On 7:35AM US Eastern Time on August 1st 2008, The Sims Online was closed by EA. This video documents the interface and some minor gameplay elements for archiving purposes. There are some points in the video that should be clarified. At 0:50, I enter The Skilling Place as a visitor. I have limited access to buy mode to trade objects with other Sims; this is why the buy mode button is enabled. At 1:58, carley sings to Madame Zero in order to increase her mood. At 7:35, I enter my lot as a roommate. (The lot owner is Lordon.) I have *full* access to buy mode, but not build mode. Presumably, I have reached my object limit. Here is some background information on the closure of The Sims Online. The Sims Online was released in 2002, an online version of The Sims. The cost to play was $10 per month, although there was a 30-day free trial. You might remember seeing the game in various electronic outlets. In May 2007, after noticing the subscriber population had diminished drastically, what ...
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