SimCity Source Code Released
The source code for the original SimCity has been released under the GPL, under its original working title of Micropolis.
Changes to the code have been made by Don Hopkins, who had worked on ports of the project when it was originally released and also adapted the game to the One Laptop Per Child project. The name change and the removal of all references to SimCity in the source were made in order to protect Electronic Arts’ Sim franchise trademark. Other modifications include a new splash screen, changes to the user interface and the removal of the plane crash disaster as a result of the 9/11 attacks.