SIMCITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVED...NEW HANDBOOK GIVES FULL DETAILS

Berkeley, CA--SimCity, the acclaimed city planning game from Maxis
Software, has just been re-released as SimCity Classic. In order to help
the thousands of new "urban planners" as they discover SimCity Classic for
the first time, Osborne/ McGraw-Hill has recently published The Official
SimCity Classic Planning Commission Handbook by Johnny L. Wilson.

Based on Osborne/McGraw-Hill's best-selling SimCity Planning Commission
Handbook, first published in 1989, The Official SimCity Classic Planning
Commission Handbook helps players master the intricacies of this ultra
realistic game simulation. "SimCity Classic is more of a 'toy' than a
'game' in that it can be as non-competitive and open-ended as the player
wishes it to be," states Wilson. "The book helps players by giving them
some urban planning background and then suggests specific items to think
about as they start planning their own cities. However, there are no hard
and fast rules about solving the problems posed by SimCity Classic."

The Official SimCity Classic Planning Commission Handbook provides readers
with everything they need to enjoy the game, including a full description
of the icons and menus used when creating a city. The book also explores
the urban planning model on which SimCity Classic is based and examines
the real-life consequences of all planning decisions. As a bonus, Wilson
includes an interview he held with Will Wright, creator and designer of
SimCity Classic. Wright' s insights, philosophy, and good humor add an
extra dimension when playing the game. Readers benefit from learning how
the game operates from the ground up and can use that information to their
advantage.

Maxis Software has recognized Osborne/McGraw-Hill's book as "official"
because of its scope and its loyalty to the spirit of the game. With The
Official SimCity Classic Planning Commission Handbook, readers learn to
think like an urban planning commissioner and to balance the issues of
transportation, pollution, crime, and growth until they can develop their
own utopian cities.

The Official SimCity Classic Planning Commission Handbook is soft cover,
232 pages, and illustrated throughout. Suggested retail price: $19.95.
ISBN: 0-07-881998-9. For orders only, phone 1-800-227-0900, Monday through
Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM Pacific Time.

Johnny L. Wilson, author of the original SimCity Planning Commission
Handbook and the soon-to-be released Official SimCity 2000 Handbook, is
the editor of Computer Gaming World, the most respected magazine in the
computer game industry. He joined as a writer in 1982 and has been on the
editorial staff since 1986. In 1991, Wilson received the award for Best
Software Reviewer from The Software Publisher's Association.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill is a leading publisher of quality microcomputer books
that include tutorials, references, and user guides written for people at
all levels of computer ability. Osborne books are available in bookstores
and computer stores everywhere.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900

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