Just thought I'd post this to let everyone know that the original SimCity had the source code released (I don't know when) and from this a Java source port has been built. I only found out about it the other day but it has been around for some time. It is called Micropolis, which is apparently what SimCity was originally going to be called.

Anyway, here is the link: http://code.google.com/p/micropolis/

It is just a Java program, so as long as you have the Java Runtime Environment installed you can play it. Obviously it has some clear advantages over running the original game inside DOSBox, those being that it runs in a window natively in the Operating System and it allows you to utilise a larger screen area to see more of your city at once. However, there doesn't appear to be any music (though you could provide your own via a media player running in the background). Also, being Java it is cross platform too, and there are downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux.

I have to say, though, I was never any good at the original SimCity. I just could not maintain a positive cashflow and kept having to resort to a cheat code to get me extra cash.