That original pitch is so off the rails and only ever so tenuously connected to the game. The bully character adds monsters? What’s the demo for this, children? When’s the last time you saw a kid playing Sims?

The idea that it was called a cash grab just because people didn’t know the plot is fucking hilarious. It sounds like it would’ve been complete schlock.

This reminds me of a podcast I listened to recently where they revealed someone tried to make a film of The Far Side cartoons. From the sounds of it, it was literally the cartoons realised in live action. There was even a test shoot and you can find a couple of photos online. Obviously the project was canned.

No idea how that film could’ve worked.

You would assume that Barbie would be the tougher one, considering it already had a media empire. Sims is really just the ultimate incarnation of SimCity.