Strategy Guide (NES) by FerrisBueller (9)

Familiarize yourself with the Game Set-Up Menus and Game Controls.

Understand the Game Screen, including the Cursor, HUD (Heads-Up Display, showing game information), and Map.

Navigate the In-Game Menus: the Options Menu (Red Top Bar) and the Building Menu (Blue Side Bar).

Learn about the various Disasters: Airplane crash, Monster (Bowser) attack, Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Nuclear Meltdown, Tornado, and U.F.O. Attack.

Study Building Methods such as Block Methods, Monorail Methods, Edging Industry Effects, Land Reclamation, Meltdowns, Port Pollution, and Reaching Megalopolis.

Address Voter Complaints including Crime, Fire, Housing Costs, Pollution, Taxes, Traffic, and Unemployment.

Understand core Game Mechanics: the 4x4 Land Grid, Land Value, Residential/Commercial/Industrial Zones (RCI), RCI Meter, Land Value, Pollution, Population Density, Police and Fire Departments, Transit (Roads and Rails), Pollution, Power, Game Difficulty, and Tax Mechanics.

Explore Scenarios: Practice, Challenge, and Bonus Scenarios.

Implement Tips/Strategies for NES: Tax Tip, Avoiding the "Reload Exodus", Further Avoiding the "Reload Blackout", and Steal a City.

Discover Cheats/Codes: Boston Scenario, Rio Scenario, general Codes, Debug Mode, and Debug Mode Off.

Be aware of Bugs/Glitches: Practice, Steal a City, Starting Level, Free Money, Budget, Auto-Budget, Options Menu, Presents, Transit, Always Easy, Challenge Scenario bugs, and Spelling errors.

Note the Differences in NES/SNES Versions for Game Controls, Game Menu, Options Menu, Disasters, Game Mechanics, Presents, Building Methods, Voter Complaints, and Scenarios.

Understand Dead Strategies/Tricks on NES: Zone Stacking, Money Trick, Off-Map Glitch, 100000 Pop in Practice, Infinite Presents, and Airport/Seaport Cheats including the Airport Flame Thrower.

Review Miscellaneous information: Upgrades, Unused Sprites, Name Buffers, Random elements, and The Code.

Consult Footnotes for Summary, Thank Yous, and Legal Stuff.