The Sims™ 20th Anniversary

The Sims™ 20th Anniversary

Lamar Johnson, Staff Writer

It was 20 years ago when the first sims game came out. The 20th anniversary was a couple of weeks ago and what Maxis came up with to celebrate the 20th anniversary will shock you.

If you logged on to The Sims™ 4 on February 4, you would be greeted with a welcome message thanking you for playing. You would also receive a jacuzzi. The jacuzzi was the most controversial part of the celebration because many players bought the backyard stuff pack for 10$ and got a jacuzzi which offers new gameplay. Not only was the pack free but it was added to the base game which made The Simscommunity mad.

Later in the day, The Sims™ YouTubers record a video discussing an criticizing the Maxis team for their decision on making jacuzzis free and called for their removal. Honestly, it was very wrong for the Maxis team to make jacuzzis. The people who bought the stuff pack could’ve kept their money and get the free gameplay.