Cheat Codes Sim City 3000 To use a cheat code, press Ctrl-Shift-Alt-C. This will bring up the cheat window for you to type in the following codes: Cheat Code Result I AM WEAK - makes the following free: buildings, utilities, zoning, transportation, planting trees, and creating surface water CALL COUSIN VINNIE - a new petitioner item will appear in the Meet window, announcing a "local fundraising event"; this guy will offer you some cash, no questions asked ZYXWVU - use the above cheat, but refuse the offer of cash; then type ZYXWVU, and the SimCity Castle will appear in your Rewards menu; in addition to looking cool, the castle boosts land value, aura, and more GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT - makes all garbage buildings available, no matter what year POWER TO THE MASSES - makes all power buildings available, no matter what year WATER IN THE DESERT - makes all water buildings available, no matter what year NERDZ ROOL - industry becomes high tech, no matter what year PAY TRIBUTE TO YOUR KING - receive most awards SALT ON - changes the sea to salt water SALT OFF - changes the sea to fresh water TERRAIN ONE UP - raises the terrain by one TERRAIN ONE DOWN - lowers the terrain by one TERRAIN TEN UP - raises the terrain by ten TERRAIN TEN DOWN - lowers the terrain by ten Ticker Tape Message Easter Eggs Typing the following codes will cause the scrolling ticker tape to display special messages: Cheat Code Message BROCCOLI "Sorry, Money Doesn't Grow On Broccoli" PORNTIPSGUZZARDO "Aha! We Have a Real Pro Here! Try BROCCOLI" BAT "Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da BAT-man!" SCURK "If You Build It, They Will Come" LLAMA "Duo Ragazzi's Easter Egg Palace: Old World Charm In A Post Modern Setting" SIM "If You Lived Here, You'd Be a Sim" HELP "Dozens of Hidden News Ticker Reveals; Sims Encouraged to Collect Them All and Amaze Friends" WILL WRIGHT "What Will He Think of Next?" ERTS "Investment Tip: Buy Low, Sell High" ELECTRONIC ARTS "Not Just Sports Games Anymore" TICKER "[your city's name]: The Finest in Scrolling Entertainment" MONEY "Money Does NOT Grow on Trees, Study Concludes" SIMCITY "Keep Trying and Maybe You'll Figure It Out" HELLO "Greetings Mayor, Your Sims Salute You" MAYOR "Mayor [mayor's name] Brings [city's name] to News Ticker Highlight" SC3K "Mayor Suspected of Attempting Embezzlement; Ends in Failure" 1234 "Secret Number Combination Causes Announcement in News Ticker" MAXIS "Did You Know that MAXIS Spelled Backwards is SIX AM?" MOREMONEY "MOREMONEY Not Cheat Code, Research Concludes" ADVISOR "Mayor Under Investigation for Possible Embezzlement" FUND "FUND Not a Cheat Code, Do Not Type MOREMONEY, It Is Not a Cheat Code Either" You can get extra buildings by doing the following while in the game: 1. Go to the Power Plant menu (where you buy power plants) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu. 2. Go to the Rewards menu (where you can choose to place awards) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu. 3. Go to the Garbage Management menu (where you buy incinerators and so on) and click on the X in the corner to close the menu. 4. Go to the Landmarks menu. If you successfully activated the cheat, this menu should be incredibly long. If this does not work, then reverse steps 2 and 3. Tips Tip: Start out slow, making sure never to expand faster than the expected tax revenue growth. You're building a city, so slow and steady wins the race. Tip: Look to develop neighbor deals early on. Specifically, make sure you have excess garbage capacity, then contract to handle another city's garbage. Sure it's smelly, but it brings in much-needed income. Tip: SimCity 2000 veterans should read the tutorial. There are enough subtle changes that invalidate some old strategies. Also, the garbage dilemma is another new feature that needs to be dealt with early on.