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« on: 03/23/04 at 04:10 PM »
Hello is there anybody hello.
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« Reply #1 on: 03/23/04 at 05:59 PM »
we had some, dont know if anyone plays now.
 chicks like The Sims. i mean chicks in a very respectful way
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« Reply #2 on: 03/23/04 at 06:42 PM »
My daughters used to play it until they got the latest - Makin Magic edition.  It crashes during loading on their lap top which I think is down to RAM spec of machine being 16meg short of the minimum spec.  

Wont let the game onto the main computer cos its such a hard drive hog as well.

In terms of playing it (prior to getting magic edition) they liked cheating to generate cash then spending hours on designing an ideal house. They rarely play the game for character progression or interaction.
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« Reply #3 on: 03/24/04 at 10:48 AM »
This might be a thread better suited to the Arena...

Heads up!  This thread will be moved there in approx. 6 to 7 hours!
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« Reply #4 on: 04/04/04 at 02:47 AM »
Was awhile ago and I will be once the sims2 comes out. Too bad they didn't make tropico a destination in "the sims: Vacation"
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« Reply #5 on: 04/07/04 at 05:53 PM »
I like the Sims, but I prefer the building and acquisition part to the interaction stuff.  I do think the animals are cute though.
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« Reply #6 on: 04/10/04 at 08:04 AM »
  Well I used to spend sleepless nights playing the game, both intereaction and building. Sometimes I would be building my sims's house or sometimes I would be working for the cash needed to build the house.

  Cheating spoils the game.... it spoils all games.
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« Reply #7 on: 04/22/04 at 06:24 PM »
I played the Sims for a short while in the earlier phases of the phenomenon, it didn't take long before I was overcome by the sensation that I was playing with dolls.  

Además... I really like having solid goals in gameplay--something to shoot for.  I don't find it fun to work and pay bills in real life, only to have to work and pay bills in my pass times.
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« Reply #8 on: 05/13/04 at 04:04 PM »
I like the Sims, even though I haven't played for a while. I like not having goals, I usualy play Tropico on open-ended.

I also find that for me The Sims is one of the few games which behaves its self for me. Very rarely have problems with it. The only more reliable games I can think of are Tropico (except that it jams on my PC), and Civ 2, but that's so old and basic a CD player could probably manage to run it.
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« Reply #9 on: 05/17/04 at 10:47 AM »
You guys are probably going to laugh, but I almost stopped playing Sims after I got Tropico.  Grin

I mean, now that I know about all the cool features of Tropico I go back to Sims and expect to find it there as well, but I don't.

"Hey, what do you mean their needs don't have importance weights? That's too simplistic!"

or

"I really hate this sim. Nobody should be this annoying. Maybe I should toss him into the dungeon. Oh, right, can't do that..."

or

"Hey, my sim's unhappy because he can't afford a wide-screen TV to have fun. I should raise his pay. Err, right, not up to me anymore. This is not fun! Sad"

Yeah, I know, they're different games and I shouldn't compare them, but I still find Tropico so much more fun. And to think I spent $50 on The Sims and got Tropico for only $8. Well, that's just plain unfair.

Come think of it, I should probably buy the expansions, even if they don't add anything. PopTop deserves more than $8 for this gem.
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« Reply #10 on: 05/17/04 at 05:00 PM »
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2. Have them set off fire works indoors. The will burn.

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« Reply #11 on: 05/22/04 at 03:37 PM »
Quote from: Privateer0 on 05/17/04 at 10:47 AM

Yeah, I know, they're different games and I shouldn't compare them, but I still find Tropico so much more fun. And to think I spent $50 on The Sims and got Tropico for only $8. Well, that's just plain unfair.

Good point.  Not only is the original sims 50 bucks, but there's --what? about 175 expansions, and each of them is 30-40 bucks a pop.  What a racket.  Wish I'd invented it.  Cool
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« Reply #12 on: 05/22/04 at 04:55 PM »
7 expansion packs.the expansion packs where $30.
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« Reply #13 on: 05/22/04 at 04:58 PM »
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7 expansion packs.the expansion packs where $30.

Still, a rip-off, in my opinion.  $210 altogether?  Think of all the drinks that could have bought.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #14 on: 05/23/04 at 06:33 AM »
Quote from: el Coco on 05/22/04 at 04:58 PM
Still, a rip-off, in my opinion.  $210 altogether?  Think of all the drinks that could have bought.  Roll Eyes

But nowerdays you can probably get them really cheap. Besides, $210 is, what, £140? I think the amount of pleasure/lack of sleep I've got put of The Sims is worth that, although maybe I'm a bit daft.
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« Reply #15 on: 08/10/05 at 07:58 PM »
Let's see, payed bout $170 for the orignals +6 expansions, and $80 on sims2 and expansion. I'd say it's worth it

And now I realize of much of a post boost this was, with 3 sims post nice n easy!
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« Reply #16 on: 08/10/05 at 09:17 PM »
I liked the regular Sims a lot better than the Sims 2. I have fun with the original Sims. I have all the expansions.
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