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SimCity v1.0.0 for Analogue Pocket
The first Pocket release of SimCity Classic MS-DOS 2.00, bringing its MCGA graphics and city simulation to a controller-friendly native port.
Pocket features
- Placement previews show a yellow footprint before building, with tile divisions for precise positioning.
- Accelerating pointer controls combine precise taps with faster movement when held.
- Automatic map scrolling, plus manual scrolling with B + D-pad.
- Auto-hiding menu bar provides two extra rows of map space. Press Select to reveal the menu and move the pointer into position.
- Themed virtual keyboard for naming cities.
- Six city-save slots using the DOS city format.
- Construction tools, terrain editing, eight scenarios, budgets, disasters, reports and six graphics themes.
Core settings
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| View Mode | Original 4:3 / Pocket 5:4 |
| Placement Preview | On / Off — enabled by default |
| Music | On / Off — enabled by default |
| Sound Effects | On / Off — enabled by default |
| Core Volume | 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, Mute |
Installation
Requires Analogue Pocket firmware 2.2 or newer and your own supported SimCity Classic MS-DOS 2.00 (1994, MCGA) game files.
- Extract
RetroDriven.SimCity-v1.0.0.zipto your SD card root. - Download and run
SimCityAssetImporter.exe. - Select your original DOS game folder or ZIP, then your SD card root.
- Choose Convert and Install Assets.
- Safely eject the card and launch SimCity.
Original game assets are not included in the public download.
Quick controls
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| D-pad | Move pointer |
| A | Click / place |
| X / Y | Next / previous tool |
| L / R | Select bulldozer / road |
| B + D-pad | Scroll map |
| Select | Reveal and enter menu |
| B | Close dialogs / return |
Notes
- Save your city before leaving the core; city saves are not save states.
- Placement previews show the footprint, not whether placement will succeed.
- Music uses the original sequences with a licensed GeneralUser GS sound bank; it differs from original AdLib playback.
- This independent project is a reverse-engineered reconstruction, not recovered Maxis source, and is not affiliated with Maxis or Electronic Arts.