SimCity 3000, Island Start... 

Is there enough TILE in this video?

I had no idea that the history of the Netherlands was so fascinating

This gives off the same vibe as Monty Python “When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England.”

This man's dedication to not building a fire station is incredible.

The SimCity 3000 soundtrack is a true gem, which got me into jazz

There's a little glitch you can use to get more money. If at the very last day of each month you max the taxes, you get maximum revenue the next day before it get the people angry and just lower it back to zero after you got the money XD

The toxic plant probably didn’t pay because you didn’t supply it water.

Everyone: "It's a vast ocean. Why would you try building a city here?" Ambiguous Amphibian: "It's free real estate."

Used to play Sim City 3000 on my POS Pentium 2 computer in my basement. It was so bad it could only BARELY play Sim City 3000. Whenever I'd start up the game it would hitch and sit there repeating the same 1 second loop of a saxophone for what felt like 1 min straight. I love thinking about that because in this day if I'm sitting for even 30 sec waiting on something to load I'm already starting to get annoyed but man when you're a child and that's one of the few video games you have you have all the patience in the world. And then you'd realize how much you suck at the game so you enter in the "Call Cousin Vinny" cheat to get like 100,000 simolians and them put the White House and the Empire State Building next to each other and let a tornado hit them. Classic ass fun. Plus I really love the soundtrack. Those jazzy saxophones are just beautiful!

Honestly, the "high-res pixel sprites" of SC3k just hit different compared to 2000 and 4. Definitely one of my favorites.

UAE simulator. Dirt in ocean strategy

Cant afford fire dept, but somehow has a standing army of demolitionists ready to destroy houses at a moment's notice

Individual man-made islands creating a self-sustaining city and a narrow corridor linking them to shore -- you've created a modern Tenochtitlan

It just wouldn't be an AA video without hearing that Neon East song from Urbz at least once. It's his official theme song at this point.

“The end.” Killed me. I’m imaging you telling this story to a horrified child.

Sim RU-vidrs: Refuse to build fire alarms. Sim City RU-vidrs: Refuse to build fire stations.

This game is insane. How are you supposed to build a serious city with so many threats to mankind?

Imagine living in the third city. Suddenly your house catch fire only few seconds later to remember that there aren't fire station as your house is demolish before bruns down. The rent was cheap though.

SimCity 3000 was really the pinnacle of the 2000 formula, focused up all the weird parts, made it less finicky, definitely my preferred 'pure grid' builder. Also for some reason, SimCity3000 does way better on modern machines without any compatibility issues. SimCity 4 is better in basically every regard though.

I actually thought recently about the beauty of SimCity, how it was made in assembly, and the beauty of its game engine. What a great game it is

As an '83 OG millenial the "awkward middle child" is actually my favorite. SimCity 4 might have much better economy, insane modding support and overall be considered "the best" but the region system is still too limiting imo. It runs awkward, it is clunky. And as charming as the genius second child of Will Right's master planning alter-ego is... 3000 improves upon it in every technical aspect. It might not be unique, or daring, in fact it very well might be a prototype of Maxis' 4th Symphony, but SimCity 3000 shows a glimpse of an even better future, marred by limitations of its time and ultimately never realized.

Love the Urbz soundtrack starting at 8m30, truely a gem

This video perfectly encapsulates why I play all city builders with random disasters off lol

Whenever AA says “housing, commercial, and industrial” I get a little closer to inner peace

Always surprised to hear about games I grew up with. Had no idea sim city 3000 was the oddball of them, got it one Christmas is a case with sim golf and sim tycoon and sim rollercoaster. I played sim golf most but had fun doing the natural disasters on my sisters city's in sim city 3000. Soundtrack is great and I always played the 1900s start.

oh man SC300 was what got me into city builders as a kid, so many memories

always loved the look of this game, the buildings are all so meticulous and everything has something going on

This was amazing. I've never been entertained by a City builder gameplay much like this. Usually I just watch it to relax or have it on the background but THIS! THIS VIDEO! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Waiting for what came next.... I also forgot how much fun Simcity 3000 with all these disasters and missions....some a lot of modern city builders are lacking. I think I'm gonna buy it again and play it.

"For the greater good !" "The greater good !"

Simcity 3000 will always be my favorite installment. The music and atmosphere is just perfect imo.

This was the Sim City I grew up with, thank you for covering it :) Remember, call cousin vinnie

Honestly some of the things I miss from these games in cities skylines 1 and 2 are the bizzare stuff that happens like ufo attacks or godzilla or a meteor in the middle of your city or random cities paying you to dump their trash and waste, wish cs 1 and 2 had stuff like this, that's some of the very few things simcity 5 did well... it maintained some of this funny and bizzare events

That was my first game ever. That was the game that allowed me to find AA channel. Only good vibes, waiting for VOD.

You know, a small island surrounded by water would make a fine city if you just think ahead and only populate it with amphibians. Ambiguous ones.

If I recall correctly, even if you don't have fire stations, you get one fire responder for free - from a neighboring city. And in SimCity 3000, to raise a soft cap for population (which you encountered at 85k), I believe one needed to place certain buildings such as parks and hospitals. Also power can be transmitted over a few tiles without those power lines, so you could do without them in your wind turbine farm. And one more thing, you could use water towers for water, those can be placed anywhere and don't require fresh water.

always a good day when I see AA posting a video :D (no joke I actually fell asleep last night to your project zomboid content, you're so soothing)

Sim city 3000 has lots of features I wish stuck around, if demand is low vacant lots appear with junk or wrecked cars instead of just showing as a zoned area, properties don't require a direct road connection. I'm surprised things like that didn't make it into sim city 4

The toxic wasteplant needs a water connection as well before payout is started! Childhood memories.

A few things: -Build 4 of the dirtiest factory in each corner of the map -Horizontally the largest building in each sector, then create a 1-tile moat around that, with a 1-tile bridge onto the closest main road. Repeat that pattern for that sector, with no more than 3 ways per junction. -Remember that people physically cannot leave the island, and thus, are entirely at your mercy. Can’t wait to see you in 2189!

This game is pure gem. Spent so many hours creating huge cities in it

ahh simcity 3000 my first strategy game I ever played :)

The aliens that kept attacking were the Harmivores from Spore that escaped their game and are hell bent on conquering other EA properties

I guess 2011 really was destined to have a hell of a lot of tornados break out, even in sims 3000 lol 4:14

Alien invasion of 2026 sounds like something news would write about

"The alien invasion of 2026" seems prophetic

You might have just inspired me to try this myself. It is something I never thought of doing years ago. ahahaha.

I was a big fan of simcity 3000. For me it was the last game in the series before it went to crap. And then Cities Skylines saved us all. Also, you need to supply water to those money generator buildings for them to pay you!

Hmm, I never realized The Sims games connect, seeing certain names like Landgraab took me by surprise.

I like how the second city would've worked if greed and corruption hadn't won out.

Oh man that music takes me back!

SC3K was my childhood, I'm happy to see content about it.

Woke up at 4am to this

Thank you for making this, it really made me smile :)

thank you for the constant flow of amazing content AA cant wait for the wizard plush :)

*Sees a waterspout* "Water Tornado"

As much as I loved 2000 and 4, SimCity 3000 will always be my favourite.

Another master piece!

Crazy thing is that toxic clouds and acid rain was a thing in 70s-00s

10:58 Sounds exactly like the country I live in 🤣

Who would've thought that a bunch of islands would work well together?

OMG AA I think this is one of your best ones yet. I might be a bit of a fangirl, but I loved all the twists you added to the storytelling. You have a great way of showcasing Maxis games and all their goofy glory

That Sims 3 soundtrack 👌

Thanks for another wonderful video!!!

Damn that song at 09:50 hit me harder than I wanted. Those feels...

holy shit that lil snippet of Freelancer ost....... 🥺

For me, SimCity 3000 is the best of the franchise

You did not create an outside road connection. You just built a road to the edge.

Man's playing like it's Dubai

I remember the day of January 1st, 2000. It was an incredible day of city construction all across the world, new cities just spring into being out of nothingness all at once. It was truly a miraculous sight to behold.

Simcity 300 is the best one by far. Brilliant design

This was pretty much what 2001 was like

Ignore this its just so the algorithm recommends it more

I genuinely thought by the year 2040 aa would build a damn fire department lol

Nothing saves you from a panic attack like a new upload... thank you.

SC3kU holds a very special place in my heart. I had a non-trivial percentage of my life invested in that game back when I was 12. I had the official game guide. It was a literal book that was over an inch thick.

Congratulations, you built Lelystad!

Homie says "Innocuously" like 4 times this video lol.

Oh my god I'm old. I remember playing this new day one. I purchased it day one at a grocery store. shit was different back then

I am a bit amused at land bridges for power lines, because you could build power lines over water in this game, a bit fiddly to do, but you can.

God help you if you ever find yourself living in a town with Mayor AmbiguousAmphibian.

3000 is the best. Used to play this all the time back in high school. Still have a copy of it from gog so I could keep playing it in this now digital world.

I have to admit, once the iconic SimCity 3000 main menu music kicked in, I kinda zoned out from AA's narration and just vibed. Sorry!

A "Libertarian Simcity Challenge" would be interesting, but it would require modding the game a bit. You're not allowed to zone anything specifically; people just build whatever the hell they want within distance of a road, and you have to pay them a ton of money to demolish anything they've built.

/s Spoilers for the video down below. Apologies to the unfortunate souls who read it before I wrote this update. Original Comment: I didn't see the tragic end of city #1 coming though the name was a little ominous in hindsight Update: 💔

My first sims game oddly enough lmao

A game I totally forgot about but need back in my life right now. I always had to get thru my typing tests so Id have 5-10 minutes to play this game before computer class ended😂good times 👍

you should make a video where you can only have small islands no land bridges only full bridges an maybe have the islands only like 6x6 or so max no bigger then a coal plant

hes finally playing the good city building game

Ufos in sc2k would turn random buildings into wind turbines

Dude I just wanna say: I've been religiously watching your videos and VoDs for a few years now and I absolutely love your content. For me personally, it's hands down the best niche gaming channel on RU-vid.

2:42, that's not what "shoring up" means

For any deals with your neighbors to pay out (like toxic waste plant) I believe you actually need to connect a road from the town to the side of the map, because they need a way to get their waste to you. I think it might be possible for it to ship by boat but I believe you would need a harbor or something. Loved this game 25 years ago or whenever it came out

seeing those UFOs made me wish we had another XCOM game...

This was my childhood game! I would always play it with my father and sister during the holidays. And later on by myself. I loved it. Everything about it was great! I need to pick it up again.

I did this in SC2K. It was fun.

Simcity 3000 is so goated because it’s not insanely hard like 2000 or complex like 4 I should play it more

lol he never built a way to deal with garbage at the end so that metropolis was buried under piles of trash

i love these series

Simcity annual challenge: How far can AA get by the current year?

I can't help but wonder where the islander's got the dirt to fill the ocean