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The Sims 3 released in the UK on this day 17 years ago! Can you believe it's been that long?

Since 2015, Will Wright — the legendary video game designer behind 'The Sims' and 'SimCity' — has been consumed by a new obsession: how our ever-shifting library of memories forges the self. In his mind, each personal memory from your life is like a snow globe, a world inside a world. But that world could be connected to countless others in conscious and unconscious ways. He wanted to create a game in which a player could tinker with that unending maze of inner microverses, logging their significant memories for an AI to analyze and then mapping their own psyche the way they had mapped digital metropolises in ‘SimCity.’ It would be called ‘Proxi: Yesterday's You Tomorrow.’ The concept was part computerized LEGO set, part RPG, part Enneagram, part transhumanist mind-uploading fantasy, part reboot of Borges and Proust for the LLM age. It would be, in some ways, Wright's most personal video game yet. Fast forward to October 2024 — after spending ten years, a million dollars of Wright's own money, and a few million from investors; after they’d already started building out the game’s universe — the game was (and still is) nowhere close to being finished. Eric Boodman spent time with Wright and his ‘Proxi’ crew to find out when — or if — one of the most celebrated video-game designers ever's next (and even wilder) act will come to life: nymag.visitlink.me/ElSdEG

The Sims Online launch party 2002

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Want to see @TheSims as it was in 2000 - with no patches, mods, or expansions - being played on a retro PC? Check out my latest video! ⬇️

I dug out my original copy of The Sims 1 and installed it on a real Windows 98 PC 👀 No mods or expansions. Exactly as it launched in 2000! New video is LIVE! beyondsims.com/2026/02/we-pl…

i wont lie i am still quite happy with this video i made for The Sims' 16th anniversary (10 years ago!!) ft SimGuruRachel doing a dance party 😉 #iykyk youtu.be/MldZa7XMulQ

✨ BeyondSims has a brand new look! Inspired by classic Sims titles, we've given the site a total makeover with the early 2000s Maxis charm 💜 Go check it out at beyondsims.com and let us know what you think!

On this day 26 years ago, The Sims was released! 🎉 beyondsims.com/2026/02/the-s…

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Remember when @TheSims 3 Collectors Edition launched in 2009? Let's take a look at this edition of the game including the iconic plumbob USB! #ts3 #sims3 Video retrospective: beyondsims.com/2026/01/the-s…

A fresh coat of paint... 💅 2026 loading ⏳

The "Christmas Party Pack" is the only version of this I owned - never got the Festive Holiday Stuff version! It would install like a patch, so you never needed the disc to play it. Here's some images of it! @Sims_Nostalgia

Very impressed with this gameplay trailer! Love that you can create these custom venues!