The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive and needed to be stupider for the game to be fun
According to The Sims mastermind Will Wright, the original life sim had to be dumbed down as Sims' autonomy was simply "too ...
The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords.
As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.
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‘The Sims’ Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Strong
The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...
Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'
As part of the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the New York Times spoke to the original game's lead designer Will Wright, who gave some insight into how its AI was programmed. Part of the inspiration ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
One of the most famous - stranding your Sim in a swimming pool without a ladder - remains a popular meme to this day.UK-based ...
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How The Sims' endless customization fostered one of gaming's most diverse player communities
Katy Perry is in a recording booth. She turns to the camera, smiles and begins to sing: "Badipsa frooby noop." As if to ...
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Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC [Update]
Fans of The Sims have their hopes up that the original two games will finally be remastered for modern platforms after ...
Why The Sims is still so popular, 25 years later
A game no one understood in 2000 is bigger than ever in 2025. We talk to the development team to learn why. It was the year ...
Rumour has it that The Sims and The Sims 2 are being re-released this week
EA has teased a re-release of the first two games in The Sims series as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, and a new ...
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The 25 best Sims games for The Sims 25th anniversary
The Sims franchise turns 25 this week, which is a huge milestone in and of itself, but did you know just how many Sims games ...
The Sims and The Sims 2 are finally back on PC with all DLC included, but even at $40 these aren't full remasters
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