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rl3yesterday at 6:15 PM5 repliesview on HN

SC3K had a masterfully executed advisor system that felt both classy and warm. Ditto its music and art.

Unfortunately for SC4, they proceeded to make all the advisors 3D-rendered Sims. For SC2K, well:

https://www.somethingawful.com/news/simcity-advisors/4/

(that was the least offensive page to link; for the canonical experience start at page 1)


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bknight1983today at 2:25 PM

YOU CAN'T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!!

comradesmithtoday at 12:24 PM

These aren’t actually from the game…

kqrtoday at 6:39 AM

Wait, are those from Sim City 2000, released in 1993? One of them references Google Maps, first available under that name somewhere around 2004?

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DanielHBtoday at 8:08 AM

I vaguely remember 2 different releases of 3k with different advisors. I liked the cartoony ones better.

tillinghasttoday at 2:20 AM

These are all amazing. Thank you.