Today, one of the classics of PC and console gameplay, SimCity ($9.99, available here), is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. SimCity is the game that started it all, the first title in the Sim virtual universe created by Will Wright.

In SimCity, the player plans, builds, and manages a metropolis. According to the Electroinc Arts Web site, players "Maneuver through lush cityscapes with a mere flick of your finger. Plan, build, and manage your thriving new metropolis from budgets to bulldozers, taxs to tornadoes."

Here are some features of SimCity for the iPhone:

Touch, tap, drag and flick to create a thriving metropolis!

Zoom in and out of your vibrant cityscapes by pinching

Eight tool categories give you the ability to plan, zone, build, bulldoze, and manage your city

Tutorial, starter cities and 3 difficulty modes for fun and challenging gameplay

Take charge of the city budget and decide where best to spend taxpayers' hard-earned Simoleons

Public works management including Water, Power, Garbage and Recycling

Public and private transportation with roads and rail

SimCity made its first appearance for the Mac and Amiga platforms almost twenty years ago, in 1989. It first appeared for a PDA/smartphone platform, the Palm OS, ten years later.

It's well known that Apple positions the iPhone and iPod touch as much for gaming as platforms for making phone calls, surfing the Web, accessing e-mail, watching video and lisening to muisc. Thanks to the enthusiasm of users and developers for the iTunes App Store, particularly in the area of entertainment and games, Apple does indeed have the hottest mobile gaming platform on its hands right now.