Oversimulated Suburbia November 24, 2002 By DAVID BROOKS The Sims, the blockbuster computer game, is going online, and boy, would Tocqueville have enjoyed being around to see what happens. Here is what Middle America longs to do: play house. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/magazine/24SIMS.html?ex=1039197566&ei=1&en=fdd7b925234b7b09 |
I know...I WAS A SIMS ADDICT. My favorite house was constructed in shot-gun style, with all the rooms decorated in cheerful Americana, save for the back room, which had steel floors, bars on the metal doors, H.R. Giger wallpaper, bondage gear in the corners, and one mightily addictive enhanced VR machine that raised the Sims' energy levels without sleep. The neighbors would rush for that room upon entering the house. It was great! |
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i say that will all my love. |
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that's so depressing. It reminds me of the Virtual Yardwork Simulator from the Simpsons. Spider, i know how you feel, i was hooked on Zoo Tycoon for a month or so. It's so strange, being that into a virtual world. I'd wake up and the first thought in my head would be if my zebras were eating enough. But eventually (just like on the commercial) i opened up the lion cage and let them eat all the guests. Those ungratefull bastards never could have enough ice-cream stands, or find one of the 10 bathrooms anyway. They littered too. |
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I have all three of the original versions and RCT2. Almost 30 years old, and I still play with my rollercoasters.... Silent Hill 2 is coming out for the PC in December. I cannot wait. |
I tried so hard not to say anything. but this is SO pissing me off. |
you get a set amount of $ to start, and use it to design your zoo, then you build cages and terrains, then you can choose your animals based on how much $ you have. The more visitors you get, the more $$$ you make, and you can buy bigger and better stuff (like penguins, or a gift shop!). Sometimes the animals have babies, sometimes they get sick, sometimes they hate their keepers, sometimes you let the alligator into the moose exhibit for cheap laughs. But it all ends the same, you losing sleep because the baby ostrich isn't growning fast enough. Or the visitor polls say the hot-dog quality is going downhill. So you have to raise the prices. It's so detailed. It's so fucking fun. And now the expansion packs let you get dinosaurs!!! |
you invite unwanted opinons the moment you click "post message". but thanks for YOUR unwanted opinion anyway. |
Rocks |
I wish, anyway. |
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i have 27 1/2 other things in my head right now. |
Good game. I told you I sucked |
i fuckin hate moving. it has to be up there with (im guessing) root canals and (im guessing) being taken to court. |
We might still have to move to Alabama early next year. |
maybe ask nate |
trace, its uppity Harvard brainiac shit. |
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i was trying to help with that by my not so uppity lang-rage it's about my employment |
hahah dorks. |
hahahahaha get me a beer bitch, im outta here in a few. |