Maxis announces SimCity 2000 Special Edition; commemorative collection packaged in a silver foil box.WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1996--When SimCity first came out in 1989, nobody could have predicted that a computer game that challenged players to design, build and govern a city of their dreams would become so popular. Today, Sim enthusiasts have established 50 web sites devoted to sharing strategies and swapping cities. Groups like the National Engineers Week Committee are holding national "Future City" contests using SimCity Classic software. And this year, Maxis (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MXIS) sold its three millionth game in the SimCity/SimCity 2000 line. To celebrate the game's immense success, Maxis announces the release this week of SimCity 2000 Special Edition to software retail stores. This "celebration" edition, packaged in a silver foil silver foil silver (Brit) n → Alufolie f silver foil (BRIT), silver paper n → carta argentata, (carta) stagnola box, contains everything from the SimCity 2000 CD Collection but also adds new features. One hundred all-new building graphics ranging from a circa 1930 ballpark to space-age skyscrapers allow would-be mayors even more ways to customize their homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. metropolises. Will Wright, the designer of the SimCity series, also gives an exclusive video interview about the history and future of the "Sim" family of games. And the SimCity 2000 Special Edition is catalog-priced at $49.95 -- $20 less than the SimCity 2000 CD Collection. "SimCity mania Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death has become an international phenomenon," said Sam Poole, president of Maxis. "Just recently, the National Youth Council of Singapore included a copy of SimCity 2000 in a time capsule representing national youth culture. We hope the special edition will add new fans to the millions who have enjoyed SimCity and SimCity 2000 worldwide." Available in both a DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 hybrid version and a Macintosh/Power Macintosh version, the CD also contains the SimCity 2000 Urban Renewal Kit which permits players to design their own buildings using easy-to-use painting and editing tools. Ten challenging missions from the SimCity 2000 Scenarios Volume I: Great Disasters add-on disk, such as the alien invasion
meltdown overheating - excessive heating in Manhattan, are also included. Maxis, founded in 1987, has international headquarters in Walnut Creek, where most of its 200 employees are located. Additional offices are located in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.; Salt Lake City; and London. Maxis' Internet site is located at http://www.maxis.com. CONTACT: Maxis, Walnut Creek Patrick Buechner, 510/927-3782 Lois Tilles, 510/927-3764 |
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