing Old DOS Games With Boxer
First, download Boxer. The application comes in a ZIP file, which you can unzip just by clicking it. Next, drag the Boxer icon over to your Applications folder, or wherever you would like to store it.
Now launch Boxer. You’ll see three main options; we’ll start by clicking “Import a New Game.”
If you’ve got a CD for the game you want to play, insert it and drag the drive from Finder over to the application. You can also drag over an ISO file of a ripped CD, or just a folder containing the installation files. In my case, I’m going to install Sim City 2000 from an external CD drive.
Boxer will then ask you to find the installer, using a list of choices found inside the disk or folder. Typically it’s something like “install.exe,” but this will vary.
Next, Boxer will launch the DOS-based installer. Follow the steps in the process. Boxer helpfully lets you know which sound drivers to use at the bottom of the window, so make sure you configure things properly when asked. The installation will run just as you remember it running back in the 90s.
When the installation process is complete, you’ll be asked whether the installer ran properly or needs to run again. Click “Finish Importing” if you think the process is done.
Now you can give a name for the game, and even an image. I recommend you find a box cover for your game using Google Image Search, then drag the image over to Boxer.
The result looks great, doesn’t it?
Playing DOS Games With Boxer
You can browse your games in the Finder: they’re in a folder called “DOS Games”, which is in your home folder.
Go ahead and launch the game you just installed. The first time you launch the game, you’ll be presented with a DOS-based command prompt. You can click the executable for the game from the choices in the bottom of the screen. In this case, “sc2000.exe” is what we’re looking for.
How To Install Windows 2000
Once you do that, you will be asked whether you want this application to run automatically next time. If the game is running without issue, click “Launch Every Time.”
The hard part is done! Now you can enjoy your game.
Configuring Boxer to Make Things Just Right
While playing a game, your mouse and keyboard will be “captured” by Boxer. To use your mouse and keyboard outside the window, hold Command and click anywhere.
Once you do, you can check out Boxer > Preferences in the menu bar. From here you can change where Boxer stores your games, what Boxer does when it first opens, and configure a few display settings.
Four main choices let you choose between smoothing out graphics or adding scanlines, which can imitate the look of a vintage computer monitor. You’ll also find means to add MT-32 ROMs to get the music of certain games working.
And that’s about it! You’ve now got an easy way to install any DOS game on your Mac. You could even install Windows 3.1 inside it. if you want to really go nuts. Enjoy!
Dosbox Windows 98
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- Looks promising but I cannot get very far yet. I have a number of DOS .exe files I wish to run. I have these files on my Android tablet but how do I get them onto the dosbox c: drive? I guess the answer is the mount command but I just don't getit. Help please! Many thanks, Peter Seaman
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