bringing up daysies

i don’t know why i keep buying this stuff when i never play with it!  over the weekend, i got MySims for my Nintendo DS system.  did i tell you that i have it for the Wii, too?  did i fail to mention that i haven’t played it yet?  i don’t know what’s wrong with me…  i already have several games for my NDS that i haven’t played with but once.  and Free Time is coming out soon, too, like in less than a couple weeks.  i should just admit that i have no interest in playing… but the pictures just lure me back in.  LOL

i just got this in my e-mail… the official release date has been announced!  if you’re still interested, read this article.

here’s a snippet:

EA AND MAXIS TO SHIP SPORE IN SEPTEMBER

Redwood City, CA - February 12, 2008 - Get ready for the next Big Bang this fall! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore™, the highly anticipated game from the creators of The Sims™, will be available at retailers worldwide the weekend of September 7. Spore will be available for the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS™, and mobile phones.

i bit the bullet and installed all the base game, all the EPs, all the SPs, transfered about 1 GB of custom content, and made sure that there were no SecuROM entries in my Windows Vista registry (more on that later).  it took almost a total of 3.5 hours to complete this.  it could’ve taken less time, but i was fighting with my DVD-rom on my laptop as it wouldn’t prompt me to install the CD after it was inserted.  i had to eject a couple of the discs a few times until the laptop recognized it.

i haven’t launched the game yet.  i’ve got about 7 months worth of downloading to do, but i know i won’t go overboard this time as i really don’t have a lot of time (or interest) in searching for the latest and greatest of downloads.  PLUS, i’m playing with ZERO hacks.  can you believe that?  i was a total hack whore before!  but again, i don’t have the time nor the interest to find out what works and what doesn’t work with Bon Voyage and beyond.  i’m going to actually play the game this time.

i wonder how well TS2 will play on my Vista laptop.  it has 2 GB of RAM and it has an ATI Radeon X1270 display adapter.  (i heard that the nVidia GO display adapters are no GOod.)  i’m kinda scared to start the game now.  first of all, my laptop has a wide screen so everything will look stretched.  second of all, i’m afraid i might get addicted again.  it’s been nearly 7 months since i stopped playing TS2 cold turkey.  i really have better things to do than play this game, but i’ll try to moderate myself.

i really wanted to get everything installed again because of the next EP that comes out next month.  even though i haven’t played the game since July, i have been checking on the latest scoop on Snooty Sims.  i’ve also downloaded some stuff, but no where near in the volume i used to download.  i only downloaded from 2 sites only because i’m on their announcement list.

i’m curious to see how TS3 will look like.  i really haven’t been keeping up with the news on that, but i’m hearing stuff.  it would be nice to check out, but i don’t think i’ll go nearly as crazy with downloading once it comes out.  the modding tools have to be developed first, and that’ll take time.  oh, yeah, and Spore… when the hell will it come out?  i read it’ll come out in the Spring.  it’s about damn time.

even though i haven’t touched my game since July, i still check Snooty Sims from time to time… to see if there are any free downloads or patch updates.  i haven’t even installed Bon Voyage yet… or the patch… or Teen Stuff, which i forgot to blog that i bought it at Toys ‘R’ Us for 50% off right when it came out.    and i haven’t installed H&M Fashion Stuff either.  told ya, i am so behind!!!

perhaps Free Time will be my comeback EP.  it looks to be chock-full of activities for the entire family.  that’s why i loved Seasons so much and played it religiously for the first month.  LOL  from the FT trailer, you can play the violin!  i used to play the violin in middle thru high school.  you can repair cars, make pottery, SEW (but not knit like Mrs. Crumplebottom), play basketball and soccer, and a whole bunch more.  i already saw the trailer twice and i’m sure i missed some stuff.

i wonder if we’ll get any new build mode stuff like spiral staircases.  i know that has been asked for since the beginning of time.  maybe when FT comes out in February, i’ll dump all my hacks and play the game as is.  i’m already so far behind on everything that there’s no way i have the patience to grab the latest hacks and mods.  that’s why i think i never really enjoyed playing the game… because of all these hacks!  i would spend time testing and reporting bugs, i could never play the game for what it was designed for.  wow, it took me 3 years to realize that.  huh.

anyway, don’t think i’ll be updating this blog every day again.  i’m not ready to come back.  i’m enjoying the news, though.  i owe it to CC for sending me the link to the trailer.  i’ve been so busy with work today that this was the first time i could sit and read for a bit without having my phone glued to my ear.  (thanks, lady!)

it’s dying a slow & painful death, isn’t it…  i’ve got to update it to the latest WP version… and i actually have stuff to update… as in the next EP that will be coming out in February 2008.  i just saw the trailer and it looks awesome!  anyway, i don’t want to derail this post so i’ll blog about the next EP in the next post.

i finally picked up MySims for the Nintendo Wii today.  hubby is going to move the Wii to our bedroom so i can play MySims while lounging in bed.  he’s going to be glued to the PlayStation anyway (playing Guitar Hero III).  i wish they would make MySims for the PC.  i think i’d enjoy playing it more, since i have nice 24″ monitor.  i couldn’t decide if i wanted it for the NDS, but i don’t think my eyes can take staring into a little screen.  i’ve been thinking about selling my NDS because i hardly ever use it anyway.  we’ll see how this goes…

i just happen to click on Snooty this morning and read that MySims has been released for the Nintendo DS (NDS) and the Wii.  for some reason, i can’t get to the official site, but i know what i’m getting soon!  maybe this will renew my love of The Sims… this time, playing chibi versions of them!  they’re so cute!  i’m not sure if i’ll get both versions (as they are different on both consoles).  i’d like to get back into playing Sims 2, but i haven’t been interested in playing anything lately… well, maybe Wii bowling or Guitar Hero.

i finally got it!  just grabbed it yesterday even though i know it was out since Wednesday.  i think this was the first time i didn’t get it on release day.  what is wrong with me?  hehe.  i had to get the EP from EBGames and then i got the Prima Guide from GameStop, which is less than a mile from each other.  (and yes, they are part of the same company but i guess they haven’t switched all their store names yet?)  anyway, i’m not sure when i’ll install it and start to play it.  i haven’t even installed the last stuff pack… and i know there is another one on its way (Teen Stuff, or something like that).  i think that once i get my desk put together (since i just moved, my computer is actually on the floor) i’ll get back into the swing of things… we’ll see.

hey guys, i just noticed i haven’t blogged in here in over a month!  bad Simmer!  well, in case you haven’t guessed, i’ve been feeling really disconnected lately with the Sims 2 community.  not to say that i’m going to quit cold turkey… it’s just that i’m really not interested in anything Sims 2 except the occasional movie or download site because i get notification e-mails from them.  other than that, i’m finding it extremely hard to even check for updates on any of my favorite sites!  what is wrong with me.

there’s a lot of things going on off-line right now (not anything alarming really) that i’m just focusing on more, and sadly, other hobbies suffer when i’m paying attention to other things.  i feel bad for disappearing, but if i have to force myself to do something, it’s no longer fun anymore.  i was hoping that my recent vacation to the Carolinas would help me clear my head a bit, but it turns out that i might need a longer vacation.  i’m closing on my house in about 25 days and so i have a lot of stuff to do regarding the move.  i’ve got to stay on top of my real life duties like my job, for instance.

anyway, this is not sayonara from daysies.  i’ll be back… more than likely after i’ve moved into my new house.  it’ll just be a few more weeks from now.  at that time, i’ll have my own space… more breathing room… and i hope i’ll be rejuvenated to jump back into the Sims 2 world with both feet. see y’all later.  *waves*

just saw on the official site that they have patched the second patch.  LOL  get it here.  this will take you to version 1.7.0.158.