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==Trivia==
* It is interesting to note that the releases of ''The Sims Stories'' are similar to the console releases of ''The Sims 2'', with [[The Sims 2 (console)|''The Sims 2'']], [[The Sims 2 Pets (console)|''The Sims 2 Pets'']], and ''[[The Sims 2 Castaway]]'' being released. On Windows, ''The Sims Life Stories'', ''The Sims Pet Stories'' and ''The Sims Castaway Stories'' are released in that same order.
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* It has a Story Mode (Known as Get a Life and Bust Out Modes in The Sims and The Sims Bustin' Out respectively) like the console games which have a story in the game except The Urbz: Sims in the City, The Sims 2 Pets and The Sims 3 which do not have a Story Mode.
* It is the last games (Along with The Sims 2 games) to support PowerPC Macs meaning ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and [[The Sims Medieval|''The Sims Medieval'']] will only run on Intel-based Macs.
* As The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories do not require a G5 Mac, it can be run on G4-only Macs (Which never had a G5 processor) such as the iBook, PowerBook and the pre-2006 Mac Mini.
* It is the only game series designed for Laptops as The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval may have problems with Laptop Graphics (as the readme states). However, The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval can be run on Laptops.
* It is the last game series (Along with The Sims 2) to be released by EA on Windows as The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval can be ran on Mac OS X using the DVD copy. However, The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories can be ran on a Mac if Windows is installed via Bootcamp.
* Like The Sims 2, The Sims Stories have problems with resolutions over 1600x1200 which it is not possible to run. The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval allows resolutions greater than 1600x1200. The game may also have problems supporting Interlace displays.
* The Sims Pet Stories is the only The Sims Stories game in which the boolproptestingcheatsenabledtrue cheat doesen't work.
** It's also the only game in which the elder stage is completely removed.<br />
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