SimCity 2000/Cheats

First, save just before you hit 60,000 people. A good time is at 55,000. If you don't get the base you want, reload the game.
 * Controlling which kind of military base you will get
 * Air Force: To get this one, all you need is flat ground, and a place to put it. The easiest one to get.
 * Army: you must have some hilly terrain, but have some flat land so there is room to get the base placed.
 * Missile Silo: requires very hilly terrain, but some 3*3 squares open.
 * Navy: you must be near the ocean and have a medium sized area on the coast.

Codes

 * Pirate Squid Club: type in "joke" without quotes any time during the game to open a new window, featuring a fish with X eyes, pointing a finger at you, with a message reading "The Pirate Squid Club Wants You!"
 * Get a 25% Bond: type in "FUND" without quotes during gameplay to get a 25% bond.
 * Stop Floods: type in "Moses" without quotes during a flood to quickly stop it. Note: This does not work in scenarios.


 * Disasters
 * Debug Menu: to get a debug menu, type "priscilla" without quotes during the game. You will then have a debug menu of good things and disasters.
 * Flood: type in Noah during play and there will be a flood.
 * Gain $250: during the game, type "cass" without quotes, and you will get $250. Note: There is a 85% chance of having a disaster when using this code, and using it more than twice in a year will probably result in a fire.
 * Instant 500,000 Cash: simply type "imacheat" without quotes during gameplay - NO spaces or punctuation - and $500,000 will be added to your current funds. This will also give you all the things you can earn in the game. Note: using this often causes disasters, mainly plane crashes.
 * Instant Military Base: type "GILMARTIN" without quotes while playing to automatically get a military base.
 * Shoot down Helicopters: use the centering tool and click on the helicopter. This may take a few tries.
 * Start a Nuclear Disaster: click and hold on the toolbar and type "gomorrah" without quotes to activate the nuclear disaster.

Unlockables/gifts

 * Mayors House - 2,000 Population
 * City Hall - 10,000 Population
 * Statue - 30,000 Population
 * Military - 60,000 Population
 * Llama Dome - 80,000 Population
 * Arcologies - 120,000 Population (only available after the year 2000). Plymouth is the first type to be invented in 2010 AD by 2050 you have 4 types including the Launch Arco which is a launchable space colony).


 * Other unlockable buildings
 * Bus depot: ??.
 * Subway track: ??.
 * Subway station: ??.
 * Gas power station: citizens protest building it sometimes.
 * Wind power plant: great for small rural mountain hamlets or remote islands.
 * Highway: ??.
 * Highway off ramp: ??.
 * Highway junction: ??.
 * Nuclear power plant: very risky to use because radiation might not decay on some games if there is an accident.
 * Fusion power plant: the best power plant possible. There is no pollution or chance of meltdown, but it is the most expensive power plant. Power generation is so great that old plants can be torn down and replaced with zones to free up space for more population.
 * Solar power plant: ??.
 * Microwave power: it's best to not build this power plant because there's a tiny risk of fire if the microwaves miss the station from space.

Glitches

 * Big Money - There is an interesting glitch involving the FUND cheat code. During the game, from the main view, type FUND and click yes in the dialog box that appears. Repeat. Enter the budget window and issue a bond through the normal process. The game will glitch up and display a period (or a dash, depending on the version of the game that you have) instead of an interest rate. Repay the two bonds that you issued by using FUND. You will now receive about $1.5 million every year from this bizarre bond.

Secrets

 * Magic Eraser - The magic eraser is something that allows you to actually erase and overwrite what's already there, without removing it. First, select the Place Trees Tool. Then, start placing trees. Finally, hold down Shift and move around the mouse, and voilà!