{"id":328,"date":"2017-02-16T11:32:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T11:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cml-a.com\/content\/?p=328"},"modified":"2017-02-16T11:32:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T11:32:54","slug":"328","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cml-a.com\/content\/2017\/02\/16\/328\/","title":{"rendered":"SimCity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got the Megalopolis in SimCity (SNES).<\/p>\n

This is the original SimCity, slightly Nintendo-ified with references to Bowser and Mario and Dr. Wright of course. Unlike SimCity 2000, it doesn't have an isometric style, although there is a sort-of-3D effect in terms of 'tall' zones overlapping short ones.<\/p>\n

The Megalopolis is the highest population ranking in the game at 500,000 people.<\/p>\n

What makes it hard: unlike the newer SimCities, you have very limited space, and zones are 3x3 boxes with nothing smaller, so building optimally around coastlines is a problem.<\/p>\n

The game takes pity on you as you begin to run out of space, bestowing upon you up to 7 3x3 landfills, so you can place up to 7 extra zones. A fully developed city is 500-900 zones, though. So it doesn't help much.<\/p>\n

Optimizing for space is hard, ensuring land values remain high while all zones are crammed together as much as possible. Moreover, all zones need to be connected to transit- each zone should be touching at least one transit block develop beyond the minimal thing<\/p>\n

Through experimentation I found out how to do some cheesy things-<\/p>\n