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(Source: LUCPIX)
Table of Contents#
Seating
Beds.iff#
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Bed - X - X tree table (Pie Menu & interaction queue) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bed: X: X: Both: Notes: Appears if energy is low when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bed: X: X: Both: Notes: Appears if bed is unmade when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bed: X: X: Both: Notes: Used to wake up a Sim. Appears if Sim is sleeping in the bed when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bed: X: X: Queue: Notes: Appears when adult is putting child to bed. |
Bed - Single - Child#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Single: Child: Name Notes: Misspelling is hallmark of cheapness and childishness in advertising. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Single: Child: Description Notes: Mention energy. "Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed" means full of energy, wide awake. This bed is designed for children. |
Bed - Single - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Single: Cheap: Name Notes: Spartan Special is illerative which is cheap advertising technique. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Single: Cheap: Description Notes: Must communicate comfort and energy...but lowest level of bed comfort. Talk uses military terms to describe comfort and style. Irony is that military bed are neither stylish nor comfortable. |
Bed - Double - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Cheap: Name Notes: Eazzzzze is a joke because "zzzzz" is cartoon language for a sleeping person and it is a misspelling of "ease" making it sound like cheap advertising talk for a cheap bed |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Cheap: Description Notes: Energy must be mentioned. Comfort should also be mentioned, but this bed has the least comfort of the double beds. Contains a joke about dreaming of more comfortable beds. |
Bed - Double - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Moderate: Name Notes: Sleigh beds were popularized during his Napolean's reign. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention comfort. Use pseudo-"quality" talk to increase appeal of this bed by reference to "authentic" materials, past glory and hint of decadence. |
Bed - Double - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Expensive: Name Notes: Mission beds are an American Antique style |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Bed: Double: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention extreme comfort and energy. Talk is of craftsmanship, aesthetics, expensive materials. 0Change: Removed "Shown here with our Nocturne series of linens." |
ChairsLR1Tile.iff#
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Chair - Living Room - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Chair: Living Room: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Chair - Living Room - Cheap 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Cheap: Name Notes: Alliterative name with misspelling implies cheap. "Sity" is joke because combination of "city" and "sit" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention low comfort. Mention cheapness of Southwestern design. |
Chair - Living Room - Moderate 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Moderate: Name (blue) Notes: Any mention of class in advertising is by definition aimed at middle class. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Moderate: Description (blue) Notes: Mention moderate comfort. Humor is that English country style can be blended with mass market ideals. Anything with "Meister" on the end of it sounds cheaper in USA. |
Chair - Living Room - Expensive 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Expensive1: Name (yellow) Notes: Citronel uses citron to refer to yellow to sound cultured. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Expensive1: Description (yellow) Notes: Mention high comfort levels. |
Chair - Living Room - Expensive 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Expensive2: Name (black) Notes: "Saarbach" is word joke on "sore back" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Living Room: Expensive2: Description (black) Notes: Mention high comfort levels. Home shows are very popular in the US where decorative ideas and furniture are featured. |
DiningChairs.iff#
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Chair - X - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|DiningChair: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Chair - Dining - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Cheap: Name Notes: Werkbunnst sounds like Bauhaus German furniture but is joke about "work"ing you "buns" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention comfort and uses. Humor is that it takes the very obvious benefits of a chair and turns them into selling points. |
Chair - Dining - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Moderate: Name Notes: Illiterative name implies a "touch" of quality, but not a lot of quality. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention moderate comfort. Description is hyped sales jargon. |
Chair - Dining - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Expensive: Name Notes: Empress is a royal woman. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention comfort. Emphasize style, luxury, and comfort. |
Chair - Dining - Very Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Very Expensive: Name Notes: Reference to Paris implies higher quality. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Dining: Very Expensive: Description Notes: Matches description of very expensive dining table. Use historical and royal references to imply high class furnishing. |
Chair - Office#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Office: Name Notes: Posture Plus refers to ergonomics. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Office: Description Notes: Mention comfort and ergonomics. Use High tech software and business language to describe simple chair. |
Chair - Dining - Outdoor - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Outside: Moderate: Name Notes: Survivall is compression word made from "survive" and "all" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Outside: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention multiple uses. Mostly for outdoors. |
Recliners.iff#
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Recliner - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Recliner: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
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Recliner - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Recliner: Cheap: Name Notes: "Slack" is slang term for state of relaxation. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Recliner: Cheap: Description Notes: Recliners give better comfort than normal chairs. The general description alludes to the fact that it is comfortable, but not aesthetically pleasing. |
Recliner - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Chair: Recliner: Expensive: Name Notes: "Von Braun" is name of famous German rocket scientist. Chair looks space-aged. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chair: Recliner: Expensive: Description Notes: Description makes it sound like chair was used in space program, implying high design costs. Mention very high comfort. |
Sofas.iff#
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X - X - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Sofas: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Garden Bench: Name Notes: Park name is derived from a park in SimCity 3000 |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Garden Bench: Description Notes: Mention that it can be used outdoors, and that it is the same type of bench used in the parks of SimCity. |
Sofa - Cheap 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap2: Name (yellow stripe) Notes: Name is joke on word "contempt" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap2: Description (yellow stripe) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Description makes it sound nicer than it is. Irony is that Nicotine color sounds like designer color but is actually a disgusting color. Matches Contempto Loveseat. |
Sofa - Cheap 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap1: Name (green plaid) Notes: Recycled means that it is made from used materials. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap1: Description (green plaid) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Uses radical and revolutionary language to try and sell a piece of junk. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Cheap2: Name (yellow stripe) Notes: Name is joke on word "contempt" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Cheap2: Description (yellow stripe) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Description makes it sound nicer than it is. Irony is that Nicotine color sounds like designer color but is actually a disgusting color. Matches Contempto Couch. |
Sofa - Loveseat - Cheap 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Cheap1: Name (green) Notes: Indoor/Outdoor means it is a utilitarian item that can be used anywhere. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Cheap1: Description (green) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. |
Sofa - Moderate 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate1: Name (blue stripe) Notes: Zecutime is word joke on "executive" and "time" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate1: Description (blue stripe) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Description uses corporate/business jargon as humor. Matches Pinstripe Loveseat. |
Sofa - Moderate 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Moderate2: Name (white/blue flowers) Notes: Name reflects obsession middle class with classy items. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Moderate2: Description (white/blue flowers) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Anything with "Meister" on the end of it sounds cheaper in USA. Matches Country Class Chair and Loveseat. |
Sofa - Loveseat - Moderate 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate2: Name (white/blue flowers) Notes: Name reflects obsession middle class with classy items. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate2: Description (white/blue flowers) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Anything with "Meister" on the end of it sounds cheaper in USA. Matches Country Class Chair and Couch. |
Sofa - Loveseat - Moderate 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate1: Name (blue stripe) Notes: Zecutime is word joke on "executive" and "time" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Moderate1: Description (blue stripe) Notes: Mention that it provides comfort. Description uses corporate/business jargon as humor. Matches Pinstripe Loveseat. |
Sofa - Expensive 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Expensive1: Name (black leather) Notes: Name of couch mimics high-end furniture designer's penchant for first names to describe their furniture. Deiter used because it looks like a Bauhaus couch. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Expensive1: Description (black leather) Notes: Mention high comfort. Description is techno-science sounding, like a design brochure for sports car. Mention that it is designed to go with the Von Braun recliner. |
Sofa - Expensive 2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Expensive2: Name (lime green) Notes: Tutti Frutti is a reference to colorful fruit, like lime green. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Expensive2: Description (lime green) Notes: Mention high comfort. Description sounds very high class. Matches Citronel chair. |
Sofa - Loveseat - Expensive 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Expensive: Name (cream) Notes: Name is derived from word "luxury" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Loveseat: Expensive: Description (cream) Notes: Highbrow design chatter from furniture designer adds feeling of costly, rigorous, international design. Inside joke of Yoko Onasis is Yoko Ono who did very minimal white colored conceptual art and Aristotle Onasis [shipping magnate] |
Sofa - Zebra 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap3: Name (zebra) Notes: Alliterative name makes it sound cheap. SimSafari is a Maxis game. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sofa: Cheap3: Description (zebra) Notes: "Lounge" culture is the name of current retro American fad for 1940's living and style. Mention couch uses. |
Surfaces
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Counter - Bathroom - Moderate 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Bath: Moderate: Name (white) Notes: French name sounds refined. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Bath: Moderate: Description (white) Notes: Count Blanc sounds refined and sophisticated in America. |
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Cheap: Name (blue) Notes: NuMica is a joke on formica with is a countertop material. 0Changed: KustomKitchen changed to NuMica |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Cheap: Description (blue) Notes: Need to mention it as a prep surface and sink area. Humor is that it makes cheap plastic sound fresh and modern. "Bread" is slang for money. 0Changed: KustomKitchen removed from description. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Moderate: Name (green) Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Moderate: Description (green) Notes: Mention that you can prepare food on counter and place a sink. Humor is that nice wood was painted over with "durable" paint "Chlorotic green" sounds like an interesting color but is in fact the name of an illness. |
Counter - Kitchen - Expensive #1-2#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Expensive1: Name Notes: Name refers to the inward/outward curve of the counter (used with Outcurve/Incurve Counter) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Counter: Kitchen: Expensive1: Description Notes: Mention food prepartion, sink placement, and high quality. Use same description for Incurve/Outcurve Counter |
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Desk - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Cheap: Name Notes: Mesquite sounds cheap as it is used usually as a cooking wood. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention that can be used for eating and for computers. Cost effective means cheap. |
Desk - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Moderate: Name Notes: Cupertino used because it is the headquarters of Apple computer but it sounds like a model of furniture. Joke for computer users. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Moderate: Description Notes: Humor is that "economy of design" has produced an ideal surface. As if it took some design team a long time to realize that FLAT tables are ideal. Mention that desks can be used to hold computors or can be used for eating. |
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Expensive: Name Notes: Redmond is home of Microsoft but sounds like furniture model. Joke for computer users. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Desk: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention that it is the best. |
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Dining Table - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Cheap: Name Notes: NuMica sounds extra cheap because Formica is already a cheap material but "new" Formica must be even cheaper. Folding table implies flimsiness. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Cheap: Description Notes: Description is done in the hyperactive sales pitch voice of the "hustler". Advertising multifunctional role of table masks the generic look and function. Ironic in that the plastic covering mimics Formica which is a mimic-surface to begin with. |
Dining Table - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Moderate: Name Notes: Tries to sound expensive and high quality with reference to the past. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Moderate: Description Notes: Humor is made by hypocritical references to machine-made and hand made and colonial but new design. Irony is created by using harsh chemical abrasives to maintain a "natural" look to the wood. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Expensive: Name Notes: London is the same designer as some of the desks. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Expensive: Description. Notes: References made to actual natural mesa. He is also the art director of the product. |
Dining Table - Very Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Very Expensive: Name Notes: Matches Parisienne Dining Chair |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Dining: Very Expensive: Description Notes: Description should be reflect quality and match Parisienne Dining Chair description. |
Dining Table - Outdoor Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Outdoor: Name Notes: Backwoods means out in wilderness. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: Outdoor: Description Notes: Mention that it is meant for outdoors and seats several. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Cheap1: Name (yellow) Notes: Pine is a type of wood, gulch is a gully or desolate valley |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Cheap1: Description (yellow) Notes: Even though it sounds like a lot of care when into production, it sounds dangerous, flimsy, machine-made. Matches Pinegulcher Dresser. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Cheap2: Name (wicker) Notes: "Wicked" is American slang for "great" but sounds similar to "wicker" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Cheap2: Description (wicker) Notes: Description includes decorating ideas for use. |
Tables - End - Moderate 1#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Moderate1: Name (anywhere) Notes: Name is a joke that it can be placed anywhere. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Moderate1: Description Notes: Mention versatility, it can be placed anywhere. |
Tables - End - Moderate 2#
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Name/Description |
style="text-align: center; background-color:#DADADA;color:#4D4D4D|(N/A) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Moderate2: Description (oval) Notes: Description uses quality terms to make it sound better than it actually is. |
Tables - End - Expensive 1#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Expensive1: Name (mahogany) Notes: Mission furnishing are an American Antique style |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Expensive1: Description (mahogany) Notes: Description includes decorating ideas for use. |
Tables - End - Expensive 2#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Expensive2: Name (wood/black) Notes: Name is word joke on "sumptuous". |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Expensive2: Description (wood/black) Notes: Foo Foo Shop is a building from SimCity 3000. |
Tables - Nighstand - Childs#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Child: Name. Notes: "Kinder" in America is a fancier way of saying "child". |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Table: End: Child: Description Notes: Description highlights eclectic design. Matches Kinderstuff Bed. |
Decorative
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Aquarium: Name Notes: Joke is about movie called The Poseidon Adventure about a sinking boat. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Aquarium: Description Notes: Mention that it provides fun. |
129 - Aquarium tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|FishTank Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|FishTank: Both: Notes: Appears when fish have died. Appears for adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|FishTank: Both: Notes: Appears if item is dirty when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|FishTank: Both: Notes: Appears if item is dirty and fish have died when selected by both adults and children. |
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Flamingo.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Flamingo: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Flamingo: Description Notes: Mention that it should be placed on terrain. Joke is that the cheap lawn ornament actually acts as a flamingo deterrent. Lawn ornaments are very tacky American decoration. |
Flamingo tree table (Pie Menu) |
rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Flamingo: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Clock: Grandfather: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Clock: Grandfather: Description Notes: Mention increase in price if sold. Advertise as investment. Old, dignified, expert craftmanship. |
129 - Clock - Grandfather tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Grandfather Clock: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
Paintings.iff#
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Paintings - Flowers tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Painting: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Painting - Abstract#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Moderate1: Name (Abstract1) Notes: Conner I.N. is game producer Kana Ryan. Bi-Polar is kind of depression suffered by many art students. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Moderate1: Description (Abstract1) Notes: Painting is obviously mediocre but description makes it sound more valuable than it is--a standard trick of mediocre artists. Reference to marketing strategy reveals moderate value. Mention that it could appreciate in value. |
Painting - C Velvet Clown#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Cheap1: Name (velvet clown) Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Painting: Cheap1: Description (velvet clown) Notes: Clown paintings are notorious for being cheap and tacky. |
Painting - Flowers#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Cheap2: Name (flower) Notes: Artist is team engineer Jamie Doornbos |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Cheap2: Description (flower) Notes: Humor is that while it sounds like a lovely purchase, it is of very low quality. Mention that it could appreciate. |
Painting - M Abstract#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Expensive: Name (modern) Notes: Artist's name is joke of "paint a picture" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Moderate2: Description (Abstract2) Notes: Bart Alay is Maxis GM, Luc Barthelet. Art magazine type description of the work makes it sounds more appealing than it is. |
Painting - Mondrian#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Moderate3: Name (landscape) Notes: Artists name is joke of many copies of the same landscape. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Moderate3: Description (landscape) Notes: Mention that painting can appreciate in value. |
Painting - Still Life Fruit#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Very Expensive: Name (still life fruit) Notes: Name describes painting. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Very Expensive: Description: (still life fruit) Notes: Mention improving room score. Mention that it could appreciate.. |
Painting - Warhol#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Expensive: Name (modern) Notes: Artist's name is joke of "paint a picture" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Expensive: Description (modern) Notes: Quote from the Author is nonsense and does not have any specific point. Translators can rewrite as desired. Mention that it improves the room and can appreciate.. |
Painting - X Abstract#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Snails With Icicles in Nose Buy Mode: Painting: Expensive1: Name (abstract) Notes: Name sounds like a surreal painting. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Painting: Expensive1: Description (abstract) Notes: Beau Mann is game engineer Eric Bowman. Joke is that image is generated through hallucination. Translators can rewrite as desired.. |
Plants.iff#
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Plant - X - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|House Plants: X: Both: Notes: Appears when house plant that has wilted is selected. Appears for both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|House Plants: X: Both: Notes: Appears when house plant that has died is selected. Appears for both adults and children. |
Plants - Floor - Cactus#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Big Cactus: Name Notes: Name contains Latin reference to big, "maximus." |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Big Cactus: Description Notes: General description of cactus. Mention that it is a decorative item. Mention that it must be watered |
Plants - Floor - Jade#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Jade: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Jade: Description Notes: Humor is word joke between "crass" (rude) and "crassula" (scientific name of plant). General description of jade plant. Mention that it is a decorative item. Mention that it must be watered and that a gardner can help. |
Plants - Floor - Rubber#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Rubber Tree: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Rubber Tree: Description Notes: General description of Rubber Tree. Mention that it is a decorative item. |
Plants - Table - Geranium#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Geranium: Name Notes: Roxana is first name of one of the games designers. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Geranium: Description Notes: Description is scientific/humorous. Decorative item. Mention that it must be watered. |
Plants - Table - Spider#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Spider: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Spider: Description Notes: Description over emphasizes the "average" nature of this plant with repeat of word average several times for humor. Decorative item. |
Plants - Table - Violet#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Violets: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Plant: Violets: Description Notes: Description uses scientific jargon and exotic origin as humor. Decorative item. Mention needs water. |
Sculptures.iff#
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Sculptures - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Sculpture: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Sculptures - Bust#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Cheap: Name (bust of Athena) Notes: Klassick Repro is a joke of classic reproductions, meaning the bust is reproduction rather than an original sculpture. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Cheap: Description (bust of Athena) Notes: General references to origins of Athena. Mention that improves room score. |
Sculptures - Kinetic#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Moderate: Name (kinetic) Notes: "Scylla and Charybdis" name is joke because bad artists try to increase importance of their work by classical references. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Moderate: Name (kinetic) Notes: Description gives general references to inspiration for the piece. Mention that improves room score. |
Sculptures - Large Black Slab#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Very Expensive: Name (large black slab) Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Very Expensive: Description: (large black slab) Notes: Description is general description of the piece from artist's perspective. Translators may rewrite as necessary. |
Sculptures - Vase#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Expensive: Name (china vase) Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sculpture: Expensive: Description (china vase) Notes: General description of vase, and how it arrived in SimCity. |
Electronics
BurglarAlarm.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Burglar Alarm: Name Notes: none. 0Change: Renamed SimSafety from SimSentry. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Burglar Alarm: Description Notes: Auto-summons police (calls the police automatically). Need one for each room. Uses abundance of techno terms to describe a very simple device. 0Changed: Renamed SimSafety from SimSentry |
Computers.iff#
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Computer - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Computer: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Computer: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by children only. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Computer: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Computer: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Computer: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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Computer - Cheap#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Cheap: Name Notes: Moneywell is joke on old computer manufacturer "Honeywell" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Cheap: Description. Notes: Mention that it can be used for studying, finding a job, and playing games. |
Computer - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Moderate: Name Notes: Microscotch is word joke on "microsoft". Covetta is word joke on "covet." |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Computer: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention that it can be used for studying, playing games, and for finding a job. 0Changed: RipChord changed to GipChord. |
Computer - Expensive#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Expensive: Name Notes: The Brahma bull is associated with power and strength. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Computer: Expensive: Description Notes: Description should focus on power using technology terms. Mention gaming, finding a job, and studying. |
Computer - Very Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Very Expensive: Name Notes: Joke is that computer has a name like a real person. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Computer: Very Expensive: Description Notes: Description is written as if the computer is speaking. Technical jargon is used. |
FireAlarm.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Smoke Alarm: Name Notes: A firebrand is a person who causes mischief, and the brand is funny because it sounds like a brand name. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Smoke Alarm: Description Notes: Overly technical description for a simple object. Automatically calls fire department in case of fire. Mention that one is needed for each room. |
phones.iff#
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Phone - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Both: Notes: Appears if phone is ringing when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to call for Pizza delivery. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to hire a Maid service. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to hire a Gardener. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to call for the Fire Dept. to extinguish a fire. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to call a repairman to repair a broken item. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Queue |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Phone: Services: Both: Notes: Used to call the police. The / is used to separate the two strings. The first level of the Pie menu displays Services, which must be translated identically for all Pie menus. Pizza appears in the second level of the Pie menu after Services has been selected. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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STR#302 - MakeMenu prim string set (Pie Menu) |
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Phone - Table#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Phone: Table: Name Notes: SCTC stands for SimCity Telephone Company. BR-8 is word joke on "berate" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Phone: Table: Description Notes: Mention that friend and service phone numbers are stored in the phone. |
Phone - Wall#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Phone: Table: Name Notes: SCTC stands for SimCity Telephone Company. BR-8 is word joke on "berate" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Phone: Wall: Description Notes: Mention that friend and emergency phone numbers are stored in the phone. |
PinballMachine.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Pinball Machine: Name Notes: "see me, feel me" is a reference to a Who song and reference to The Who's rock opera which features a pinball wizard kid. Translators can rename if reference is not known. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Pinball Machine: Description Notes: Mention that pinball is fun. Humor is heavy reference to The Who's song "Pinball Wizard" from the rock opera "Tommy" in which a deaf dumb and blind kid is a pinball wizard. Translators can rename if reference is not known. |
128 - Pinball Machine tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Pinball Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Can only be used by adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Pinball Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Pinball Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Appears for adults and children. |
stereos.iff#
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Stereo - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is off when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
rowspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on another station when selected by both adults and children. |
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears when adult Sim is dancing at a stereo and then selects another adult Sim. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Stereo: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
Stereo - Boombox#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Cheap: Name Notes: Uses extreme American hip-hop slang. "Down" means real, authentic. "Wit" is an abbreviated form of WITH. "Dat" is a mispronunciation of THAT. A boom box is a portable stereo. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Cheap: Description Notes: Uses extreme American hip hop slang. Letter *Town* is street talk for city (ie Berlin would be *B-Town or Berlin-Town*). *Sweet* is really good. *Slacker* is a lazy person. *Stupid* is letting it all go, unrepressed. *Mad Bank* is a lot of money. *Hood* is slang abbreviation of neighbor[hood]. *Chill out* means relax. *Crib* is slang for home or house because a crib is where a baby spends all its time. Juvenile-youth-gangster sound to description. Translators can rewrite if too difficult to convey. |
Stereo - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Moderate: Name Notes: Zimantz is take off on old stereo manufacturer "Marantz" and the word" sim" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Moderate: Description Notes: Description centers on nostalgia of LPs in the age of CDs. |
Stereo - Expensive#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Expensive: Name Notes: String theory is actually a physics concept but sounds like musical concept. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stereo: Expensive: Description Notes: Description contains theoretical mathematics terminology to make system sound powerful. |
TrainSets.iff#
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Train Set - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TrainSets: Small: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Appears only for adults children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TrainSets: Small: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Appears only for children. |
Train Set - Cheap#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Train Set: Small: Name Notes: This is the small train set. Urchin is slang for child. Urchineer is a joke word combining urchin and engineer. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Train Set: Small: Description Notes: Mention that it is only for use by kids for fun. |
Train Set - Expensive#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Train Set: Large: Name Notes: OCD is acronym for obsessive compulsive disorder (a psychological disorder) and SimTown was a previous Maxis game. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Train Set: Large: Description Notes: Mention use by adults and children |
TVs.iff#
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Television - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TV: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is off when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TV: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TV: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on another station when selected by both adults and children. |
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TV: X: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TV: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
STR#302 - MakeMenu prim string set (Pie Menu) |
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Television - Cheap#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Cheap: Name Notes: Monochrome means one color. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention that it provides a little entertainment. |
Television - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Moderate: Name Notes: B94U is word joke that when pronounced sounds like "benign for you" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention that it provides entertainment. Advertising jargon used to list unnecessary features. |
Television - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Expensive: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: TV: Expensive: Description Notes: Description uses technology jargon to suggest quality. |
VRHelmet.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: VR Helmet: Name Notes: SSRI actually stands for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors which are drugs taken by the chronically depressed |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: VR Helmet: Description Notes: Mention that it provides entertainment. Humor is that it comes with a medical warning. |
129 - VRHelmet tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|VR Helmet: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Appliances
BBQ.iff#
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Name/Description |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Barbecue: Name Notes: Wild Bill Hickock was a legendary, wild West performer and Buffalo killer. Very American. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Barbecue: Description Notes: Emphasize brutality and manliness of the grill. Powerful, technological advertising language. Must state that it feeds multiple people. |
129 - Barbecue tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|BBQ: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
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CoffeeEsp.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Espresso Machine: Name Notes: Name is a joke from "Gag me Some more" but made to sound Italian and expensive. Gag means choke. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Coffee: Espresso Machine: Description Notes: More expensive than coffeemaker. Gives energy. Overuse of techno jargon for a simple machine is humor. |
129 - Coffee - Espresso tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Espresso Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Espresso Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
CoffeeM.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Coffee: Coffeemaker: Name Notes: America has a popular coffee maker called "Mr. Coffee". A "regular Joe" is a normal person. "Joe" is slang for coffee. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Coffee: Coffeemaker: Description Notes: Mention that it provides energy. |
129 - Coffee - Espresso tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Coffeemaker: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
Dishwashers.iff#
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Developer Note |
Dishwasher ex - main part tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dishwasher: Cheap: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
Dishwasher cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dishwasher: Cheap: Name Notes: Illiterative name sounds cheap. "Duster" is a slang term for cleaner. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dishwasher: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention that it saves time washing dishes and can be used as counter space. |
Dishwasher expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dishwasher: Expensive: Name Notes: Fuzzy logic is high tech computer logic. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dishwasher: Expensive: Description Notes: Takes less time to wash dishes than sink or cheap dishwasher. Include technical jargon. |
Fridges.iff#
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ID |
Frdige - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Refrigerator: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
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STR#302 - MakeMenu prim string set (Pie Menu) |
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Fridge - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Cheap: Name (blue) Notes: Joke is that Llamark includes "llama" the mascot of Maxis games. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Cheap: Description (blue) Notes: Humor is that basic refrigerator sounds like industrial equipment. |
Fridge - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Moderate: Name (white) Notes: Porcina makes it sound like pig. Model P1g-S is word joke on pigs. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Moderate: Description (white) Notes: List a lot of items to make it sound like increased cost is justified. |
Fridge - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Expensive: Name (steel) Notes: Name makes it sound like "secret" technology. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fridge: Expensive: Description (steel) Notes: Shiny Things Inc and Malcolm Landgraab are characters from SimCity 3000. Sounds like expensive fridge uses advanced, secret technology. |
TrashCompactor.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Trash Compactor: Name Notes: Junk is another word for trash. Genie is used in American advertising to give a magical quality to an item. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Trash Compactor: Description Notes: Mention that it holds as much as several trash cans |
129 - Trash Compactor tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TraschCompactor: Both: Notes: Appears if item is full when selected by both adults and children. |
stoves.iff#
Stove - Cheap#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stove: Cheap: Name Notes: Dialectric is word joke combining "dial" and "electric" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stove: Cheap: Description Notes: Description used advertising jargon to make stove sound better than it actually is. Mention that it used to prepare food. |
Stove - Expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stove: Expensive: Name Notes: Pyro means fire. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Stove: Expensive: Description Notes: Description lists quality features of stove. Mention that it makes superior food. |
Stove - Microwave#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Microwave: Name Notes: Name is physics reference. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Microwave: Description Notes: Mention saves time cooking. "Trickle down" is American phrase meaning that some benefit will exist for the masses from something done by the upper classes. Physics references are use to make it sound high tech. |
Stove - Toaster Oven#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="text-align: center; background-color:#DADADA;color:#4D4D4D|(N/A) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toaster Oven: Description Notes: Advertising jargon makes it sound better than it is. This is the cheapest cook item (less than either range or microwave). |
Plumbing
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Developer Note |
Tub - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Tub: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Tub: X: Both: Notes: Appears after item has become dirty when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Tub: X: Both: Notes: Appears after item has been used when selected by both adults and children. |
TubC.iff (Tub - Cheap)#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Cheap: Name Notes: Justa is a joke of "just a" which would mean that it is ordinary. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention hygiene. Description contains detailed examples comfort. |
TubM.iff (Tub - Moderate)#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Moderate: Name Notes: Name in "sani" which is a shortened form of sanitary which hints at the hygiene effects of the tub. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Moderate: Description Notes: Description denotes quality. |
tubx.iff (Tub - Expensive)#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Expensive: Name Notes: Name is a combination of Hydro (water) and Thera (therapy). |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Tub: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention quality and comfort. |
ShowerC.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Shower: Cheap: Name Notes: SpaceMiser is a reference to the shower not taking much space. Miser means stingy or sparingly |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Shower: Cheap: Description Notes: Description is advertising jargon making the shower sound more impressive than it actually is. Mention hygiene. |
Shower tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Shower: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Shower: Both: Notes: Appears if item is dirty when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Shower: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
Sinks.iff#
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Developer Note |
Sink - X - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Sink: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Sink: X: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
Sink - Bathroom - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Bathroom: Expensive: Name Notes: Irony is that Andersonville was a notorious American Civil War prison where sickness and death were due to poor hygiene. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Bathroom: Expensive: Description. Notes: Mention that it is used for hygiene. |
Sink - Kitchen - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Kitchen: Expensive: Name Notes: Name is joke on "epicure" or gourmet cook. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Kitchen: Expensive: Description Notes: Description highlights classy components of the sink. Mention that it can be used to wash dishes. Mention that it can be placed in all counters. |
Sink - Kitchen - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Kitchen: Cheap: Name Notes: Hydronomic is word joke combining "hydro" and "economic" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Sink: Kitchen: Cheap: Description Notes: "Everything but the kitchen sink" is an American phrase meaning that you have used virtually everything at your disposal. Mention that it can be used for washing hands and dishes and that it can be placed in all counters. |
toilets.iff#
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Developer Note |
Toilet - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Toilet: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Toilet: Expensive: Both: Notes: Appears after item has been used when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Toilet: Expensive: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Toilet: Expensive: Both: Notes: Appears after item has become dirty when selected by both adults and children. |
Toilet - Cheap#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toilet: Cheap: Name Notes: Name is joke on hygiene. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toilet: Cheap: Description Notes: Description makes basic toilet functionality seem special. |
Toilet - Expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toilet: Expensive: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toilet: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention bladder relief. Mention that it auto-flushes. Use of military and computer terms for toilet is humor here. |
Buy Mode: Toilet: Cheap: Description
Notes: Description makes basic toilet functionality seem special. |}
Lighting
lampgarden.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Garden: Name Notes: Lunatech is a word combining Luna for moonlight and technology. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Garden: Description: Notes: Lights up automatically at night. Can be used indoors or outdoors. Green Gaians were a citizen's group from Sim City 3000. |
LampLava.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Lava: Name Notes: Double joke is reference to misinterpretation of yin/yang into "Love and Hate" by stupid hippies who live in the Haight Street area of San Francisco...where lava lamps are sold to tourists. Can be dropped for translation. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Lava: Description Notes: Description is over-hyped advertising talk. |
129 - Lamp - Lava tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: LavaLamp: Both: Notes: Appears if item is off when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: LavaLamp: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: LavaLamp: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
Lamps.iff#
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Developer Note |
Lamp - X - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: X: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is off when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: X: X: Both: Notes: Appears if item is on when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Lamp: X: X: Both: Notes: Appears when bulb is burnt out. Appears for adults and children. |
Lamp - Floor - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Cheap: Name Notes: Contempto is word joke on contemporary and contempt. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Cheap: Description Notes: Humor is that hospital quality lighting is somehow good? |
Lamp - Floor - Moderate#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Moderate: Name Notes: Name is joke on "Lumpen Proletariat" and "Illumination" implying mass market moderate price. Can be changed for translation. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Moderate: Description Notes: Description contains heavy emphasis on functionality, tradition, and quality. |
Lamp - Floor - Expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Expensive: Name Notes: Name is a joke combination of "torch" for light and "testosterone" for aggressive, professional males who purchase such lamps. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Floor: Expensive: Description Notes: Description is of high-end design. |
Lamp - Table - Cheap#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Cheap: Name (red) Notes: Lamp is made from a bottle. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Cheap: Description (red) Notes: Description references that the lamps are handmade in SimCity. School colors are the team colors a high school affiliates itself with. "Go Llamas" is like a team cheer. High schools teams often use animal names. Of course SimCity teams have a LLAMA as a mascot. |
Lamp - Table - Moderate#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Moderate: Name (white) Notes: Name is a joke of "Ceramic." Adding "iche" sounds classy. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Moderate: Description (white) Notes: General description of ceramic lamp. |
Lamp - Table - Expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Expensive: Name (chrome) Notes: Elite reflections implies vanity. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Expensive: Description (chrome) Notes: I.C Luuk designer name is word joke that sounds like "icy look." Description contains many references to expensive metals. |
Lamp - Table - Very Expensive#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Very Expensive: Name (gold) Notes: SC stands for Sim City |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Lamp: Table: Very Expensive: Description (gold) Notes: Lamp is made to sound very antique and old. |
Miscellaneous
AlarmClock.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Clock: Alarm: Name Notes: Snooze is a slang word for sleep. The title means "sleep more" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Clock: Alarm: Description Notes: Make point of saying it helps you wake up for work on time. Alarms clock designed to wake people up. REM stands for rapid eye movement sleep. |
129 - Clock tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Alarm Clock: Both Notes: Appears if alarm is not set when item is selected by adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Alarm Clock: Both Notes: Appears if alarm is set when item is selected by adults and children. |
Bars.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Beverage Bar: Name Notes: Bachman-Wood is the last name of one of the game's producer. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Beverage Bar: Description. Notes: Mention being a good host and entertaining. |
129 - Bar - Wet tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Wetbar: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Wetbar: Both: Notes: Appears if no drinks have been made. Appears when selected by adults only. |
BBall.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Basketball Standard: Name Notes: SuperDoop is related to Super-Duper which is a childish way of saying terrific. It also rhymes with Hoop. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Basketball Standard: Description Notes: Description must state that it provides fun and that one or two can play. |
129 - Basketball - Standard tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|BBall Hoop: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Appears for adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|BBall Hoop: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it or as a social interaction when the Sim playing selects another Sim. Appears for adults and children. |
Bookcases.iff#
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ID |
Bookshelf - X tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bookcase: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bookcase: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Bookcase: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by children only. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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Bookshelf - Cheap#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Cheap: Name Notes: Pine is a cheap wood. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Cheap: Description Notes: Mention improving cooking and mechancial skills. Mention that kids can use for studying. |
Bookshelf - Moderate#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Moderate: Name Notes: Name is cross between "Amish" and "Sim", Amish being an American furniture style, often antique. Joke is the possibility of a sim-antique. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Moderate: Description Notes: Description should mention reading for fun, studying, and improving cooking and mechanical skills. |
Bookshelf - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Expensive: Name Notes: Libri di Regina translates to "Books of the Queen" but sounds like designer Italian furniture. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Bookcase: Expensive: Description: Notes: Description should be expensive sounding. |
ChessTable.iff#
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ID |
Name/Description |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chess Set: Name Notes: Chuck Matewell is a joke on checkmate. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Chess Set: Description Notes: Mention that it teaches logic skills. One or two player game. Makes fun of competition between chess pro and computer. |
129 - Chess Table tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Chess Table: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Appears for adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Chess Table: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it or as a social interaction when the Sim playing selects another Sim. Appears for adults and children. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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DollHouse.iff#
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Developer Note |
Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dollhouse: Description Notes: Joke is that it mirrors the actual game "The Sims." |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dollhouse: Name Notes: Name is a joking combing game designer "Will Wright" and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. |
Dollhouse tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|DollHouse: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Can only be used by adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|DollHouse: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Appears for adults and children. |
Dressers.iff#
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Developer Note |
Dresser - Child's - Front Right tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is not already wearing this outfit. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is not already wearing this outfit. Appears when selected by adults only. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is not already wearing this outfit. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is not already wearing this outfit. Appears when selected by employed adult Sims only. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is not already wearing this outfit. Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0000New Dresser: All: Both: Notes: Appears when dresser is selected and the Sim is already wearing normal outfit. Allows Sim to change to other normal clothes available for all characters. |
Dresser - Cheap#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Cheap: Name (yellow) Notes: Pine is a type of wood, gulch is a gulley or desolate valley |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Cheap: Description (yellow) Notes: Mention that dresser allows you to change clothes. "Machine cut" and "chassis" and "high performance" sound like racecar attributes rather than furniture qualities. Matches Pinegulcher End Table. |
Dresser - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Moderate: Name Notes: Armoire is a dresser. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|0Changed Buy Mode: Dresser: Moderate: Description Notes: Mention dresser allows sims to change clothes. Description makes it sound more expensive and interesting than it actually is. 0Changed: Oaktowne removed from description. |
Dresser - Expensive#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Expensive: Name Notes: Armoire is a dresser. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Expensive: Description Notes: Mention that dresser allows sims to change clothes. Mention age - antique. |
Dresser - Child's#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Child: Name Notes: "Kinder" in America is a fancier way of saying "child" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Dresser: Child: Description Notes: Mention that children can change clothes. Hyperactive description mirrors typical hyperactive children. Matches other childrens objects. |
Easel.iff#
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Dimanche Buy Mode: Easel: Name Notes: "Dimanche" is French for Sunday. "Sunday Painter" is slang for a lazy, non-serious painter. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Easel: Description Notes: Mention that it builds creativity skills. |
Easel tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Easel: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Easel: Both: Notes: Appears if painting on the easel is completed when selected by both adults and children. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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ExerciseMachine.iff#
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Exercise Machine: Name Notes: Exerto sounds Italian and sounds like "exertion"...what you do when exercising. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Exercise Machine: Description Notes: Technological description of Latin-named muscle groups implies scientific-exercise. Mention that improves body skill. |
Exercise machine - empty tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Excercise Machine: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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foodproc.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Food Processor: Name Notes: XLR8R is a joke of "accelerator" |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Food Processor: Description Notes: Mention that it saved Sims time when cooking food and makes food taste better. Humor is use of high energy physics for use in the home. |
Fountain.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fountain: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Fountain: Description Notes: Description should reflect class. |
129 - Fountain tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Fountain: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
GiftFlowers.iff#
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129 - Gift - Flowers tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Gift: Flowers: Both: Notes: Appears when wilted vase of flowers are selected by both adults and children. |
hottub.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Hot Tub: Name Notes: WhirlWizard is joke on WhirlPool which is an American brand. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Hot Tub: Description Notes: Mention technology associated with hot tubs. Mention comfort and that it seats 4. |
129 - Hot Tub tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|HotTub: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|HotTub: Both: Notes: Appears when item is broken. Appears only for adults. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|HotTub: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Appears for adults only. |
MedicineCabinet.iff#
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Medicine Cabinet: Name Notes: This is a bathroom cabinet. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Medicine Cabinet: Description Notes: Mention that sims can brush teeth or use mirror for skill building. |
129 - Medicine Cabinet tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Medicine Cabinet: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Medicine Cabinet: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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Mirrors.iff#
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129 - Mirror - X - tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Mirror: X: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by adults only. |
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Mirror - Floor - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Mirror: Floor: Name Notes: Standard floor mirror. Narcisco is a joke on Narciscus |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Mirror: Floor: Description Notes: Mention that mirror builds the charisma skill. Talk is standard self-help guilt trip used to sell personality improving junk. |
Mirror - Wall - Moderate#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Mirror: Wall: Name Notes: Standard wall mirror. Narcisco is a joke of Narciscus. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Mirror: Wall: Description Notes: Mention that mirror builds the charisma skill. Joke is that description starts out sounding like "enlightened" talk about harmonious room arrangements, but that is just a mask for people to satisfy their own vanity. |
piano.iff#
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colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Piano: Name Notes: Chimeway is joke on Steinway, a famous piano maker. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Piano: Description Notes: Mention creativity skill building and entertainment. |
Piano - Standing tree table (Pie Menu) |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Piano: Both: Notes: Appears when selected by both adults and children. |
colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Piano: Both: Notes: Appears if Piano is being played by another Sim when selected by both adults and children. |
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set |
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PlayStructure.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Play Structure: Name Notes: Name is a joke combining the movie title "Terminator" and fun. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Play Structure: Description Notes: Mention that it is used by kids. Humor consists of taking something that should be pure fun and making it sound like a harsh, disciplined, over-achiever exercise routine for children. |
129 - Play Structure tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Play Structure: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Can only be used by children. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Play Structure: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Can only be used by children. |
PoolTable.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Pool Table: Name Notes: Name is a word joke on "aristocrat" and "to scratch" a pool term. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Pool Table: Description Notes: Mention that it provides entertainment. |
129 - Play Structure tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Pooltable: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Can only be used by adults. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Pooltable: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and one other person is using it. Can only be used by adults. |
ToyBox.iff#
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Name/Description |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toy Box: Name Notes: Name implies that there is something mysterious inside. |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Toy Box: Description Notes: Mention that kids use it for fun. |
130 - Toy Box tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|ToyBox: Both: Notes: Appears when item is selected and no one else is using it. Can only be used by children. |
trash1.iff#
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style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Trash Can: Name Notes: none |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|Buy Mode: Trash Can: Description Notes: Mention that time is saved if you have one every room. |
129 - Trash Can Inside tree table (Pie Menu) |
style="background-color:#FFFFBF;color:#4D4D4D|TraschCan: Both: Notes: Appears if item is full when selected by both adults and children. |