The Sim Report

The Sims blasted onto computers around the world at the beginning of the new millennium and hooked people on a virtual world of digital families, cyber people and sim-ulated life. You could watch them go about their lives working, playing and even romancing. With a click of the mouse here and a click of the mouse there you could get them to do almost anything.

At first you could build your Sims a house, pick the furniture, pick the habits for them and do all kinds of stuff. Then Will Wright (the guy behind nearly every Sim game on the planet) decided that everybody needed more.

In the summer of 2000 The Sims: Livin' Large hit stores. Holy redecoration Batman! The expansion was packed full of more furniture, decorations and do-dads than your mom's purse. Everyone's Sims had some cool new digs to play with.

That didn't stop Will Wright though. He wanted more fun for everyone. So out came The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack. It was loaded with clowns, costumes, party tricks, togas and more reasons to have a blast than the first day of summer. House Party went worldwide in March of 2001.

Now it sounds like Will wants to share the love. He's making The Sims: Hot Date and it's time for your Sims to get busy. The new pack is gonna feature Downtown - a place to go to catch a movie, grab a bite or just hang with your fave boy or girl. Romance will be in the air before Christmas of 2001.

The next big thing is gonna be The Sims Online! You'll be able to take your virtual family onto the net and have your people hook up with every other sim-person out there. It's gonna be a while before it's ready but it'll be a blast.

The Sims couldn't have happened without the help of a 15 year-old girl though. We'll have more on that later this week.

What's your Sim family like? Tell us all about them.

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My Sims families are usually like with two adults who, I make fall in love. And then they have two kids, or maybe three. I always use the cheet codes so I build huge houses and I have all the expansion packs exceptt for The Sims Unleashed, The Sims Deluxe and The Sims Online. I am going to get The Sims Unleashed and it will be a blast!
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: LiL Qt PiE 02
Age: 14
Rating: 5

My family is so messed up and crazy. I have a clown and a fire.
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: Rose4
Age: 14
Rating: 5

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