The Sims (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

The Sims
Also known as: SimPeople: Ochanoma Gekijou (JP) Developer: Edge of Reality Publisher: Electronic Arts Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox Released in JP: May 29, 2003 (Original), August 5, 2004 (EA Best Hits) (PS2) Released in US: March 25, 2003 Released in EU: April 4, 2003 Released in KR: May 19, 2003 (PS2) This game has unused graphics. This game has unused abilities. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has a prerelease article This game has a notes page This game has a bugs page

To do: Cover: Unused textures Unused drunk and dizziness graphics from the mainline counterpart. Unused fourth easel painting (08-09) Earlier Japanese font. There are 36 wallpapers, but some of them go unused. Look through DATASETS/Global for any curious unused icons. Use HxD and Console Texture Explorer to search for textures matching HEX values. Loads of leftover and unused Livin' Large and House Party sounds (eg. Drew Carey, tragic clown, mime, even the campfire). Missing text error in Macadam #1 being displayed as "Macadam □1". Object Icon Errors: Narcisco Wall Mirror icon error with white frame instead of brown; fixed in Xbox version and Bustin' Out. Rubber Tree Plant icon error using completely different icon; fixed Xbox version? and in Bustin' Out.

The Sims is a fully-3D console adaptation of the well-known PC bestseller before its sequel would follow suit, featuring many elements such as exclusive furniture, a semi-difficult story mode with replay value and two-player minigames. It was apparently successful enough to spawn five different sequels.

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Prerelease Info

Notes

Bugs

The Sims Leftovers (Mostly) Expansion stuff that didn't fit the Object Limiter.

Build Information

Platform	Build Number
GameCube (EUR)	1.13.2.19-1f
GameCube (USA)	1.13.2.15-1f
PlayStation 2 (ASIA)	1.13.5.26-1f
PlayStation 2 (EUR)	1.11.12.30-1i
PlayStation 2 (JPN, KOR)	1.13.4.19-1f
PlayStation 2 (USA)	1.11.10.3-1f
Xbox (EUR, USA)	1.14.3.10-1f

Cheat Codes

By pressing L + R on GameCube and Xbox or L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 on PlayStation on the main menu, you get a code input screen. A female Sim voice will either confirm or reject your code. Here are all of the working codes:

• SIMS - Opens "Play The Sims" mode so you don't have to start Get A Life to make your own families and houses.
• PARTY M - Unlocks an extra multiplayer level called The Party Mansion.
• MIDAS - Unlocks every buy/build mode object in the game as well as Create-A-Sim options.
• FREEALL - Disregards money when buying/building. This does not change moving into an existing lot if the family does not have enough money.
• FISH EYES - Press X on GameCube, O on PS2 or BLACK on Xbox during gameplay until it goes into a first-person view with the Sim you are using.
• SUNLIGHT - Makes the game brighter.
• MOONLIGHT - Makes the game darker.
• NORMALLIGHT - Resets the lighting (only works when the game is already brighter or darker).
• SUN - Makes the game brighter.
• MOON - Makes the game darker.
• NORMAL - Resets the lighting (only works when the game is already brighter or darker).

Unused Graphics

To do: The Japanese and Korean fonts are complete in the PS2 and GameCube versions. Also the hdline graphics are there too.

Earlier Fonts

Chinese
font_china_s14_p0	font_china_s14_p1	font_china_s14_p2	font_china_s14_p3
Japanese
font_japan_s14_p0	font_japan_s14_p1
Korean
font_korea_s14_p0	font_korea_s14_p1

Debugging Functions

To do: The Asian Xbox versions left to cover on this page.

A few different debug options were left in the final version and can be accessed. The ASIA (PS2) column lines are prefixed with (C) for the Chinese SLPM-62240 version, (J) for the Japanese SLPS-20078 version, and (K) for the Korean SLPM-64540 version.

Animation Names

(animation_​name_​display)

Attempts to display the animations in the top left corner, but it seems to always show ? for every animation.

	EUR	ASIA (PS2)	USA
GCN	00295473 00000001	(J) 00399070 00000001 (C, K) 003990F0 00000001	00295173 00000001
PS2	0035F6D4 00000001		0035F3D4 00000001
Xbox	0021A313       01		0021A2B3       01

Rendering Information

Lists a whole list of information on the screen, but the values seem to always remain at 0 (Ind). This function is only present in the GameCube release. If the codes are active during startup and the main menu, it may cause the game to hang, therefore it's been made toggleable by pressing Z + UP and Z + DOWN.

	EUR	USA
GCN	283B2814 00000018 00460DD7 00000001 00460E0B 00000001 E2000001 80008000 283B2814 00000014 00460DD7 00000001 00460E0B 00000001 E2000001 80008000	283B2514 00000018 00460AD7 00000001 00460B0B 00000001 E2000001 80008000 283B2514 00000014 00460AD7 00000000 00460B0B 00000000 E2000001 80008000

FPS & Performance Display

(display_​fps)

Displays a whole bunch of information on the screen.

• PlayStation 2 EUR/USA displays FPS, CPU, Ren, Tex, VRAM, TFLT, VU I, GS I, MPG, Vrt, V/s statistics,
• PlayStation 2 ASIA displays FPS, CPU, Ren, Tex, Vrt, Heap, OTNR statistics,
• GameCube displays FPS, CPU, Ren, Vrt, C/V, Slen, Heap, OTNR statistics,
• Xbox only displays FPS, CPU, Heap, OTNR statistics.

And all three systems add an additional FOV statistic when in-game.

	EUR	ASIA (PS2)	USA
GCN	00295477 00000001	(J) 00399074 00000001 (C, K) 003990F4 00000001	00295177 00000001
PS2	0035F6D8 00000001		0035F3D8 00000001
Xbox	0021A314       01		0021A2B4       01

Memory Statistics

(memory_​display)

This displays a few rapidly changing memory usage statistics on every screen in the game. On GameCube, Xbox, and the Asian PS2 versions, it displays Memory and Save size, but on the European and North American PS2 versions, it only displays memory statistics.

	EUR	ASIA (PS2)	USA
GCN	0029515F 00000001	(J) 0039905C 00000001 (C, K) 003990DC 00000001	0029545F 00000001
PS2	0035F6C0 00000001		0035F3C0 00000001
Xbox	0021A30E       01		0021A2AE       01

Debug Actions

(debug_​interactions)

It is also possible to enable Debug Actions that open Sims to be able to test objects like never before. Debug Actions can be differentiated from normal ones by the asterisk in front of them.

	EUR	ASIA (PS2)	USA
GCN	0029546F 00000001	(J) 0039906C 00000001 (C, K) 003990EC 00000001	0029516F 00000001
PS2	0035F6D0 00000001		0035F3D0 00000001
Xbox	0021A312       01		0021A2B2       01

Mailbox Debug Actions

• Skip to Next Level - Only works in Get a Life mode. The screen fades out and begins loading to the next level as if the current level was completed.
• Force Bill Delivery - The bill lady comes to the lot and puts bills in the mailbox.
• Force Burglar - A burglar comes to the lot and steals things as usual.
• Force Paper Delivery - A paper delivery happens on the lot.
• Make me know everyone - The Sim that uses this action will now have 25 relationship points with every Sim in the neighborhood. In Get a Life, this varies depending on level. Using this option on the first level of Get a Life makes the unused Sim Jane House available to invite over or call.
• Make All Happy - Every Sim on the lot now has relatively high mood points, generally in the seventies for most motives.

Here is a list of debug actions that can appear on many objects:

• Make Friends for Me - Gives the Sim that uses this action 55 relationship points with five random Sims.

Sim Debug Actions

• Display Needs - Shows the number value of the chosen Sim's mood and motives and relationship status with the active Sim.
• BURN BABY BURN! - Regardless of what Sim is selected, this will set the active Sim on fire and eventually kill them. The Grim Reaper will come as normal.
• PS2 - DEBUG - MODELESS DIALOG - Seems to have no effect when selected.

Object Debug Actions

• Break - Can appear on plumbing, kitchen, or electronic objects. It does no more than what it says- it breaks it, leaving a big puddle of water or smoke.
• Clog - Appears on toilets. It clogs them up as usual.
• Force Healthy/Withered/Dead - Appears on any sort of plant. You can make plants look as pretty as you want or it can be ugly to make your Sims look even better!
• Force Gardener - Appears on any sort of plant. A gardener comes to the lot and functions as usual.
• Force Fire - This shows up on any kind of stove, but not the grill.
• Force Dead/Force Dirty - Appears on the fish tank. Kills the fish or dirties their tank immediately.
• Debug Snack/Light Meal/Reg Meal/Group Meal - Appears on refrigerators. Dialog boxes revealing the number value of the meal's Food Points out of how many possible food points it can have. Once the meal is eaten, a dialog box will reveal the food's quality.
• Interaction - Force Abduction DEBUG - Appears with the telescope. It makes the Sim use the telescope as usual, but ensures that they will eventually be captured.
• * - Appears with the KraftKing Woodworking Table. Appears to have no effect.
• Create Obj in Slot 2 - Appears with the Teppan'Yaki Table. Appears to have no effect.
• Undress - Appears with the wardrobes and dressers. The Sim acts as though they were changing outfits, but actually becomes naked! After a second, their censor box will disappear.
• Hands Open/Palm/Closed/3/4 - Appears with the wardrobes and dressers. Appears to do have no effect, but may have been used for animation testing.
• create food - Only available on the NuMica Folding Card Table. It creates four seemingly empty dark dishes (that eventually turn white) on each corner of the table, and none of them can be selected. Trying the action again when the dishes are on the table puts a similar dish in the active Sim's hand. They will play an animation of putting the dish down, but it will remain in their hand and then will disappear.

(Source: donny2112, Edness (codes))

Oddities

To do: Skipped entries for walls/flooring, some of them would be in Bustin' Out.

Skipped Wallpaper/Flooring Entries

There are a lot of skipped-over entries for wallpapers and floorings that don't exist in the game, but some of them would be bought back in Bustin' Out...except almost all of them are unused. Below is a list of the wallpapers and flooring with their textures from Bustin' Out;

Wallpapers

Name	In BO?	Texture	Notes
sims_wall_paper_001	Yes
sims_wall_paper_002	Yes
sims_wall_paper_003	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_005	Yes
sims_wall_paper_008	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_010	Yes
sims_wall_paper_011	Yes
sims_wall_paper_016	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_017	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_019	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_022	Yes
sims_wall_paper_026	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_027	Yes
sims_wall_paper_030	Yes
sims_wall_paper_031	Yes
sims_wall_paper_033	Yes
sims_wall_paper_036	Yes
sims_wall_paper_201	Yes	File:TSBO sims wall paper 201.png
sims_wall_paper_203	Yes
sims_wall_paper_210	Yes
sims_wall_paper_211	Yes
sims_wall_paper_213	Yes
sims_wall_paper_214	Yes
sims_wall_paper_217	Yes
sims_wall_paper_218	No	N/A
sims_wall_paper_219	Yes
exterior_tile--01	Yes
exterior_tile--201	Yes
exterior_tile--205	Yes	File:TSBO exterior-tile--205.png	(find a way to rip this...)
exterior_tile--206	Yes	File:TSBO exterior-tile--206.png
exterior_tile--207	Yes
exterior_tile--208	Yes
exterior_tile--209	Yes
exterior_tile--210	Yes

Flooring

interestingly, all of the exterior tiles, except for exterior-tile--212 would be bought back.

Name	In BO?	Texture	Notes
final-floor-tile-001	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-003	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out. Due to its rather burnt appearance, it's likely intended for the Reality Bites House.
final-floor-tile-010	Yes
final-floor-tile-011	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-014	Yes
final-floor-tile-015	Yes
final-floor-tile-020	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-021	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-022	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-023	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-024	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-025	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-026	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-027	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-028	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-029	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-030	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-034	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-038	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-039	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-041	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-042	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-044	No	N/A
final-floor-tile-051	Yes
final-floor-tile-052	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-053	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.
final-floor-tile-056	Yes		Unused in Bustin' Out.

Misc

• The background texture used for the main menu screen is called neighborhood_load_screen, but it doesn't show as a loading screen in Play The Sims mode.

Unseen Career Description Text

In the original game, the description for each job level could be viewed by clicking on the job itself, but in this port they are only shown when a Sim gets a promotion. As of a result, the entry-level career descriptions, copied word-for-word from the PC version, go unused.

You're available for auditions, but can still make your tips at night. Good people-skills could get your picture and resume served along with the salad.

Spending your sunny days carrying someone else's clubs for a round of 18 - what could be easier? Early morning tee times call for early work hours, but it's a terrific opportunity to schmooze with the wealthy at the local country club.

Entry-level two-bit thief--but you are your own boss. Dexterity and physical speed are obviously important. A certain amount of charisma is helpful, too, if you are going to charm those marks before you dip into their coats.

Unused Sim/Lot Data

To do: Another unused sim, possibly Jane's Xbox counterpart, DJ Tooter. Can he be found in a similar way?

Jane House

Jane House is an unused Sim that can appear in Get A Life, but only through enabled Debug Actions.

In Get A Life mode's first level (Money From Mom), use the action "Make me know everyone" from the mailbox and look in your Sim's friends. You'll have a friend named Jane House. You can call Jane and invite him/her over. It's possible that Jane House is an early test Sim for Get A Life. Jane's icon is a recycled icon from the original PC version of The Sims, has the voice of a female Sim on the phone, and appears as a default male Sim with a slightly different hue. When you invite them over, Jane functions like a regular Sim would. You can't call Jane or invite Jane over after the first level.

4 Sim Avenue

Play the Sims includes six available lots to make houses on. However, 4 Sim Avenue is not present and 7 Sim Avenue takes its place. With careful timing, 4 Sim Avenue can be revealed for a few frames when selecting a lot, sitting across the street from 7 Sim Avenue. The ground on the lot is even lit up as the other available lots are. It is most likely a programming bug that keeps the lot inaccessible. It may also be that there wasn't space on the disc to include another lot, and 4 Sim Avenue was lazily removed from the game. There is no known way to access 4 Sim Avenue. A screenshot from an earlier build of the game shows a house on the 4 Sim Avenue lot. In the final game, there are trees next to the lot's space.

Regional Differences

To do: There's more, like preset Sims having changed appearances. Also document the Korean version further.

Japanese Version Changes

• The game in Japan is called SimPeople Ochanoma Gekijou, coming with a unique subtitle that other games do not have.

International	Japanese

• The intro cinematic was removed.
• The mosaic blur that appears when Sims using the toilet or taking a shower was completely removed.
• Sims no longer appear nude when taking a shower and wear their swimming outfit instead. This is due to CERO rating regulations regarding nudity despite already being covered up with a mosaic blur.
  • This change was carried over to the Korean version.

Platform Differences

Xbox Loading Screens

The Xbox version has unique loading screen backgrounds that can be seen. Unlike the following games that also have unique loading screens on Xbox, there are no low resolution variants of these textures in the PS2 and GameCube release, but instead the same original resolution textures only found in the Asian PS2 versions, and in the GameCube versions.

house_load0	house_load1
house_load2	house_load3
house_load4	house_load5
house_load6	house_load7