The guy who ended Simcity 3000

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omarko

omarko

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Oct 11, 2010
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As Cracked.com says:
Vincent Ocasla has beaten Sim City 3000. For those of you saying, "So what? He beat a video game," you should know that beating Sim City is like finishing Pac-Man or arguing with your wife -- there is no actual "win" condition. Or so the creators thought, but they didn't count on Ocasla's unsettling obsession. He created a flawless, fully functional Sim City of roughly six million residents, and it only took him four years. Those aren't "in-game years" either -- those are actual real years of his life: 1.5 years of theory and planning, and 2.5 years of construction (read: clicking on water pipes and power lines while he slowly forgets what it is to experience human love). Though the object of this particular obsession is utterly harmless, the existential dread starts to kick in after you view his video.

The amount of sheer calculation and planning that has gone into this city is beyond any harmless hobby. While we were going about our daily routines, Ocasla was planning. While we were laughing, struggling and just getting by, Ocasla was planning. While we were making love and arguing and growing old together, Ocasla was planning -- planning his ruthlessly efficient, totalitarian dream-state. The ominous Latin names and sinister music in the video don't do anything to convince us he's not the next Borg overlord, either. And then there are his words. When asked about the fact that in his city, the average life of a citizen lasted only 50 years, he stated: "Health of the Sims was not a priority, relative to the main objective."

Main objective is efficiency; life is inefficient; life hinders the main objective; life must be eliminated.

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HMS1193

HMS1193

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Oct 10, 2009
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:O

I still play SimCity 4.. My region has a pop of 2,000,000 but its still way too tiny. :(

I have been playing it since last 2 years.. :D
 
eternalgreymon

eternalgreymon

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May 22, 2009
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@Syavash: You,sir,have obviously never dealt with an obsession xD
Still....What the guy did took some serious...SERIOUS determination
 
Roark

Roark

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Sep 3, 2007
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I read this guy's interview as well, this guy is a genious and a visionary. His views on economics and society are highly elevated than most people. He has created an impeccable totalitarian state, i have met very people with such a deep understanding of the economic systems of the world. I love his views on the Capitalist structure.

I'm speechless and a fan. This guy is nothing short of an artist and has created beauty.
 
sshah

sshah

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As much as I loathe sims, I have to admire this guys sense and sensibility in regards to the general underating of a populas's economics. Not many people can handle it well. Though he should invest his life in real world economics as well, as this way his brains are clearly going to get wasted in all the wrong implications.
 
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Gizmo

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May 6, 2009
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So what exactly is the end point in SIm City 3000? The sims just keep living on it never actually ends.
 
c0d3r

c0d3r

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O M G! >> I absolutely love that game!! SimCity 3000 was THE game for city builder fans! SimCity 4 wasnt htat much fun tho :/ And now, CityXL 2011 has taken the gmae genre beyond all boundaries! Love it!
 
c0d3r

c0d3r

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^welcome :) Playing it a LOT now a days .. very very addictive! And soo many creative options.. u wud get lost !
 
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