Doesn't look like 1989 pc/verson, resolution too low

The graphics output does not look at all like the game on a pc monitor.

Example youtube video from the pc version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54blk-ojA4

[Bengrs]

Hi,

micropolis is based on the unix version of the game. You won’t get the DOS interface of the original game, nor the Macintosh or Windows version.
If you want to experience the game like it was on DOS in 1989 you can use DOSbox with an original copy of the game.

As far as I know this project doesn’t aim to recreate the look and feel of those old versions. Just to make the game available on today’s computers.

Found another video of Don Hopkins playing a unix version of simcity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVl4dGwUrA
I think the problem is actually that the resolution is too low. Here is another video of Don Hopkins showing a multiplayer X11 linux verson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVl4dGwUrA I have updated the bug header post to reflect this.
I also realize this is because it uses graphic assets from the OLPC program that was created to run with limited powered hardware.
Texture Packs, SVG or upscaling
. Some solutions might be to create svg graphics or find a way to properly upscale the game for higher resolution monitors.
Create higher resolution textures. might cause problems such as having to rewrite code or wasted disk space.
I've looked at screenshots on the web and the textures look good upscaled. I typically use 1080p and 4k switching to 1024x768 helped when installing . Example of high resolution gameplay on apple that is hard to see text and objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2flOZ96_fM

[Bengrs]

So to put it in simplier words, you'd like to have a scalable interface.
Since micropolis use the operating system UI it not that simple, but the game view itself could be easly modified to scale up the graphics.

Unfortunatly this repo is still waiting for 5-yo pull request to be merge. I suggest you to seek a more active repo.

[senpay]

I have a little bit more active repo for Micropolis - feel free to create a PR

So to put it in simplier words, you'd like to have a scalable interface.
Since micropolis use the operating system UI it not that simple, but the game view itself could be easly modified to scale up the graphics.

Unfortunatly this repo is still waiting for 5-yo pull request to be merge. I suggest you to seek a more active repo.

Yes for the future possibly but for now a solution may be to inform the user to set the computer monitor to a lower resolution. Example: 1024x768 under windows10, probably applies to other platforms.
Ok found MicropolisJ, thanks Senpay but its for platform independant Java not specifically windows or linux but probably has fixes ; still learning how to use github to post correctly. I don't see an updated private repo for windows... found 5yr old https://github.com/andreasbalzer/MicropolisForWindows/issues and it has possible related bug fullscreen issue
Developers could use a program such as DXWND (foss) to hook the micropolis executable with a different resolution. just tested snapd on linux manjaro-- still too small on 720pEdit: Looked and played fine on 640x480. Thanks everyone for feedback and clarification.

[andreasbalzer]

sorry, was posting in wrong repo

[xga-cga]

Found solution but might have to be coded: I think micropolis, (before Micropolis Windows) supported 320x200 vga after looking at the Will Wright olpc micropolis video (has name smcity in title), and LGR videos on Smcity Classic. Now dosbox staging emulates or simulates these features: https://dosbox-staging.github.io/getting-started/advanced-graphics-options/

with 24 shaders for the video.

also found out the game was a commercial project for the c64/c128 maybe we could ask for the rights to that source code. The manuals would be helpful too.