SimCopter

SimCopter (1996)

by Maxis, Electronic Arts
Genres:Simulator
Themes:Open world, Non-fiction, Sandbox
Game modes:Single player
Story:SimCopter lets players explore SimCity 2000 environments from a helicopter pilot's perspective. Players respond to various emergencies across custom or pre-made cities, including fires, bank robberies, and medical evacuations. The game integrates with emergency services, allowing players to coordinate with police, fire departments, and ambulances while completing missions in their aircraft.Show more
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This game is a broken mess and i love it. I spent so many hours flying around these cities unlocking new helicopters. Uploading my own sim city 2000 cities to navigate through. This is one of those games that we'll never see the light of day of you don't bring it back.
user avatar@qp0nuser avatar@qp0n
January 29, 2025
I played this game when I was so young that I only have vague, dream-like, memories of it. What I do remember is having great fun while putting out fires in the city that I've made in SimCity 2000. To this day I have not played any game that captures the same spirit. Take on Helicopters from Bohemia Interactive is the closest but it leans more into simulation, while SimCopter had a great balance of simulation and arcade fun.
user avatar@darkkmage56user avatar@darkkmage56
January 30, 2025
I loved the features in this game, including its compatibility with SimCity 2000 maps. I've been looking for modern equivalents, but nothing really compares. I know the graphics are dated, but the gameplay was so solid. I'd love to have another go at playing this.
For the dreamlist, please add the the unpatched original Gay version, if you please. Even if that gets it banned in Russia or Trump's America, as well as gains Mr. Wright's personal disapproval, the world needs Bichlbaum and the Yes Men more than ever before.
When me and my brother first got into PC gaming with the first family computer, this is one of the first games we got. Sure, we had sc2k, and flight simulator 94, and others. But this one will always hold a special place in my heart as my first open world game, and one of my favorites. It still amuses me today that the install could go from 2mb on the hard drive, all the way up to 34mb on the hard drive. With two levels between. It was a fun game, a stupid game.
user avatar@ArkasIcemanuser avatar@ArkasIceman
January 30, 2025
I remember being introduced to this game by a dear family friend. It was the first game I had played with a joystick when those things used a serial port connection. This game has a lot of charm to it. It was interesting how different helicopters all felt different when you used them. I remember how different ones were all specialized for specific roles. If you had a better helicopter for the job, it could be done more easily, but you can make do with most helicopters for nearly any mission. I still remember being excited to find a new helicopter and try it out to see how it performed for different jobs and roles. This is one of those old games that will probably never get any love or attention because it is an old Maxis title.
user avatar@Ace5H1ghuser avatar@Ace5H1gh
February 09, 2025
the only real way to play this right now is thanks to a mega fan that made, effectively, an emulator for 64bit systems. The old Maxis games were highly experimental and were janky as all get out even when they were brand new. I'm not saying it would be much better, but at the very least if it was here on GOG we would have a safe way to access and play it. Also, the music (like most Maxis titles) is an absolute blast
user avatar@Lomha8Vuser avatar@Lomha8V
February 02, 2025
Fantastic game, a gem of my childhood. The fires, the out of control trains and riots. And of course the helicopters and accessories, I love it. When I able to buy a new helicopter, I was jumping in my room. :D
My actual favorite game growing up infinite replayability with generated mission in either premade or your own simcity 2000 cities sim copter is maxis at it peak creativity. It wacky sense of humor the impressive for the time graphics and a story that is out of this world simcopter deserves to be running on modern hardware that doesnt explode constantly
user avatar@VentXekartuser avatar@VentXekart
February 06, 2025
When I was a kid, my parents got me a bundle of games that included this game as well as Streets Of SimCity, SimIsle, SimSafari, and SimTower. This was another entry in that pack that I have very fond memories of.
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