#ts1 claire the bear

[bolina]

🐻 THE SIMS (2000) dev. Maxis

[houseofabsurdities]

she just like me fr

[faeriefrolic]

Sable met Claire Ursine while she was fishing and the two of them bonded over their love of fish! 🎣

[slumber-sims]

Claire the Bear!! All three of them!!!!

[moonhze]

there she is.

[verosims]

[weirdnerdearnest-blog]

[samkat10423]

Simsville

Ever since I saw grandelama’s Simsville, I knew I had to play it. So, I downloaded it the other day and after getting all the CC squared away, installed it. It is so much fun revisiting the world of the Sims 1. Every time I open a lot, I remember how I used to play it. And I remember all the things I miss from those earlier Sims games.

Anyway, I’ve been visiting all the lots, and making a few changes to some of them – much the same way I did when I played the originals in TS1. So, I thought I’d share a couple today.

This first one is Custer’s Market. When I opened it, I was like, “OMG! It’s just like I remember it!” But I can never leave well-enough alone, so, yes, I’ve made a few changes to it. First thing I did, was age the siding on the house – because that’s what I do. I like my worlds to show some wear-and-tear and grunge.

Then, I traded out some deco objects for functioning stuff that came with some of the later store sets. And since this is a farmer’s market, I decided to switch out the plants in that spot where the chickens now are.

Inside the building, I decided to switch out stuff and put in that canning thingie. 

And in the garden, I traded out some of the basegame plants for ones that came with later sets. Ditto with the orchard. Plus I added the beehives. Still miss Claire Bear. She was forever stealing my honey in TS1.

Then I decided to check out one of my favorite families – the Hicks. When you open the lot, it looks just like Maxis had it back in the day. Pristine house, but messy yard. Well, back when I played this family I always grunged the house up. After all, these Sims are dirt poor – ever since Mama lost all of her Miss SimCity winnings to her Psychic Phone friend. So, I did the same thing with this build. Plus, I gave them some lawn chairs, so that they can enjoy their flea-infested lot.

Then I took Mama into CAS and gave her some curlers and a cigarette. She’s a class act! BTW, she looks a bit more haggard in-game. All wrinkly. 

And here’s her son, Elden. Not sure why he decided to play for tips on a deserted lot, but he never was the brightest bulb in the chandelier. I know his bio says he wears a mechanic’s uniform and that’s how grandelama had him. But I decided to change his clothes a bit. I also fired him from his job at City Hall, and enlisted him in the army. He now gets to clean latrines!

After I got done with those 2, I hopped over to see what Ginia Kat was up to. And here she is, at the local basketball court, practicing a trick shot. This is before I took her into CAS. I have tons of CC clothes, and decided to upgrade her wardrobe a tad. I’ll show her to you all later.

Anyway, this is a fun world to explore. And the lot descriptions crack me up. I tend to write funny bios for my sims and my lots - just ask Tedhi! - so I am enjoying reading all of ones grandelama wrote. 

[weirdsimsinhistory]

I didn't play much TS1 but when I did I loved Marky Sharky and Claire the Bear. My least favorite is probably the burglar (who burgled?)

Claire seems to be many people’s favorite! She is pretty amusing. 

[elleinvogue]

Pauline’s room is bear pirate themed since mom is a klepto AND angler [hence pirate] and wikia says Claire is based on the bear that hunted your trash in TS1 i believe. 

[scottishly]

10 questions meme

I got tagged by the ever lovely @frottana-sims so... Let’s get to it! :)

(I’m not tagging anyone because I’m too lazy to come up with questions, shhhh)

1. How often do you play The Sims 2 in the week?

Well, when I feel like playing I play all day every day, can’t put the thing down but once the enthusiasm runs out I can’t bear to look at the game at all so I’m not very regular. Let’s say, when I’m on speaking terms with my game, I play 2-3 days a week :)

2. Do you play with the premades?

Not in TS2 but back when I was all about TS3 I started playing with Claire Ursine in a save which grew into the longest running legacy in my career. I also love the TS1 premades, but then again who doesn’t.

3. Who was the first tumblr do you follow?

I have no earthly idea. I haven’t been posting for that long but I have been creeping around the simblr community for ages so I have a whole lists of oldies and goodies... That said, I believe it was @hambergersims who got me into actually getting involved. ‘Cause she is amazing. 

4. Which season do you like in the Sims 2 the most?

Winter.

5. How died your first Sim?

He burned to death after failing to make food. It was back in my TS1 days and that’s actually how I discovered you can die in this game. Is it weird that I remember that? It was 16 years ago.

6. Do you play with supernatural Sims?

Very rarely, but yes. I like to explore every aspect the game has to offer.

7. Who is your favorite pair in the Sims 2?

My all time favourites will always be the Goths, even if Bella is mostly absent in TS2.

8. Which song in the Sim-Radio is your favorite?

I usually have some music from TS1 playing in the background, especially Makin’ Magic - does that count?

9. How big is your Download-folder?

I have recently done my spring cleaning and managed to cut down to 10GB. I’m very proud of that too.

10. Do you play with the pets in the Sims?

Yes. Always have, always will :)

[verosims]

Arriving back from Magic Town, we had a fuzzy visitor who was very upset she could not reach the bee hive.