Why the Sims always appeal, 25 years after the creation of the video game

Why the Sims always appeal, 25 years after the creation of the video game


Generations – The famous American game is celebrating its 25th anniversary this Tuesday, February 4. Followers of the first hour, the players tell the Figaro The best memories of their false virtual life.

At Virginie, 24, the Sims are much more than a video game, a «religion» which is practiced with family. Throughout her adolescence, the young woman spent her weekends attacked with her two big sisters, her eyes riveted on their laptops, in the living room of their house located in the Oise. The three teenage girls then played the Sims with, in the background, the series of the moment, “often The Scott brothers»tells the communicator, with a touch of nostalgia in the voice.

Like Virginia and its sisters, millions of users have been entertaining for years while playing demiurges. The game, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this Tuesday, February 4, is indeed to create and direct the life of one or more characters – called «Sims» – by making them evolve in their home. The player can build his house, decorate it, organize his life as a couple and his family life … until his death. When it was released in 2000, the game was presented by its creator the American company Electronic…

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