tgp1994 - Streets of Sim City - A true classic by Maxis!

[tgp1994]

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Streets of Sim City
Developed/Published by Maxis

This is one of those games that absolutely blew my mind when I was a kid. See, this was when Maxis was in its prime. They had their "touch" to how games should be made. Not only is driving cars with rocket launchers completely awesome, but also the fact that you can make maps in Sim city 2000, and drive in them with SOSC adds to the coolness of this game.

If you have never played, or even heard of this game, I highly suggest you download it. (Also play SimCopter if you haven't before.)

[TotalAnarchy]

This is one of those games that absolutely blew my mind when I was a kid. See, this was when Maxis was in its prime. They had their "touch" to how games should be made. Not only is driving cars with rocket launchers completely awesome, but also the fact that you can make maps in Sim city 2000, and drive in them with SOSC adds to the coolness of this game.

If you have never played, or even heard of this game, I highly suggest you download it. (Also play SimCopter if you haven't before.)

(Am I supposed to upload it in this thread?)

How many MBs does the archive have?

[tgp1994]

How many MBs does the archive have?

I could do Zip, Tar, and 7z formats, but doing Zip will compress it down to 23.8 MB.

I didn't notice this before, but it comes with the Sim City Urban Renewal Kit (SCURK), which allows you to build Sim City 2000 maps without the actual SC2K game.

[TotalAnarchy]

I could do Zip, Tar, and 7z formats, but doing Zip will compress it down to 23.8 MB.

I didn't notice this before, but it comes with the Sim City Urban Renewal Kit (SCURK), which allows you to build Sim City 2000 maps without the actual SC2K game.

I'll send you the FTP access, where you can upload it. Then we'll search for a reviewer, which can take a lot of time.

[Professor Oak]

You'll have to wait a few years for the Streets of SimCity to become unprotected with the date for that being Halloween 2012.

[TotalAnarchy]

For some reason I thought it was approved and that's why he offered it. :mhh: My mistake.

[tgp1994]

For some reason I thought it was approved and that's why he offered it. :mhh: My mistake.

Oh... that sucks. Who would really care if we distributed it, anyways? It's not like Maxis/Electronic Arts are making a profit off of the game anymore.

[Thomme]

Oh... that sucks. Who would really care if we distributed it, anyways? It's not like Maxis/Electronic Arts are making a profit off of the game anymore.
Wait... there's a set date for qualifications of "Abandonware?" I thought abandonware was just a fast and loose term thrown around in the community of "vintage" gamers to describe any software that doesn't have support or sales of any kind, or software. But, if Turok is on the website, wouldn't Streets of Sim City be allowed on here, as well. That being said, I'm an old school Maxis fan, I played Simcity 2000 in Dos, as well as Sim Copter and the original Sims (plus 2 and 3 and most of the expansion packs). So, I might be an apt candidate to do this review. I could most likely have it done by this time next week (A few days to play and complete the game and a day to write and a day to proofread).

Just my two cents.

[TotalAnarchy]

This might have worked on some other abandonware websites, but not on Abandonia. We have strictly defined rules:

-Games must not be sold.
-Games must not be supported.
-Games must not be actively protected by its copyright holder.
-Games must be older than 15 years if published/developed by an ESA member, and 10 years if it's by an ESA member subsidiary.

This last rule was made in an agreement with the ESA organization back in 2005 and we respect it up to this day. Therefore the main difference between Turok and Streets of Simcity is that the first is published by Acclaim, who's not an ESA member, while the second was published by Electronic Arts - an ESA member.

[Thomme]

This might have worked on some other abandonware websites, but not on Abandonia. We have strictly defined rules:

-Games must not be sold.
-Games must not be supported.
-Games must not be actively protected by its copyright holder.
-Games must be older than 15 years if published/developed by an ESA member, and 10 years if it's by an ESA member subsidiary.

This last rule was made in an agreement with the ESA organization back in 2005 and we respect it up to this day. Therefore the main difference between Turok and Streets of Simcity is that the first is published by Acclaim, who's not an ESA member, while the second was published by Electronic Arts - an ESA member.
I didn't know that, that's actually very interesting.

[tgp1994]

Oh... hmm. Is anyone else having trouble with the email notification system? I'm subscribed to this topic, but I didn't notice the replies until I saw on the forums that it was the top-most in the section.

[Paco]

I could do Zip, Tar, and 7z formats, but doing Zip will compress it down to 23.8 MB.

but the Game on FTP is 371 MB big. Too big! the Limit for onsite Games is 150 MB and all above it is to put them in ISO CELLAR.

You didnt create a User-Folder. This way we wouldnt know who submitted it. Also the Game-Name must be proper. Its not "StreetsofSimCity" but "Streets of SimCity" as it will be called on AB.

Since the Game is too big and also protected, i will delete it from FTP, but please remember it for the next time you upload something on FTP. okay?

[tgp1994]

but the Game on FTP is 371 MB big. Too big! the Limit for onsite Games is 150 MB and all above it is to put them in ISO CELLAR.

You didnt create a User-Folder. This way we wouldnt know who submitted it. Also the Game-Name must be proper. Its not "StreetsofSimCity" but "Streets of SimCity" as it will be called on AB.

Since the Game is too big and also protected, i will delete it from FTP, but please remember it for the next time you upload something on FTP. okay?

Oh, sorry about that, forgot about the size requirement :P

TotalAnarchy just told me to put it under /GameName/, but since I assumed any space would turn into underscores, (and not look so nice), I just omitted the spaces. I was assuming you guys would then create a page for it, with the proper formatting and all that stuff.

Well, when it becomes legal, please tell me, I'd be glad to upload it :)

[sim2er]

You'll have to wait a few years for the Streets of SimCity to become unprotected with the date for that being Halloween 2012.

I'm going to necro this post because if the quoted date is correct, I'd like to get a copy (ISO). I'd install off of the disk I have but my Win98 VM doesn't recognize my physical CD drive, but it does load ISO images though. At this point SoSC should be unprotected.

[tgp1994]

I'm going to necro this post because if the quoted date is correct, I'd like to get a copy (ISO). I'd install off of the disk I have but my Win98 VM doesn't recognize my physical CD drive, but it does load ISO images though. At this point SoSC should be unprotected.

Thanks for the heads up sim2er,
I was feeling like some soSC myself. If the rule is true and we can begin uploading the game now, I'll go digging around this weekend for the game :)

[Cluseck]

At this point SoSC should be unprotected.

It's still sold. (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=25377&highlight=streets+of+simcity)

[tgp1994]

Does the fact that one copy of the game happens to show up in Amazon somewhere in Germany actually mean it's "protected"? :no:
Looking at this from a different perspective, if it becomes impossible to find a physical copy in any corner of the internet, how is one to make it available online? That is supposing, of course, that people haven't already distributed it across filesharing networks, unless it is those networks that abandonia intends to acquire its content from.

Besides, the game probably isn't even localized. It did so poorly in the United States, I can't imagine Maxis attempting to sell it elsewhere.

[Japo]

We disqualify some sellers (including Amazon Marketplace non "FBA") when the licensing chain can't be verified or something, but we have to draw the line somewhere to be called legit.

It's a sad obviety that a game can't be considered abandonware before it stops being distributed legitimately. So yes pirate sources are then acceptable, after the game has become abandoned. It's also possible that someone makes a copy of his game that he acquired legally when they were available for sale.