HawtWired:
"The most dedicated SimCity player in history has cropped up recently on Reddit. YouTube user TheImperar posted the video of his manically devised SimCity 3000 city in January, but it wasn't until recently that people began to take notice.
Vast diagrams and calculations, paired with good old fashioned trial-and-error led TheImperar to devise the layout of Magnasanti, a SimCity boasting over 6 million inhabitants. Completely cheat free. That's right, he played the game legitimately with a plan and dedication, and by the in-game year 50,000 AD saw the fruition of his hard work.
By the way, in real-world time, he plugged over three years into the development and production of his city. What was the last game you were willing to play over-and-over for three years?"
TwoDashStash: "Maxis was founded in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun to publish SimCity, a game which struggled to garner interest from established publishers due to it lacking any defined win or loss conditions. Despite this, the game went on to become a massive hit with over a million sales worldwide. The success of the first SimCity game lead to multiple spinoff projects, including titles such as the obscure SimRefinery which was commissioned by Chevron and the more familiar SimTower."
Gamesta.com picks up on Electronic arts' plans to turn SimCity into official educational material. In collaboration with GlassLab, they'll alter the format in SimCityEdu to give teachers a learning tool that they can use to inspire students. A project in SimCity 3000 once showed us just how far this problem solving mentality can go.
