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[[File:The Sims Icon.png|left|link=]]'''''The Sims''''' (retroactively referred to as '''''The Sims 1''''' or '''TS1''' to differentiate it from the series as a whole) is a single-player interactive life simulation game, developed by [[Maxis]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. In the game, players control the day-to-day lives of virtual people called "[[Sim]]s". Sims require direction, via mouse inputs,
''The Sims'' is a spin-off of the [[SimCity (series)|''SimCity'' series]], and was created by ''SimCity'' creator and Maxis co-founder [[Will Wright]]. ''The Sims'' was released on February 4, 2000, to wide critical acclaim and numerous awards. The success of the initial release led to the creation of a total of seven [[expansion pack]]s for the game, and ultimately led to the release of other games in the [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]], including the sequel titles ''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 3]]'', and ''[[The Sims 4]]''. The base game itself has sold more than 16 million units,<ref>[http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2005/feb/1114806.htm "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records"<!-- Bot Generated Title -->]. Retrieved on 2 October 2014.</ref> and was at one time the [[Wikipedia:List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling PC video game in history]], until it was eclipsed by ''The Sims 2''.
== Overview ==
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* It is possible to use [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/sims custom resolution] for playing ''The Sims'', however it is considered incomplete and buggy. There is a [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=15242&sid=9ebca9d3786f9dcc32569141ebb35fdc&start=10 solution] to this, involving tweaking the game data.
* Copies of ''The Sims'' were discontinued after the release of ''[[Compilations of The Sims|The Sims Deluxe Edition]]'', which bundled the base game and ''The Sims: Livin' Large''.
* ''The Sims'', its expansions and its console versions are no longer available for purchase at retail stores in most countries, such as Australia, and are now considered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware abandonware]. However, copies can still be purchased at second-hand stores such as charity stores, pawnbrokers or any store that sells second-hand video games as well as being available to purchase on online shopping sites such as eBay, Amazon or Facebook Marketplace.
== Trivia ==
* In ''[[The Sims 4]]'' there's a computer game on every computer named "Sims Forever" that contains footage from
* ''The Sims'' is the only ''Sims'' game that was not released on [[Origin]].
*To launch '' The Sims '' in China, the [[Criminal career]] had to be renamed, being transformed into a mime career. All content had to be moved to a mime theme.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160206022510/http://www.ea.com/news/celebrate-the-sims-sweet-sixteen-then-and-now</ref>
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