Tuesday 30 December 2003

Help with Bustin' Out cheats

Written at 18:55 by ChEeTaH - 2 comments.

Many people seem to be having trouble entering the cheats for Bustin' Out. Some people managed to get it to work though. If you want more details, click here for a previous news post to which many people have replied with details about the cheats on various platforms. The cheats page has also been updated, and you can view that by clicking here.

When entering the codes, remember that they have to be entered very quickly (within 1.5 seconds). You may also want to try in both live and buy (paused) mode, as it seems that cheats work only in either of them. On the PS2, L3 and R3 refer to pressing the analog sticks down, something that not everybody knows. Finally, the cheats are different for every console, so you should make sure to type the correct ones. The money cheat has only been confirmed for the X-Box so far, and not for the PS2 or GameCube.

It's wise to post questions in the comments of this news item. Click here to read them as well. I don't have the game myself and am unable to test the cheats for you. Using the comments you'll be able to reach a lot more people. Of course any feedback, especially if the cheats did work for you, is appreciated as well, by many people. Please post a comment if you managed to get the cheats to work, with details on which console (PS2, GameCube or X-Box) and how exactly you entered them. That will help many people.

Sunday 28 December 2003

Sims 2 at Consoles?

Written at 13:57 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

A couple of days ago, this article appeared on the "Console Gaming Network". It wouldn't be special if it didn't mention that The Sims 2 will be made for consoles as well. If it's true, is questionable. The first thing they mention, is that the PC version will be released in January 2004, but the game is probably NOT quite ready then, as Maxis hasn't even finished CaSIE yet, nor have they already decided on some details like the lengths of each age period. It also makes an assumption, which is not too unbelievable:

"Although a date for the console version of the game is not yet set, with the success of The Sims and The Sims: Bustin' Out, it's a given that the Sims 2 will soon be available for the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube."

Console gamers would probably miss stuff like the 2-player and get-a-life modes if The Sims 2 was ported to those consoles. As it's not expandable on consoles as well, it'll be hard to make it real playable (or a big success) anyway. Finally, there hasn't been a press release about a console version of The Sims 2 whatsoever. It's likely that there will be a new version on the consoles, there's not much doubt about that (if not on the current consoles, then on the next generation of consoles, like the PS3, GameCube 2 and X-Box 2 or whatever their names will be)... But it won't be The Sims 2. If you want to read the article after all, click here.

Saturday 27 December 2003

Bustin' Out Cheats Confirmed

Written at 22:36 by ChEeTaH - 3 comments.

After spotting the cheats for Bustin' Out, I've now been able to confirm them. Besides getting help from a few of you (thanks for that), the official site has apparantly also published them right here (with some extra hints as well). That means confirming the cheats for us is no longer necessary. You can see the cheats at this page, with all instructions. Some have been slightly updated now as well, as some appeared to be wrong.

Friday 26 December 2003

New Sims 2 Screens

Written at 0:15 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

It's a busy Christmas indeed, but a nice one! We received 3 more pictures of The Sims 2 from Maxis (as well as all subscribers of the Sims 2 mailing list). They show how the photo album function works, and how you can even get your pictures on the wall... of your Sims' homes! Click the images below to see even big versions of them.

Bustin' Out Cheats

Written at 0:00 by ChEeTaH - 23 comments.

I've just spotted the first couple of cheats for Bustin' Out on the internet, on several sources. However, as I don't have the game (I don't have any of the consoles) I'm unable to test these. Nevertheless, I've put them on this site as several sites gave the same codes. If you can confirm that these codes are correct or incorrect, let us know by e-mailing us. You can find a link on the cheats page itself. If you want to get a lot of money, all objects or unlock all locations on the PS2, GameCube or X-Box, please go to this page to view the cheats.

Thursday 25 December 2003

SimDay

Written at 22:55 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

There's news this Christmas. You might expect it to be a holiday, but Maxis has still posted a few things. And so we are reporting about it. Although it's not much, it's not something to keep from you. The biggest thing is a new download, in the form of a table soccer table. At TS2U the webmasters and Will Wright (as well as some others) played a few matches at a real-life table. So did I, and I actually did ask if it was in The Sims 2 or not... But now it's in The Sims 1, if you have vacation or a later expansion pack anyway. You can download it from Get Cool Stuff. Another thing is a link to the interview with Will at GameSpot, which we posted about a couple of days ago. Finally there's the message that Maxis is on a break until 5 January in the next year. Sounds far away, but it's just 2 weeks from now. No Simday until then...

Affiliate Shuffle

Written at 22:19 by ChEeTaH - 0 comments.

Work goes on, even during christmas, although less work is done than usual. Anyway: recently we dropped two affiliates, SimGateway and Big Brother of The Sims, because both sites are pretty much dead (the first one is still online, but not updated anymore, the other one didn't even show up anymore). We've looked for replacements to fill in the gaps, and found them. The first one is Sims Extremos, a site that focuses on news as well. That site is in Spanish, and partially in English. You might've noticed their link in the affiliates section for some time already. Besides that, we've also affiliated with WorldSims, a site with a lot of content, including news, downloads, forums and a chat. Make sure to pay both a visit, they're worth it.