The Sims
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 | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.8 r4600 | GSdx 4600 |
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BIOS: scph39001, Will not boot. | MyDreamName |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0.5594 | GSDX |
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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). | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 |
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1.2.1 r5875 | GSdx 0 (MSVC 18.00, AVX) 0.1.16
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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 |
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1.3.GIT-567-g270fc13 2014-09-08 | GSDX |
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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. | |
PAL | Windows |
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1.3.svn5932 | GSDX |
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USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Exacty the same above,still unchanged. | |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.4.0 | DX 10 |
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No change. | emjds |
PAL | Windows 10 2004 |
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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 |
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)
Known Issues
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Severe
- Description: The Sims hangs when you reach the menu to name your Sim in the Create-a-Sim menu.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Dream House crashes
- Status: Active
- Type: Severe
- Description: Game crashes upon completing the dream house level.
- Workaround: There is currently no known way to work around this.
Games crashes at the intro FMVs.
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: The game will crash at the intro movies.
- Workaround: 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: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: In hardware modes at higher than native resolutions there are lines around text and light effects.
- Workaround: Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, click "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks and enable Half-pixel Offset.
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