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2 HN users recommended this demo2 months2012–2023 score 2.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited as the legendary extreme SimCity build, and recommended as fascinating viewing with the creator's commentary.

A video tour of Magnasanti, a SimCity city built to hold six million residents, pushed to the absolute maximum and inspired by Kowloon Walled City.

“Don't miss the video” (HN, 2022)

1 strong recommendations · 1 recommendations · 3 citations · 2 jokes · Demos

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@int_handler Apr 2018 Strongly recommends
on HN thread Magnasanti: Large and Terrifying SimCity (2010)
In his video he made for Magnasanti [0] (which I really recommend watching by the way), Oscala did mention that an earlier version of the city was in fact inspired by the Kowloon Walled City. [0] [this video]
Creator discusses Magnasanti, inspired by Kowloon Walled City
@thematrixturtle Jul 2022 Recommends
on HN thread Magnasanti – The largest and most terrible city of SimCity
This appears to be a low-quality partial copy of a more detailed blog post from 2010, now gone but still living on via archive.is: [link] Don't miss the video: [this video] Discussed previously on HN: [link] (620 comments)
Video of the Magnasanti city worth watching

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@AceJohnny2 Feb 2012 Cites it
on HN thread City Layout Design: A programmer's perspective
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Somewhat relevant, a guy designed the ultimate city, Magnasanti, in Simcity 4. Here's his video [1] and an interview [2]. Choice quote from the interview: Vice: I think most people’s natural inclination after watching your video would be awe, followed by fear. Vincent: I am in agreement. That was part of the intent of the video, for those that know, play, and love the game. Introversion, an indie game company in the UK who created hacker favorites like Uplink has unfortunately shelved their game project played in a fully procedurally generated city, from the major neighbourhoods down to the individual floors of the buildings. You could get a demo of the city generator from the recent Humble Bundle. There are still some fascinating videos to find on their blog [3] or on youtube [4] [1] [this video] [2] [link] [3] [link] [4] [link] [edit]: better link for the Subversion video
Magnasanti, an extreme SimCity city design

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