The Sims

The Sims
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20573; SLUS-20573GH (Greatest Hits)
Release date:	January 12, 2003; 2004 (Greatest Hits)
CRCs:	A4B3D285, 802352AA
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-51257; SLES-51257-P
Release date:	January 31, 2003; April 2004 (Platinum)
CRCs:	046962B0
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLPS-20078; SLPM-62514 (EA Best Hits); SLPM-64540 (Korea)
Release date:	May 29, 2003
CRCs:	10A79A90
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): Edge of Reality
Publisher(s): EA Games (US), Electronic Arts (EU, JP)
Genre: Simulation
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 8.0/10, Metacritic: 83/100
Game description: Build, buy, and live. The Sims give you the chance to create simulated people and build their homes, then help your Sims pursue careers, earn money, make friends, and find romance--or totally mess up their lives. Keep your Sims happy by decorating your home with over 150 objects in the game and downloadable ones from TheSims.com. Test your "people skills" as you deal with family, friends, careers, and chaos. There is no right or wrong way to play the game.
The Sims is a game created by game designer Will Wright and published by Electronic Arts. The goal of the game is to control one or more "Sims" in their day-to-day lives.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	?	? ?	0.9.8 r4600	GSdx 4600	SPU2-X 4600m LilyPad r4510	BIOS: scph39001, Will not boot.	MyDreamName
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3470 3.20Ghz Nvidia GeForce GTX 650	1.1.0.5594	GSDX	SPU2-X LilyPad svn 0.11.0	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), INTC, Wait Loop Detection, microVU and MTVU (for going "almost ingame"), Won't boot from CD. Works with ISO, goes through menus, I can make a Sim in "Get-A-Life" mode, but as soon the game finishes loading, it hangs on loading screen (but music keeps playing with ingame sounds too sometimes). Actually, I got "almost ingame" by enabling the cheat that unlocks the "Sim Mode", but as soon as I selected it, it hangs (see last pic).	LoStraniero1991
NTSC-U	Windows 7	AMD FX-8350 Nvidia Geforce GTX 750	1.2.1 r5875	GSdx 0 (MSVC 18.00, AVX) 0.1.16 Modes: HW DX11 & SW DX9	SPU2-X r5875 2.0.0 Lilypad r5875	Able to load up starting screen. Hangs on create-a-sim screen(HW DX11). Upon switching to SW DX9, I was able to get past CAS and entered the dream house level. Major graphical glitches and game freezes upon completing said level.	Combatheros
NTSC-U	Windows	I5 3330 XFX Radeon HD 7970	1.3.GIT-567-g270fc13 2014-09-08	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Standard, EE/VU Rounding: Standard, Unchanged., Will Hang after loading screen end,tryed with gamefixes....Negative Results.	DESTRUIDOR
PAL	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3.svn5932	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Exacty the same above,still unchanged.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	AMD A10-7850K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	1.4.0	DX 10	SPU2-X Pokopom 2.0	No change.	emjds
PAL	Windows 10 2004	Intel Core i5 7300HQ 2.50GHz DELL GTX 1050 4GB	1.5.0-dev-3379-g9fd8d5c58	GSDX	SPU2-X	Europe v02.20(10/02/2006), DX11 HW, upscaled to 4K. Game only lets you pass CAS section with workarounds described in workarounds for "Known Issues".	mavethee
NTSC-U	Windows 10 20H2	AMD Ryzen 9 3900x AMD Radeon R9 Fury Nano	1.7.0-dev-1192-g3db5e42b9	GSDX-AVX2	SPU2-X	USA BIOS v02.20(10/02/2006), DX11 HW, upscaled to 1080p. Created a sim in CAS, played through the Dream House and "Money from Mom" levels in HW mode with zero problems. Only workarounds enabled are the two in "Known Issues". (Half-Pixel Offset and Skip MPEG Hack)	Democrab
NTSC-U	Windows 10 20H2	AMD Ryzen 7 3800xt Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080	1.7.0-dev-1286-gd988e8d76-windows-x86	GSDX-AVX2	SPU2-X	USA BIOS v02.20(10/02/2006), Was able to duplicate previous entry. Created a sim in CAS, played up to "Reality Bites", renderer in DX11HW/OpenGL/SW mode, 3x Native(1080p) no discrepancies. No Game Fixes Enabled/Instant VUI Speedhack is Active. The game does not appear to work with MTVU Speedhack, "Interrupt BIT is Set!!!" flood in console, accompanied by "(EE pc:002EF654) TLB Miss, addr=0xc [load], (EE pc:002EF654) TLB Miss, addr=0xc [store]" and a call stack overflow hang. In short use VUI	Seagas
NTSC-U/PAL	Windows	Intel® Core™ i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	V1.7.0-dev-140	GSdx OpenGL (Hardware) Binilear (PS2) 3x Native Basic Blending Accuracy	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), fixed v1.7.0-dev-124	Seta-San
NTSC-J/U	Windows 10 Home, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	Nightly - v1.7.2133 Automatic fixes	GSdx Renderer: Vulkan Native Resolution: 2880x1620 Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2) Anisotropic Filtering: 16x Mipmapping: Basic (Fast) CRC Hack Level: Automatic (Default) Date Accuracy: Fast (Default) Blending Accuracy: Basic (Recommended) FXAA Shader Widescreen patch (NTSC-U)	build-in	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Playable, The game runs at 1620p (3K) 60 FPS, without freezes, brakes and bugs.	Chern40_7

Trivia

Original names: シムピープルお茶の間劇場 (SLPS-20078), 심즈 (SLPM-64540)
Also known as Sim People (JP)

Fixed Issues

Games crashes at the intro FMVs.

Status: Fixed
Type: Serious
Affected Game Versions: All
Description: The game will crash at the intro movies.
Workaround: Fixed as of 1.7.0 dev builds. For older versions: Go to Config -> Emulation Settings -> Game Fixes tab, click "Enable manual game fixes", and enable the Skip MPEG hack.

Lines around text and light effects

Status: Fixed
Type: Minor
Affected Game Versions: All
Description: In hardware modes at higher than native resolutions there are lines around text and light effects.
Workaround: Fixed as of 1.7.0 dev builds. For older versions: Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, click "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks and enable Half-pixel Offset.

CREATE A SIM name menu freezes.

Status: Fixed
Type: Major
Affected Game Versions: All
Description: The Sims hangs when you reach the menu to name your Sim in the Create-a-Sim menu.
Workaround: Make sure you are under GSdx9 and press F9 to use software mode and quickly enter the name and information for your Sim. Chances of crashing are lowered, but still has a very high chance of crashing in the next menu. Fixed as of 1.7.0 dev builds, both DX11 and OpenGL modes appear to work even when upscaling is enabled.

Infinite Loading Screen after CREATE A SIM section

Status: Fixed
Type: Major
Affected Game Versions: All
Description: The Sims hangs when you will done with creating your Sim in the Create-a-Sim menu, press Done and Loading Screen will pop up.
Workaround: Fixed as of 1.7.0 dev builds.