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SimCity 2000: Network Edition

This variant of SimCity 2000: CD Collection is Windows-native and includes multiplayer support for up to 4 players via LAN and modem. Players can develop a single city together or compete by building separate…

26 June 1996

SimCity 2000: Network Edition is a simulator developed by Maxis Software, released 26 June 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What SimCity 2000: Network Edition is

SimCity 2000: Network Edition is a simulator game developed by Maxis Software and released in 1996. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This variant of SimCity 2000: CD Collection is Windows-native and includes multiplayer support for up to 4 players via LAN and modem. Players can develop a single city together or compete by building separate cities.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sim series

SimCity 2000: Network Edition is the 20th of 64 entries we hold in the Sim series. The next entry was SimCity Jr. in 1996.

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What it launched against

SimCity 2000: Network Edition launched on 26 June 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade and Pro Pinball.

Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade, Pro Pinball.

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When did SimCity 2000: Network Edition come out?
SimCity 2000: Network Edition was released on 26 June 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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