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Sim Gedoehns
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Sim Gedoehns is one of the most Livin' Luna sites we've yet seen, with
extensive use of glass and metal throughout page after page of original housewares
creations. If your taste runs toward ultramodern, you'll really enjoy this site.
Presented in German and English; hosted in Germany.
Entry updated 16 May 2004
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Simharbor
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Simharbor has a very large selection of attractively designed lots for your sims. The emphasis is on home lots but you will also find some lots for the public areas in all the expansion packs from Hot Date through Makin' Magic. Don't miss the boat house in the section for Unique and Themed Houses.
The selection also includes some unique walls and floors to decorate the homes. One of the more clever items is a brick wall that shows the pattern of an outdoor spotlight shining on the wall. Each lot is presented with a complete shopping list.
Astoundingly outstanding webcraft -- clean, attractive, and very easy to navigate. Illustrations are taken from The Sims 2, hinting at promise of great things to come.
Operates a well-crafted Invision Power Board, the Simharbor Forums.
Hosted on Homestead.
Entry created August 25, 2004
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Sim Haven
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Sim Haven appears to have been caught in the Homestead crunch. Our original review follows.
Offers a large collection of houses complete with families. Great FAQ, especially for new players.
Last update was in May 2001. Hosted on Homestead.
Warning: Some pages have background music.
Pasiphae says, "This is totally off-topic, but considering my namesake I have to confess that I
find myself intrigued by Angie's handle, 'cowloverssimgirl'. Mom insists that I was
named after the moon, Pasiphae, and she only learned about the character from Greek mythology
after I was born. That's her story and she's sticking to it!"
Entry updated 6 Feb 04
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Sim Homes
AKA Emma's Sim Homes
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Nothing here but the start of laying out a web site. We don't know if the site is rebuilding or has been abandoned. If you know, please tell us about it in the Moon Sims Yahoo Group.
9 Sep 01: Furnished houses with families living in them. Some adult female skins. Hosted on Geocities.
Entry updated 6 Feb 04.
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Sim Homes & Real Estate
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Can I interest you in a suburban 3-2-2 with detached garage in beautiful Sim Acres?
How about an authentic reconstruction of Nathaniel Bell's 22,788 square foot Bell Glade Manor?
Real estate agent Beth would be happy to show them to you!
There are lots of downloable houses here. To find them all, click on the little image of the gray-roofed home with the "SALE" sign in the upper right corner of the page (or click on the following link) to get to the list of lots.
Opened March 4, 2002 on Angelfire. Moved to SimsHost in June 2002.
This is one of more than sixty great Sims sites hosted by
SimsHost.
You'll want to subscribe to SimsHost so you can download the goodies.
Fortunately, it won't cost you much to subscribe and in addition to getting
access to dozens of the greatest sites on the net, when you subscribe to
SimsHost you are doing your part to keep all of the great Sims sites
on line!
Entry updated 6 Feb 2004
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Sim Hussy
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Your fashion-conscious sims will enjoy shopping for designer fashions at Sim Hussy!
The site is all about clothes, especially featuring clothing for men and women from
Custo Barcelona modeled by characters from Frilly
Sims (page 4) and Sim Skins (page 12).
Hosted on Tripod.
Entry created 23 Jan 04
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Similarity Sims
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NEW URL! We've updated the URL for Similarity Sims. It was a small but important change -- just replace "co" with "me" in the address.
As you page through the hundreds of downloads from Lynda De La Mar's Similarity Sims you will find sets of furniture and furnishings, in just about every color you can want, for every room in the house. The site features variations on creations from sites all around the Sims community. Among the coordinated walls and floors you will find some adventurous and whimsical designs to add a bit more excitement to your sims' homes.
Also visit the Similarity Sims Egroup on Yahoo for more adventure and some fun downloads.
Originally driven from the net by the bandwidth blues, Similarity Sims reopened on SimsHost on December 10, 2002, and is still going strong today.
This is one of more than sixty great Sims sites hosted by
SimsHost.
You'll want to subscribe to SimsHost so you can download the goodies.
Fortunately, it won't cost you much to subscribe and in addition to getting
access to dozens of the greatest sites on the net, when you subscribe to
SimsHost you are doing your part to keep all of the great Sims sites
on line!
Entry updated 24 April 2004
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Similitude
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"Form over function. Always!" Moved from Homestead to AOL.
Pasiphae says, "That's it? That's all you have to say about Similtude??"
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Sim Kitten
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It says here: "Sim Kitten is closed due to being pulled from my host. Sim Kitten is merging with Dr Pixel's Charecters to be come The Blarney Stone. (See page 13.) Now Open.
"Cheers, ~Tigeress~"
Was hosted on ambitlink.net. In our previous review, we noted that she creates remarkably pretty female characters.
Entry updated 7 Dec 02
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SIMLANE.com
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SimLane showcases the work of several artists, including Coaster's, Maxim's, Ray's Used Cars, Second Life, Simbabes, Sim Lane Studios, Simpets, Simply Darlene (skins and objects), and The Hoods (a neighborhood screen manager).
Once hosted The Simstones, but The Simstones have been removed from the web.
Entry updated 20 Feb 2004.
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simlily
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Agent Dawson's simlily hosts a stunning collection of stylish clothing for
women, boys, and girls.
The "themes" section features period dresses from the movie Titanic. The styles emphasize
attention to subtle details and some complex accessories for an extra touch of realism.
Entry created 27 July 02
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Simlings
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Lots of interesting notes about The Sims. No downloads.
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Sim Links (Serene)
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Clothes and faces for adult females, with carefully crafted original clothing styles. Some objects. Moved from Homestead to Geocities in July 2001.
Carla says, "Stylish, without being weird."
Caddy says, "Will the last site leaving Homestead please turn off the lights? OK, seriously, I really like Sim Links's style. It could use some back links, though."
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Sim Love
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Several collections of objects in all categories. Some cartoon themes, and themes for all the major western
holidays. Massive collection of artwork and decorative items. Some mild adult content; well marked as such.
We have the honor to host SimLove here on Moon Sims.
Entry updated 13 Dec 01. Corrected URL. Oops.
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Simlusions
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Small collection of skins. Some interesting recolors and some original objects made from photographs. In the Houses section, scroll to the right to find the download links. Simlusions was originally named Noel Sims. Hosted on 4dw.net.
Entry created 16 Apr 02
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Simmandments
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Moved to Simfreaks. Look there for stuff
created by Tiffany. The Simmandment site still has a page listing 12 amusing commandments for
playing The Sims.
Entry updated 16 Sep 01
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Sim Mayhem!
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Luckycat's objects and houses. Recolored furniture. Nice artwork. Several colors
of lava lamps. Black medicine cabinet and black door. Some houses. Hosted on Tripod,
so it has that odd user interface that requires two steps to download a zip file.
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Simming it Up
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As of August 14, 2001, appears to be under construction. Got an ftp directory here. Hosted on Tripod.
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SimNutz
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Lots and lots of links presented with a dramatic web noir flair. Links are nicely arranged in alphabetical order with
little buttons to help you find what you're looking for. The previews section shows some of nicest finds on the net.
Opened in December 2001(?).
Entry updated 21 Jan 02
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Simobiliaria
a.k.a. Inmobiliaria Sim
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This is a temporary location for Simobiliaria, who moved here from The Sims Resource. Disk space limitations
prevent them from uploading their objects; however you can still view and download the houses and find links
to the sites that provide some of the goodies you will need to outfit them.
Their specialty is beautiful houses. Available in both Inglés and Español. Creada en España por Nosotros Dos.
Entry updated 21 Nov 01
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Sim Ones
a.k.a. Sim Chaotics
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SimOnes changed their name to Sim Chaotics.
Hosts the body meshes for the Big Girls project, which require a bit of
extra work to install. Read the instrutions carefully.
Entry updated 10 Mar 02
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Simorphor
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Large catalog of original items that look great in the game. Famous for their beautiful water gardens.
Made some significant break-throughs in designing objects for The Sims; notable for full-length glass
walls. Excellent tutorials.
Pasiphae says, "You might not think of water gardens as Livin' Luna, but they are a key part of the basic
theme for the Luna City cavern! Watercourses and water plants are a key part of the life support system
humidifying and refreshing the air in our rather subtropical climate. Plants like these thrive year round
here in the cavern."
Carla says, "Check out the original skins! Thanks to Simorphor your sims don't all have to look like they
come from Iowa. Let's have a Bali-themed party; I want an excuse to wear a cheongsam!"
Caddy says, "Outstanding design for the web site! The pull-down quick-navigation menu is backed up with
a thorough set of plain HTML links that enable you to get around with Javascript turned off. The server is
very responsive, and you can tell that the simsmaster designed the site for the user rather than indulging in a
demonstration of bleeding-edge web tricks. And NO FRAMES! Hooray!"
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Simortality
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Simortality isn't open yet, but the webmasters of Hott Sims and Sim Fantasy are announcing that this blessed event
will happen soon.
Entry updated 13 Dec 01
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Simophsere
Previously Sim Decor
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We haven't reviewed Natsy's Super Sim Shoppe yet, but we will soon!
Recommended by Kate, webmistress of Parsimonious (page 7), so we know you'll like it!
Entry updated 20 Feb 2004
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SimOutlets
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Scroll WAY down the page to find the links to the 14 download
pages.
Caddy says, "Be careful! The object files aren't zipped, so
you will need to use yor web browsers 'download to disk' feature when
you click on things. Lots of broken links and 'File not found'
errors."
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Sim Paradise Japon
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Splash page just provides some ads and a link to the
real Sim Paradise Japon web site. Which in turn takes you to another page that links to a page that comes
up blank due to HTML erros. Here's a direct link to the the menu and the main
frame. The main page loads a background object, but otherwise comes up blank. Looks like a style sheet
error. Maybe you will have better luck. Caddy! Help!
Caddy says, "Page info says this site was updated today (16 Sep 01), so you might have happened to
visit while someone was working on it. Yes, it looks like extensive errors in HTML and style sheets. Try it
again using MSIE; that might work."
Entry updated 16 Sep 01
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SIMpatico
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As it says on the home page: Skins, walls, floors, houses, furniture. A very nice
collection of clothing for all characters, notable for both orginiality of style and
meticulous shading. None of us were able to download anything, though; every link to
a zip file returned a 404 File Not Found error. Launches a spam gun that continuously opens new
advertising windows on your screen.
Pasiphae says, "Darn. I can't tell you what's there until I can download something. It looks like
simsmaster Lauren J. Harwood-Westgate is working on moving the site right now, so I'll keep checking."
Caddy says, "I had the best luck accessing SIMpatico in the early morning. Other times it seems like
freehomepage gets jugged up and loses packets. If you can't get there directly, try sneaking in the maid's entrance at
http://simpatico.topcities.com/index.html.
Keep up with finding and closing the advertising windows or they will stack up and crash your browser."
Carla says, "I like to visit SIMpatico just to read the descriptions of the outfits! Did you know that the
Sim City High School's team is called the Flaming Flamingos?"
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Sim Personal Shopper
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Sim Personal Shopper closed the board and went off line permanently in May 2002 after
one year of operation. Our original description follows.
Most of the links in the navigation column on Sim Personal Shopper point to parts of their EZBoard forum. We
haven't visited the forum yet, so we will have to do some more looking around before we figure out what the
site is really about.
(Read our caution about EZBoard's spamming on the page
about the Moon Sims links list.)
They're running an interesting fund-raising campaign where those who donate $5 or more
get some goodies created by several different Sims artists. Part of the proceeds go to the artists and
part of them go to help pay for sites that are having difficulties with web hosting costs.
Entry updated 16 May 02
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Simphony in Colors
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Need walls? Hundreds and hundreds of walls, all organized in categories and subcategories. Moved from The Sims Resource
to their own domain at the end of December 2001.
Entry updated 2 Jan 02
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Sim Playhouse
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Lots of objects, especially notable for zoo and barnyard animals. If your sims are just dying to have
an elephant or a killer whale, this is the place. Water floor tile for the killer whale and
dophins. Animals eat Simporphor's llama food.
Coffee pot offers your sims a serious caffeine rush. Catering table and matching end table have an
American flag motif. Hospital beds. Water walls, floors, bed, lights, door, dresser, and table for
your aquatic sims. Realistically animated bubble-bath tubs. Animated babies that never grow up.
Several pages of walls and floors. Also a few skins.
Pops up lots of new windows for both the site and for advertising. Seems to be hosted partially on
Geocities and partially on cheatman.net.
Entry updated 16 Apr 02
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Simple Sim Shop
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Permanently off line. Redirects to another site.
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Simple Yet Elegant 2 (Simply Living
2000)
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Apparently permanently off line.
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Simply Fabulous
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Not found on Homestead. Have they moved, or given up?
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Simplosion
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You will find complete coordinated sets for every room in the house at
Simplosion. There are innovative pieces in every set, but make
sure you don't miss the glass-topped dining table in dining room set number 2.
We also particularly enjoyed the ghosts in the Halloween set.
In addition to the furniture, Simplosion has a great collection
of walls and floors, and some original lots for Vacation.
This is the least costly subscription site we have found, asking only
$1.49 per month.
Entry updated 25 Nov 02
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SIMply Gifts
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Lots and lots and lots of stuff, more than we could look at in the time available because
we are eager to tell you that Simply Gifts is back! Many objects made from photographs.
Hosted on AOL.
Entry updated 2 May 02
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Sim-ply Irresistible
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Yup! We just can't resist Sim-ply Irresistible! The collection
of women's skins is the star of the show, but you will also find some
original walls and floors and some nice tapestries to grace those walls.
With all those new walls, you'll need some new houses to wrap them around,
and you'll find a few of those here, too!
Entry created 21 Sep 02
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Simply Sims
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The front page is a diatribe about pay sites. That's as far as I got.
Pasiphae says, "This site might be of more interest to Sims community politicians than to fans of the game. I can only
hope that none of this will be Livin' Luna."
Caddy says, "I dunno, Pas. Greg's not going to like this one."
Greg says, "Don't worry. It's not important to us, but it is important to some folks, so let's list
Catherine's site now that we know about it."
Entry updated 1 Mar 02
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Simply Simsville
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Fails to load.
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Simply Walls
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Collection of two dozen really nice walls, some with matching floors.
Grand reopening was on 27 Feb 2002, so maybe we don't need to apologize too profusely for not coming back to
check since August when he found the bandwidth limit exceeded. Moved from 'move.to' to Homestead in August 2001.
You will find more of Lin's work at The Sims Resource.
Entry updated 1 Mar 2002
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Simpressive
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Simpressive lives up to its name, with an impressive collection of skins for all your characters. The
furniture section contains only paintings, but very nice paintings. The Models section currently
contains one short-haired adult female head mesh. In the Neighborhoods section, you can contribute your
own house design to the site. Don't overlook the little menus at the top of the detailed sections that
take you to multiple pages in that category.
Entry created 23 Apr 02
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SIMPROVER
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Special themes are the hallmark for SIMPROVER. Don't miss the stunning pipe
organ in the Angeltown Wedding Center and the pediatric equipment in the Old Town Medical
Center. You will find some beautifully framed old masters along with a nice collection
of vintage posters in the Paintings section.
The Skins section is just as innovative, with farm-themed dresses and jeans, but
you won't be keeping them down on the farm for long if your female sims don the provocative
evening gowns available here!
Pasiphae says, "I found Livin' Luna goodies on several pages of the site.
Especially note the Glassy Dining Room set with its glass walls and metal-and-glass
furnishings -- pure Livin' Luna!
Entry updated 7 June 2004
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