Cheats & Guides

SimCity 3000 Cheats For PC

  1. All Buildings

    To be able to build every building in the game (Landmarks, Special Buildings, Residential, Commerical and Industrial buildings), do the following:

    Open the Power Plants window, then close it by clicking on the ''X'' in the corner.

    Next, open the Awards window, then close it by clicking on the ''X'' in the corner.

    Finally, open the Garbage Disposal window, then close it by clicking on the ''X'' in the corner.

    To build the buildings, open the Landmarks window. Every building in the game will be there. Use with the ''i am weak'' code to build everything for free.

    Also, if you open the Power Plants, Awards, or Garbage Disposal windows after doing this cheat, you'll have to start over.

    Contributed by: Secret Agent Man 

  2. Stop Advice

    To stop gettting advice type in stop forcing advice

    Contributed by: jnr wonderful 

  3. Cheat Codes

    During the game, hit Alt+Ctrl+Shift+C to bring up the Cheat Entry box. Now enter one of the following and hit Enter:

    call cousin vinnie -after typing this, chose the Meet option
    and look for ''Local Fundraising Event.'' Chose it to meet Vinnie. If you say yes, you get §100,000. Say no, and
    he'll let you use the next cheat.

    zyxwvu -gives you the SimCity Castle (must meet with Vinnie
    first).

    i am weak -you can place any structure, zone, or landscape
    for free. Demolition is not, though.

    power to the masses -all power plants available.

    garbage in, garbage out -all garbage structures (comma is
    part of the cheat).

    water in the desert -all water structures.

    pay tribute to your king -all Reward buildings (except for
    the ones already in your city).

    let's make a deal -gives you all Buisiness deals already not
    accepted.

    i love red tape -all Ordinances.

    nerdz rool -makes all Dirty Industrial tiles turn into Clean Industry tiles. (MUST be entered each time you play. Changes will not take place unless Dirty Industry buildings are Demolished.)

    ufo swarm -after entering this, choose ''Start UFO Attack''
    on the Disaster menu for a UFO armada.

    1234; advisor; bat; broccoli; easter egg; electronic arts; erts; FUND; fund; hello; HELP; help; llama; MAXIS; maxis; mayor; money; moremoney; porntipsguzzardo; sc3k; sim; SIM; simcity; skurk; ticker; will wright -enter one of these for
    a comment from the News Ticker.

    Contributed by: Icy_Guy 

  4. Load Greyscale Picture At Terrain

    During play, hit Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and C at the same time to make the cheat box appear then type "load terrain".

    Contributed by: freakunique 

  5. Toggle Salt

    When in the city, hit Ctrl, Shift, Alt, C.

    Effect Effect
    Type in "Salt on" All fresh water becomes salt water.
    Type in "Salt off" All salt water becomes fresh water.

    Contributed by: NASCAR Fan 123 

  6. Rise/Lower the Terrain

    During play, hit Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and C at the same time to make the cheat box appear.

    Effect Effect
    Terrain One Down Lowers all of existing terrain by one level.*
    Terrain Ten Down Lowers all of existing terrain by ten levels.*
    Terrain One Up Raises all of existing terrain by one level.*
    Terrain Ten Up Raises all of existing terrain by ten levels.* *By activating this cheat, all of your existing buildings will be destroyed!

    Contributed by: Elekid_34 

  7. Seagulls

    During play, hit Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and C at the same time to make the cheat box appear.

    Effect Effect
    the birds Makes seagulls fly over the map, although they are hard to spot.

    Contributed by: Elekid_34 

  8. Make What You Want Appear In The Ticker.

    During play, hit Alt, Ctrl, Shift, and C at the same time to make the cheat box appear.

    Effect Effect
    simon says XYZ Makes the "XYZ" appear in the ticker. (XYZ just represents the word you want to appear, so feel free to change it.)

    Contributed by: Elekid_34 

  9. Reduce Traffic and Pollution

    In the city, press Ctrl, Shift, Alt, C and enter the following:

    Effect Effect
    Type in "traffic lights" Reduced pollution and traffic.

    Contributed by: NASCAR Fan 123 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
Codes and Secrets Codes by rocketdive2001 4K
Full Game Guides FAQ by Psxmasta 33K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by TWuyts 31K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by Coffee 54K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by Dark Vortex 90K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by VinnyVideo 76K
In-Depth Guides Advisor and Ordinance FAQ by HRahman 127K
In-Depth Guides Financial/Budget Department FAQ by FAQ GOD 12K
In-Depth Guides Property Values Guide by EmpireArmy 1K
In-Depth Guides Sys.Pak File Details by Ronald BG. 15K
In-Depth Guides Text Dump by VinnyVideo 473K
In-Depth Guides Transportation FAQ by FAQ GOD 16K

SimCity 3000 Cheats For Macintosh

  1. Cheat Codes

    Press (Command)+(Option)+[Shift]+C during the game. Then, type the following codes into the console window to activate the cheats:

    Effect Effect
    porntipsguzzardo "Aha! We Have a Real Pro Here! Try BROCCOLI"
    bat "Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da BAT-man!"
    llama "Duo Ragazzi's Easter Egg Palace: Old World Charm in a Post Modern Setting"
    hello "Greetings Mayor, Your Sims Salute You"
    scurk "If You Build It, They Will Come"
    sim "If You Lived Here, You'd Be A Sim"
    erts "Investment Tip: Buy Low, Sell High"
    simcity "Keep Trying And Maybe You'll Figure It Out"
    sc3k "Mayor Suspected Of Attempting Embezzlement; Ends In Failure"
    advisor "Mayor Under Investigation For Possible Embezzlement"
    money "Money Does NOT Grow On Trees, Study Concludes"
    moremoney "MOREMONEY Not Cheat Code, Research Concludes"
    electronic arts "Not Just Sports Games Anymore"
    1234 "Secret Number Combination Causes Announcement In News Ticker"
    broccoli "Sorry, Money Doesn't Grown On Broccoli"
    "money" $1,000,000
    "call cousin vinnie" A new petitioner offers $250,000 donation
    "garbage in, garbage out" All garbage buildings are available
    "i love red tape" All ordinances are available
    "power to the masses" All power plants are available
    "water in the desert" All water buildings are available
    "the birds" Birds fly around city
    "salt on" Change fresh water into salt water
    "i am weak" Everything is free - except bulldozing and budget
    "Pay tribute to your king" Get all rewards
    "fund" Get the Simoleans
    "load terrain" Load grayscale picture as terrain
    "lets make a deal" Make a deal with a neighbor
    "terrain one down" Make city terrain fall one tile
    "terrain ten down" Make city terrain fall ten tiles
    "terrain one up" Make city terrain rise one tile
    "terrain ten up" Make city terrain rise ten tiles
    "stop forcing advice" Stop advisors from giving you advice
    "nerdz rool" Transform a low-tech industry into a high-tech one
    "UFO Swarm" UFOs terrorize city

    Contributed by: Mike D 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
Full Game Guides FAQ by Psxmasta 33K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by VinnyVideo 76K
Full Game Guides Strategy Guide by Coffee 54K
In-Depth Guides Advisor and Ordinance FAQ by HRahman 127K
In-Depth Guides Financial/Budget Department FAQ by FAQ GOD 12K
In-Depth Guides Property Values Guide by EmpireArmy 1K
In-Depth Guides Text Dump by VinnyVideo 473K
In-Depth Guides Transportation FAQ by FAQ GOD 16K