The Newspapers

Learn how SimCity 2000's newspapers inform you about city problems, disasters, inventions, and even quirky human interest stories. Maximize your city's news!

Hey there! So, you're building up your SimCity 2000 metropolis and wondering about those newspapers popping up? Think of them as your city's daily (or semi-daily!) digest. Their main gig is to keep you in the loop about what's going down in your city and the wider SimCity world.

You'll see articles that highlight any problems your city's facing, let you know about any recent disasters (bummer, right?), and even announce cool new inventions that have been developed. It's not all serious business, though! Sometimes you'll get these wild human-interest stories with headlines that are just plain bizarre, like "Capitalist Running Dog Lackeys Infiltrate Embassy." Honestly, who knows what to make of those! The game basically generates these articles like a super-advanced Mad Libs, making them a little more sensible than pure gibberish. This keeps the news from getting stale too quickly.

Did you know your city can have up to six different newspapers? You've got the Times, Chronicle, Courier, Picayune, Herald, and Journal. Some of these even come with photos! And here's a fun tip: if you give your city a really interesting name, you might just get some hilariously strange articles to go along with it.

When it comes to subscriptions, you've got a couple of options. You can opt for the regular subscription, which arrives twice a year. Then there are the 'Extra!' editions, which pop up whenever a new invention is made or your city hits a major milestone. You can even choose to get neither of these, but don't worry – you'll still get papers right after any disasters strike, so you'll always be informed about the bad stuff too.

Keep an eye out, because if you're really digging into the papers and reading a lot, you might just trigger a special event: your citizens could throw a parade in your honor! Pretty neat, huh?

PlayStation Note: Just a heads-up if you're playing on PlayStation – you'll only be able to see the headlines for the articles, not read the full stories. Kind of a bummer, I know!