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by coppolaemilio 1249 days ago
I recently tried to run it but failed! I even considered making an old PC just to play that. Thanks for sharing this tutorial.

I never stopped listening to the build mode songs from this game, they are the best tracks to get me full nostalgia mode.

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Oh my goodness, the soundtrack was insanely cool! It's still my go-to OST for programming! You just cannot have bad mood when listening to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=399YneFTwh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs5QGN-zhwM
Jerry Martin, Marc Ruso, and Kirk Casey!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Martin_(composer)

https://www.last.fm/music/Marc+Russo

https://soundcloud.com/kirk-casey

http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/the_sims_g1.php

>The Sims: The music in The Sims is in a huge variety of styles. Most of it is kind of "tounge-in-cheek" and adds a lot of humor to the game.

How The Sims Made New-Age Jazz Piano the Soundtrack of Our Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpVUi9TQ8U

The Sims soundtrack is an iconic piece of video game music, and the build mode's minimalist new age jazz piano songs are undoubtedly among it's most famous tracks. We spoke to Jerry Martin, the composer of the soundtrack, to find out how and why new age jazz piano became the sound of The Sims.

Check out Jerry Martin's website to download mp3s of the build tracks, piano sheet music, and even original songs at:

https://boombamboom.com

The Untold Story of 'The Sims,' Your First Favorite Jazz Record

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qveqew/the-untold-story-of-t...

Music in The Sims

https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Music_in_The_Sims

For as much as I love their work, I can’t believe it has never crossed my mind to look and see if these musicians have an online presence.

I’m so glad you’ve shared this and all the other links in this thread. You’ve definitely caused some fanmail to be generated today.

I’m not the only one! In addition to the base game I also have the tracks for the expansions as well. My programming playlist also has Sim City 4 and Streets of Sim City on it too.

I also like to listen to SimCopter’s soundtrack on YouTube from time to time. While I like listening to high fidelity audio in my main playlist, hearing the intense compression artifacts and the in-game advertisements makes me feel so nostalgic.

One of the motives that I tried to play piano was the Sims building music (: