The Sims

The Sims is a strategic life-simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was created by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity. It is a simulation of the daily activities of one or more virtual persons ("Sims") in a suburban household near SimCity.

Information

Release Dates:

PC
NA: February 4, 2000
EU: February 11, 2000
Mac
NA: July 25, 2000
EU: August 15, 2001
PlayStation 2
NA: January 12, 2003
EU: January 31, 2003
Xbox
NA: March 24, 2003
EU: April 4, 2003
GameCube
NA: March 25, 2003
EU: September 21, 2007
Developers: Maxis
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PC, Mac OS X, Playstation 2, Xbox & Gamecube
Version: n/a
Series: The Sims
Mode: Single Player
Ratings:

PEGI

ESRB
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Requirements

Microsoft Windows

  • Windows 95/98 (later on ME/2000)
  • 233 MHzProcessor
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 4x CD-ROM drive
  • 2 MB DirectX 7 compatible graphics card
  • DirectX 7 compatible Sound card,

Linux

  • Linux Kernel 2.2 or higher
  • Glibc 2.1.3 or higher
  • XFree86 4.0 or higher or equivalent
  • 350 MHz Celeron/Pentium II/Duron/Athlon or faster or equivalent
  • 64 MB of RAM
  • Sound card supporting OSS or ALSA
  • Video card capable of 16-bit color and 800×600 resolution, nvidia GeForce GPU recommended with 16 MB of video RAM. (Note: This is the ported Linux version from TransGaming)

Mac

  • Mac OS X 10.0.3 or later, or Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x with CarbonLib 1.2.5 or later
  • 233 MHz or faster PowerPC G3 or G4
  • 64 MB RAM (Mac OS 8/9) or 128 MB RAM (Mac OS X)
  • 350 MB HDD space
  • 8X CD-ROM drive

EP’s & SP’s

Expansions Packs

#1. Livin’ Large
#2. House Party
#3. Hot Date
#4. Vacation
#5. Unleashed
#6. Superstar
#7. Makin’ Magic

Videos

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Screenshots