SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
A Legacy Game that remains entertaining!
Written by AC from Key Largo
Sep 13, 2009
When I was a kid I grew up playing SimCity you know back when it had really bad graphics and was one of the first games I purchased back in the day when I became a mac user.
Following installation of Snow Leopard I decided to put some games back on my computer and came across my Sim City 4 CD's that had been sitting in my old laptop bag for who knows how long.
Happy to see it running just as it used to. So disregard the reviews saying it doesn't work on Intel Machines cause well im sitting here playing it just fine and dandy!12 of 13 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
OK with Snow Leopard
Written by CC from avully
Sep 13, 2009
Ok with Snow Leopard... But not forget to update with patch UB from Aspyr!
And I did have put manually "use with Rosetta" in the Read Info (it was not first select)9 of 10 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Snow Leopard
Written by MP from Dover
Sep 10, 2009
Since this application is not Universal, it will not work with Snow Leopard. You can try the Universal Update patch from the Aspyr website.
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Runs fine on Snow Leopard 10.6; Install Rosetta and Quicktime 7
Written by SM from San Francisco
Sep 5, 2009
Just tested on my early 2008 MacPro, 10.6 Leopard, Nvidia 8800GT graphics card. Game seems to run fine, all functionality intact, no issues observed. I suspect older games like this may not work correctly, as previous poster described, if you don't install Rosetta and Quicktime 7 along with Snow Leopard (they're options in the Snow Leopard Installer). If you forget to install them, view the Read Me on the Snow Leopard DVD for how to go back and install these "Optional" items as one-offs. After that the game should run fine, as I had no issues loading prior cities or creating new ones and adding zones, roads, utilities, etc.
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Incompatible with Snow Leopard 10.6
Written by SC from Berlin
Sep 4, 2009
If you have Snow Leopard 10.6 avoid buying this until Apple sort their stuff out - which they hopefully will.
It's a great game, but only if you're using 10.5 or lower.14 of 15 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Will not work With Snow Leopard
Written by CR from Haines City
Aug 31, 2009
Do not purchase this game if you intend on running 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Sad say that after years of the hard work I put into it and all the Successful Cities I created, it was a punch in the face when it wouldn't work anymore when I loaded in Snow Leopard.
The EA & Sim City Intros work but once you get to the section where the terrains are shown. the Sim City Logo stay stuck over the view and the computer just hangs. I think I will load up all my progress to my Mac Mini or iBook becuase I love this game. I will also try it will loading the Game from my Mac Mini and play it on my iMac via File Sharing wirelessly which was possible when all my macs had 10.5 Leopard.
Maybe apple will make updates so older software can work.13 of 15 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
DONT BUY THIS GAME
Written by KW from norwalk
Aug 23, 2009
Sim City 4 for the mac is horrible. I am a senior in college and I have been playing sim city 4 on a pc since freshman year. i fell in love with this game and had tons of fun with it on a pc. It ran perfectly with no problems, even when i had a city of 2 million. However this game is horrible on a mac and doesn't run well even with a population of 300. I regret spending my 60 dollars on it. By the way this game is 20 dollars for the pc wit no headaches. My mac has 4 gb of ram and a 2.8 ghz processor. Sometimes i feel like getting rid of my mac and going back to my pc for my game. I;ve come to realize macs aren't all what they were said to be. this is most likely the last mac i will ever own and its partially due to stupid things like this.
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
A lot of things in one box
Written by KS from Sparta
Aug 12, 2009
This game is so fun! I love how you can also install plugins to the game to make it even more customizable.
In this game you act as a mayor of a city that you can create the shape of the land for(AKA: Customize the land forms). You must manage the city budget, build a transportation network for your citizens or "sims", and many more things in this game.
It comes complete with many tutorials and the ability to create your own regions for different people(Ex.: one region for person). Anyone who likes to build, destroy(you can also create simulated disasters such ac a tornado or a volcano eruption) places, or just be in control of just about anything, I HIGHLY recomend this game!3 of 5 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Best SimCity ever.
Written by JM from Cork
Jun 21, 2009
Really great. Running on my 5 years old Power Book G4 1.5Mhz / 2GB Ram and its ok :-)
Expansion pack is great and smooth. Hope that mistake with "Sim City Societes" will be followed soon by proper Sim City 5!!!
Until then buy this one. There is already a few games trying to be like "Sim City" but still not good enough.
SimCity forever :-)13 of 16 people found this useful
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition by Aspyr
Addicting
Written by BG from Peabody
Jun 16, 2009
This game is amazing. I had simcity 3000 for windows and this version just blows it out of the water. Some people say they've been having problems with the game but I have the newest macbook with 3 GB RAM and a 2.4 GHz processor and haven't had any problems. The game does lag slightly but its nothing unexpected. If you have the new silver or white macbook or better, you aren't likely to have any problems with this game.
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