Hello there, or Hooba noobie! Don’t worry, just because this weeks treasury is all about The Sims, I won’t be writing this article in Simlish. Though, I’ll admit I was tempted. I have been playing The Sims for several years now. From the days it was but a pixellated mess of customized bedrooms, smoke detectors, and crying babies, to the ‘everything is scarcely close to real life Sims we have become accustomed to. I remember the first time I got my hands on a copy of The Sims Deluxe Edition for PC. After hours of entering in serial codes, swapping dvd-roms out, and loading screens I just couldn’t wait to create my own happy family! Those plans quickly faded and turned more into how many ways can I torture, and eventually kill this poor unknowing family?
From building fences around helpless neighbors, to viciously removing the latter from the swimming pools, the game took on a life of its own. I’ll never forget the first time the entire household met its demise in an ‘accidental’ fire. (I mean, who expects a small room filled with furry rugs to just burst into flames after the lighting of one, or five fireplaces simultaneously?) After that I decided to play the game more legit. Spending more time customizing the houses than the characters. My Harry Potter/Hogwarts mansion is still one of my greatest Sims achievements to date, complete with floo powder fireplaces, and all four common rooms fully pimped out in the house colors and crests. Then came The Sims 2! With babies having more than one stage of life, the ability to zoom the camera straight into the action, and tons of countless other features and improvements. Oh the days I’ve wasted on that game.
Now, The Sims 3 is something I’ve only dabbled in, since my many other hobbies and interests seem to have taken over these past few years. From what I’ve seen it’s amazing, yet unnecessarily realistic. The one character I’ve played through was an aspiring superstar, talk about a stray from real life, and I spent most of my time talking, and walking to random downtown destinations. It was insanely fun, but I can’t help but miss the simplicity of the original games. They will always hold a special place in my geeky heart. That being said, Sims Medieval, and Pirates and Nobles are looking to be rapidly approaching that small gaming section of my heart. They seem to be an awesome new twist on the play style, and are so incredibly relevant to my interests. It seems as if The Sims have grown up with me, the characters and the game development, and I will always have fond memories and hilarious stories related to them.
Close out of all other actions, and check out this Sims inspired treasury instead!
 The Sims – Woo Hoo … $3.50
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 The Sims plumbob in… $12.95
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 Sims Plumbob (Diamo… $6.00
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 SIMS Plumbob $15.00
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 Sims Plumbob (Diamo… $3.50
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 The Sims Simlish Cr… $2.00
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 Sims PlumbBob Handm… $20.00
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 FREE SHIPPING – Set… $10.00
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Thanks for the feature!! I love the Sims, all of this stuff is awesome.