Best wel leuk, als ik de tabjes van mijn Explorer bekijk. Of te wel, in volgorde … Simsnetwerk …. Sporenetwerk …. Spore …. SNWeblog
En zo ziet het er eigenlijk iedere avond uit, Spore tegenover Sims, maar ja, als admin op beide forums kan je niet anders. Bladeren van post naar post, zo af en toe een reactie en dan … Explorer uit en gamen maar….
Op dit moment voornamelijk Spore Ruimte Avonturen, want helaas … hoewel ik eindelijk alle boekjes van De Sims 2 gevonden heb, ben ik door alle drukte er nog steeds niet aan gekomen om het spel te installeren. Dus de strijd tussen Spore en Sims woedt voorlopig alleen op internet… 
Internationaal gezien zijn beide EA-spellen een hit. Spore door zijn “mondiale” karakter, Sims door de ongelooflijke 3D gameplay (zeker nu er ook nog een Sims 3 is). Natuurlijk staat EA garant voor meerdere spellen in mijn cd-box, maar deze twee staan nog steeds boven aan. Hoewel … de C&C box, uitgegeven voorr tien jaar Command&Conquer begint ook mee te dingen naar een eerste plaats. Vooral één van de laatsten, Tiberium Wars, haalt de laatste tijd hoge ogen …. maar we dwalen af ….
Als je een tijdje de twitters van Spore, Sims 2 of Sims 3 volgt, valt op dat de onderlinge afdelingen van EA ook hier een strijd lijken te hebben, namelijk die van de meeste tweets. Gewoon leuk, populariteit is belangrijk….
Sims contra Spore … Spore contra Sims … het maakt eigenlijk niet uit, voor SNW zijn ze beiden belangrijk. Allebei een onderdeel van een supergroot forum met mensen die één van de twee, of beiden, een warm hart toedragen.
Kom, ik ga nog even browsen tussen mijn tabjes….
Shame, shame, shame on me … the last post was on septembre 30th … shame.
Normally I try to write some posts on different blogs, but work and family took some extra time the last months. And, biggest problem of all, when I tried to get in … my password was incorrect.
This morning I was twittering and clicked on my SNWeblog. Just for fun I opened the Dashboard and … BANG, back again!
The last months were hectic. Big announcements from EA, The Sims 3 is due some days from now. I follow the news, the articles, the critics and still I am not in a Sims 3 mood. I am a Sims-fanatic since the first Sims ever made, but withThe Sims 3 my heart doesn’t tremble.
Deep in my heart I am content with The Sims 2 and all the expancions/accessories I bought the last years. And when everybody is exploring the new Sims, and the critics are getting better, maybe ….
In the meanwhile Spore became second on my gamelist, just behind my number one The Sims 2.
So nowadays I sit behind my desktop with a coin. And when it hits Head, I play the Sims that day.
No, I’m kidding, it’s just like moods. Somedays I like to play The Sims, work on my Hippie Legacy or just run through my main-neighbourhood River’s Hill. On the other days, I explore the galactic Spore-space….
SNW is going to change. Big plans, new look, new forum. I saw some previews and I’m excited. Still working on new legacies or translations of excisting Dutch legacies.
Ah … doesn’t matter, the main thing is … I’m back …
Translating some legacies which are published on the Dutch SNW, exploring Spore, starting with The Sims 2 Apartment Life and nightshift at my work… it’s a very busy schedule.
But I have to update you all. At this moment the Hippie Legacy is translated for almost 80%. There are some parts of the original text, that require some knowledge of the game play in English. I normally play it in Dutch, like most of the Dutch Sims 2 gamers.
I already examined some of the other legacies to translate them very soon.
Spore … I am addicted already. My eldest son and I play it on one account, so in no-time we created all kinds of strange-looking carnivores, omnivores or herbivores.
When I first heard about Spore, I reacted a little timid. I wasn’t ready for an another Wright invention. I hardly could manage to play Simscity or The Sims, my favourite genre (Fantasy Role Playing Games) was put in a very far away corner. But … after the first pictures and the Demo Creature Creator, I fell in love with this new Maxis/EA product.
Apartment Life … Yes, I bought this one too. I finally had the time to install it, and some days ago I build my first apartments. It’s certainly an improvement, but my town River’s Hill is getting to small for my little Sims. So, last week the mayor of my Sims City decided that it was allowed to build in the new Sunny Valley. 
Finally, work. One of my co-workers had to go to the hospital, so we had to rearrange the rosters. So now I’m in my second row of nightshifts. For me it’s not a problem, but considering all the things I wanted to do this month, it’s a busy time …. But, no sweat, tomorrow starts October ….. a new month, why complaining ….
Some days ago, after reading Rosana’s preview, I decided to buy the latest expansion, Apartment Life. Shame on me, I still haven’t got the time to install it. But, with six days off, I think I can manage to do this very soon.
The nicest thing I read, was the returning of magic in my Sims neighborhoods. Years ago, with The Sims, I created witches and magicians with Abracadabra. So now …. OMG … they are back!!!!
Not even played the new expansion, but my mind is going crazy. This will be just a perfect start for a new Legacy on SNW Int (and on the Dutch SNW too).
At this moment I am translating the Hippie Legacy, which is a hit on the Dutch SNW. During the pauses in translating, I am thinking about a new Legacy, called Bewitched.
The last one is about the new magical part of The Sims 2. And, it will be available on both forums. That means I am thinking and creating this legacy in my mother-language Dutch, as in English as well.
The main part is almost ready, but I have to install Apartment Life first to get the specifics. And there are more legacies on the Dutch SNW I would like to translate or publish on the International SNW. So be patient, they are coming…
More info SOON!