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Line 1: {{~~shortdesc~~Short description\|Free and open-source SimCity clone}} {{Infobox software \|title = ''LinCity'' \|screenshot = LinCity.png \|screenshot size = 250px \|author = I. J. Peters \|platform = [[Cross-platform]] \|released = {{~~start~~Start date and age\|1995\|brdf=y\|p=y}} \| latest release version = 1.12.1 \| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2004\|08\|14\|df=y\|p=y}} \|genre = [[Single-player]] [[City-building game\|City-building]] \|license = [[GPLv2]] \|website = {{url\|https://~~github~~lincity.~~com~~sourceforge.net/~~lincity-ng/lincity-ng~~}} \|replaced_by = LinCity-NG }} '''''Lincity''''' is a [[free and open-source software]] [[construction and management simulation game]], which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy, similar in concept to ''[[SimCity (1989 video game)\|SimCity]]''.<ref name="cnn">{{Cite news\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022005107/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/07/21/linux.fun.games.idg/\|archive-date=2012-10-22\|url=http://www-cgi.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/07/21/linux.fun.games.idg/index.html \|work=[[CNN]] \|title=Procrastinate with these Linux games \|last1=Barr \|first1=Joe\|date=2000-07-21 \|access-date=2015-01-21 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The player can develop a city by buying appropriate buildings, services and infrastructure. Its name is both a [[Linux]] reference and a [[Word play\|play]] on the title of the original [[city-building game]], ''SimCity'', and it was released under the [[GNU General Public License]] v2. == Gameplay == [[File:Lincity.png\|thumb\|A screenshot of the original ''Lincity'', showing the [[Top-down view\|top-down]] gameplay.]] ''Lincity'' features complex [[2D graphics\|2D]] and [[Top-down view\|top-down]] gameplay. Line 22 ⟶ 25: == History == ''Lincity'' was created around 1995 as ''[[~~Simcity~~SimCity]]'' [[Video game clone\|clone]] for [[Linux]] by I. J. Peters and hosted on [[~~Sourceforge~~SourceForge]] in 2001.<ref>[http://lincity.sourceforge.net/ ''Lincity''], at [[SourceForge]]</ref> ''Lincity'' was originally designed for [[Linux]], but was [[Source port\|ported]] later to [[Microsoft Windows]], [[BeOS]], [[OS/2]], [[AmigaOS 4]], and other operating systems. [[Mac OS X]] is supported when compiled from [[source code]] using [[GNU Compiler Collection\|GCC]] and run using [[X11.app]]. It uses [[SVGALib]] or [[X11]] as its graphics interface [[Application programming interface\|API]] on Unix systems. As ''Lincity'' does [[software rendering]] it requires no [[3D graphics card]] and also has very low demands on other computing resources, e.g. much [[random access memory\|memory]] or a fast [[central processing unit\|processor]]. Since [[1999 in video gaming\|1999]] there have been only minor changes to ''Lincity'',; the last update was in August 2004. ~~[[File:Lincity-ng.png\|thumb\|Image of ''Lincity-NG'' demonstrating the [[isometric projection\|isometric view]].]]~~ In 2005 significant development continued with the [[Fork (software)\|fork]] ''Lincity-NG'', which was later transferred to [[Google Code]]<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/lincity-ng/ ''Lincity-NG''], at [[Google Developers#Google Code\|Google Code]]</ref> and then to [[GitHub]].<ref>[https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng/ lincity-ng] on github.com</ref> ''Lincity-NG'' uses [[Simple DirectMedia Layer\|SDL]] and [[OpenGL]], and features an [[isometric projection\|isometric view]], based on ''[[Simcity 3000]]'', and graphics which resemble ''Simcity 3000's''.▼ ==Critical reception== In 2000, a [[CNN]] article on Linux games highlighted ''Lincity''~~<nowiki>~~{{'~~</nowiki>~~s}} sophistication.<ref name="cnn"/> It was [[The Linux Game Tome]] Game of The Month for January 2005.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1692&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=c923a88129c8f145461163d317e8528c Line 40: }}</ref> ''Lincity'' was 2008 a featured [[freeware]] title on [[1up.com]].<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3165201 101 Free Games 2008 - Another round of the best games money can't buy.] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913102501/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3165201 \|date=2011-09-13 }} on [[1up.com]] (2008)</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' featured ''Lincity'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Harac \|first=Ian \|date=2009-07-21 \|title=Freebie LinCity-NG Builds on the Classic City Sims \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071702911.html \|~~work~~newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|access-date=2020-12-30 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ==Successor== {{Infobox software \|title = ''LinCity-NG'' \|screenshot = Lincity-ng.png \|website=https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng/ \|license = [[GPLv2]] \| latest release version = 2.11.1 \| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2024\|07\|19\|df=y\|p=y}} }} ▲In 2005 significant development continued with the [[Fork (software)\|fork]] ''~~Lincity~~LinCity-NG<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Mielewczik \|first=Michael \|date=2007 \|title=Rückkehr der Klassiker. Remakes von Colonization und SimCity. \|journal=Pc Magazin LINUX \|language=German \|volume=3/2007 \|pages=75-76}}</ref>'', which was later transferred to [[Google Code]]<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/lincity-ng/ ''Lincity-NG''], at [[Google Developers#Google Code\|Google Code]]</ref> and then to [[GitHub]].<ref>[https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng/ lincity-ng] on github.com</ref> ''Lincity-NG'' uses [[Simple DirectMedia Layer\|~~SDL~~SDL2]] and [[OpenGL]], and features an [[isometric projection\|isometric view]],<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Mielewczik \|first=Michael \|date=2007 \|title=Rückkehr der Klassiker. Remakes von Colonization und SimCity. \|journal=Pc Magazin LINUX \|language=German \|volume=3/2007 \|pages=75-76}}</ref> based on ''[[~~Simcity~~SimCity 3000]]'', and graphics which resemble ''~~Simcity~~SimCity 3000's''. == See also == Line 57 ⟶ 71: * [http://lincity.sourceforge.net/ ''Lincity''], at [[SourceForge]] * [https://github.com/lincity-ng/lincity-ng ''Lincity-NG Source''], at [[GitHub]] ([https://notabug.org/lincity-ng/lincity-ng mirror]) * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/lincity-ng.berlios/files/~~?source=navbar~~ Lincity-NG downloads] ([https://bintray.com/lincityng/LinCity-NG/LinCity-NG alternate]) {{Sim series\|simcity=yes}} [[Category:1995 video games]] [[Category:AmigaOS 4 games]] [[Category:BeOS games]] [[Category:Open-source video games]] [[Category:City-building games]] [[Category:~~Fangames~~Fan games]] [[Category:Linux games]] [[Category:OS/2 games]] Line 75 ⟶ 92: [[Category:Video games with isometric graphics]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:SVGAlib programs]]