tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post195266982695886450..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Road TakenStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-77374941633303170512016-11-19T18:42:11.392-06:002016-11-19T18:42:11.392-06:00My SimCity 2K cities could fit on a floppy disk --...My SimCity 2K cities could fit on a floppy disk -- I actually still have a floppy disk labeled "SimCity cities"! <br /><br />The online version is the badly named "SimCity". The only attractive thing I've heard about is that it adds sewage as a system you have to monitor, though it's connected to your water pipes so it's not that complicated.<br /><br />There's another cities -- "Cities Skylines" and "Cities in Motion" which are similar. I'm trying to learn Cities in Motion but haven't got a lot of time to sink into it yet. CiM lets players design transit systems -- bus companies, trolleys, train, that sort of thing. Basically an update of Transport Tycoon/Locomotion (by the same production team as Rollercoaster Tycoon) but with prettier graphics.<br /><br />I have Locomotion, but the graphics and controls are weird.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-72691877354835688912016-11-19T12:24:22.010-06:002016-11-19T12:24:22.010-06:00I never really liked the disasters thing - too cha...I never really liked the disasters thing - too chaotic and messed up my intricate planning! Not sure what version I played. First games where in the late 80's (I remember having entire cities on the floppy disk which I found a bit mind blowing) and later played SimCity2000. I never played the online only version. A few of my friends did and I wasn't exactly inspired by their comments! CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-24247027488657854212016-11-18T22:01:27.322-06:002016-11-18T22:01:27.322-06:00The fun part is utterly ruining a city with natura...The fun part is utterly ruining a city with natural disasters, then trying to put the pieces back together. I did that more than a few times. (Did you ever play SimCity 4? I liked the detail, but not the 'regions'...none of the maps were large enough and I didn't like having to switch back and forth between cities.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-72873173818955545272016-11-18T11:21:08.346-06:002016-11-18T11:21:08.346-06:00Less of an educational tool, not quite a 'game...Less of an educational tool, not quite a 'game' as such more of a game-like simulation.... and all rather addictive as you try to build a city from scratch without it being abandoned because you never really sorted out the bus service....!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89365246216330136082016-11-17T22:26:46.571-06:002016-11-17T22:26:46.571-06:00i had no idea... that there were educational tool...i had no idea... that there were educational tools (i guess it is) like that... thank you for letting me know...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-81579891017477431132016-11-17T19:23:55.015-06:002016-11-17T19:23:55.015-06:00https://lgdb.org/sites/default/files/node_images/2...https://lgdb.org/sites/default/files/node_images/2376/4052.jpg<br /><br />Simcity is a computer game that allows players to build infrastructure (roads, water pipes, power lines, etc) and create 'zones' that residences, businesses, and industries will grow in. As the city develops, more services (police, education, trains trains trains) can be added. Very educational, depending on the game -- SimCity 3000 had lots of briefings for players to mull through -- although the series threw out realism after SimCity 4. That was the last one to be remotely good. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89621861277393472542016-11-17T17:09:48.247-06:002016-11-17T17:09:48.247-06:00young at heart, though, i'll bet... tx for th...young at heart, though, i'll bet... tx for the explanation...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-46065075714583488802016-11-17T15:14:37.586-06:002016-11-17T15:14:37.586-06:00Gaming... [grin] and I'm 56 so not exactly you...Gaming... [grin] and I'm 56 so not exactly young!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58502864114675040282016-11-17T13:07:33.072-06:002016-11-17T13:07:33.072-06:00what in the world are you all going on about? on ...what in the world are you all going on about? on second thought, better not answer that; us oldsters like to stay ignorant about modern stuff...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-78263846079602754162016-11-16T20:25:55.632-06:002016-11-16T20:25:55.632-06:00Was that SimCity 2000? One trick I like using i...Was that SimCity 2000? One trick I like using in SimCity 3000 is to put plants in the extreme corner of the map, so if they explode, 3/4s of the radiation goes offscreen. Works for pollution from coal/oil/gas as well.<br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-68544616702809623942016-11-16T15:28:59.476-06:002016-11-16T15:28:59.476-06:00LOL - I had a SimCity addiction too.... I was most...LOL - I had a SimCity addiction too.... I was most impressed when a Nuclear power station had a meltdown and crashed my PC! Now *that's* realism....!!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-38808373853433848562016-11-16T13:49:13.242-06:002016-11-16T13:49:13.242-06:00I'd blame it on SimCity, but when I was six I ...I'd blame it on SimCity, but when I was six I was thrilled to learn the pipe under our driveway was called a 'culvert'. :-p Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-70936381962974257722016-11-16T12:54:00.469-06:002016-11-16T12:54:00.469-06:00You really have a 'thing' for Infrastructu...You really have a 'thing' for Infrastructure don't you... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-75642005688119000542016-11-16T11:33:57.109-06:002016-11-16T11:33:57.109-06:00I saw on amazon that he has a small library of oth...I saw on amazon that he has a small library of other books, most of which look interesting. One of them is "To Engineer is Human". Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-30741393716045044582016-11-15T22:19:00.274-06:002016-11-15T22:19:00.274-06:00i read several Petroski's when he first starte...i read several Petroski's when he first started writing: about pencils, bridges and something else i forgot... he's a Chicago engineer who likes to talk... and write... it's enjoyable and boring simultaneously...oh; the history of books, i think...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com