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Strategy Guide (NES) by FerrisBueller (11)
SimCity

Strategy Guide (NES) by FerrisBueller (11)

Navigate SimCity NES with our comprehensive table of contents, covering everything from game mechanics to voter complaints and scenarios.

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Navigate SimCity NES with our comprehensive table of contents, covering everything from game mechanics to voter complaints and scenarios.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Introduction: Covers version history, dedication, and purpose.
  2. 2
    Controls: Details game set-up menus and in-game controls.
  3. 3
    Game Menu: Options include Resume Saved City, Practice, Start New City, and Select Scenario.
  4. 4
    Game Screen: Explains the cursor, HUD (Heads-Up Display - on-screen information), and map.
  5. 5
    In-Game Menus: Describes the Options Menu (Red Top Bar) and Building Menu (Blue Side Bar).
  6. 6
    Disasters: Lists various disasters including Airplane crash, Monster attack, Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Nuclear Meltdown, Tornado, and U.F.O. Attack.
  7. 7
    Building Methods: Covers Block Methods, Monorail Methods, Edging Industry Effects, Land Reclamation, Meltdowns, Port Pollution, and Reaching Megalopolis.
  8. 8
    Voter Complaints: Details issues such as Crime, Fire, Housing Costs, Pollution, Taxes, and Unemployment.
  9. 9
    Game Mechanics: Explains the 4x4 Land Grid, Land Value, Residential/Commercial/Industrial Zones (RCI), RCI Meter, Land Value, Pollution, Population Density, Police and Fire Departments, Transit (Roads and Rails), Pollution Mechanics, Power Mechanics, Game Difficulty, and Tax Mechanics.
  10. 10
    Scenarios: Includes Practice, Challenge Scenarios, and Bonus Scenarios.
  11. 11
    Tips/Strategies for NES: Offers advice on Taxes, avoiding the "Reload Exodus" and "Reload Blackout", and stealing a city.
  12. 12
    Cheats/Codes: Details the Boston Scenario, Rio Scenario, general codes, and Debug Mode.
  13. 13
    Bugs/Glitches: Lists known bugs and glitches related to Practice, Steal a City, Starting Level, Free Money, Budget, Auto-Budget, Options Menu, Presents, Transit, Always Easy, Challenge Scenarios, and spelling errors.
  14. 14
    Differences in NES/SNES Versions: Highlights variations in Controls, Game Menu, Options Menu, Disasters, Game Mechanics, Presents, Building Methods, Voter Complaints, and Scenarios between the NES and SNES versions.
  15. 15
    Dead Strategies/Dead Tricks on NES: Covers Zone Stacking, Money Trick, Off-Map Glitch, 100000 Pop in Practice, Infinite Presents, and Airport/Seaport Cheats.
  16. 16
    Miscellaneous: Includes information on Upgrades, Unused Sprites, Name Buffers, Random elements, and The Code.
  17. 17
    Footnotes: Contains a summary, thank yous, and legal information.

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