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751: Episode 751 Preview: SimCity Spinoffs

Retronauts · February 27, 2026

Shared from search: The Sims

00:05:36 - 00:05:46

And this had a big influence on The Sims. Can you talk about that, Hyam? Yeah, so well, first of all, I think that the narrative is really interesting.

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... But Dune 2 is like, boom, this is the RTS mostly figured out in terms of collecting resources, building units, sending them out and that will essentially create an entire genre. And this had a big influence on The Sims. Can you talk about that, Hyam? Yeah, so well, first of all, I think that the narrative is really interesting. And it destroys a huge part of Oakland and Will and his family actually barely escaped the fire and they come back to their their house. ...

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00:05:26 - 00:08:45

... But this is kind of like that in some ways, interestingly enough. And this had a big influence on The Sims. Can you talk about that, Hyam? ...

00:02:56 - 00:03:30

... We have red ants, other insects, explicit wind conditions. And you also directly control characters within the game, which is new for the Sims, the Sim games. And to complete the game, you have distinct objectives. ...

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