Black Games Archive

Context, Culture, and Representation


The Sims (Franchise)

Developer: EA
Publisher: EA
Release Year: 2000-Present
Platform: Android, BlackBerry 10, Blackberry Curve, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, iOS, iPod, Mac, N-Gage, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, WIN, WIN Phone, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Genre: Simulation
Taxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Black NPCs, Fandom/Community/Reception, Significant Black Cultural Mods, Robust Character Creation System, Intersectionality

Creating virtual people, “Sims”, who can live in a variety of different worlds. In this simulation you are charged with satisfying their desires and lifetimes wishes.

interviews and other media
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