Despite its flaws, it's still easily the best of the series, and still a game I enjoyed playing until I couldn't get it running on the new OSes. Everything that made the original good is multiplied here, without adding too much crap from the later games. It's manageable. It's digestible. It's uncomplicated. And it's got a lot going for it. I haven't played the newest one (the one where they left off the number), and though Sim City 4 came close to recreating the magic, even it and all its expansions didn't beat this one.
