

The SimLife Goggles increase fun rapidly and cause many moodlets. The Sims 3 includes a basic game console and VR set. If FreeTime is installed, playing with the game simulator will raise Enthusiasm for the games hobby. If a Sim starts to dispose of a controller, the player can save the controller by canceling the Dispose action before the Sim starts to put the controller in a trash can or trash compactor. If the controllers are seen as disposable, Sims, particularly Neat Sims, may autonomously attempt to Dispose of a controller. This does not affect Sims' ability to use the game console, but the only way to return the controllers to not being seen as disposable is to purchase a new console. When this happens, the controllers will become clickable, and "Dispose" will appear when clicking on a controller. Players should note that the controllers may be seen as disposable. A Sim can be told to put the controllers away by clicking on the game console and selecting "Put Away Controllers". Sloppy Sims may fail to put the controller away when they are finished playing. It is not necessary to keep a video game console or computer in possession for this purpose. While it cannot be purchased from a rack, buying a video game console or computer should make it available again. SSX 3 may become unavailable after another game is purchased. When a Sim visits a community lot that has a computer or video game console, all games which are available on the Sim's home lot will be available. All games, including those just bought, are available on any computer or game console in the household.

FreeTime adds four new additional video games to video game racks, as well as The Sims 3 if the player opens Rod Humble's gift. These three titles can be seen if the player zooms in on a rack. Other games (such as The Sims Bustin' Out and SimCity 4 Rush Hour) can be bought from video game racks on community lots. SSX 3 comes ready to play without any additional purchases. The video game console can break, though the chance of this happening appears to be small. Some games will use a different display when two Sims play. If two Sims play, they will not build relationship with each other, but each will gain Social, and may taunt each other as they play. When placed next to a TV, it allows one or two Sims to play. In The Sims 2, there is a basic video game console, the Maxis™ Game Simulator, which can be purchased from buy mode. Fight space aliens, race go-karts, impress your friends, humiliate your family, or anything else you're game for! Pure fun is right at the tip of your thumb! Hook the Maxis™ Game Simulator up to a TV, grab a controller, and enjoy hours and hours of synapse-scrambling entertainment. 30 March 2011 The Sims 2 Maxis™ Game Simulator
