The Simsa decades-old life simulation series, is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary on February 4, 2025. From the beginning, The Sims He always had a crazy sense of humor. The first game in particular had a wilder feel, with surprisingly scary and raunchy events sprinkled in between the everyday chess games and aquarium cleanups. For the 25th anniversary, The Sims 4 it needs bring back some of the most iconic items and features from the first game.
From art, furniture, neighborhoods and strange themes, The Sims is a time capsule of late 1990s/Y2K culture. To celebrate the origins The Sims Better yet, EA and Maxis need to bring some of that nostalgia to The Sims 4. A huge variety of items are expected to return from the early days of The Simsincluding steaming hot tubs, inflatable furniture, CRT TVs and useful kitchen appliances.
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food processor
An appliance for easy meals
This countertop appliance is a relatively small item in the The Simsbut has actually appeared in every game in the series except The Sims 4. In the first game, The food processor made cooking faster and resulted in higher quality meals for Sims to enjoywhich made it a great item to buy right away for any new home. In fact, the food processor was a bit of an overpriced item considering its compact size and relatively low price, but little balancing quirks are what make the items of The Sims so nostalgic.
Adding the food processor to the The Sims 4 he would be a fun but small way to continue the tradition of the first game. While it wouldn't need to be such a powerful kitchen item, having an inexpensive appliance for beginning families to get dinner on the table faster would be a nice addition to the game for their birthday.
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Tyke Nyte Bed
The perfect centerpiece for a children's room
Of all the iconic furniture in The Simsthe The Tyke Nyte Bed may be the best representation of late 1990s/early 2000s design choicesespecially for children. The bright primary colors, blocky art style of the blanket, and the patterned sheets underneath are a time capsule from that era. Additionally, the Tyke Nyte bed appears in virtually every children's room in the game's pre-built houses, so its presence makes the house feel more nostalgic.
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Garbage Compactor
Wealth can also be trash
Like the food processor, The trash compactor is an item that appeared in every entry in the The Sims games, except The Sims 4. Although technically the trash compactor is present in The Sims 4of Ecological lifestyle expansion, is another recycler that creates new items for other hobbies in the expansion. In The Sims, and its two sequels, the trash compactor is simply a large appliance that makes taking out trash much less of a chore.
For high-end families in The Sims, adding the trash compactor was practically a necessity. Showing off your bank account's top balance while taking out less trash than your neighbors is a staple of sophisticated Sim society that should return to the series in a 25th anniversary pack for The Sims 4.
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Inflatable chairs and sofas
The perfect piece of Y2K furniture
The inflatable chairs from The Sims they are the very essence of Y2K nostalgia. That quintessential piece of furniture from the turn of the century made every teenager's dream bedroom happen, at least virtually. In The SimsInflatable furniture came in the form of chairs and sofas and was a fairly inexpensive item for all Sims to enjoy.
The Sims 4 he must bring inflatable furniture back in all its glorious shades of neon green, pink and blue. The Sims 4 has invested so many packs and expansions into the young adult experience, especially the college pack, so adding these dorm room essentials would be the right decision for a birthday pack.
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Heart Hot Tub
The first Woohoo fantasy
Since the iconic heart-shaped bed was finally added to the The Sims 4 in Love Struck, It's only fitting that the heart-shaped hot tub first introduced in The Sims: Hot Date back to the series too. This extremely expensive hot tub accommodated two Sims and made them WooHoo before WooHoo was first introduced in the series. In The Sims 4Sims were able to WooHoo in any hot tub they owned, but it would be fun to reintroduce the first hot tub that allowed this option.
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Sims 1 Neighborhood
Sims Lane and all its lots
The Sims 4, After 10 years of expansions and packages, there are many varied neighborhoods to live in. does not have the original neighborhood from the first base game. This quiet area is built around a single road, called Sim Lane, which winds around a few houses and a river into a large square. Two of the lots in The Sims' The first neighborhood is occupied by goth and newcomer families, while the others are empty.
To celebrate your big birthday, bringing back the original neighborhood and rebuilding the iconic houses it would be a fun way to pay homage to the first game in the series. While the neighborhood was expanded in The Sims: Unchainedjust bringing the original small area with its 10 lots back into the series would be a treat for longtime fans of the series.
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Claire the Bear
A strange bear or a strange Sim?
Claire the Bear is the epitome of The Sims, This is exactly why she needs to return in a bigger role in The Sims 4. Originally introduced in The Sims: Hot Date, Claire the Bear is an animal NPC that will appear randomly on a player's lot and rummage through trash cans. If any bear-themed items are lying around, Claire will react to them with slightly disturbing groans and various bear noises.
For example, spotting a bearskin rug in a house will make Claire sob and run at full speed out of the parking lot, while seeing a stuffed bear elicits a friendly wave from her. Claire the Bear is one of the strangest NPCs in the entire seriesespecially with its strange walking cycle and inhuman moans. Is she a real bear or a deranged Sim in a bear costume terrorizing the city? This is the type of question The Sims asks and never answers.
Claire the Bear is in The Sims 4but only as a toy that can be made with the knitting skill of Cool knitting things. For a more complete experience of the first game, The Sims 4 need to bring back this bear menace as a full NPCwhere she can root around in trash and honey for years to come.
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CRT TV
A staple of early 21st century homes
In families in the early 2000s, the gigantic CRT TV was a staple of many living rooms. The Sims naturally included this type of TV, specifically called the Trottco 27” Color Television B94U, as a mid-range set for a family to buy. In the more than two decades since the first game, television technology has come a long way and this has been reflected in the type of TV available in each entry in the series, as most are some type of flat screen TV. Adding this very specific type of TV, a big, bulky block of gray technology, to the The Sims 4 It would do a lot for any early 2000s throwback package.
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Cake Dancers
Male, female or clown options included
Of all the strange occurrences in The Sims, Hiring a male or female entertainer for a party was definitely the cheekiest. These performers, also known as Sexy Dancers, could be hired by purchasing a large cake and placing it on the lot. Once purchased, one of the five options would come out and dance for the Sims present. Of course, one cake option was the tragic clown, who would promptly be booed by the party after appearing.
The cake dancers are one of the craziest items in a game rated T for Teen and should be back in any 25th anniversary celebration pack. The Sims. This unique item and the NPCs that accompany it are the perfect encapsulation of how bizarre the series could be in its early days.
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Small Aquarium
The quintessential decorative piece
The small aquarium may be the most iconic item in the The Sims. Its singularly unique design, featuring a 2000s-style tank shape, colorful tropical fish, and ubiquitous presence in virtually every home make it a staple of the first game. Its relatively low price, combined with the importance of decorations to a Sim's mood, has made this a popular purchase for a starter family full of new Sims.
As the small aquarium is present in almost every home in the world, The Sims, is an item that certainly deserves to be in any anniversary pack released by EA and Maxis. One feature that should accompany the aquarium is the cleaning function. All players of the original game know that this particular aquarium needs to be constantly cleaned, so that the tropical fish inside it don't die immediately. This somewhat unpleasant function is what does The Sims so charming and therefore deserves to be transformed into The Sims 4.