Editing SimCity 2000 (section)

==Special editions==
===''SimCity 2000 Special Edition''===
A re-packaged version of ''SimCity 2000'', '''''SimCity 2000 Special Edition''''' (also known as the ''CD Collection''), was released on February 7, 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/179212/pc-download/base-game/special-edition |title=Origin |access-date=2015-08-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203191552/https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/179212/pc-download/base-game/special-edition |archive-date=2016-02-03 }}</ref> for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[MS-DOS]]. In addition to containing ''All expansions'', it also featured the ''SimCity Urban Renewal Kit'', the Vol. 1 scenario pack, remade music, new cities selected by Maxis from a 1994 competition, bonus scenarios and cities, and movies.<ref>{{cite web|title=SimCity 2000 Special Edition |url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simcity_2000_special_edition |publisher=Good Old Games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319011135/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simcity_2000_special_edition/ |archive-date=2012-03-19 }}</ref>

The movies were a first for Maxis; ''SimCity 2000-SE'' was the first "Sim" game to feature [[Video production|produced videos]]. These videos included the introduction movie and four commentary videos by [[Will Wright (game designer)|Will Wright]]; the latter were accessed via the "WillTV" application that came with the game.

The most recent operating system that the Windows 95 version of the game will install under is Windows XP 32-bit. Various incompatibility ills with the save/load dialogs for later 64bit OS's can be cured with 3rd party patches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SimCity 2000 - PCGamingWiki PCGW - bugs, fixes, crashes, mods, guides and improvements for every PC game|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SimCity_2000|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.pcgamingwiki.com}}</ref>

In December 2014 Electronic Arts offered SimCity 2000 Special Edition as a free download for an unspecified limited time. Unlike the original release versions of the game, this downloadable version requires connectivity to the Electronic Arts servers for saves and gameplay. It is the DOS Special Edition with the WillTV movies, packaged with preconfigured DOSBox running at fixed 640x480 and an automatic installer to run in modern Windows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SimCity 2000 - PCGamingWiki PCGW - bugs, fixes, crashes, mods, guides and improvements for every PC game|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SimCity_2000|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.pcgamingwiki.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Griswold |first1=Alison |title=EA's Decision to Make SimCity 2000 Free Is Brilliant, and More Companies Should Do It |journal=Slate |date=12 December 2014 |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/12/12/ea_makes_simcity_2000_free_satisfying_for_fans_and_great_publicity_for_the.html |access-date=13 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212222329/http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/12/12/ea_makes_simcity_2000_free_satisfying_for_fans_and_great_publicity_for_the.html |archive-date=12 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SimCity 2000 Special Edition |url=https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/simcity-catalog/pc-download/base-game/special-edition |website=Origin |publisher=Electronic Arts |access-date=13 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213114213/https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/simcity-catalog/pc-download/base-game/special-edition |archive-date=13 December 2014 }}</ref>

===''SimCity 2000 Network Edition''===
''SimCity 2000 Network Edition'', sometimes unofficially referred to as the "Gold Edition", was released in 1996 for Windows 32-bit only. The game features slightly different gameplay in network mode, where mayors may start with more money, but must buy land before building upon it. Players (up to 4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/70661-simcity-2000-network-edition-windows-back-cover.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231736/http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/70661-simcity-2000-network-edition-windows-back-cover.jpg |archive-date=2017-02-27 }}</ref>) of the Network Edition have the ability to share in-game resources and to compete or cooperate with other cities.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=In the Studio |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=20 |date=August 1996|page=17}}</ref> This edition of the game was advertised in the radio stations of a later game by Maxis, [[Streets of SimCity]].

This version also features a revamped [[user interface]]. Instead of a static [[toolbar]], items are accessed via cascading menus from the right of the screen, resulting in more screen real-estate for ''SimCity'' itself, without sacrificing functionality.

This edition of the game has trouble running on operating systems based on the [[Architecture of Windows NT|Windows NT kernel]]. Third party fixes include a Network Interoperability Patch, a Network Launcher / Browser / Server Patch to improve slow server response and browse game IP addresses, an updated help file, and a full screen utility.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resources for SimCity 2000 Network Edition|url=http://john.ankarstrom.se/2knet/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=john.ankarstrom.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SimCity 2000 Network Edition - PCGamingWiki PCGW - bugs, fixes, crashes, mods, guides and improvements for every PC game|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/SimCity_2000_Network_Edition|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.pcgamingwiki.com}}</ref>