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EA re-release The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 on PC as DLC-stuffed Legacy editions

As rumoured, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 have returned to (official) PC shops. Kindly Uncle EA has taken a break from his (*2*) to rustle up a pair of Legacy collections that embrace a bunch of DLC. It’s the very first time the unique Sims has graced a digital retail platform, I imagine – it was first launched in 2000, again when individuals used to entry the web utilizing smoke indicators and semaphore. Anyway, this is the reveal trailer.

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The Sims Legacy Collection consists of the next DLC packs – sorry, simply let me take a deep breath, OK let’s go: The Sims Livin’ Large, The Sims House Party, The Sims Hot Date, The Sims Vacation, The Sims Unleashed, The Sims Superstar, and The Sims Makin’ Magic. You additionally get a bonus Throwback Fit Kit for The Sims 4.

The Sims 2 Legacy Collection, in the meantime, harbours the next – sorry, simply let me preemptively hook myself as much as a defibrillator. OK, right here we go: The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 2: Open for Business, The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, The Sims 2: Seasons, The Sims 2: FreeTime, The Sims 2: Apartment Life, The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff, The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff, The Sims 2: Celebration! Stuff, The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff, and The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff. You additionally get a Grunge Revival Kit for The Sims 4.

Why is there a lot Sims 2 DLC? It’s like some type of Cambrian explosion of licensed boondoggles. I’m talking from a place of blessed ignorance right here. The solely factor I learn about The Sims 2 is that video games journo extraordinaire Steve Hogarty as soon as received blacklisted by EA for this PCZone review of the H&M one. I doubt his subsequent review of an IKEA-themed pack did a lot to heal the breach.

Find The Sims: Legacy Collection on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Find The Sims 2: Legacy Collection additionally on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Alternatively, seize them each in EA’s 25th birthday bundle. I depart the judging of whether or not they’re priced appropriately to you, the discerning Simmer.

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