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  SimCopter - Biocrawler
SimCopter is a 1996 computer game from Maxis.
As the name implies, SimCopter puts the player in the role of a helicopter pilot.
However, user cities sometimes need to be designed with SimCopter in mind, and most of the time the player must increase the number of police stations, fire stations, and hospitals to allow for speedier dispatches.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/SimCopter   (392 words)

  
 SimCopter for PC video game review and cheats
SimCopter puts you inside the city, not as Mayor, but as the pilot of a helicopter charged with keeping the city safe.
SimCopter includes 30 pre-built cities to explore and allows you to import any SimCity 2000 city, but exploring the city is only a small part -- these urban skies aren't friendly.
There are several types of missions; the most common is a traffic jam where you have to fly overhead and use your megaphone to tell the cars to move along.
www.gamezilla.com /reviews/s/simcopter.asp   (2074 words)

  
 Simcopter
Rtmark’s "Simcopter" is a hack at a deeper level than your typical patch, akin to a hyperbolic overgrown "Easter Egg"(unauthorized secret jokes commonly embedded in software by it’s own programmers).
Completing a mission in Maxis’; SimCopter was meant to end with fireworks and a big brass band, and most of the time, did.
SimCopter runs by default at 640x480 at 256 colors with a combination of 3D rendering and 2D sprites and at full screen mode (which can be changed by adding command line parameters).
www.lycos.com /info/simcopter.html   (446 words)

  
 Simcitygame: SimCopter : Data Summary
SimCopter : Data Summary SimCopter is a 1996 computer game from Maxis.
For example, even though the helicopter modeling, air physics, and building modeling are all well-done (considering the time during which it was made and the budget), certain other aspects of the game seem like they were added at the last minute with little or no testing or effort going into their creation.
Additional information @ SimCopter runs by default at 640x480 at 256 colors with a combination of 3D rendering and 2D sprites and at full screen mode (which can be changed by adding command line parameters).
simcitygame.blogspot.com /2007/06/simcopter-data-summary.html   (2384 words)

  
 Home of the Underdogs - Entry: SimCopter
"SimCopter puts the player in the role of a jobbing helicopter pilot seeking a living by moving from city to city existing on the meager payments they receive for such deeds as plucking citizens from the roofs of burning buildings and suppressing riots.
There are nine types of mission in SimCopter ranging from the humdrum (clearing traffic jams) to the heroic (plucking sims from the top of speeding trains) and the fascist (putting down riots).
The gameplay in SimCopter is absorbing and satisfying, but what makes the game a bit special is all the little extra touches Maxis has seen fit to include in the game.
www.the-underdogs.info /game.php?id=4432   (911 words)

  
 Home of the Underdogs - Additional game resources for game: SimCopter
SimCopter has about a dozen helicopters, from the tiniest two-seater to a giant Huey that can seat almost a dozen passangers.
SimCopter can take any from SimCity and SimCity 2000 and turn it into a fully 3D city, complete with random missions and events.
SimCopter has a blocky and rough look to it that gets the job done, but might turn people off.
www.the-underdogs.info /game-resources.php?gameid=4432   (627 words)

  
 Fun_People Archive - 10 Dec - Gay Programmer Fired for Easter Egg Studs
SimCopter aims to amp SimCity 2000 up to another level, by allowing players to fly through complex 3-D landscapes on rescue missions.
Grund, however, thinks SimCopter "would be a great game for kids, because there aren't a lot of games out there that don't ask you to kill people." Servin claims that he coded the "muscle boys" to appear only "every few months" of play.
In the case of SimCopter, the gay images, while usually only present in the 10th level, are programmed to appear in especially high numbers Sept. 30, Servin's birthday, and on any Friday the 13th.
www.langston.com /Fun_People/1996/1996CFM.html   (1827 words)

  
 Simcopter: Game
SimCopter A flight simulator based on the cities of SimCity 2000, SimCopter, was published in 1996.
Reviewers of the time pretty much agreed that the game was an interesting idea, but once the novelty wore off players were stuck piloting a helicopter around a hideously ugly land, with very little to actually [D]o.
SimCopter was perhaps best known for a rather notorious Easter egg which, if successfully triggered, depicted scantily clad men in a homosexually provocative state.
www.lycos.com /info/simcopter--game.html   (378 words)

  
 SimCopter (DOS/Windows) cheats, codes, hints, and FAQs
Use the tear gas launcher to shoot the missiles.
Then, fly over the F-15 in SimCopter, to have it turn into an Apache helicopter.
Then in SimCopter, cover it with either a highway or regular road and it will look like a huge alien temple.
www.gamewinners.com /DOSWIN/blsimcopter.htm   (1859 words)

  
 SimCopter
You climb into your trusty SimCopter to overlook your SimCity and viola, before you stretched out for miles is your three dimensional virtual city.
SimCopter includes first person perspective, third person from behind and overhead views activated by hotkeys.
Graphics: Three dimensional, highly detailed graphics, that dol not compete with Quake or many other light shaded, texture mapped, gouraud textured flight simulator, but which are attractive and functional with a dark cast to them.
www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/previews/simcopter.htm   (744 words)

  
 SimCopter cheats code
All tiles in SimCity 2000 are represented in SimCopter.
Another cool way to customize SimCopter is to add your own radio stations.
Finally, place your folder into the folder named "Stations" which is the Radio folder, which in turn is in the SimCopter sound folder.
www.cheat.su /game_simcopter_platform_pc.html   (576 words)

  
 ¥Weeds¥ SimCity 2000 and SimCopter Stuff
SimCopter will randomly put an airport (your home base) at the lower right edge of the map when there isn't a suitable airport contained in the city.
This is useful for those SimCopter players who detest the "Maxis Help Viewer" utility or any web browser based HTML manuals, like myself .
COPTERS.BMP is a night time screenshot within SimCopter from one of the cities that I had previously created in SimCity 2000, and now play in SimCopter.
tang.cmoo.com /~snor/weeds/simcity_2000/sc2stuff.htm   (1725 words)

  
 Comments on: Bully Boy-Kiss Brouhaha Recalls Maxis SimCopter Scandal
While SimCopter was a great game, I would've loved there to be more specifics on how to activate those easter eggs.
The hospital and police rooftops were filled with ninjas and they soon began leaping to their deaths.
SimCopter had a gay coverup and firing back in the day — who knew?
www.gamepolitics.com /2006/10/31/bully-boy-kiss-brouhaha-recalls-maxis-simcopter-scandal/feed   (1529 words)

  
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SimCopter [CHEAT] Cheats: During the game, hit [Ctrl][Alt][X] to bring up a box.
The difficulty of the game can be changed quite a bit by using the TWEAK.EXE program found in the folder named TWEAK in the SimCopter folder on the CD-ROM.
In SimCopter, when you fly over the F-15, the F-15 turns into an Apache helicopter.
www.gamesover.com /cheats/simcopt.txt   (288 words)

  
 Homosexual Easter Egg in Maxis' SimCopter
Stolen from GameCenter news at http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,385,00.html ----------------- SimCopter: a gay old time by Shane Mooney December 11, 1996, 4 p.m.
PT Though some are sarcastically calling SimCopter's bikini-clad, kissing men Maxis's greatest publicity stunt to date, the publisher has officially denounced any involvement with programmer Jacques Sevrin or the possibly offensive Easter eggs.
Apparently Sevrin was upset over the heterosexual bias of SimCopter, which features scantily clad women in certain scenes.
lists.samurai.com /pipermail/bryans-list/1996-December/001811.html   (541 words)

  
 SimCopter cheat codes and hints
SimCopter cheat codes: All Copters While playing, press Ctrl-Alt-X and type "I'm the CEO of McDonnell Douglas".
SimCopter Radio: To Add Your Own Music To SimCopter's SimRadio - When files are copied to your hard drive during installation, the radio files are left on the CD, you do not have to copy these files over to your hard drive if you don't want to, but you must duplicate the file structure.
SimCopter also requireds an.id files to be created.
www.cheatmycode.com /cheats/S/simcopter.html   (504 words)

  
 simcopter - Adwords Research by Velocityscape
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 Simcopter cheats for PC
Simcopter cheats for PC This page contains Simcopter cheats, hints and codes for PC.
All tiles in SimCity 2000 are represented in SimCopter.
Finally, place your folder into the folder named andquot;Stationsandquot; which is the Radio folder, which in turn is in the SimCopter sound folder.
lorn.com /pc_cheats/4278_simcopter.html   (572 words)

  
 SimCopter 2 : Sequel Games : GD Video Game Design
After you found yourself doing the same mission for the 400th time, you just didn't want to play it anymore.
Your probably confused at my idea, why would someone care so much about a sequal to a crappy game released 6 years ago.
In SimCopter, you could import your cities from SimCity 2000 and play in them.
www.gamediscovery.com /ideas/archive/Video-Game-942.asp   (341 words)

  
 Peter's Place: SimCopter
A popular way to prove your expertise or share strange experiences in a game is to take a screen shot and save it in your favorite art program so you can show people later or even post it on the web.
When you run "SimCopter Windowed," the game will run in a window if colors and resolution are correct.
This is what Mike did to get the SimCopter screen shots seen on his website.
home.twcny.rr.com /petersplace/text/copter.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Wings of History Museum - SimCopter
The Simcopter was designed, constructed, and Piloted by David Dobbins in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Mr Dobbins flew his creation to a height of 5 feet as reported by the local newspaper, "El Occidental", on August 15, 1957.
When Stanly Hiller (Hiller aviation museum) viewed the SimCopter while on a tour, he commented that the builder, David Dobbins, once worked for Hiller aircaft and that the rotor assembly (not visible in photo) was a Hiller design.
www.wingsofhistory.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=0   (94 words)

  
 Sim Copter!!!!!!!!!!!!
To shoot a machine gun from your helicopter use the water gun and to use missiles use the tear gas.
This folder is found in the SimCopter folder.
When you download this and open the file in SimCopter, you will be hovering above a police station, on the roof of the police station will be a fl police officer.
www.angelfire.com /mb/firezone/simcopter.html   (682 words)

  
 SimCopter (PC) - Review - My favourite SIM
The simulation bit is where you go around helping your city in times of emergencies.
I would like to see a remake of this game with improved graphics.
Also I'm not sure whether every version gets this but with mine I got Simcity 2 where you make your own cities and export them to Simcopter and you could fly in it and help your citizens.
www.ciao.co.uk /SimCopter_PC__Review_5337915   (759 words)

  
 SimCopter for PC Review - PC SimCopter Review
On the whole, SimCopter offers a solid action experience combined with added value for SimCity 2000 owners and virtually endless gameplay.
Perhaps the finest feature of SimCopter is its added value to the SimCity 2000 user.
SimCopter by Maxis is a revolutionary helicopter game that is not only challenging, but very fun!
www.gamespot.com /pc/sim/simcopter/review.html   (881 words)

  
 GamePolitics.com » Blog Archive » Bully Boy-Kiss Brouhaha Recalls Maxis SimCopter Scandal
I used to play Simcopter along with Streets of SimCity and I didn’t once see that in Simcopter.
Oh yeah, The people on Simcopter were so blocky and so unlife-like.
Ahhh, that brings back memories, might have to reinstall SimCopter and the Urban Renewal kit and play them.
www.gamepolitics.com /2006/10/31/bully-boy-kiss-brouhaha-recalls-maxis-simcopter-scandal   (3129 words)

  
 SimCopter (PC) : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk
Simcopter is not particularly a simulation of controlling a helicopter.
Buy SimCopter (PC) at eBay, the world's largest personal online trading community.
SimCopter PC Are you the manufacturer / provider of SimCopter (PC)?
www.ciao.co.uk /SimCopter_PC__64947   (553 words)

  
 SimCopter Cheats - SimCopter Codes
Eventually the programmer credits will scroll by with some music.
Run the "tweak.exe" program in the "tweak" sub-directory in the "simcopter" directory found on the CD-ROM.
Then in SimCopter, cover it with either a highway or regular road and it will look like a huge alien temple.
www.consolecheatcodes.com /pc/simcoptercheats.html   (366 words)

  
 Simcopter
The Simcopter was designed, constructed and piloted by David Dobbins in Guadalajara, Mexico.
He flew his creation to a height of 5 feet on August 15 1957 according to the local newspaper "El Occidental".
It is reported that when safely back on the ground, the pilot climbed out, walked away, and never flew it again.
www.roadabletimes.com /roadables-vtol_simcopter.html   (152 words)

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