{"id":51837,"date":"2013-03-20T15:04:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=51837"},"modified":"2013-03-20T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T13:12:43","slug":"simcity-5-facts-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51837-simcity-5-facts-you-should-know","title":{"rendered":"SimCity: 5 facts you should know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With SimCity being the game on everyone\u2019s lips since its release (whether it be for bad or good reasons), we decided to look at some of the lesser known facts about Maxis\u2019 iconic SimCity franchise.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">It\u2019s a-meee, Mario!<\/h3>\n<p>If you reach 500,000 residents in the SNES version of SimCity or the Japanese-exclusive edition of SimCity 64, you\u2019ll unlock the ability to build a giant Super Mario statue in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The statue resembles the 3D model in Super Mario 64, and once the statue is built, there is even a disaster where Bowser rips through the city looking for the moustachioed hero.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51842\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Si.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51842\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51842\" title=\"SimCity (NES) Mario statue\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Si.jpg\" alt=\"SimCity (NES) Mario statue\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SimCity (NES) Mario statue<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Conquer them all<\/h3>\n<p>The SimCity devs love giving little nods to other great game franchises (as you can see with the Mario statue).<\/p>\n<p>Another good example is in SimCity 4. One of the first High Tech zones you need to develop in the game features Kane Tiberium.<\/p>\n<p>The name is a reference to the Command &amp; Conquer franchise, particularly that of the Brotherhood of Nod\u2019s leader, Kane. Tiberium is obviously the primary resource in the series.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51844\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Kane-Tiberium.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51844\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51844\" title=\"Kane Tiberium\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Kane-Tiberium.png\" alt=\"Kane Tiberium\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kane Tiberium<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Godzilla!!<\/h3>\n<p>In SimCity, there is a scenario in 1961, Tokyo, in which the city is attacked by a giant monster from the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The monster is obviously inspired by Godzilla, a Japanese dakaiju (giant monster) series created by Ishiro Honda in 1954.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51839\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/8554-simcity-dos-screenshot-a-disaster-godzilla-ega-s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51839\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51839\" title=\"SimCity Godzilla attack\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/8554-simcity-dos-screenshot-a-disaster-godzilla-ega-s.jpg\" alt=\"SimCity Godzilla attack\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SimCity Godzilla attack<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">That looks sketchy\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>SimCity 2000 allows users to purchase and build a<strong> <\/strong>Microwave Power Plant, although, they are extremely expensive.<\/p>\n<p>The plant offers amazing efficiency, however, there is a small chance that things could go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s extremely rare, but if you buy one it could misfire and destroy most of your city.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big risk\/rewards that SimCity hides.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51843\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/simcity-2000-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51843\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51843\" title=\"simcity 2000 fire\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/simcity-2000-fire.jpg\" alt=\"simcity 2000 fire\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh no&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Conservative extra-terrestrials<\/h3>\n<p>In SimCity 2000, you may get a visit from some alien monsters who come to destroy your city, but that\u2019s not all they do.<\/p>\n<p>The beams they shoot usually destroy your buildings, but on some occasions they plant trees, create water and build wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p>Could they be extra terrestrial hippies!? Who knows, but we\u2019ll take some additional resources (and some social commentary) for our SimCity if their willing to offer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51841\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sc2000_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51841\" class=\" wp-image-51841 \" title=\"SimCity 2000\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sc2000_1.jpg\" alt=\"SimCity 2000\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sc2000_1.jpg 582w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sc2000_1-96x68.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bring more water, less destruction! (SimCity 2000)<\/p><\/div>\n<h6>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/simcity.wikia.com\/wiki\/Kane_Tiberium\" target=\"_blank\">SimCity wiki<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.funtrivia.com\/en\/VideoGames\/Sim-City-13108.html\" target=\"_blank\">Funtrivia<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More SimCity news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/51598-simcity-brick-by-brick.html\">SimCity brick by brick<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"SimCity 2013 &quot;indefinite offline&quot; mod achieved\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/30089-SimCity-2013-quot-indefinite-offline-quot-mod-achieved\" target=\"_blank\">SimCity 2013 \u201cindefinite offline\u201d mod achieved<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/51775-simcity-servers-not-needed-to-run-game-simulation-report.html\">SimCity servers not needed to run game simulation: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/51644-ea-offers-free-game-to-angry-simcity-players.html\">EA offers free game to angry SimCity players<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/51781-simcity-simulation-ai-broken.html\">SimCity simulation AI broken?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How well do you know your SimCity trivia?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":51845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[813,21,2178,2180,9289,9288,9290,2179],"class_list":["post-51837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-electronic-arts","tag-headline","tag-maxis","tag-simcity","tag-simcity-2000","tag-simcity-facts","tag-simcity-trivia","tag-sims"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52076,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51837\/revisions\/52076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}