{"id":8327,"date":"2005-12-14T12:50:12","date_gmt":"2005-12-14T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/12\/14\/the-classics-are-that-way-for-a-reason.html"},"modified":"2005-12-14T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2005-12-14T19:50:12","slug":"the_classics_ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/12\/14\/the_classics_ar.html","title":{"rendered":"The classics are that way for a reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve loved the original SimCity since I first played it on my Mac SE\/30.  Simple, straightforward, endless fun.  Though later versions added in additional building types, elevations, and other factors, the basic SimCity still makes me smile.<\/p>\n<p>If only this <a href=\"http:\/\/simcity.ea.com\/play\/simcity_classic.php\" target=\"_blank\">free online version<\/a> didn&#8217;t require ActiveX &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/stupidevilbastard.com\/index\/seb\/comments\/play_the_original_simcity_for_free_on_the_web\/\" target=\"_blank\">Les<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve loved the original SimCity since I first played it on my Mac SE\/30. Simple, straightforward, endless fun. 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