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Article: The Sims Turns 20

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Saelanna, Wed 05 Feb, 2020 12:21 PM
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    #1
    Posted Wed 05 Feb, 2020 12:21 PM
    You can view the article at https://ufplanets.com/news.php?1314-The-Sims-Turns-20
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    #2
    Posted Wed 05 Feb, 2020 5:10 PM
    I have to admit that I never played the game
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    #3
    Posted Wed 05 Feb, 2020 5:11 PM
    I've played the odd sims game except for 2, and they are quite fun at times. It's hard to believe they're 20 years old though but it shows they have some lasting value.

    If only the DLC weren't so expensive and numerous haha.

    Great article Saelanna
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    Posted Wed 05 Feb, 2020 7:55 PM
    I remember buying the first one at release. At the time it was something new, and being such a fan of Sim City, I was a Maxis fan anyways. Wasn't to happy when EA got involved.
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    Posted Thu 06 Feb, 2020 5:54 PM
    It is fun to play... I know EA often rehashes them with a new number and spits out the same type of content... but still fun nonetheless. I have all of The Sims 3, I plan to keep playing that until they're done spitting out Sims 4 crap and move to Sims 5, then I'll get all the Sims 4 stuff.. lol.. but I have played all the previous ones including the original 1.0v hahaha... still doesn't get old when the Sim catches fire miraculously from the stove though and doesn't know what the heck to do but wave their arms, huddle and then turn into an 'urn'... then your house is haunted... xD
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    Posted Thu 06 Feb, 2020 6:32 PM
    Would love a new Sim City game as well
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    Posted Thu 06 Feb, 2020 6:37 PM
    Originally Posted by Silek
    Would love a new Sim City game as well
    That's a whole different story, and one of the favorite games at the time it was launched,
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    I hated SimCity 4. Breaking the cities into smaller suburbs was awful.
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    I played the SIMS mobile game and Sims 2... Got Sims 2 from a friend- she played it and handed me over when we were in the 6th grade
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    Posted Mon 10 Feb, 2020 3:13 PM
    Sims 4 Standard Edition is free on Origin. this is a limited time offer for the 20th Anniversary: https://www.indiegamebundles.com/the...-limited-time/
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