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=== Origin ===
After suffering a [[Wikipedia:1991 Oakland firestorm|fire]] that burned away all his possessions, [[Will Wright]] was forced to find a new home and rebuild his life. It was this experience that inspired him to think of a game that simulates life, linking his ideas with the ''[[w:c:simcity:SimCity|SimCity]]'' series he had developed. In 1993, he proposed the idea to [[Maxis]] but they rejected it, believing that computers at the time could not handle such a game. In 1995, he proposed it again to EA Games. This time, it was accepted. EA Games initially named it ''Project X, ''however for a short while it was called ''Dollhouse Simulator'' but after realizing that it would be hard to market to young males it was renamed to ''
== Gameplay ==
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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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