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  1. After buying the Legacy Collection edition of The Sims, I think I finally figured out why I can't seem to get into the other Sims games.

    It's the aesthetic.

    All of the games' aesthetics suit the times in which they were released. Because of that, the original game has a late 90s/Y2K aesthetic to it that appeals to so many of us in the retro games community.

    It's like a charming final snapshot of American life before the 21st century.

    #thesims #Steam #steamsale #90s #y2k #2000s #simulation

  2. After buying the Legacy Collection edition of The Sims, I think I finally figured out why I can't seem to get into the other Sims games.

    It's the aesthetic.

    All of the games' aesthetics suit the times in which they were released. Because of that, the original game has a late 90s/Y2K aesthetic to it that appeals to so many of us in the retro games community.

    It's like a charming final snapshot of American life before the 21st century.

    #thesims #Steam #steamsale #90s #y2k #2000s #simulation

  3. After buying the Legacy Collection edition of The Sims, I think I finally figured out why I can't seem to get into the other Sims games.

    It's the aesthetic.

    All of the games' aesthetics suit the times in which they were released. Because of that, the original game has a late 90s/Y2K aesthetic to it that appeals to so many of us in the retro games community.

    It's like a charming final snapshot of American life before the 21st century.

    #thesims #Steam #steamsale #90s #y2k #2000s #simulation

  4. After buying the Legacy Collection edition of The Sims, I think I finally figured out why I can't seem to get into the other Sims games.

    It's the aesthetic.

    All of the games' aesthetics suit the times in which they were released. Because of that, the original game has a late 90s/Y2K aesthetic to it that appeals to so many of us in the retro games community.

    It's like a charming final snapshot of American life before the 21st century.

    #thesims #Steam #steamsale #90s #y2k #2000s #simulation

  5. Så bra är Sims-utmanaren ”Paralives”

    Första versionen av Paralives erbjuder en fin miljö men har en del buggar.#TheSims #Recension
    Recension av Paralives: Kan spelet utmana The Sims? - Aftonbladet TV

  6. The main issue still with #GamingOnLinux: 9/10 times "it just works". And really, it does! It's great!

    But when it doesn't... Let's say I just lost 2 days of my live getting #TheSims4 to run on my #SteamDeck again due to it breaking on the latest EA app. Couldn't find a fix yet online, so had to test some stuff myself and come up with my own solution. Uploaded the whole procedure to #ProtonDB, so with the next content refresh it should be public.

    But really, people who aren't as deep into it Linux and the technical side of gaming on it likely wouldn't have figured out how to make it run. My eventual fix made sense if you know how Wine and Linux work, it's not that complex once you got the answer. But for a random gamer who's not further into the topic (and just wants to play anyways)? A bit much to figure out from scratch...

    Luckily it does get better at rapid pace the last few years, I haven't seen these kind of workarounds needed in ages (so don't take this post too discouraging). But it's a good reminder that these issues aren't gone yet, and will be a blockade (in bigger or smaller degree) for mainstream usage until they are.

    #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Sims4 #Sims #TheSims #games #videogames

  7. The main issue still with #GamingOnLinux: 9/10 times "it just works". And really, it does! It's great!

    But when it doesn't... Let's say I just lost 2 days of my live getting #TheSims4 to run on my #SteamDeck again due to it breaking on the latest EA app. Couldn't find a fix yet online, so had to test some stuff myself and come up with my own solution. Uploaded the whole procedure to #ProtonDB, so with the next content refresh it should be public.

    But really, people who aren't as deep into it Linux and the technical side of gaming on it likely wouldn't have figured out how to make it run. My eventual fix made sense if you know how Wine and Linux work, it's not that complex once you got the answer. But for a random gamer who's not further into the topic (and just wants to play anyways)? A bit much to figure out from scratch...

    Luckily it does get better at rapid pace the last few years, I haven't seen these kind of workarounds needed in ages (so don't take this post too discouraging). But it's a good reminder that these issues aren't gone yet, and will be a blockade (in bigger or smaller degree) for mainstream usage until they are.

    #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Sims4 #Sims #TheSims #games #videogames

  8. The main issue still with #GamingOnLinux: 9/10 times "it just works". And really, it does! It's great!

    But when it doesn't... Let's say I just lost 2 days of my live getting #TheSims4 to run on my #SteamDeck again due to it breaking on the latest EA app. Couldn't find a fix yet online, so had to test some stuff myself and come up with my own solution. Uploaded the whole procedure to #ProtonDB, so with the next content refresh it should be public.

    But really, people who aren't as deep into it Linux and the technical side of gaming on it likely wouldn't have figured out how to make it run. My eventual fix made sense if you know how Wine and Linux work, it's not that complex once you got the answer. But for a random gamer who's not further into the topic (and just wants to play anyways)? A bit much to figure out from scratch...

    Luckily it does get better at rappid pace the last few years, I haven't seen these kind of workarounds needed in ages (so don't take this post too discouraging). But it's a good reminder that these issues aren't gone yet, and will be a blockade (in bigger or smaller degree) for mainstream usage until they are.

    #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Sims4 #Sims #TheSims #games #videogames

  9. The main issue still with #GamingOnLinux: 9/10 times "it just works". And really, it does! It's great!

    But when it doesn't... Let's say I just lost 2 days of my live getting #TheSims4 to run on my #SteamDeck again due to it breaking on the latest EA app. Couldn't find a fix yet online, so had to test some stuff myself and come up with my own solution. Uploaded the whole procedure to #ProtonDB, so with the next content refresh it should be public.

    But really, people who aren't as deep into it Linux and the technical side of gaming on it likely wouldn't have figured out how to make it run. My eventual fix made sense if you know how Wine and Linux work, it's not that complex once you got the answer. But for a random gamer who's not further into the topic (and just wants to play anyways)? A bit much to figure out from scratch...

    Luckily it does get better at rapid pace the last few years, I haven't seen these kind of workarounds needed in ages (so don't take this post too discouraging). But it's a good reminder that these issues aren't gone yet, and will be a blockade (in bigger or smaller degree) for mainstream usage until they are.

    #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Sims4 #Sims #TheSims #games #videogames

  10. The main issue still with #GamingOnLinux: 9/10 times "it just works". And really, it does! It's great!

    But when it doesn't... Let's say I just lost 2 days of my live getting #TheSims4 to run on my #SteamDeck again due to it breaking on the latest EA app. Couldn't find a fix yet online, so had to test some stuff myself and come up with my own solution. Uploaded the whole procedure to #ProtonDB, so with the next content refresh it should be public.

    But really, people who aren't as deep into it Linux and the technical side of gaming on it likely wouldn't have figured out how to make it run. My eventual fix made sense if you know how Wine and Linux work, it's not that complex once you got the answer. But for a random gamer who's not further into the topic (and just wants to play anyways)? A bit much to figure out from scratch...

    Luckily it does get better at rappid pace the last few years, I haven't seen these kind of workarounds needed in ages (so don't take this post too discouraging). But it's a good reminder that these issues aren't gone yet, and will be a blockade (in bigger or smaller degree) for mainstream usage until they are.

    #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Sims4 #Sims #TheSims #games #videogames

  11. Also play The Sims 3 from time to time. But only in a specific way. Have all the expansions, too. But it's the only game that I paid zero.

    Most historical buildings in my city are gone in the name of development. Language, culture, food, places, most are but memories.

    From time to time I want to build a place that I can hide in. Not a mansion, but a simple town house, just pretend to live there alone with my plants, maybe also pets, till death.

    So it's always this soloing way of playing. Built things here and there, no families, no kids except aliens or plantsims by accidents, no generations.

    It feels like I skipped the majority of The Sims' gameplay.

    So for the first time I created a bunch of roommates. The table is finally full. There still won't be any room for children.

    #gaming #shareyourgames #thesims #thesims3 #sims3

  12. Also play The Sims 3 from time to time. But only in a specific way. Have all the expansions, too. But it's the only game that I paid zero.

    Most historical buildings in my city are gone in the name of development. Language, culture, food, places, most are but memories.

    From time to time I want to build a place that I can hide in. Not a mansion, but a simple town house, just pretend to live there alone with my plants, maybe also pets, till death.

    So it's always this soloing way of playing. Built things here and there, no families, no kids except aliens or plantsims by accidents, no generations.

    It feels like I skipped the majority of The Sims' gameplay.

    So for the first time I created a bunch of roommates. The table is finally full. There still won't be any room for children.

    #gaming #shareyourgames #thesims #thesims3 #sims3

  13. Also play The Sims 3 from time to time. But only in a specific way. Have all the expansions, too. But it's the only game that I paid zero.

    Most historical buildings in my city are gone in the name of development. Language, culture, food, places, most are but memories.

    From time to time I want to build a place that I can hide in. Not a mansion, but a simple town house, just pretend to live there alone with my plants, maybe also pets, till death.

    So it's always this soloing way of playing. Built things here and there, no families, no kids except aliens or plantsims by accidents, no generations.

    It feels like I skipped the majority of The Sims' gameplay.

    So for the first time I created a bunch of roommates. The table is finally full. There still won't be any room for children.

    #gaming #shareyourgames #thesims #thesims3 #sims3

  14. Also play The Sims 3 from time to time. But only in a specific way. Have all the expansions, too. But it's the only game that I paid zero.

    Most historical buildings in my city are gone in the name of development. Language, culture, food, places, most are but memories.

    From time to time I want to build a place that I can hide in. Not a mansion, but a simple town house, just pretend to live there alone with my plants, maybe also pets, till death.

    So it's always this soloing way of playing. Built things here and there, no families, no kids except aliens or plantsims by accidents, no generations.

    It feels like I skipped the majority of The Sims' gameplay.

    So for the first time I created a bunch of roommates. The table is finally full. There still won't be any room for children.

    #gaming #shareyourgames #thesims #thesims3 #sims3

  15. Also play The Sims 3 from time to time. But only in a specific way. Have all the expansions, too. But it's the only game that I paid zero.

    Most historical buildings in my city are gone in the name of development. Language, culture, food, places, most are but memories.

    From time to time I want to build a place that I can hide in. Not a mansion, but a simple town house, just pretend to live there alone with my plants, maybe also pets, till death.

    So it's always this soloing way of playing. Built things here and there, no families, no kids except aliens or plantsims by accidents, no generations.

    It feels like I skipped the majority of The Sims' gameplay.

    So for the first time I created a bunch of roommates. The table is finally full. There still won't be any room for children.

    #gaming #shareyourgames #thesims #thesims3 #sims3

  16. Command & Conquer, FIFA, NHL, The Sims, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor... Can you believe that EA wasn't the House of Saud-owned piece of 💩 that it is today? Their games defined a generation... My generation. #EA #Gaming #C&C #VideoGames #FIFA #NHL #NFS #TheSims #MedalOfHonor

  17. Command & Conquer, FIFA, NHL, The Sims, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor... Can you believe that EA wasn't the House of Saud-owned piece of 💩 that it is today? Their games defined a generation... My generation. #EA #Gaming #C&C #VideoGames #FIFA #NHL #NFS #TheSims #MedalOfHonor

  18. Command & Conquer, FIFA, NHL, The Sims, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor... Can you believe that EA wasn't the House of Saud-owned piece of 💩 that it is today? Their games defined a generation... My generation. #EA #Gaming #C&C #VideoGames #FIFA #NHL #NFS #TheSims #MedalOfHonor

  19. Command & Conquer, FIFA, NHL, The Sims, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor... Can you believe that EA wasn't the House of Saud-owned piece of 💩 that it is today? Their games defined a generation... My generation. #EA #Gaming #C&C #VideoGames #FIFA #NHL #NFS #TheSims #MedalOfHonor

  20. Command & Conquer, FIFA, NHL, The Sims, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor... Can you believe that EA wasn't the House of Saud-owned piece of 💩 that it is today? Their games defined a generation... My generation. #EA #Gaming #C&C #VideoGames #FIFA #NHL #NFS #TheSims #MedalOfHonor

  21. Klaar voor de 'motherlode' aan nostalgie? 🤑

    Op deze dag in 2009 kwam The Sims 3 uit en ruilden we massaal ons sociale leven in om virtuele brandjes te blussen en WooHoo-plekjes te zoeken. 🔥

    Wat is het gekste dat jij ooit met je Sims hebt gedaan?

    #TheSims #GamingNostalgie

  22. CW: Mod Release: MySims OST in Paralives

    Well I finished that Sims 3 OST mod and I was thinking about MySims afterwards, so here's a mod that adds the MySims soundtrack! It even has music for the pause menu!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #mysims #thesims #sims #mod #music

  23. CW: Mod Release: MySims OST in Paralives

    Well I finished that Sims 3 OST mod and I was thinking about MySims afterwards, so here's a mod that adds the MySims soundtrack! It even has music for the pause menu!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #mysims #thesims #sims #mod #music

  24. CW: Mod Release: MySims OST in Paralives

    Well I finished that Sims 3 OST mod and I was thinking about MySims afterwards, so here's a mod that adds the MySims soundtrack! It even has music for the pause menu!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #mysims #thesims #sims #mod #music

  25. I just remembered one thing I always wanted The Sims to do that Paralives actually hasn't done or planned to my knowledge.

    MySims-style furniture building!

    Putting custom furniture in your house that you designed yourself would be so sweet. That's why I like MySims! I just wish it were less of a grindfest and more of a simulation game!

    In the hands of the Paralives team, I'm sure the furniture builder would turn into full CAD software somehow, given how well the build mode turned out. But if it were literally just the parts and templates from MySims with the Paralives pattern system instead of essence painting, I'd still love it.

    #thesims #sims #mysims #paralives

  26. I just remembered one thing I always wanted The Sims to do that Paralives actually hasn't done or planned to my knowledge.

    MySims-style furniture building!

    Putting custom furniture in your house that you designed yourself would be so sweet. That's why I like MySims! I just wish it were less of a grindfest and more of a simulation game!

    In the hands of the Paralives team, I'm sure the furniture builder would turn into full CAD software somehow, given how well the build mode turned out. But if it were literally just the parts and templates from MySims with the Paralives pattern system instead of essence painting, I'd still love it.

    #thesims #sims #mysims #paralives

  27. I just remembered one thing I always wanted The Sims to do that Paralives actually hasn't done or planned to my knowledge.

    MySims-style furniture building!

    Putting custom furniture in your house that you designed yourself would be so sweet. That's why I like MySims! I just wish it were less of a grindfest and more of a simulation game!

    In the hands of the Paralives team, I'm sure the furniture builder would turn into full CAD software somehow, given how well the build mode turned out. But if it were literally just the parts and templates from MySims with the Paralives pattern system instead of essence painting, I'd still love it.

    #thesims #sims #mysims #paralives

  28. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Several updates today that I didn't write individual posts for.

    Seasons, University Life, Island Paradise, and Into The Future are all now supported.

    This concludes the initial phase of development. Now I can get experimental!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  29. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Several updates today that I didn't write individual posts for.

    Seasons, University Life, Island Paradise, and Into The Future are all now supported.

    This concludes the initial phase of development. Now I can get experimental!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  30. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Several updates today that I didn't write individual posts for.

    Seasons, University Life, Island Paradise, and Into The Future are all now supported.

    This concludes the initial phase of development. Now I can get experimental!

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  31. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Supernatural support!

    I've noticed I have a copycat over on YouTube now, they're distributing a mod that includes probably just the base game tracks. I expect their downloads to be taken down by a DMCA sooner or later because they included the MP3 files in their download.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  32. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Supernatural support!

    I've noticed I have a copycat over on YouTube now, they're distributing a mod that includes probably just the base game tracks. I expect their downloads to be taken down by a DMCA sooner or later because they included the MP3 files in their download.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  33. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Supernatural support!

    I've noticed I have a copycat over on YouTube now, they're distributing a mod that includes probably just the base game tracks. I expect their downloads to be taken down by a DMCA sooner or later because they included the MP3 files in their download.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  34. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Pets support!

    Gee, I kinda wish I could easily add settings for each of these tracks.
    I probably could do it, but it would be a lot of effort.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  35. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Pets support!

    Gee, I kinda wish I could easily add settings for each of these tracks.
    I probably could do it, but it would be a lot of effort.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  36. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Pets support!

    Gee, I kinda wish I could easily add settings for each of these tracks.
    I probably could do it, but it would be a lot of effort.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  37. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Pets support!

    Gee, I kinda wish I could easily add settings for each of these tracks.
    I probably could do it, but it would be a lot of effort.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  38. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Added Pets support!

    Gee, I kinda wish I could easily add settings for each of these tracks.
    I probably could do it, but it would be a lot of effort.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  39. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Generations is now supported.

    I may try to reorganize the mod in the next update, so you'll have to move your music files to subfolders if you're updating, but judging from the download count I don't think that will be an issue.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  40. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Generations is now supported.

    I may try to reorganize the mod in the next update, so you'll have to move your music files to subfolders if you're updating, but judging from the download count I don't think that will be an issue.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music

  41. CW: Mod Update: The Sims 3 OST in Paralives

    Generations is now supported.

    I may try to reorganize the mod in the next update, so you'll have to move your music files to subfolders if you're updating, but judging from the download count I don't think that will be an issue.

    codeberg.org/halotroop2288/par

    #paralives #sims3 #thesims #sims #mod #music