ROSEBUD. *cha-ching sound* *windfall of cash in your account*
If only life was like the original The Sims when it was released in 2000. Right? You could pull a cheat code out of thin air and give yourself an influx of cash to build the house of your dreams and go on a ton of cool vacations. You could stand in front of your dresser and magically swap outfits. You could paint, read, play chess, work out. As a Sim, you could live easy.
But it wasn’t all rosy to be a Sim – the Grim Reaper was always lurking, burglars could steal your stuff, you could set your kitchen on fire… No matter what happened to your Sims, the game was one of the first instances of that 90s-kid-epiphany that you had to be responsible for yourself and others or things could go sideways fast.
Join me with my sister Sam from SimpsontheGo as we discuss the original The Sims, the gameplay, the expansion packs, and the l
egacy. And let us know who you made as your spouse (a celebrity or real-life crush?) when you made yourself in the game.
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