Sim City 4 Deluxe available from Gog.com

[SteveG1988]

http://www.gog.com/game/simcity_4_deluxe_edition

they rerelease older games with patches or emulation to make them run smoothly on modern systems

[FightingIrish]

Is SC4 that incompatible with newer Windows systems?

[Zeffy]

I've played SimCity 4 on Windows 8.1 with no issues.

[nexus73]

You can buy the game for a whole lot less on eBay.

Rick

[FightingIrish]

Nowadays, you could probably find it at your local Goodwill or Half Price Books for next to nothing. I got The Sims for a buck a couple years ago.

[SteveG1988]

Is SC4 that incompatible with newer Windows systems?

No, but they also repackage the game and make it DRM free

[Stratuscaster]

Prior to this morning, GOG.com was offering SC4 Deluxe for $4.99 and WITHOUT any DRM.

Thought it odd the original post didn't mention that.

[mapman1071]

You can download the "Sim City 4 Launcher" from http://www.simtropolis.com/
to run Sim City 4/Sim City 4 with Rush Hour Expansion Pack/Sim City 4 Deluxe on Vista 32/64, 7 32/64 or 8/8.1.
The launcher adjusts settings for muti-core cpu, wide screen monitors and more.