Sim City DS shots!

[Dagless]

My excitement metre just got shot to pieces.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5205692&postcount=228

Sim City DS, which actually is just a portable version of SC3k (IMO the best Sim City... nay... the best god game ever) with a little Will Wright character as some kind of Navi alternative. Looks to be no sign of Barrel Rolling or Hold A to Charge Your Laser, but nothings perfect.

[Killyp]

:eek: That does look quite cool! I might get a DS later this year if this turns out to be really really good...

[SpankyPenzaanz]

I thought they did some amazing things with sc3k and completely butchered the experience with sc4. I will probably now have to get a ds around the time this hits especially with phantom hourglass seemingly dropping off of everybody radar.

[srobert]

Best screenshots so far.

I hope the DS is powerful enough to run this game at a decent pace even with large cities. Cheetah anyone?

[bobber205]

Totally cool! Man, I need to get a DS already! :rolleyes:

[Markleshark]

:eek:

*Jaw hits floor*

Whens this due for its Europe release?

[FleurDuMal]

Looks pretty good, but the more I think about it, the more I fail to get that excited about a game a played to death many years ago :(

[Markleshark]

Looks pretty good, but the more I think about it, the more I fail to get that excited about a game a played to death many years ago :(

Possibly. But imagine how awesome this will be with the touch-screen. I didn't even know they were developing this.

[iKwick7]

I thought they did some amazing things with sc3k and completely butchered the experience with sc4. I will probably now have to get a ds around the time this hits especially with phantom hourglass seemingly dropping off of everybody radar.


It was the other way around for me- I didn't like SimCity 3000 but loved SimCity 4.

Best SimCity ever? SimCity 2000. Easily. I could make waterfalls all day long!

[srobert]

Some more details and a scan from an older thread: Link (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=229413).

[FleurDuMal]

Best SimCity ever? SimCity 2000. Easily. I could make waterfalls all day long!

Yup. Without a doubt. Out of every game I've ever played, SC2000 is probably the one I spent most time on. And I didn't even like the original Sim City very much.

And I still wanna live in one of these:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Simcity2000_Arcology.jpg

[Sdashiki]

Who is that ugly asian man they have in those screenshots.

bring back that green haired guy!

[srobert]

Who is that ugly asian man they have in those screenshots.

bring back that green haired guy!

It's the same guy. The american Will Wright. ;) Link (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=2795659&postcount=22).

[Sky Blue]

Who is that ugly asian man they have in those screenshots.



umm....

[srobert]

Lots on new shots. (Disasters included)

Here (http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0701/16/news095.html)

and

here (http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/12/24/104,1166946435,64931,0,0.html).

Anybody else noticed that in all the screenshots we've seen so far, the ratio of Streets/Parks VS Buldings is much higher than what we're used to? I love building concrete jungles. I hope it's still economically possible in Sim City DS. ^_^

[srobert]

Fianlly! US/Europe release announded (No precise date :( )

CHERTSEY, Surrey, – February 28, 2007 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that the SimCity™ franchise is returning with SimCity™ DS, developed especially for the Nintendo DS™ platform. In addition to creating and growing their very own pocket sized city while being on-the-go, players will be able to leverage the unique action features of the Nintendo DS system, discovering an entirely new way to play this internationally acclaimed franchise. The product will make its debut to consumers worldwide in summer of this year…

http://gonintendo.com/?p=13885

1st English screenshot too.

Looks like there is a WIFI tab. I wonder what it will be used for.

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[paddy]

God I cant wait for this game, the touch screen is gonna be so unreal! I miss sim city 4 :(. I can't play it at the moment because my computers on the verge of breakdown due to lack of ram.

[SamIchi]

Actually looks decent. I don't know why anyone would play the DS version besides for portability. They need some cool features to have me get this version.

The only one I spent countless hours on was Sim City 2000. Arcologies rule.

[srobert]

…I don't know why anyone would play the DS version besides for portability…

That's the exact reason I want it. ^_^ Perfect for the transit to/from work. Also, this game type is very well suited to be played in short sessions. (Pick up and play). I'm a big RPG fan but these aren't as well suited for short 20-30 minute gaming sessions.

anybody know how the game is doing in Japan? Decent reviews?

[Macmadant]

those graphics look pretty crappy to me, the DS has so much potential, but nintendo just don't want to seem to put the effort into making the graphics as good as the PSP, i brought a gameboy advance (the flip one) and haven't found it particularly enjoyable, mostly because of the none existent ability to save my progress on the games i own, i have to enter a code every time i want to get to a certain level

[srobert]

those graphics look pretty crappy to me, the DS has so much potential, but nintendo just don't want to seem to put the effort into it…

This is a EA game.

(I personally think it looks quite nice for a game that runs on a 67 MHz / 656 KB VRAM / 256 x 192 pixels portable console)

…i brought a gameboy advance (the flip one) and haven't found it particularly enjoyable, mostly because of the none existent ability to save my progress on the games i own, i have to enter a code every time i want to get to a certain level

You must have been very unlucky in your game selection and bought every single last "password" games out there. All the GBA games I have owned used save games. ^_^ (Although often limited to 1-3)

[seenew]

Looks more like a cross between 2000 and 3000. (I loved 2000). This is a must have.

[GFLPraxis]

those graphics look pretty crappy to me, the DS has so much potential, but nintendo just don't want to seem to put the effort into making the graphics as good as the PSP, i brought a gameboy advance (the flip one) and haven't found it particularly enjoyable, mostly because of the none existent ability to save my progress on the games i own, i have to enter a code every time i want to get to a certain level
I've only played one GBA game, EVER, that didn't have a save function, and it was a children's game sent to me as a review copy (Noddy in Toyland).

What crap games are you playing?

Also, this is designed as a port of Sim City, so the graphics are going to look like...*gasp* Sim City!

[sb58]

oh this looks very good. will be the first DS game for me since Christmas XD

[Dagless]

Looks more like a cross between 2000 and 3000. (I loved 2000). This is a must have.

Oh you know it. WiFi+Sim City 3K+Portable... It's going to destroy my free time!

Now then! onto Rollercoaster Tycoon 2...

[JackAxe]

Best screenshots so far.

I hope the DS is powerful enough to run this game at a decent pace even with large cities. Cheetah anyone?

:D Are you joking?!!!

I've ran Sim City on comps that would literally take weeks to load a modern OS.

The DS has more juice than a Nintendo 64 from what I understand. It can certailny handle this type of game.

<]=)

[JackAxe]

those graphics look pretty crappy to me, the DS has so much potential, but nintendo just don't want to seem to put the effort into making the graphics as good as the PSP, i brought a gameboy advance (the flip one) and haven't found it particularly enjoyable, mostly because of the none existent ability to save my progress on the games i own, i have to enter a code every time i want to get to a certain level

FUDtastic!

[Dagless]

The only GBA game I've ever played that needed passwords was some Kung Fu game, Crouching Tiger might have been... Anyways my brother found it in some car that was going to be scrapped. Tucked away under a chair. Decrepit game on every level.

Why is that guy lying like that?