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628:(regardless of its number of members). These funds can be used to purchase a small house or vacant lot on the neighborhood screen. After purchasing a lot, a user may construct or remodel a house in Build mode or purchase or move furniture in Buy mode. All architectural and customizable features and furnishings in Build and Buy modes follow a square-tile system in which items must be placed on a tile. Walls and fences extend along the edge of a tile and can follow the edge of the tile or cross it diagonally, but furniture items cannot be placed on either side of a crossed tile. The base game contains over 150 items, including furniture and architectural elements. 2542: 583:
prioritize them effectively and can suffer consequences for neglecting their own needs. In addition, Sims must maintain balanced budgets and usually supplement an income by obtaining a job. Sims may earn promotions by fulfilling skills and maintaining friendships with others for each level, which lead to new job titles, increased wages, and different work hours. Alternatively, Sims may create and sell various artwork and items at home.
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Adds new items, characters, and the ability for Sims to leave their homes and travel to new destinations. Adds new destination, "Downtown", composed of ten new lots. Introduces a revamped relationship system involving short- and long-term relationships. Adds ability to carry inventory and give gifts
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In addition, the game includes an architecture system. The game was originally designed solely as an architecture simulator, with the Sims there only to evaluate the houses, but during development, it was decided that the Sims were more interesting than originally anticipated, and their once-limited
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The player can make decisions about time spent in skill development, such as exercise, reading, creativity, and logic by adding activities to Sims' daily agenda. Daily needs such as hygiene and eating can and must also be scheduled. Although Sims can autonomously perform these actions, they may not
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Introduces magic to the game and allows Sims to cast spells, forge charms, and buy alchemical ingredients. Introduces the Magic Town lots, which house vendors of magical ingredients and items and a number of magic-related mini-games. Introduces baking and nectar-making. Adds additional residential
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was released on February 4, 2000, and became a best-seller shortly after launch. In the United States, it was the best-selling computer game of 2000, with domestic sales of 1.77 million units and revenues of $ 72.9 million. It remained the country's No. 1 computer title in 2001, when it
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Introduces a new destination called "Vacation Island" where Sims can take vacations with family members or with other Sims and marks the first time Sims can stay on lots away from home. Adds the ability to save the game while a Sim is on Vacation Island. Allows Sims to purchase or find souvenirs,
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Allows Sims to become entertainment figures and includes representations of several famous personalities. Celebrities can make cameo appearances but cannot be controlled by the player. Adds new work and leisure items, and a new destination called "Studio Town", which functions as a workplace for
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Introduces pets into the game. Allows dogs and cats to be treated as Sims rather than objects. Introduces gardening and expands original ten-lot neighborhood to over forty lots, with the added ability to rezone these lots for residential or community use. Allows community lots to be modified to
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in 2000. The game allows players to create and control virtual people, called "Sims", and manage their daily lives in a suburban setting. The game features an open-ended gameplay, where players can choose their own goals and objectives, and customize their Sims' appearance, personality, skills,
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was designed in a way that it would be easy to add user-created content (also known as custom content or "CC") to the game, with Will Wright stating in an interview that he wanted to put the player in the design role. Websites for downloading CCs and mods include The Sims Resource and
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role in the game was developed further. Players have a broad choice of objects that their respective Sims may purchase. Objects fall into one of eight broad categories: seating, surfaces, decorations, electronics, appliances, plumbing, lighting, and miscellaneous.
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Will Wright, the game's designer, said the game has been a success in many ways—attracting casual gamers and female gamers (the latter making up almost 60% of players). In 2012, the game was one of 14 video games selected by the
563:, Sims are not fully autonomous. They are unable to take certain actions without specific commands, such as paying bills, finding a job, exercising, and conceiving children. Sims communicate in a fictional language called 602:. One is that Sims may die, either by starvation, drowning, fire, or electrocution (or from natural causes/age in certain versions). When a Sim dies, a tombstone or an urn will appear (in later expansion packs, the 730:. During a displaying in front of the press, two female characters at an in-game wedding fell in love and kissed each other. After the event, the relationship mechanics were further modified so the character's 5957: 2245: 697:, so Wright had difficulty getting the project off the ground. He managed to convince his company to let him work on the project (codenamed "Project X" at the time) in the background while developing 606:
will appear first), and the ghost of the deceased Sim may haunt the building where it died. In addition, Sims can leave the game for good and never return. If two adult Sims with a bad relationship
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When the "Live" mode occurs in the game, the player may enter "Build" mode or "Buy" mode to pause time and renovate the house or lot. When the game begins, each family starts off with 20,000
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garnered widespread critical acclaim and was described by Wright as being successful in attracting casual male and female gamers. The game is regarded as one of the most influential and
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often, it may result in one of them moving out. Children will be sent away to military school if they fail their classes. Lastly, not fulfilling a baby Sim's needs will result in a
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relationships, and environment. A series of expansion packs were also released that add new content and features to the game, such as new careers, items, locations, and scenarios.
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Sims are influenced by the player to interact with objects or other Sims. Sims may receive guests at their home lot, invited or not, from other playable lots, or from unhoused
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is advanced, and the Sims will respond to outside conditions independently, although often the player's intervention is necessary to keep the Sims on the right track.
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as the 45th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in the United States. As of March 2015,
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gave the game a score of 9.4/10, and praised its easy-to-use user interface. Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the PC version of the game for
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graphics techniques. The Sims themselves are rendered in 3D, whereas the house and all its objects are pre-rendered and displayed
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from several people involved with the game including its designer, Rich Gold. A demo of the game was presented at the 1999
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is credited with opening up modding to a new demographic, making it easy enough for "casual modders" to modify the game.
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released in its lifecycle. Each expansion generally adds new items, neighborhoods, characters, skins, and features.
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later on, as it advocates a certain type of "collaboration" between designer and consumer and outlines the value of
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had sold more than 11.24 million copies for PC, making it one of the best-selling PC games of all time.
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s The 50 Best Video Games of All Time list. The game has also been commercially successful, being one of the
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By February 2005, the game had shipped 16 million copies worldwide. By July 2006, the console versions of
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But unlike other popular video and computer games, almost 60% of the people playing The Sims are female
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sold an additional 1.48 million units and earned another $ 60.4 million in revenue. In 2002,
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were released from 2000 to 2003, each of which added new items, characters, skins, and features.
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Gives players the ability and facilities to hold parties and gatherings in their Sims' homes.
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before the game itself, resulting in a suite of fan-created mods being available at launch.
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mode supporting two simultaneous players. When completing the game, Will Wright dedicated
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makes a cameo appearance in the game if the player's Sims hold a good enough party.
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While there is no eventual objective to the game, states of failure do exist in
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Adds new unconventional characters, careers, items, and features for the home.
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ranked it the 80th best game ever made in its 100th issue in 2001. In 2005,
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celebrity Sims. Allows non-celebrity Sims to visit Studio Town for leisure.
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s "50 Best Video Games of All Time" list. In 2019, it was ranked 17th on
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Modding scenes – Introduction to user-created content in computer gaming
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series had sold a combined 3.5 million units in the United States.
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in 1991. It was during that same year that he lost his home during the
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of all time with 11.5 million copies sold. Several sequels in
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became the top-selling PC game in history at the time, displacing
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Players Unleashed!: Modding The Sims and the Culture of Gaming
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received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator
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worker permanently taking the baby away from the household.
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This article is about the video game. For the series, see
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as the basis for an intended collection of 40 games. The
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consists of a single screen displaying all playable lots.
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by selling more than 6.3 million copies worldwide.
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ports received scores ranging from 81.05% to 85.80% on
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in the UK, Ireland, China, Portugal, and Scandinavia)
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for getting readers or players involved with a story.
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Index

The Sims Complete Collection
The Sims

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Edge of Reality
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TransGaming
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Will Wright
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Jerry Martin
Marc Russo
The Sims
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