The Sims is Ten Years Old Today

Andy Chalk

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The Sims is Ten Years Old Today


On the off-chance that you've made it this far through the day without feeling old before your time, here's some news that'll take the bounce out of your step: The Sims [http://thesims.ea.com/] is ten years old today.

Yes, it was on this day in the year 2000 that thesims3.com [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxis], meanwhile, takes in as many as six million unique visitors monthly and serves up more than 300 downloads per minute.

"The Sims is a game that can be enjoyed by everybody and reflects what you put into it," said Rod Humble, head of the EA Play label. "The future of The Sims is going to be a lot of fun; it is rare for an entertainment franchise to be gaining momentum a decade after release, so this is a particularly pleasant moment for everyone who has worked on the games."

In case that hasn't left you feeling old and sad, consider this: The Sims can actually trace its lineage back even further, to SimCity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity], which was released in 1989 on platforms like the Amiga, the Macintosh and the Commodore 64. That's right, 21 years ago. Not feeling like such a spring chicken now, are you?

EA is marking the tenth anniversary of The Sims with a year-long celebration that will include a special Sims 3 bundle, collectible art work, laptop and iPod skins, free anniversary gifts and more. Full details are available at thesims3.com [http://www.thesims3.com], but be careful on your way there. You don't want to fall and break a hip.


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Digikid

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Dec 29, 2007
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Yay for a boring series!!!

The only good thing to come of this series was THE STRANGERHOOD.
 

TheNumber1Zero

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Jul 23, 2009
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10 different languages... did each version get its own form of Simlish? Because I have heard the odd bit of english every now and again.
 

Nimbus

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Oct 22, 2008
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Holy shit. I'm 18. I shouldn't get these feelings of "holyshitthathappenedhowlongago?!?". It's not right...
 

Baby Tea

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Sep 18, 2008
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Ahh the Sims...I remember when it first came out.
But I mostly remember the big article in PC Gamer that hyped the crap out of it, and touted game-play mechanics that weren't in the final product. Fun game, though. One of the few games my sister actually played. And you can't say it hasn't been successful!
 

Ajna

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Mar 19, 2009
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So I share my 17th birthday with the Sims 10th? I'm not sure how to feel about that. At least it's a game I liked. I could share it with the anniversary of Mass Effect.

YES I SAID IT I'M NOT TAKING IT BACK.
 

oppp7

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Ah, I've always been a Maxis fan, ever since 2000 or so when I got Sim Park and got obsessed with Sim games until Warcraft 2.
I should celebrate by making my Sims in Sims 3 set everything on fire.