Electronic Arts Ships SimCity 3000 For the Macintosh.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 30, 1999-- Electronic Arts(TM) (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), the world's largest interactive entertainment software company, today announced it has shipped SimCity 3000(TM) for the Macintosh(R). The highly anticipated Macintosh release of the latest in the company's city building line of games follows the release of the PC version that shipped in late January and continues to be the year's top-selling computer game. As in the original SimCity, players are in charge of creating an entire metropolis from the ground-up and keeping their "sims," the citizens of SimCity, happy. With a deeper and more realistic simulation and some of the most spectacular graphics ever seen in a computer game, SimCity 3000 gives players more power to build and rule their cities than ever before. "We're extremely excited to bring SimCity 3000 to the Macintosh," said SimCity 3000 executive producer Lucy Bradshaw. "The Sim-line has always had a strong following of Macintosh users and I know they'll be impressed by SimCity 3000's detailed graphics and depth of gameplay. Players will become immersed in the cities they create and identify with their creations like never before." Players' metropolises come to life with new graphics, animation and sound. SimCity 3000, developed by Electronic Arts' Maxis(TM) studio, allows players for the first time to see individual pedestrians and vehicles -- cars, trucks, busses, trains, boats -- traveling about their city with two new close-in zoom levels. Players can spruce up spruce up Verb [sprucing, spruced] to make neat and smart Verb 1. spruce up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" their skyline by choosing from dozens of real-world landmark structures ranging from the Empire State Building to Big Ben. Like the pedestrians and traffic, the sounds of the city, from sprinklers to school bells, reflect the neighborhood being viewed. SimCity 3000 adds new simulation layers, such as waste management and water pollution, that challenge players with decisions on how to manage their city budget as well as their citizens' demands. Players can strike deals to bring certain businesses into their city -- from a megamall to a high-tech research facility -- or even trade resources with neighboring cities. As players successfully pilot their fledgling town, they can check their progress and get expert advice through an interactive news ticker  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. , a colorful cadre of advisors and their vocal citizen petitioners. The Macintosh version will run on systems with at least a 200MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. PowerPC(R) processor and 32MB of RAM. This includes the popular iMac(TM) and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. (R) G3 systems. Like the PC version, SimCity 3000 for the Macintosh carries an "E" (Everyone) ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board rating and has a suggested retail price of US$49.95. Consumers may purchase the game at software retailers or directly from Electronic Arts by dialing 800/245-4525 or through the EA Store(TM) at http://www.eastore.ea.com. SimCity 3000 is the third generation in the SimCity line. The original game, now dubbed SimCity Classic(TM), was released in early 1989 and its sequel, SimCity 2000(TM), was released in late 1993. The SimCity line has been translated into more than a dozen languages and is available for a variety of computer operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. . Maxis, best known for its Sim family of products, develops and publishes top-quality entertainment software that uses advanced simulation technologies to deliver challenging fun through creativity, exploration and depth of play. To date, players around the world have purchased more than eight million copies in the Sim line including SimCity Classic, SimCity 2000, SimEarth(TM), SimAnt(TM), SimFarm(TM) and SimTower(TM). Maxis is based in Walnut Creek, California Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as the neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the . More information on SimCity 3000 is available from http://www.simcity.com Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.2 billion for fiscal 1999. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under seven brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis, ORIGIN(TM), Bullfrog bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts of the world. The body length is 4 to 8 in. (TM) Productions, Westwood Studios(TM) and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com. Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, Maxis, ORIGIN, Bullfrog, Westwood Studios, SimCity, SimCity 2000, SimCity 3000, SimEarth, SimAnt, SimFarm, SimTower, SimCity Classic and EA Store are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts. 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