The Sims design mastermind Will Wright says the first Sims ever made were "too good" at staying alive and needed to be stupider for the game to be fun
According to The Sims mastermind Will Wright, the original life sim had to be dumbed down as Sims' autonomy was simply "too ...
The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords.
As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.
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‘The Sims’ Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Strong
The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world
The Sims was never supposed to be a hit. Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they ...
Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: 'Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot'
As part of the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the New York Times spoke to the original game's lead designer Will Wright, who gave some insight into how its AI was programmed. Part of the inspiration ...
Rumour has it that The Sims and The Sims 2 are being re-released this week
EA has teased a re-release of the first two games in The Sims series as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, and a new ...
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‘The Sims,’ gaming’s ultimate social sandbox, turns 25
The original launched in February 2000 and spawned one of the most successful franchises in video game history. NPR's Susan ...
Jericho Sims trade for Delon Wright doesn’t address Knicks’ biggest need
And while Wright brings defensive tenacity, his addition doesn’t necessarily address New York’s most pressing issue: a lack ...
Knicks trade Jericho Sims to Bucks as part of Khris Middleton deal, per report
The New York Knicks are trading reserve big man Jericho Sims to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the Kyle Kuzma-for-Khris ...