[neumann_alfred]

hen there was Will's quirky name, Super Happy Friends Home, which only the Japanese would love.

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I just saw a talk by him yesterday where he confirmed what you can read (and see) here, http://www.will-wright.com/willshistory7.php

Not that it has anything to do with your point, but still :P

[SimHacker]

Oh right, I totally forgot about the name "TDS", which stood for "Tactical Domestic Simulator" and survives in the name of some of the tools like TDSBuild: http://www.scribd.com/doc/117493077/The-Sims-TDSB