SimCity 3000

1999 city-building simulation video game
VideoGame video_game Q1750905
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SimCity 3000

Summary

SimCity 3000 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,459 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SimCity 3000's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • SimCity 3000's composer is recorded as Jerry Martin[4].
  • SimCity 3000 was published by Electronic Arts[5].
  • SimCity 3000's genre is construction and management simulation[6].
  • SimCity 3000's genre is city-building game[7].
  • SimCity 3000 followed Q1767176[8].
  • SimCity 3000 was followed by SimCity 64[9].
  • SimCity 3000's developer is recorded as Maxis[10].
  • SimCity 3000's part of the series is recorded as SimCity[11].
  • SimCity 3000's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[12].
  • SimCity 3000's designed by is recorded as Will Wright[13].
  • SimCity 3000's operating system is recorded as iOS[14].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as Android[15].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as Linux[16].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as macOS[18].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as iOS[19].
  • SimCity 3000's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[20].
  • SimCity 3000's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[21].
  • SimCity 3000 was distributed by compact disc[22].
  • SimCity 3000 was distributed by digital download[23].
  • SimCity 3000 was distributed by digital distribution[24].
  • SimCity 3000's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[25].
  • SimCity 3000's input device is recorded as touchscreen[26].
  • SimCity 3000's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bcc12a8d-5a20-4d74-997c-4bd7768ecb18[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

SimCity 3000 was published by Electronic Arts[5].

Publication

Publication dates include January 31, 1999[30] and July 30, 1999[31]. Genres include construction and management simulation[6] and city-building game[7]. SimCity 3000's part of the series is recorded as SimCity[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[22], digital download[23], and digital distribution[24].

Subject and Themes

SimCity 3000's part of the series is recorded as SimCity[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

SimCity 3000 followed Q1767176[8]. It was followed by SimCity 64[9].

Why It Matters

SimCity 3000 ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,459 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 1931
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 1931, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 3909
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 3909, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142839291|Sim City 3000 (#142839291)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 14w ago · Jacek Janowski · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1999-01-31T00:00:00Z, +1999-07-30T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 30 July 1999"
  4. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/SimCity_3000
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/SimCity_3000, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293358869|SimCity 3000 (#293358869)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant "
  5. 16w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames game id (former scheme) → simcity-3000, simcity-3000-unlimited
    Schnittberichte.com title id → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Reddit topic id → simcity_3000
    + 161 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: gamicus:SimCity_3000"
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