Sims 3 Fanatics

Ok, this is just awful. I can’t even believe I’m reporting this, it’s just simply pathetic. TheSimsSlovenija recently reported on finding the icon for the stand-alone version of the Create-A-Sim from the original Sims 3 Game. I thought it was joke when I saw it, but look at it here, on the Sims 3 website! I hope it gets changed, but if not, we will soon start seeing it on peoples profiles. It’s a disgrace.

I may be publishing a game page on this some time later but I don’t think it’s a very important application that you all would want to find out tons about :P Anyway, here are the System Requirements for it (thanks to SimPrograms):

PC Minimum System Requirements

FOR WINDOWS XP (Service Pack 2)

• Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+ or equivalent
• 1GB RAM of Memory
• At least 2 GB of hard drive space
• 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

FOR WINDOWS VISTA (Service Pack 1)

• Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+ or equivalent
• 1.5 GB RAM of Memory
• At least 2 GB of hard drive space
• 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
• The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

FOR COMPUTERS USING BUILT-IN GRAPHICS CHIPSETS, THE GAME REQUIRES AT LEAST

• Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above (GMA 3-series or higher).
• 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
• 1.5 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista)

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS FOR PC:
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NVIDIA GeForce series

• FX 5900, FX 5950
• 6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
• 7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
• 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
• 9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
• G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295

ATI Radeon™ series

• 9500, 9600, 9800
• X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
• X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
• 2400, 2600, 2900
• 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
• 4850, 4870

Intel® Extreme Graphics

• GMA X3×00 series (3-Series GMA), GMA 4-Series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Intel integrated chipsets featuring underclocked parts will not perform adequately.

Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

Mac Minimum System Requirements

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher

PROCESSOR

• Intel Core Duo

MEMORY (RAM)

• 2GB

HARD DISK SPACE

• 2 GB of space

VIDEO CARD

• ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of video RAM or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS FOR MAC:
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NVIDIA GeForce series

• 7300, 7600
• 8600, 8800
• 9400M, 9600M GT
• GT 120, GT 130

ATI Radeon™ series

• X1600, X1900
• 2400, 2600
• 3870
• 4850, 4870

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

• GMA X3×00 series
• Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series .

This game will not run on Mac systems with processor PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) or video cards with integrated GMA 950 series.

SimPrograms just spotted a nice find from EA, some new Create-A-Sim logos and the factsheet! We will definitely be adding to it later and I will hopefully create a page with all the information on it. Here are the facts:

POSITIONING

Get a taste of The Sims 3, the critically acclaimed #1 PC game of 2009!

DESCRIPTION

Create any Sim you can imagine, give them unique personalities and share them with the world.  Then bring your Sims into The Sims 3 and be inspired with endless creative possibilities.

FEATURES

• Create anyone – Hair color to eye color, face shape to body shape, fine-tune every detail of your Sims’ appearance.
• Determine personalities – Will your Sims be Evil, Romantic, Paranoid, Kleptomaniacs, or something else?
• Show off your Sims online – Connect and share your creations with the world.  Download Sims, outfits and more.
• Bring your Sims to life in The Sims 3 – Build their homes, explore new locations and fulfill their life destinies.

Platform: PC
Ship Date: Winter 2010
Online Capable: No
# of Players: 1