SimCity 3000 UK edition

[Dollar Tower$ 101]

As an little kid about 7-8 years old i think i had Simcity 3000 UK edition wich i loved very much but one day i was playing but suddenly the game froze. Then i opened the disc and it was in 1000 pieces :,(  I cryed all the day and I was inconsolable. Later i had found Simcity 3000 World edtion but it wasn't the same. It didn't had the buildings I used to love so much. Even more when i realised its the UK edtion and it was only made in United Kingdom and since i live in The Netherlands i can't find the game anywhere luckly i still have the box but thats useless. So im asking do somebody have Simcity 3000 UK edition and want to sell to me? Or someone knows a download link for Simcity 3000 UK edition?

[Yarahi 1,823]

Amazon reports having it in stock. Both in the UK and the US

Also found () where you can download if you pay a small support fee to the site. Seems legit

[CorinaMarie 29,874]

@Dollar Tower$

I see you've had a chance to read Yarahi's reply so I'm going to go ahead and move this to the proper forum.

[rsc204 21,865]

6 hours ago, Yarahi said:

Also found () where you can download if you pay a small support fee to the site. Seems legit

I'm sorry, but I don't see how a site that gives away proprietary EA content for free can possibly be legit. Fact is, SC3K is not abandonware, so I would be very suspicious of any site offering it for free. A quick Google search brings up more questions than answers, but I'd say there is something fishy about the whole thing.

By comparison, finding the disks on eBay or Amazon is probably the way to go. These days you can buy from anywhere in the world, the hard part is getting the actual UK edition. Also bear in mind, SC3K uses safedisc, so will suffer the same problems as SC4's disks running on a fully patched Windows system from Vista Onwards. If you are a Windows 10 user, you can pretty much forget buying the disks here, since almost certainly you'll never get them to work.

[Dollar Tower$ 101]

5 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

I'm sorry, but I don't see how a site that gives away proprietary EA content for free can possibly be legit. Fact is, SC3K is not abandonware, so I would be very suspicious of any site offering it for free. A quick Google search brings up more questions than answers, but I'd say there is something fishy about the whole thing.

By comparison, finding the disks on eBay or Amazon is probably the way to go. These days you can buy from anywhere in the world, the hard part is getting the actual UK edition. Also bear in mind, SC3K uses safedisc, so will suffer the same problems as SC4's disks running on a fully patched Windows system from Vista Onwards. If you are a Windows 10 user, you can pretty much forget buying the disks here, since almost certainly you'll never get them to work.

I have windows xp and 10 i have world edition on xp and works well but i want the UK edition again

[rsc204 21,865]

15 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

finding the disks on eBay or Amazon is probably the way to go.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/PC-Video-Games/Sim-City-3000-UK-PC/B0001W8WOI

£4.99 with free UK delivery, so probably nearer 10€ to get that delivered to The Netherlands... I get stuff from UK sites delivered to Germany all the time, since I'm British and don't want my games in German.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

New, but even cheaper not bought direct from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

If you are willing to buy 2nd hand, you can find it seriously cheap. Be careful though to check the shipping cost. Also, bear in mind, if the condition isn't great or it doesn't work, dealing with non-business sellers is usually less friendly. Amazon once sent me a copy of Red Dead Redemption + the expansion, but the case was slightly damaged. No fuss they replaced it (I am picky), they simply sent me another copy, they didn't even want the damaged one to be returned!

[Dollar Tower$ 101]

31 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/PC-Video-Games/Sim-City-3000-UK-PC/B0001W8WOI

£4.99 with free UK delivery, so probably nearer 10€ to get that delivered to The Netherlands... I get stuff from UK sites delivered to Germany all the time, since I'm British and don't want my games in German.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

New, but even cheaper not bought direct from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

If you are willing to buy 2nd hand, you can find it seriously cheap. Be careful though to check the shipping cost. Also, bear in mind, if the condition isn't great or it doesn't work, dealing with non-business sellers is usually less friendly. Amazon once sent me a copy of Red Dead Redemption + the expansion, but the case was slightly damaged. No fuss they replaced it (I am picky), they simply sent me another copy, they didn't even want the damaged one to be returned!

how to check the shipping cost?

[rsc204 21,865]

Under Delivery Rates, click the link Delivery Rates. If your destination isn't listed, that's a sign the seller won't ship that item to The Netherlands... but usually shipping from UK to Europe is not a problem, just more expensive than to the UK. Given we're all still in the EU, you don't have to worry about import taxes and the like here.

[Dollar Tower$ 101]

5 minutes ago, rsc204 said:

Under Delivery Rates, click the link Delivery Rates. If your destination isn't listed, that's a sign the seller won't ship that item to The Netherlands... but usually shipping from UK to Europe is not a problem, just more expensive than to the UK. Given we're all still in the EU, you don't have to worry about import taxes and the like here.

This one?

 

Netherlands

Standard (2-3 days)

• Music / DVD / Blu-ray / Software / Video Games (excluding consoles) - £2.80 per delivery + £0.40 per kg.
• Books (includes audio books) - £4.00 per delivery + £0.40 per kg.
• Other categories (including Video Games consoles) - £4.00 per delivery + £0.40 per kg.

 

For any combination of items from the categories listed above the highest "Per Delivery" rate applies. Add the appropriate "per kg" rate as listed above, rounded to the nearest 0.10kg.

Priority Delivery (2 days)

• All categories - £5.70 per delivery + £0.50 per kg.

 

One-Day Delivery (1 day)

• All categories - £9.00 per delivery + £2.40 per kg.

 

For any combination of items from the categories listed above add together the appropriate "per item" rates. The highest "Per Delivery" rate applies. Add the appropriate "per kg" rate as listed above.

[rsc204 21,865]

That looks right, but bear in mind rates may vary from one seller to the next. If you are unsure (since I'm not going to be liable for incurred costs), you are best off sending a message asking the seller directly. However, the amount charged should be clearly stated during the checkout process.

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

3 hours ago, rsc204 said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/PC-Video-Games/Sim-City-3000-UK-PC/B0001W8WOI

£4.99 with free UK delivery, so probably nearer 10€ to get that delivered to The Netherlands... I get stuff from UK sites delivered to Germany all the time, since I'm British and don't want my games in German.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

New, but even cheaper not bought direct from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0001W8WOI/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

If you are willing to buy 2nd hand, you can find it seriously cheap. Be careful though to check the shipping cost. Also, bear in mind, if the condition isn't great or it doesn't work, dealing with non-business sellers is usually less friendly. Amazon once sent me a copy of Red Dead Redemption + the expansion, but the case was slightly damaged. No fuss they replaced it (I am picky), they simply sent me another copy, they didn't even want the damaged one to be returned!

I am this way too when it comes to games, if it doesn't have a case or its not in good condition I won't buy it. 

[Sim Trekker 41]

On ‎1‎/‎28‎/‎2017 at 11:13 AM, Dollar Tower$ said:

As an little kid about 7-8 years old i think i had Simcity 3000 UK edition wich i loved very much but one day i was playing but suddenly the game froze. Then i opened the disc and it was in 1000 pieces :,(  I cryed all the day and I was inconsolable. Later i had found Simcity 3000 World edtion but it wasn't the same. It didn't had the buildings I used to love so much. Even more when i realised its the UK edtion and it was only made in United Kingdom and since i live in The Netherlands i can't find the game anywhere luckly i still have the box but thats useless. So im asking do somebody have Simcity 3000 UK edition and want to sell to me? Or someone knows a download link for Simcity 3000 UK edition?

 

If you're running Windows 10 you may have issues with it. I wouldn't know much, but I do have an original SC3U disc. The game installs and plays but runs very slowly for no apparent reason. I wish Steam would carry a copy of SimCity 3000, I can't use GOG.

[+Guest]

It might be possible to find these landmarks on STEX, or get the Unlimited edition which (I think) from the 2.0.949 revision, contains all landmarks from every possible version of the game.

[catty-cb 4,412]

Thanks must have a look at my games (have SC3, SC3K + UK version and GOG version)  and see what's on the later versions ... the extra landmarks from the old SC3 (Maxis) are here

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/category/42-sc3k-maxis-files/

-catty