The Sims 3: 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff

The Sims 3: 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff is the eighth stuff pack for The Sims 3. It was announced on October 10, 2012, during a Maxis live broadcast. It was released on January 22, 2013 in North America, and on January 24, 2013 in Europe. The pack features iconic clothing and objects from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Description
''Give your Sims the hottest looks and coolest décor from yesteryear with The Sims™ 3 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff. Rock all-new outfits, crazy hairstyles, and facial hair. Sport a 70s disco look with a wide-collared suit and bell-bottom pants, go 80s glam with shoulder pads and bangle earrings, or throw on a rumpled flannel shirt for a wild 90s grunge look. And don’t forget to redecorate your Sims’ homes to suit the decade! The Starlight Party Ball or the Neonis Foosball Table will totally give your Sims’ homes that perfect flashback touch. Bring back all the crazy trends, from feathered hair to parachute pants to console stereos as your Sims warp back in time.''

Features
Get fashion essentials and on-trend décor to outfit your Sims and their homes in stylish looks of decades past. Fashion—Pump the tunes on your Sims’ stereo system and show off their moves—and their righteous threads. From flared jeans and bellbottoms to halter top catsuits and platforms shoes, your Sims are ready to boogie the night away in style!
 * The Groovy 70s

Décor—Add some righteous décor to your Sims’ home with a console stereo system, minimalist furnishings, a far out disco ball, and more. Can you dig it? Fashion—Don some legwarmers, a leotard, and a headband and your Sim is ready to get physical—at the gym, that is! Outfitted in a vibrant structured suit with shoulder pads, they’re set to bound up the career ladder. Whatever their activity, with the awesome 80s attire, they’re dressed for success, for sure!
 * The Rad 80s

Décor—Set your Sims up with radical pinup wall art, tubular arcade games, and a, like totally slick entertainment system—and let the shimmies start shaking! Fashion—Whether your Sims are sporting the anti-fashion grunge look in tattered jeans and layered tops or a casual-chic outfit featuring an asymmetrical handkerchief hemline skirt, they’re sure to get mad props for their 90s fashion sense.
 * The Grunge 90s

Décor—Drag out the distressed furniture for an industrial metal look that says you don’t care about the establishment—even if secretly you do. New Radio Stations All three stations are originally from The Sims.
 * New hairstyles and facial hair—Complete your Sims’ flashback look with new hairstyles from their favorite decade, from the feathered look of the 70s to the poofed tease of the 80s to a lank grunge ‘do of the 90s and more.
 * Rock Station
 * Disco Station
 * Rap Station

Architect and Style
Whilst much of the clothing and furniture featured within the pack is a general imitation of retro paraphernalia, some objects and items of clothing have specific inspirations attached to them. These include:


 * David Bowie's early '70s glam phase is referenced with a lightning bolt eye shadow.
 * Several eyeshadows reference the popular rock band, Kiss, who enjoyed significant success during the 1970s and early 1980s.
 * One of the "Rad Glamour" poster swatches is inspired by the album cover of Duran Duran's "Rio", which was released and charted in 1982.
 * The headband available for female Sims seems to resemble the signature style of Gabriele Kerner
 * One of the outfits available for male Sims imitates that worn by MC Hammer in his "You Can't Touch This" music video from 1990.
 * Nirvana vocalist, Kurt Cobain's signature cardigan and ripped jeans is strongly implied with one of the outfits available for male Sims.

This stuff pack came with new furniture and architecture including:

1970s:


 * ChocoSofa (a sectional seat, that can be linked to form long, winding sofas).
 * Low Wider Lounger.
 * ChocoSpacer (compatible with the "ChocoSofa").
 * Stereophonic Super Cabinet (functions as a radio, despite being a record player).
 * Zeemuth Television Set.
 * Lightsplosion (a psychedelic disco light).
 * The Dance Floor.
 * The Dance Wall.
 * Suspended Plantorb.
 * HoverFlame Floating Fireplace.
 * Party Arch.

1980s:


 * Flowover Loveseat.
 * Bateman Swivel Chair.
 * High Art Dining Table.
 * Wild Wedge Dining Chair.
 * Zzzzap CoffeeTable.
 * Have-It-All Entertainment Center (complete with VHS and geometric ornaments).
 * Blips Vs. Pixel (an arcade game system).
 * Boomin' Box.
 * Rad Glamour (posters inspired by Duran Duran's "Rio" album cover).
 * So Very '80s (wall light).
 * Neonis Foosball Table.
 * El Grunge (hair metal inspired guitar).

1990s:


 * Designer Distress Easy Chair.
 * Create-a-Table.
 * Hip Bunny Painting.
 * IndustroShelf (a minimalistic bookshelf).

Applicable Across Decades:


 * Trips Lamp.
 * Vintage Poster (available with swatches for each decade).
 * Hip Bunny (1980s and 1990s).
 * JuxtaPlant.
 * Starlight Party Ball (1970s and 1980s).







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Live Broadcast

 * The first live broadcast was announced hours before its broadcast on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 10am PST. It focused mainly on the stuff pack.
 * The second live broadcast was known as an event was created in Facebook. It was live on January 8, 2013 at 10am PST.

Notes and Trivia

 * Before being officially confirmed, this Stuff Pack was known as The Sims 3: Decades.
 * This is the second stuff pack that introduces a new radio station, the first one being The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff which introduced Rockabilly.
 * The pack does not include any assets for child Sims.