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:''Note: This article is about a fictional in-game location, not the [[Maxis]]-created [[SimCity (series)|video game series of the same name]].''
'''SimCity''' is the city in which all of the games in ''[[The Sims series|The Sims]]'' series are based and is a major city in [[SimNation]]. It is also the supposed capital of SimNation. Many products and services come from SimCity. [[Buy Mode]] items are also apparently made there as well. The city is apparently a global city. SimCity can also be seen to some extent in some paintings in ''The Sims 2''.
SimCity may be located within Sim State.
==History==
Not much is known about SimCity's history, but it is said that it has avoided big wars.<ref>Mentioned in the description of [[:File:Antebellum Wall Lamp.png|Antebellum Wall Lamp]] in [[The Sims 2]]</ref>
In 1906 "The SimCity Fire" took place and destroyed many items of daily use.<ref>Mentioned in the description of [[:File:Old-Fashioned Butter Churn.png|Old-Fashioned Butter Churn]] in [[The Sims]]</ref> This is likely a reference to the 1906 earthquake of San Francisco, which caused some fires in the city. It was started by a kerosene engine during the filming of "Toaster Rockets, then the Death Ray".<ref>Mentioned in the description of [[:File:As Scene in Toaster Rockets Matte Print.png|As Scene in Toaster Rockets Matte Print]] in [[The Sims]]</ref>
==The Sims era==
In ''[[The Sims]]'', its [[The Sims (console)|console version]], and the console version of ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|The Sims Bustin' Out]]'', the newspaper is called "SimCity Times," and many services are branded under the "SimCity" name. In ''[[The Sims: Hot Date|Hot Date]]'', the main stretch of community beach is named "SimCity Beach," implying that [[Downtown (The Sims)|Downtown]] is part of SimCity and that SimCity is a coastal city. The message prompt that appears when first loading ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'' refers to Old Town as "SimCity's new historic Old Town district," confirming it to be part of SimCity. When first loading ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic|Makin' Magic]]'', Magic Town is described as "SimCity's own Magic Town," implying that it is also part of SimCity, though the rural setting and lack of streets suggests that it may be on the outskirts of town. When a lot is first loaded in ''Makin' Magic'', a pop up mentions strange happenings at the edge of town, further supporting this. [[Vacation Island]] is separate from the city, and it is unknown whether [[Studio Town]] is a part of the city. However, a pop up has Studio Town's grand opening announced by the SimCity Entertainment Oversight Committee. It can be concluded that [[Neighborhood 1]], [[Neighborhood 2]], [[Old Town]], [[Downtown (The Sims)|Downtown]], and [[SimValley]] are districts/suburbs of SimCity.
==The Sims 2 era==
In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', the [[newspaper]] and many city services and agencies are labeled "SimCity." This seems to indicate that the [[neighborhood]] is in or directly adjacent to SimCity. [[Pleasantview]] is definitely a part of the city as it is the same location as [[Old Town]] 25 years after ''The Sims''. [[Strangetown]] is known to be in a rural area, as the highways are described as roads to nowhere, while [[Veronaville]] is most likely in Europe. In ''[[The Sims Pet Stories]]'', [[Arbor Falls]] is described as being nestled in the mountains of SimCity.
Police cars have a badge on the side which could be SimCity's police badge. Most cars have yellow-on-blue license plates which could be SimCity's license plate or even Sim State's. The plates look similar to 1969-1980 California plates.
== The Sims 3 era ==
SimCity is never mentioned in The Sims 3, though it's possible that Sunset Valley is part of it, as Sunset Valley is known to be near Pleasantview. It isn't the same location as Pleasantview, as Pleasantview is situated along a lake and Sunset Valley is on the coast.
==Locations within SimCity==
*Arbor Falls
*Bitville (possibly)
*Bluewater Village (possibly)
*Downtown (The Sims: Hot Date)
*Four Corners
*Neighborhood 1
*Neighborhood 2
*Old Town
*Pleasantview
*Sim State University (possibly)
*SimValley
*Sunset Valley (possibly)
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sims2 2020-06-27 15-40-45-79.png|A painting depicting a bird's eye view of SimCity, with some resemblance to Manhattan. NOTE: This is actually a render from SimCity 4.
Sims2 2020-06-27 15-41-01-26.png|The famous suspension bridge in SimCity.
</gallery>
==Trivia==
* Career descriptions in the [[Politics]] [[career]] in ''The Sims'' and ''The Sims 2'' describe SimCity as being the state capital where the State Assembly is held.
* [[Mama Hick]]'s [[bio]] mentions that she once was Miss SimCity.
* According to one of the buyable paintings in ''The Sims 2'', a notable landmark of SimCity is its red suspension bridge, which resembles the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
** Because of this, SimCity could be based on San Francisco, which is not too far from both Maxis studios in Emeryville and Walnut Creek.
* If the player has ''The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff'' installed, there is a community lot for an H&M location in SimCity, which can be found in the Lots & Houses Bin. Its possible location is in Downtown.
==Notes==
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