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The Sims 1 and 2 Could Be Re-Released This Week

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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 exp...

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.

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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.
- 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.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  Here's what I got in my old local archive folder, if it helps. Let me know if I have something missing, I've never been on this side of this interaction!
  
  list of files
  
  banyantreefar.zip
  BookshelfMagic.exe
  ColumnFrench.exe
  Dartboard.exe
  Dartboard_001.exe
  DormBookcase.exe
  DormChairLiving.exe
  DormLampDesk.exe
  DormPainting.exe
  DormSculpture.exe
  DormStereo.exe
  DoubleDeluxe1.exe
  doubledeluxe2.exe
  doubledeluxe3.exe
  execchair.zip
  FunHouseTrack4x1-1003.exe
  FunHouseTrackLoop-1003.exe
  GreenBedroomSet.exe
  HPPottyPack.exe
  HungryHamster.exe
  IntelComputer_International.exe
  McFoodCart_International.exe
  PepsiMachine1.exe
  PicnicUmbrellas.exe
  PlantCarnivore.exe
  SCDrinks.exe
  StairsSweepingReverse.exe
  TableSoccer2.exe
  workerdesk.zip
  
  Not entirely sure if this is complete, or if it's even all Maxis. I have a third party mod folder backed up somewhere (and one with those old text guides, loved those) but I didn't find it with a quick search. This folder is from 2010, so it's not exactly period-correct. In case Windows doesn't like these older .exes they seem to just be archives with the .far files inside, so you can rip them open. Not exactly sure why some of these are .zips and others are .exes, but the .zips only contain the .far files.
  
  One thing that sucks is that some disk content was just permanently gated behind these downloads, and there was every possibility that you wouldn't know these downloads existed. Specifically there were Makin Magic recipes for child-only magic stuff that used ingredients only adults could gather. So the Magic Bookshelf was mandatory to see that stuff that came on the damn disk. I'm pretty sure I was using a third party reskin of that item before looking for the original, but I could be wrong.
  
  Good lord, .far files. Remember FARout? Those really were the days. I still like to think I'll revisit TS1 properly someday. That was a proper game, with unapologetic personality.
  
  Here's the stuff I was able to find. I think I'm missing some Command & Conquer crossover stuff, as well as some celebrity NPCs. NPC_SarahMcLachlan was probably the hardest to find.
  
  Some of these were DLC for the base game that was later added via expansion pack, but it should all be official EA/Maxis as far as I am aware:
  
  Sims 1 DLC
  
  BalloonArch.exe
  
  banyantreefar.zip
  
  BookshelfMagic.exe
  
  cheerleader.exe
  
  ClownCatchers.exe
  
  ColumnFrench.exe
  
  CuckooClock.exe
  
  Dartboard.exe
  
  DormBookcase.exe
  
  DormChairLiving.exe
  
  DormLampDesk.exe
  
  DormPainting.exe
  
  DormSculpture.exe
  
  DormStereo.exe
  
  DoubleDeluxe1.exe
  
  doubledeluxe2.exe
  
  doubledeluxe3.exe
  
  execchair.zip
  
  FunHouseTrack4x1-1003.exe
  
  FunHouseTrackLoop-1003.exe
  
  GardenPack.exe
  
  GreenBedroomSet.exe
  
  GuineaPig.exe
  
  HolidayCookies.exe
  
  HouseHatfield.exe
  
  HouseJones.exe
  
  HouseMaximus.exe
  
  HouseSnooty.exe
  
  HouseValentino.exe
  
  HPPottyPack.exe
  
  HulaLamp1.exe
  
  HungryHamster.exe
  
  IntelComputer_International.exe
  
  JackOLantern.exe
  
  McFoodCart_International.exe
  
  Moosehead.exe
  
  MTVSkins.exe
  
  NPC_FreddiePrinzeJr.exe
  
  NPC_JonBonJovi.zip
  
  NPC_RichieSambora.zip
  
  NPC_SarahMcLachlan.exe
  
  PartyBalloons.exe
  
  PartyLights.exe
  
  PepsiMachine1.exe
  
  PetSkinsPack1.exe
  
  PetSkinsPack2.exe
  
  PicnicUmbrellas.exe
  
  PlantCarnivore.exe
  
  Plants.exe
  
  QueenVivRoses.exe
  
  RenegadeSkins1.exe
  
  RenegadeSkins2.exe
  
  SCDrinks.exe
  
  ShrimpCart.exe
  
  sidmeierskin.exe
  
  SkinPack.exe
  
  Skin_Pack_One.exe
  
  SlotMachine.exe
  
  SSXSkins.exe
  
  StairsSweepingReverse.exe
  
  StrayAway.exe
  
  SweepingStair.exe
  
  TableSoccer2.exe
  
  Topiaries.exe
  
  Turkey.exe
  
  TVCommercials.exe
  
  TVSkins.exe
  
  VacationSkins.exe
  
  WallLightPack.exe
  
  WhiteHouse.exe
  
  workerdesk.zip
  
  Ah. I was hoping I was holding on to some long-lost file, I think every one in my list is included in your list. I think the rare ones were limited-time exclusives.
  
  If it’s not too much trouble, you should make sure there’s an up to date copy of all these files somewhere. At least the IA should have it, I’d think.
  
  Best of luck finding the rest.
- They better at least allow more resolutions for the Sims 1. I'm not gonna play a 1024x768 game on a 4K display.

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