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All listed here have been personally verified by me.

MacOS Classic (Tested on Version 1.2.0)

$250 cheat

Type cass at any time during gameplay. Each time you do this you have a chance of starting a firestorm disaster.

A joke

Type joke at any time during gameplay.

Bond at 25% interest

Type fund at any time during gameplay.

$500,000 and all rewards

Open the map window (Option-M) and click it, type pirn.
Click on the status bar, type topsguzzardo.
After the cheat has been input, retype ardo to reactivate the cheat. You can do this any number of times.

Version Information

Type vers at any time during gameplay.

A skydiver

Type uspa87419 at any time during gameplay to see an animation of a skydiver.

"Magic Eraser"

Click the Trees button on the tools menu.
Click and hold anywhere on the map.
Hold shift, then drag the cursor to erase tiles.

Bond Bug

Start a new city
Type in fund to get a 25% interest bond. Accept.
Type in fund again, accept the second bond.
Open the Budget menu, go to the Bond submenu
Click Issue Bond to accept another bond, it should be glitched and display " .%".
Repay the first two bonds but NOT the third. You will gain about $1.4 million each year so long as you never repay the bond.

MS-DOS (Tested on Version 1.0 and Version 1.10 from the Special Edition CD)

"Can't get enough!" (Version 1.0 only!)

Type porn at any time during gameplay to hear a strange sound clip.

$250 cheat ($2500 in 1.10!)

Type cass at any time during gameplay. Each time you do this you have a chance of starting a firestorm disaster.

Bond at 25% interest

Type fund at any time during gameplay.

$500,000 and all rewards (Does not work in 1.0!)

Type torg at any time during gameplay

Test message

Type test at any time during gameplay to view the game version and a build date.

Memory test

Type memy at any time during gameplay to view a memory test.

Version Information

Type vers at any time during gameplay to see the game version and a message from the developers.

Church Virus

Type damn, darn, or heck at any time during gameplay. A message will pop up and residential zones will start building churches en masse.

"Magic Eraser"

Click the Trees button on the menu.
Click and hold anywhere on the map.
Hold shift, then drag the cursor to erase tiles.

Bond Bug

Start a new city
Type in fund to get a 25% interest bond. Accept.
Type in fund again, accept the second bond.
Open the Budget menu, go to the Bond submenu
Click Issue Bond to accept another bond, it should be glitched and display " .%".
Repay the first two bonds but NOT the third. You will gain about $1.4 million each year so long as you never repay the bond.

Call of the Bull Moose

Bulldoze trees repeatedly in your city and you may get a message asking if you want to hear the call of the Bull Moose. Click Yes to hear the sound.

Windows 3.1 (Special Edition 1.0)

A joke

Type joke at any time during gameplay.

Bond at 25% interest

Type fund at any time during gameplay.

$250 cheat

Type cass at any time during gameplay. Each time you do this you have a chance of starting a firestorm disaster.

$500,000 and all rewards

Type buddamus at any time during gameplay

Debug menu

Type oivaizmir at any time during gameplay to add the secret Debug menu to the menu bar

Major flood

Type noah at any time during gameplay to start a major flood disaster

Fire Storm

Type mrsoleary at any time during gameplay to start a fire storm disaster

"Magic Eraser"

Click the Trees button on the tools menu.
Click and hold anywhere on the map.
Hold shift, then drag the cursor to erase tiles.

Windows 95 Version (1.0)

A joke

Type joke at any time during gameplay.

Bond at 25% interest

Type fund at any time during gameplay.

$250 cheat

Type cass at any time during gameplay. Each time you do this you have a chance of starting a firestorm disaster.

$500,000 and all rewards

Type imacheat at any time during gameplay

Military base

Type gilmartin at any time during gameplay to be offered a military base in your city

Debug menu

Type priscilla at any time during gameplay to add the secret Debug menu to the menu bar

Major flood

Type noah at any time during gameplay to start a major flood disaster

"Magic Eraser"

Click the Trees button on the tools menu.
Click and hold anywhere on the map.
Hold shift, then drag the cursor to erase tiles.

SCURK easter egg

Type vaudeville to see a dancing arcology in the SCURK editor

Easter eggs common to all of the above versions

Maxis Man

When your city is in serious danger from floods or fires and you have few/no fire stations, there's a small chance a superhero will appear and help. This is easiest to see on the New Orleans map with the Special Edition; activate the Volcano, Meltdown, Major Flood and Fire Storm disasters in quick succession and he'll often appear.

Nessie

If your city has a deep lake (150-200 feet deep, possibly more) with a marina on it, you may hear a loud growl and see Nessie appear briefly.

Shoot Down the Copter

If you click on the news helicopter with the centering tool they'll shout "I'm hit! Mayday!" and then crash, causing a fire where they land.

SimCity 2000 Network Edition

Mega Cheat

Open the chat window and enter Klatu Verata Nictu. You'll hear a sound clip if entered correctly, and will unlock all rewards and be able to edit prices for all buildings.

Console Versions

PlayStation Version

One Million Dollars

Open the budget screen.
Hold R1 and press X, Circle, Triangle, Square.
Hold L1 and press X, Circle, Triangle, Square.
Hold R2 and press X, Circle, Triangle, Square.
Hold L2 and press X, Square, Triangle, Circle.

Bonds at 0% Interest

Open the budget screen
Hold Triangle and press L1, L2, L1, L2, R2, R1, R2, R1

3D View - Day/Night Cycle

Press Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, L2, R2 to cycle between day and night

3D View - Helicopter Cockpit

Press L2, R2, L2, R2, L2, R2, L2, R2 to change the aerial view to a cockpit view
Press L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1, L1, R1 to hide the helicopter cockpit

3D View - Kids Portraits

Use the above cheats to bring up and hide the helicopter hud three times. Show it a fourth time, then input L1, R2, L1, R2, L1, R2, L1, R2. The radar screen will show a scroll of several kids' faces.

3D View - City Map Overlay

Press R1, R2, R1, R2, R1, R2, R1, R2 to bring up a map display.
Press L1, L2, L1, L2, L1, L2, L1, L2 to hide the map.

Saturn Version

Slot Machine

Build a Marina and turn on the Legalized Gambling ordinance.
Use the Query tool on a sailboat, then press the L button to activate the slot machine at a cost of $10.

Nintendo 64 Version

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