The story is indeed about Sim City 2000. Funnily enough this bug is also present in DOS version of the game. Dude who hacked together "DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,VIASB" https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=83065 rediscovered this independently.