GHG talks The Sims, Black Widows, and mansion barons (with The English Simmer)

Glass House Games

English - February 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB
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"There are deaths throughout the series."

"And in real life, I guess." - Alex P

Jordan, Alex P, and special guest The English Simmer talk about the game Will Wright used to call “Doll House” and other people at Maxis called “The Toilet Game”. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of The Sims, and Jordan and special guest Mollie (a.k.a. The English Simmer) have been there since the beginning. Alex P may have dropped off at The Sims 3, but he does have a surprising amount of experience with the 1991 game SimAnt.

In this episode we talk about the history of the series, what makes it unique, its audience, the ways in which it has increasingly represented different kinds of people, and the life that The Sims 4 lives on YouTube. We’ve got your 100 Baby challenges, your tiny houses, and suggestions for what we’d want from The Sims 5. Sul sul!

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEnglishSimmer

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/01/18/making-of-the-sims/

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/infographic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PC_games

https://www.museumofplay.org/press/releases/2016/05/2688-2016-world-video-game-hall-fame-inductees-announced

https://ir.ea.com/financial-information/quarterly-results/default.aspx

https://s22.q4cdn.com/894350492/files/doc_financials/2019/q3/Q3-FY19-Prepared-Remarks-FINAL.pdf

https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/43kj93/learning-simlish-sims-language-game

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qveqew/the-untold-story-of-the-sims-your-first-favourite-jazz-record

https://kotaku.com/how-the-sims-translates-pop-songs-into-simlish-1832998368

https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9871786/carly-rae-jepsen-run-away-with-me-simlish