According to multiple reports, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 are set to be re-released digitally on PC later this week as part of EA's 'Nostalgia Now' event celebrating the franchise's 25th anniversary. Sources such as Kotaku and SimsCommunity suggest that these re-releases will include all original expansion packs and DLC, offering fans a comprehensive way to revisit these classic games.Details About the Re-ReleasesThe Sims 1: This marks the first time the original Sims game will be available digitally. Released in 2000, the game became a cultural phenomenon, allowing players to create and manage virtual households.The Sims 2: Originally

According to multiple reports, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 are set to be re-released digitally on PC later this week as part of EA’s “Nostalgia Now” event celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary.

  • AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io
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    15 days ago

    And yet I somehow have a very nagging feeling that they screw it up somehow. Either some expansions missing, lincensed content packs (like the Ikea one) not available or some financial decision that will bleed any fan dry more than anything.

    • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 days ago

      They gave people who could prove they had Sims 2 the Ultimate Collection on Origin and… you are correct. It was missing content. I see no reason that it won’t still be true.

      Heck, for The Sims 1 there was a ton of official stuff that you had to download from Maxis’s website. Some of it is lost media.

      • ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        14 days ago

        Not sure about that last bit. IIRC all of the EA TS1 downloads are archived pretty extensively, across many fan sites and the IA for good measure.

        Then again the last time I checked was probably over a decade ago.

        • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          13 days ago

          Yeah, I went through the hunt about 3 months ago. MANY of those fan sites are long-gone, and archive.org couldn’t save them because they put the downloads behind a login.

          There were about 2 good archive locations, but both were incomplete. I got about 96% of the official stuff though.