I would also assume that this is the main reason for not having this version advertised at all, instead quietly switching/adding this to the planned collections like SimClassics and others., without much notice.
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Yes, by the time the Windows (95) version of SCC got released, the game was already 6 years old, and SC2000 going into its 3rd year. It could be one of those things were Microsoft (or someone) asked Maxis to make a Win95 version for such a purpose and Maxis had no plans to offer it in retail until years later, when the idea of offering whole collections on CD was pursued. you know, like something bundled with or offered alongside low-powered Win95 computers that were given away in developing countries and sold to schools. It could be one of those things where Microsoft (or someone) asked Maxis to make a Win95 version for such a purpose and Maxis had no plans to offer it in retail until years later, when the idea of offering whole collections on CD was pursued.Īlso, I'm just speculating, but I wonder if the Win95 version was designed less to be a retail product and more as something for emerging and educational markets.
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Who was going to pay for the classic SimCity when SimCity 2000 could be purchased, instead? On top of that, by late '95/early '96, SimCity 2000 had been out over 2 years already, so it wouldn't have been full price any more.Īlso, I'm just speculating, but I wonder if the Win95 version was designed less to be a retail product and more as something for emerging and educational markets. It's likely because SimCity 2000 had already been released and was a massive improvement (not that SimCity was bad, but it was a 1989 game, originally). Why is the 32-bit Windows 95 version is so rare and unheard of? Anyone know? It also features a different main menu, slightly different toolbars, more detailed maps and different music. On this CD, you'll find both - the Win3.1 and Win95 versions, the latter one including the elusive "Classics 95" graphic set, which is a mixture of mostly graphics from the "Extended DOS CD"-version mixed with a few new graphics. To conclude.: The only release where I have successfully located the Win95 version is ""Sim Classics - Maxis Collections 3" from 1997 (bundles SimCity Classic together with SimIsle and SimTower).
It may also be included in the "SimCity Classic Deluxe" release from 1996/97, because that version features a "Designed for Win95"-sticker on the packaging, making me think that the W95-version is also on there. ( This is the version which jewelcase is shown in one of the replies above) Despite it saying "Installing SimCity Classic for Windows 95", there is no standalone W95-version on there, sadly. In another release, the " CD-Rom Classics"-Series, there is a mention in the jewelcase about installation instructions specifically for Windows 95, directing you to another folder for (what you would guess is a) Win95-version, but I have checked this version and the Win95 version is NOT included. It is definitely included in the "Sim Classics - Maxis Collections 3" disc in a folder labelled "Win95". I have found one of the releases where this (the Win95 version of SimCity Classic - also known as Simcity Classic 2.0) was distributed. I don't want to resurrect an old thread without reason, but seeing as the conversation about this topic ended abruptly 2 years ago without any real results, and as I was searching for this elude version of SimCity Classic myself recently after getting to know its existence, I felt the urge to register for the very reason to shed some light into this.
Thanks for the pic too, it looks like the version in your pic has 3 separate installers, but until someone shows Version 2.0 or has the disc, we don't know 100%. Yes it's very interesting because there is not a lot of reliable info available on the Win 95 version and there was never an update/upgrade provided for the Win 3.1 version. Maybe it was a limited jewel-case only release. There doesn't seem to be anything particularly distinctive about the packaging, unfortunately.Ī similar disc appears in … c-/381383337771 you can just barely make out screenshots of what is clearly a Windows 95 version on the back. The second image (attached for posterity) indicates installation instructions for "SimCity Classic for Windows 3.1", "SimCity Classic for Windows 95", and "SimCity Classic for Macintosh". I tried a Google Image Search for and found … c-/271964947192.
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