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SimCity 3000

SimCity 3000, released in 1999 as the third major installment in the SimCity series, continues its successful course as a city building simulation game. In SimCity 3000 new tools have been introduced to create…

85 31 January 1999 3 cheats

SimCity 3000 is a simulator developed by Maxis, released 31 January 1999 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 3 cheat codes for it.

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What SimCity 3000 is

SimCity 3000 is a simulator game developed by Maxis and released in 1999. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

SimCity 3000 is a city building simulation video game released in 1999, and the third major installment in the SimCity series. It was published by Electronic Arts (EA) and developed by series creator Maxis. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and, through an arrangement with Loki Games, Linux.
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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 3000 is the 29th of 64 entries we hold in the Sim series. The next entry was SimCity 64 in 2000. Its critic score of 85 is 18 points above the series average of 67. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

SimCity 3000 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 162 votes.

What it launched against

SimCity 3000 launched on 31 January 1999, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 3 cheat entries for SimCity 3000 — 3 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Open the cheat box

Opens the box the codes below are typed into.

Press all four keys together during play.

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Add 10000 simoleons

Adds 10000 simoleons each time it is entered.

Open the cheat box and type the phrase.

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Summon the handyman

Sends a helper rather than a disaster.

Open the cheat box and type the phrase.

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Quick answers

SimCity 3000 — frequently asked questions

When did SimCity 3000 come out?
SimCity 3000 was released on 31 January 1999 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for SimCity 3000?
Yes. We list 3 cheat codes and console command for SimCity 3000, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

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