Have you found "easter eggs" in the game?

[Lemon&Lime]

Have you ever noticed the little jokes, references to history, and mythological references in the Sims2?

For example, there is a statue in a house in downtown - the house of Fallen Trees - of a woman, I believe it is called The Grey Lady or something similar. In the item description, it details the story of the woman in the statue, and ends with something like "and that is why no toddler or baby can die in fire." I loved this quirky comment, which provides a supernatural explanation for something in the game which is not how things are in real life.

So, has anyone else noticed something in the Sims2 which you may not notice at first glance? Feel free to provide pictures! (But please only when required).

Be it in an item description, a Maxis building, family tree, a Sim's memory, a pop-up or mix them all together to provide a fuller explanation of what happened... Tell us about it here, fellow easter egg hunters!

[Purplepaws]

Here's one I noticed a long time ago. The description of the Will Lloyd Wright Dollhouse:

"This marvel of dollhouse design is meant for children to act out fantasies of controlling little families. This incredible replica comes complete with amazingly realistic furniture and decorative items. Don't be surprised if hours upon hours are spent enjoying this little world."

This seems to me like a reference to the game itself!

[higgins534_SC]

To add onto Purple Paws' Easter Egg...'Dollhouse' was what the Sims was called when Wright pitched the idea to his superiors.

[Purplepaws]

Oh yeah, I had forgotten that! That certainly makes my comparison more valid then, doesn't it?

[Ghanima Atreides]

The tattoo that comes with one of the Uni male "rocker" outfits is this picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Ghanima/Kitteh/298999833_536f5841f1.jpg

[Purplepaws]

The tattoo that comes with one of the Uni male "rocker" outfits is this picture:

Really? That's hilarious! Do you have a picture of the outfit?

[Ghanima Atreides]

Yup! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Ghanima/Sims/CatTattoo.jpg

[Purplepaws]

Lol, that's too funny!

[ambnumber11]

One thing is that in the CAS for YAs, one of the pictures in the background is Will Wright.

And once when I pressed "Random", a Sim that looked like Will Wright came up with the same face, but with the nerd outfit. :lol:

[Ghanima Atreides]

LOL Yes there are quite a few Will references in the game....one of the big rocks you can place in your Hoods is a Will Wright head, complete with glasses. You can see it in Strangetown...also the huge lot in Pleasantview is called Wright Way.

[honeynutcows_SC]

The tattoo that comes with one of the Uni male "rocker" outfits is this picture:


haha i love it never noticed that before

[musiquefille_SC]

hahaha, that tattoo is hilarious, can't believe no one mentioned it on here before. awesome!

[didgerdoni]

OMG, that tattoo is fantastic! How did I miss that? *runs off to tell all her lolcat-loving friends*

[BusterBrown]

LMAO!! I never noticed that tattoo before!!! That's so funny! XD

Any of you remember the improbable whale statue??? It's a reference to a scene in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where a couple of missiles are very improbably turned into a bowl of petunias and a very surprised whale. :lol:

[Lemon&Lime]

Hehe. I've never seen the film but I noticed that and I was like: O.o

Agnes Crumplebottom is a distant relative of Cassandra Goth. I found a whole webpage discussing this subject before. She never got married, however, so Mrs Crumplebottom is not 'officially' by easter egg hunters considored to be a relative of the Goth's.

[Styledx_SC]

Found this on eeggs
"In the story for Pleasantville it says that it has been 25 years from the happenings of the original Sims game and Casandra Goth is grown and especially that Bella the wife of Mortimer has disappeared, but she has been found...
First of all run The Sims 2.
Then select the Pleasantville neighborhood to play in.
When the town loads click on the "Decorations" button and then select the category with the rainbow and hot air balloon with the label "Effects."
Now select the 'hot air balloon' and place it anywhere in the neighborhood.
Exit "Decorations" mode by selecting the "Houses and Lots" mode or the "Families" mode.
Find the hot air balloon that you just placed in the neighborhood and move and zoom in closely. You will see two people in the basket. Theres a lady in a red dress. Its Bella just as she looked in the original Sims game, but right next to her in the basket it appears to be a mystery man. Who could it be? "

Didn't know that, I want to see it now

[Lemon&Lime]

Omgosh that's quite cool. I'm gonna have to see for myself now.

[teardrops182]

yeah, i noticed that too, StyledX!
This is cool :P

[Lemon&Lime]

I noticed a flying pig flying over Pleasantview yesterday, with strings dangling from it as if it had been unattached from somewhere. I guess its something that comes from OFB, I've just got that.

[musiquefille_SC]

Yeah, apparently that was in reference to when the creators were asked if they would ever make a pets expansion for the game like unleashed for TS1. their response was "when pigs fly".. and well.. after OFB we got Pets, so I guess they kept their word.

[SilentPsycho]

I noticed a flying pig flying over Pleasantview yesterday, with strings dangling from it as if it had been unattached from somewhere. I guess its something that comes from OFB, I've just got that.

It's a reference to the incident at the Bluewater Shopping Centre, UK, when a promotional huge ballon pig escaped from it's moorings and floated away.

[TLAWBLIQUE360]

All this is pretty awesome! I saw the peops in the balloon once when I accidentally hit the tab button. Now im even more curious...

[Lemon&Lime]

What about the whole 'Bella' mystery? Did Maxis intend for something to happen (like her to appear, for her grave to be found somewhere, etc.) One of the Curious brothers in Strangetown has got engaged/in-a-relationship with the Strangetown Bella (I'm aware that there is more than one). Unfortunatly Mortimer died on my game so it is unlikely I can get them back together, as the Goth family is already huge and I don't want to ressurect some of the family even if it is to reunite them.

[Ghanima Atreides]

Figgi - Maxis did not mean for anything special to happen with Bella. Even if you reunite them, they get no special memories, no graves appear, nothing...they won't even know eachother. Not to mention moving sims between 'hoods is dangerous business and can bork your game.

That being said, I just remembered this little easter egg...one of the Maxis people must be a Harry Potter fan :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Ghanima/Sims/prisonerofazkalamp.jpg

[Lemon&Lime]

Hehe I like that one GhanimaAtreides - that's one of the most common lights I use in middle-class Sim's bathrooms - and I never looked at the name!



Edit: Today I was playing on my Royal Kingdom family, and when Queen Augusta was making some cereal (I really should move in a servant) I noticed this on the milk carton! Could it be Bella Goth?

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/bellagothonamilkcarton.jpg

(For some reason photobucket is making my pictures really really small. Anyone suggest an alternative?)

[Slytherin-Girl]

That is Bella! I've seen it before too!

[Lemon&Lime]

Sorry the picture isn't bigger, it is but then even when I take a scrn prnt photobucket makes it really small when everyone else's picture is bigger :(

[Ineedalife]

Hehe. I've never seen the film but I noticed that and I was like: O.o

Agnes Crumplebottom is a distant relative of Cassandra Goth. I found a whole webpage discussing this subject before. She never got married, however, so Mrs Crumplebottom is not 'officially' by easter egg hunters considored to be a relative of the Goth's.
Do you remember what the website was?

[annachibi]

There's a character in MySims, a librarian named Elmira, who is Mrs. Crumplebottom's niece. It says so in her bio. ;)

[Lemon&Lime]

Do you remember what the website was?

No, I think I googled Agnes Crumplebottom to try and find out who she was, a while before I got nightlife. It was one of those yahoo group pages (I think) and it went into a lot of detail about her, and I read the first few paragraphs but I was looking for a good picture so didn't pay too much attention.

[Pleasance]

I'm probably stating the obvious here, and I dont know if it counts as an easter egg but that cow plant that came with Uni bears an uncanny likeness to Audrey 2 in that awesome film "Little shop of horrors"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRN39oifsE

[Ghanima Atreides]

Omg I never knew that! An obvious reference, so cool!

[Cinamun]

Feed me seymour!! LOL I loved that movie... Clever, very clever!

[Pleasance]

Feed me seymour!! LOL I loved that movie... Clever, very clever!

LOL, I was flicking channels about 2 hours ago, when I came across the movie, I just had to watch. Now I have the song 'Suddenly Seymour' stuck in my head

[Cinamun]

Now I do too *grrr* LOL

[ambnumber11]

I just noticed that with that Custom Paining option that with every EP added they add like 3 or so more. Check your Paintings files in your Sims 2 folder, there's a lumberjack, a snowy fountain, and loads other.

[Ghost sdoj]

Are the roofs that don't appear under "Auto-roof" considered Easter eggs?

In the opening to OFB, The final sentence gave the mathematical formula for a cone-shaped roof and that was when Conical roofs and dome roofs were introduced.

[Catherine_SC]

There's a character in MySims, a librarian named Elmira, who is Mrs. Crumplebottom's niece. It says so in her bio. ;)

Really! That makes so much sense.. Elmira is almost as nasty as Mrs. Crumplebottom :)

[Lemon&Lime]

Are the roofs that don't appear under "Auto-roof" considered Easter eggs?

In the opening to OFB, The final sentence gave the mathematical formula for a cone-shaped roof and that was when Conical roofs and dome roofs were introduced.

What do you mean by the opening?

[Ghost sdoj]

The little blurbs that crawl across the screen during the initial loading of the game. "Preparing Bacon for Homeward transportation", "Neutralizing Shuriken Oxidation","Reticulated Splines for sale $2000", etc. It includes something like "Roof=Roof *Pi R^2 H." Pi times R squared (R= radius of the circle at the base) Times the height is the area of a cone.

[Count Four]

Isn't there something in the pool description in the build mode catalogue about "Just don't forget the ladder" or something like that?

I haven't looked at it lately, but I'm sure it's there. They know we drown extraneous sims. LOL

[Lemon&Lime]

The little blurbs that crawl across the screen during the initial loading of the game. "Preparing Bacon for Homeward transportation", "Neutralizing Shuriken Oxidation","Reticulated Splines for sale $2000", etc. It includes something like "Roof=Roof *Pi R^2 H." Pi times R squared (R= radius of the circle at the base) Times the height is the area of a cone.

That doesn't show up on mine. I have Uni, NL, OFB, Pets, and Seasons. So I only get the Seasons messages at the bottom of the loading screen.


Isn't there something in the pool description in the build mode catalogue about "Just don't forget the ladder" or something like that?

I haven't looked at it lately, but I'm sure it's there. They know we drown extraneous sims. LOL

Yeah I'm pretty sure it says something like that. Hehe.

[Ghanima Atreides]

Another reference to the pool ladder sim death is in the Brokes' family blurb thing...it said that Brandi's husband had died in a mysterious pool ladder accident ;)

[annachibi]

One of the cheaper table lamps is called the "Pix-Arm" which is obviously a reference to Pixar. :D They got started with those little shorts about a little lamp and its bigger mother lamp. :laugh:

Edit: I just noticed that alien sims' gums are light blue. Which would logically mean that their blood is blue, too? :blink:

[Talkingcokecan]

Wow that's interesting...
blue gums, blue blood

When a child sim plays chess one of the books is called
"asdfjkj;;" or something like that.
I guess they couldn't be bothered making up book names?

-Neo

[sesshomarusgirlplayer]

i know that this one isnt much of an egg(i found it off of sims2 website i think) but has anyone found the bunny in the frig at the community lots? i read about it somewhere that there is a picture of a pink bunny in a community lots frig and its at random. the pic is on some female shirt

[cosmough]

http://thesims2.ea.com/images/about/ep7_screenshots/screenshot_6.jpg

They're playing MySims... :D

[Ghost sdoj]

You can also get The Sims Busting out and Sim City 4 for them to play.

[xJOFLx]

Wow, a really interesting thread here!
The best so far..
Haha.

Speaking of Easter Eggs, i heard/saw that the Social Bunny leaves you a big, colourful patterned Egg if you get this custom object..
Do i make sense?
And does anyone know about it?

I'll try to find the picture.... *frowns, and scurries off*


EDIT: I found them!

For the proper link, click here (http://cafe.naver.com/ArticleRead.nhn?clubid=10384073&menuid=4&searchtype=1&query=토끼&searchdate=1y&page=1&articleid=47834).

Here are some photos, in case you can't get into the page:

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=611938750&PhotoAlbumId=3133420206&PhotoId=6313922000
The Bunny is leaving the Egg on the table.

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=611938750&PhotoId=6313922022&PhotoAlbumId=3133420206
The girl Sim is surprised to find the egg after some sleep.

http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=611938750&PhotoId=6313922044&PhotoAlbumId=3133420206
The boy Sim is about to eat the Egg and is thinking..

=D

[FurryPanda]

Lol, I've been looking for these when I'm in game, keep em coming, I'm thooughly amused.

[foolinthemoon]

Sorry the picture isn't bigger, it is but then even when I take a scrn prnt photobucket makes it really small when everyone else's picture is bigger :(

have you checked your load options, when you are given the option to load, look above the three slots slightly to your right and you'll see something tht says "max image size: 800 x 600 (options)" yours will probably have smaller size named, click on options to select the size you want it to load as :)

[treeag]

have you checked your load options, when you are given the option to load, look above the three slots slightly to your right and you'll see something tht says "max image size: 800 x 600 (options)" yours will probably have smaller size named, click on options to select the size you want it to load as :)

that's one of the reasons why imageshack.us is way better in every ways than photobucket :smash:

[Lemon&Lime]

Hmm.. Ok, I'll try that when I next upload a picture. Thanks!


Edit: Here is an Easter Egg I found ages ago when playing on the Sims, I only just uploaded the picture today though.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_6dae6a73_33df40d4.jpg

A secret note! Unfortunatly it's just squiggly lines from what I can make out.

[xJOFLx]

Ooh, a secret note!
Which mirror is that??

[Vaalyah]

I see words in a Reflex Sims set mirror... the one with all the iron decorations around it... but I thought it was a mistake :blink:

[Lemon&Lime]

The mirror is the cheapest stand mirror I think, its the rectangle wooden one.

Has anyone got OFB and looked through the Tinker family album? The pictures reveal that the reason that Melody doesn't want to run her parent's toy shop is because she got scared by a jack-in-the-box! It shows a picture of her as a toddler surprised when jack came out and then there's pictures of her doing the Ahhh! Sim face when she finds one on the floor in her teenage years.

[FuryFanFiction]

That being said, I just remembered this little easter egg...one of the Maxis people must be a Harry Potter fan :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Ghanima/Sims/prisonerofazkalamp.jpg


As one of the biggest Harry Potter fans in the world, I noticed that the first time I played the game :p

[I.nfectious_SC]

Not to mention moving sims between 'hoods is dangerous business and can bork your game.



Really? I didn't know that.

Great thread by the way :beer:

[Ferret]

As one of the biggest Harry Potter fans in the world, I noticed that the first time I played the game :p

:lol: I've only just noticed that. I should be ashamed XD

[ambnumber11]

Sorry, I hate to bump threads. XD

If you look at the animation of the Free Time EP in that big box in the center, towards the end of it, you can see that one of the silhouettes is a golfer. Just pointing it out, but what if we get actually golf? But then I remembered we already got mini golf in the mini game. :(

[X-Lea-X]

[QUOTE=Edit: Today I was playing on my Royal Kingdom family, and when Queen Augusta was making some cereal (I really should move in a servant) I noticed this on the milk carton! Could it be Bella Goth?[/QUOTE]

Yup Bella is on the milk carton!

[Stephie]

:lol: Wow, only just read this threads and never really noticed anything! Shows how much attention I pay in gameplay haha! I particuarly like the 'Prisoner of Azkalamp'
Keep them coming guys! Would love to see some more!
*off i run to find some myself!*

[1306]

Does anyone know the painting "Bella in Red"? It's found in The Sims 2. Well, if you have Nightlife, look closely at the vinyl container in the DJ booth. One of those vinyl covers looks like "Bella in Red".

BTW, there's a standing lamp called "Rave Against The Machine". Someone must've been a Rage Against The Machine fan...:D

[Stealthier]

Hey thanks for the easter eggs! I was going to reply with the Limecat picture (in the first few pages of this thread regarding to a picture of a cat wearing the peel of a pomelo, and yes, its called Limecat)

Anyways a little infomation of the Limecat easter egg. It's quite a popular internet meme till recently and it originated from a huge anonymous message board called 4chan (NSFW) and people with "unfunny" threads or memes would get replies with the Limecat pic and the phrase "Limecat is not amused." macroed on it

[Lemon&Lime]

Stealthier - what does NSFW mean? And what's meme? :blink:

[AnnetteL]

Stealthier - what does NSFW mean?

Not Safe For Work - usually a site full of adult-related ads and what not. Not exactly what you would want to be caught looking at while you're working.

[Stealthier]

i am trying to post several pics of MySims easter eggs in the sims but i'm new and the board doesn't allow posting of URLs and pics. =(

nevermind, shall use explanation here.

- If you have Celebration Stuff expansion, check in the shopping catalog, there is an object that looks like a sculpture of a small couple hugging each other. The couple are characters from MySims.

- In Teen Style Stuff expansion, there is a notice board in the shopping catalog with 2 designs. Both designs have concept art from MySims and also the character. Zoom in for a closer inspection! ;D Another is a picture of Servo from The Sims 1 pasted on the notice board, check it out!

- One of the shirts in CAS supposedly has Ms Nicole's concept art on it (see the bobblehead Facebook addon over at the official Sims 2 website)

Have fun checking them out! Oh, and do post pics of more mysims easter eggs!

**ps. a meme is something that is catchy

[dragonfly]

Great thread! Thanks for all these easter eggs!! I am not sure if this is anything but I know that you can stiff the pizza dude... Here is how if you don't know..

First call the pizza or whatever you would like delivered. Then pull up the cheat window. Shift + Ctrl + C and type in moveobjects on..

Now here is the sneaky part...

When you delivery arrives, as soon as pizza dude or whoever get out of the car and have it in their hands, pause the game and snatch the object out of their hands, placing it on the table or where ever.

When you unpause the guy will not ring your doorbell and will leave..

And wallah!! Free food!

[Stealthier]

Update! If you have one of the EPs that provides the new Gamer Career for your sims, there are references to Unreal Tournament, World of Warcraft and The Sims game itself, read the job chance cards! Kinda humourous.

[Metatwaddle]

I don't know if this counts as an egg, but you know the expensive sportscar? Well, its manufacturer is Hwang Motors, and the product description starts with these words: "Do you feel that you're not measuring up? That something in your life is coming up short?"

Like I said, not too hard an egg to crack, but it made me laugh. :D

[AnnetteL]

Update! If you have one of the EPs that provides the new Gamer Career for your sims, there are references to Unreal Tournament, World of Warcraft and The Sims game itself, read the job chance cards! Kinda humourous.

Hah, too funny! Wish they had Final Fantasy references (I play FFXI).

[Oasis]

I found on the back of The Star Report (I think that is what it's called..) it's that guy on the front of the Sims 1 box.


http://i25.tinypic.com/2s6u168.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2reqql4.jpg


Sorry about the pictures!

[Alek]

Isn't that the guy in the balloon with Bella Goth?

[Lemon&Lime]

I thought the guy looked like Don, but it could be.

[Boioi]

Wow, so many eastereggs.:)
I think in the German version of the game the fun of the eastereggs is not preserved because of the translation.=/

[sesshomarusgirlplayer]

Oasis

you can also find him on the back of the newspaper below a girls pic


also one of the flowers is called "daisys of are lives". someone was thinking about "days of are lives"

[Endersgirl07]

Yep :) also there is a clothing store in Downtown called Cold Issue Clothing- it's a pun off the name of Hot Topic (I'm not sure if it's just a U.S. chain, but it's a popular goth/punk/emo clothing store).

[heavenzdvl987_SC]

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9627/snapshot949ed982149f7cbnd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Lone Daisy painting is seen on the spine of a book on the Craftmeister Booknook!

[tschick0373045]

Yep :) also there is a clothing store in Downtown called Cold Issue Clothing- it's a pun off the name of Hot Topic (I'm not sure if it's just a U.S. chain, but it's a popular goth/punk/emo clothing store).


Don't forget about "Papaya Regime"! :D (Banana Republic!)

[Oasis]

I found him again!
In the hot air balloon

http://i26.tinypic.com/29uq63s.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/20tibsj.jpg
I heard people think that it's Bella next to him.

[Metatwaddle]

Don't forget about "Papaya Regime"! :D (Banana Republic!)And its owners, who are fashionable young men, have a strange obsession with fruit. *giggles like the 12-year-old she is*

[Lemon&Lime]

It is bella next to him in the hot air balloon, the red dress the woman is wearing is the dress that Bella in Sims1 wears.

[Ghanima Atreides]

I just remembered something else! :D

Among the people buried in Olive Specter's back yard (Strangetown) are guys called Hugh Thanasia, Earl E. Demise and Rigger Mortis :D

[Metatwaddle]

I dunno if this counts, but the Montys' and Capps' ancestors have names like Hamlet and Macbeth.

[Lemon&Lime]

I just remembered something else! :D

Among the people buried in Olive Specter's back yard (Strangetown) are guys called Hugh Thanasia, Earl E. Demise and Rigger Mortis :D

Hehe thats funny! :laugh:

[1306]

Well, I don't know if this is an easter egg, but...
There is a standing lamp in the game called "Rave Against the Machine". Virtual cookies to anyone who can guess who they referenced it from!

A little hint: They're in the music scene before.

[Blake_SC]

Rage Against the Machine 1306?

*gets handed a cookie* ^-^;

[Nissun_]

I found one today. It's on the machine that makes medicines, don't remember how it's called, but I laughed a lot when I saw the HAL9000 computer "eye" on it! I'm a big fan of kubrik's "2001:A Space Odyssey". I will post the pic when I've written 5 posts.

And also, I think that when they prepare pancakes or something that uses milk, the picture on the milk is different from the Bella one, it's the clown from "livin' large" xD

[Cinamun]

I just found some random graffiti on the water tower...
the letters look like "HP"

*Stares at HystericalParoxysm*
:blink: :blink: :blink:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7990/randomsauceid4.jpg

[xJOFLx]

Whoa.. Freaky, Cinamun! Lol. It also looks like IR.

[Cinamun]

Or NR... lol

[HystericalParoxysm]

Ahahaha. I'm in ur game, taggin ur 'hood decor.

[Cinamun]

:rofl: !!! Too funny!

[Lemon&Lime]

Lmao! I have to look at that water tower. :rofl:

[Rabid]

I don't know if this really counts as an easter egg, but there's a La Fiesta Tech dormie named Dorian Cox- the surnames of J.D. and Perry on the popular American comedy, "Scrubs." Is there a Scrubs fan at Maxis, perhaps ;)?

[Catwalk_SC]

:lol: HP, I told you you have to kick the graffiti habit!

Oooh, I never noticed the Scrubs reference! That's really cool. I love JD and Dr Cox.

[Tumnu5_SC]

Random, but two of the stray dogs you can find in Pets are called "Decker" and "Ilia," the names of the two characters who merge with the V'ger entity in the first Star Trek movie.

[Ghost sdoj]

I am still discovering things in the Seasons pack I got for Christmas. I laughed myself silly over the Improbable Whale sculpture, especially with the suggestion that it needs something related to a flower to go with it.

Now I need a vase of Petunias named "Oh NO! Not Again!" unless there is one already there and I haven't found it yet....

And maybe a copy of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy for my sims....

[Lunanethe_SC]

In the posters and paintings you can hang in your Sims' houses are a lot of references, in name or in the image or style of the painting itself:
The "Its Reggae Mon" poster references to Bob Marley.
The "Space Oddity" poster references to David Bowie.
The "Kitten vs. Yarn", "Stunned Hound" and "Snoozing Enemies Comic" seem to reference to the Disney movie style.
The "Rainy Day Main Street" painting style seems to reference to the painter Rothko.
The "Paradise Lost (and Found)" painting references to John Milton.
The style in the painting "That Place Over There" by Retina Bluri looks a bit like Van Goghs landscapes.
The surrealist painting "In The Beginning" by Luc Dinwé is a reference to René Magritte (the apple as a head.)
The painting and style from "Lily Pads" by Myo Pia refere to Monet.
The style from "Sent to my room without Dinner" by Pics Elle remembers me of Klimt.
"Untitled" by Len Bledgemann is obviously a reference to Andy Warhol.
"Cantankerous Splatters" by Rod Nee remembers me of Jackson Pollock.
"A Sim Noir Print" is another obvious reference to Roy Lichtenstein.

[Sinthe]

I love the Soma TV or whatever it is. Brave New World allusions FTW!!

Sinthe's a lit nerd.

[Lemon&Lime]

Does anyone else think that the house of fallen trees is very similar in style to Sims1 houses?

[mustang34]

I finally have some. If you look at the names of the artists of paintings in base game, it's kinda obvious.
-Luc Diswe= Look This Way
-Pics Elle= Pixelly
-Retina Bluri= Blury Retinas
There's more, but I can't remember now.

Does Bella Goth's and the SimCity painting count?

And a new painting from Free Time has a description that is obviously referring to Sims 3. By someone Ying. It talks about a place "where homes are no longer seperated" and some homes rise up with grandeur. It says at the end "some people say it's crazy, she says it's the future."

OH! And there is the painting if the Golden Gate Bridge, called suspense.

[Allison_SC]

Another glitch/easter egg. Here's a tip for poor families: If you need a book but you don't want to spend money on a bookshelf, purchase the cheap cinderblock bookcase. Then order a sim to pick a book off the shelf. Turn on the moveobjects cheat and put the book somewhere (like on a desk, or on the floor.) Now delete the bookshelf.
Hooray, a free book without the shelf! I discovered this on accident while I was playing around with the moveobjects cheat :P

[Ghost sdoj]

You can also just delete the shelf while someone is reading. Or use a sloppy sim who will go up three flights of stairs to leave the book on a coffee table rather than put it away. If there is no bookshelf in the house when they finish with the book they just set it down somewhere. (Neat freaks -will- complain about that, though.)

[coltraz]

has anyone seen the space ship fly over the 'downtown' hood? i took a picture of it tonight and i'll post it tomorrow!

[DiamonteGirl]

That's awesome, coltraz!!! can't wait to see the pics :)

[coltraz]

Here they are.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/ufo1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/ufo2.jpg

It disappeared shortly after hovering there. Next time I'll try to get better pics of it! It's the second time I've seen it flying around.

[mustang34]

I think Strangetown gets it too. Maybe when you put the Alien Crash 'Hood Deco aliens visit your hood!

[coltraz]

Maybe. But I actually deleted the crash site that was in my DT area!

So, has anyone seen Bella's shape in the hot air balloons? I 'discovered' it tonight much by accident and was shocked. But I looked it up on google and see (not surprisingly) other people have seen her too... I took some more pics tho, of that. that was odd.

[Tumnu5_SC]

I noticed this one in Bon Voyage yesterday and thought, "Nah, can't be!" But then I went to check and it was. XD

If you have a sim order a photo album, the album will contain three random photos (that your sim didn't take). The one on the far left (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y270/fanseelamb/bv-album_kenny.jpg) is actually a shot of the Brokeback Mountain sims (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/images2/MTS2_196174_fanseelamb_brokeback-mountain-sims.jpg) made by fanseelamb on MTS2!! I was floored.

BTW, you can download the sims here (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=115295), if you'd like!

[Ghost sdoj]

I've seen Bella in the balloon, too.

[coltraz]

OMG how did Fanseelamb's photo get in there! :) That's awesome.

[duderocks]

I found out that Cassandra Goth is on the cover of the "Drama" book in FT.

[Ghost sdoj]

A sim who is talking about animals will occasionally get a bird in their conversation balloon. They make a chirping noise, then a buzzing noise. (Having a conversation about the birds and the bees with an apple tree was so funny I sent him out to do it again!)

[Oasis]

I noticed when you make Macaroni & Cheese, instead of Bella Goth on the milk carton, there's a clown!

http://i32.tinypic.com/qove6t.jpg

[Ghost sdoj]

He's the tragic Clown from Sims 1. He would show up and pester your sim unmercifully if they ever got their motives to fall too low. He would wake them up and annoy them anytime they tried to get some sleep, steal their food, break their shower and toilet, etc. You had to burn his painting to get rid of him, or you could call the clown removal service on the phone after a dew days if you didn't have a painting of him.

[longdaysend]

ahh memories! i miss the tragic clown, i put the painting in every house then purposely dropped my sims motives just for the sheer fun of it. :D

I'm kind of an evil deity

[amphetamine_SC]

I've never found anything, beside some things already mentioned, like the 'harry potter lamp' and the 'rage against the machine lamp' (yep, i forgot their names just because i was about to write them!).
And i'm always pleased to see Bella in TS2. It makes me nostalgic. :(

[Ferret II]

Okay, here are some funny things that EAxis wrote about some of the objects:



The ancient philosopher Tylopoda was able to prove through logical argument that everything is llama. Paradoxically, he was unable to categorically prove this of llamas. In his deep depression he flung himself into a frenzied pack of carnivorous llamas. For further reading upon the subject, see the published works of Ungulates and Suidae.






There is an old legend about the Gray Woman of SimCity. It is said that one day while the Gray Woman was baking a turkey, she got a call from her long lost cousin and accidentlally forgot the turkey was in the oven. This caused the house to catch fire, and tragically, the turkey was burned. Also, the woman died. But it is said that she watches all babies and toddlers from beyond the grave. And that is why they cannot be harmed by fire.

[kustirider2]

I have found some cool stuff in game too but i forgot most of it :P i think it was something to do with a work outfit?

[Oasis]

http://i25.tinypic.com/2i7bsj8.jpg
That's the bookcase from Glamour Life Stuff , and I noticed a picture that looked a lot like a sim posing with santa claus :P

[Squid_SC]

I've actually got a few of these.

-When Knowledge Sims fall into Aspiration Failure, they will autonomously 'Learn from Professor Von Ball', which is a reference to Cast Away.

-The Stack-O-Flames bonfire item that came with University contains a Durably Plush Teddy Bear, a Mr. BearlyButts chair, and a stack of Simply Spindles Coffee Tables. The rest of the rubble ranges from fence doors to random scraps of wood.

-Sims who have been previously abducted by aliens will be sucked up into the sky if spending extended time on an ElectroDance Sphere placed outside.

-Sims who use the 'Paint' interaction on an ordinary easel may produce a strange looking painting of Will Wright if they have a high enough creativity skill.

- Placing a dream catcher in a room where Sims sleep will provide you with lots of easy Simoleans- the dreamcatchers will literally the dreams of your sleeping Sims and convert them into Simoleans. Sell the dream catcher the when it has a high enough vaule and rake in the Simoleans.

-The, 'Election Day' pinball machine that came with University is a reference to [I]Independence Day.

-The Falconeer Chopper, (which I think came with Freetime), may be an Easter Egg of the ownable life-size helicopters we're supposed to be getting in Apartment Life.

-The Trottco Floor Model TV has the Maxis logo on it's DVD player.

-The, 'WhoDunnit?' table lamp, (which I think came with the base game) is referencing the board game clue.

Whew, that's all I've got for now. Any more? :anime:

[kustirider2]

Cool! i didnt know about the dreamcatcher, thanks :D

[coltraz]

Wow, me either!! I even have dream catchers in Sim bedrooms that I've never given a second thought to! I wonder how much they're worth.

[RosalindP]

And a new painting from Free Time has a description that is obviously referring to Sims 3. By someone Ying. It talks about a place "where homes are no longer seperated" and some homes rise up with grandeur. It says at the end "some people say it's crazy, she says it's the future."


This sounds like they were giving us hints about Apartments before anyone even suspected one more EP. ;)

[Vampire_of_Death]

There is one from Sims 2 and done from castaway, that hit me as of right now.
Sims 2- The Soma TV, which Soma is a powerful muscle relaxer.
Castaway Stories- The professor mentions the Illamanati, which is reference to Illuminati.

[grayx3eyedsoul]

As one of the biggest Harry Potter fans in the world, I noticed that the first time I played the game :p


I feel bad now, I use it all the time and never noticed.

I'm a bad HP fan. :[

[idtaminger]

I found him again!
In the hot air balloon

http://i26.tinypic.com/29uq63s.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/20tibsj.jpg
I heard people think that it's Bella next to him.

Yep. It's the same guy. He's actually the "Lounge Lizard" character from Sims Hotdate, similar to Mr.Big or the Diva in Nightlife. He was, as his name suggests, really sleazy in appearance and demeanor. I rarely bumped into him ingame but I remember him b/c he used to be on all the promos for Hot Date, and I think he was on my box too. I think the dude in Nightlife with the really low cut tropical-print shirt is supposed to be the NL version of him.

I guess we know who Bella ran off with, huh? Lol.

[simsample]

Nope, you get neighbourhood spaceships when you place those nuclear power-plant hood decos.

mustang34 was right too- I only have the spaceship crash deco in my hood, and I get the spaceships from time to time. So you can have either the space crash or the nuclear plants to get them.

[p$ycho$immer]

This isn't an easter egg, per se, but a question about something in the game that might be considered an easter egg.

You know how Bella Goth's outfit is actually a red shirt and a skirt? Well, you get a large variety of that kind of shirt in different colors, but only the red skirt. Were there supposed to be more skirts in the rest of the colors? Maybe another Maxis Lost & Found.... xD

[treeag]

Wow, me either!! I even have dream catchers in Sim bedrooms that I've never given a second thought to! I wonder how much they're worth.
I didn't even know we have dreamcatchers :lol: Shows how much attention I pay :P Where is it in the catalog?

[WorkYourMagic]

I noticed a flying pig flying over Pleasantview yesterday, with strings dangling from it as if it had been unattached from somewhere. I guess its something that comes from OFB, I've just got that.


the flying pig is related to the water tower; place a water tower, wait until the pig appears and then move the tower; you will see that the pig moves too

[Ghost sdoj]

The dreamcatchers turned up in wall hangings with Seasons. I didn't know about them actually getting more valuable from catching dreams. Do they lose value if they catch nightmares? I have one in the bedroom of the guy who was going to be my starving artist until he went into aspiration failure over not going to college. I used Christianlov's hacked diploma to give him a graduation, but he still has nightmares about almost missing out on his college education. I suppose I could remove the red memory of not going to college since he has a memory of graduating with honors as well, but I was just saying that he was disappointed at having to get an online degree rather than going to the school he wanted to go to.

[WorkYourMagic]

the dreamcatcher catching dreams is just a silly story that says how does it get so expensive

[crocobaura]

I read on the BBS once that the dreamcathers just appreciate overnight instead of depreaciating in value like other objects. I think selling them back the next day is enough to get the extra money. I remember the person saying that he was using them as a way to give money to sims that were going away to college. And speasking of adults and college, i have an adult sim that occasionaly popup thoughts about college and it would be nice if adults could actually go to college too.

[Squid_SC]

the dreamcatcher catching dreams is just a silly story that says how does it get so expensive

Yeah, but don't tell me that you would be more likely to try it out if you were under the assumption that it just appreciated overnight. That's actually kind of boring. :]

(By the way, I've never tried putting the dream catcher in a room that Sims don't sleep in. If I place it in let's say, a kitchen, where, (well, at least MOST of the time) sleeping doesn't take place, will it still appreciate? :confused:

[WorkYourMagic]

I read on the BBS once that the dreamcathers just appreciate overnight instead of depreaciating in value like other objects. I think selling them back the next day is enough to get the extra money. I remember the person saying that he was using them as a way to give money to sims that were going away to college.


most stuff from decorative tab increase in value overnight

[Squid_SC]

most stuff from decorative tab increase in value overnight

The Prima Guide actually gives some pretty fantastic information regarding that. It says...

"Art Objects (paintings and sculptures) don't depreciate in the same manner as regular objects. Instead, they randomly appreciate and depreciate each day: there's a 50-50 chance that the painting or sculpture will either appreciate or depreciate by an amount dictated by the object's current vaule:

-If less than $100, depreciates/appreciates $2.
-If more than $100 but less than $1,000, depreciates/appreciates $50."

So I guess I kind of fail at my statement. :smash:

[Ineedalife]

I don't know if someone already put this, but pascal was a scientist.

[treeag]

Kinda realistic, I guess. In real life some art DO appreciate as the time goes. Think about all the Van Gogh/Picasso/Da Vinci/Michaelangelo's paintings and stuff. And then there are things that depreciate, such as less popular artist's stuff... *shrugs*

[Lemon&Lime]

I don't know if someone already put this, but pascal was a scientist.

I did. Pascal is also the unit in which pressure is measured, which was named after the scientist, I think.

[X_Lea_X]

This isn't really an easter egg but one of the scholarships(uni) is named after Will Wright.

[WorkYourMagic]

^ many stuff are named after or look like will wright

[kustirider2]

Well He Did Make The Game!

[Lemon&Lime]

I love the rock thats in the shape of his head in Strangetown. xD

[melethana]

I find it highly amusing, in the Exchange (sorry, I went there before I found MTS2) you can get a game display to place in community lots so that your Sims can buy the game "Urbz: Sims in the City" I find it so funny that my Sims play Sims. The first time I discoverd I could get them more games other than the skiing one (SSX?) I shouted out "My Sims can play Sims!"

so if our Sims can play Sims, does that mean that we might all be Sims too? after all they can blog in FreeTime... :blink:

[twisted words]

On the Sims 2 console games, if your sims owned a pc, they could play Spore. The console games also were released in 2005, so they were actually playing Spore before us!

[LiterateCat]

About the picture of Bella Goth and the Tragic Clown in the milk carton, I dunno if there's something to do with what I'm thinking, but at least in my country there was a use of putting pictures of disappeared people in some products' packages...in the sense of "if someone knows this person, who's disappeared, call this phone:..."

[NintendoRox42]

Just noticed this:

The expression in the symbol for the mathematics major is "1 plus the sqaure root of 5 over 2". That's a way to find the divine proportion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

[ElZorro]

I think sims should get more mail. Not just bills and love letters. I want things like "You may have already won 1,000,000 Simoleons!".

How about Jury Duty Summonses?
Or Chain letters? ["Make 5 copies of this letter and send it to five friends or you will get acne and get struck by lightning"]

[Moonstream27]

Not sure if anyone's mentioned this before, but a lot of the career descriptions/chance cards for the Adventurer career track are Indiana Jones related.

[Slytherin-Girl]

I saw one of the MySims characters on a book on the bookshelf

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/hikari-schezar-bloom/snapshot_957125f7_f5745877.jpg

[mollecullo]

I don't know if this counts, but when one of my sims was watching the YummyChannel, the Iron Chef came on! I just thought it was hilarious because I watched the show in real life.

[ErickaBreann_SC]

Ok this suxI played daniel pleasant and he and marysue had a baby.
After the baby was born I decided to just have him move with Kaylynn the maid.
I always see marysue walk past the house then I notice the newborn on the concrete. Daniel and Kaylynn will get it a bottle with out me telling them.I even bought a crib but it says no actions available when I click it. When I try to tell them to do anything with the baby it just says ask to leave. I've deleted it but she just brings it back. What do I do and has anybody else experianced this? :taekwondo

[kustirider2]

Wow, Wierd i would ask at mod the sims 2 help section

[dejavoodoo]

Brandi Broke's parents are Bob and Betty (I think that's her name) Newbie!

[DiamonteGirl]

Lol, anyone who has played Sims 1 would know that!! :)

[LAXman#31]

I dont know if this counts or not and im sure everyone already knows about this one, But there is a pink bunny type thing, he appears in toy box's, childrens homework books, and I have seen him in another places I cant remember, And i Do belive he was a part of the sims 1 but im unsure

[kustirider2]

Yeah, The pink bunny is in a painting, On some homework and in the toybox.
Im sure theres more but i cant remember them :D

[TheSmi]

About the flying pig/water tower thing, it makes some sort of sense as a reference to the cover of Pink Floyd's "Animals" album, which is a pig balloon flying over Battersea Power Station in London. It's not quite the same, but I reckon it can't be a co-incidence!

[SilentPsycho]

TheSmi, it's a reference to the escaped Pig Ballon at Bluewater Shopping Centre.

[Lemon&Lime]

(This requires a little explanation beforehand).

As some of you know, Dina was once married to Michael Batchelor.

Well... Dina and Mortimer are married on my game, and when Dina was about to have twins I looked at both their family trees for name ideas. I clicked onto Bella's family tree and guess what I found?

Michael Batchelor is Bella's brother!

This is the second time that Dina has tried to marry into the Goth family, maybe she realised that Michael wasn't as connected or as rich as Bella, so set her eyes on the Patriarch? ;)

[kustirider2]

TheSmi, it's a reference to the escaped Pig Ballon at Bluewater Shopping Centre.

Ha, I remember reading about that.

[melethana]

in the description for the expensive computer "little sister WD15" it says something about "guaranteed not to attempt world domination before 2015" I think that's a nod to both SkyNet from the Terminator movies, and Big Brother from the book 1984.

[Willow's Tara]

One of the children's movies, ot sure what is it called but it is a reference to Rugrats, if you look close in one scene there seems to be a chold holding a green dinosaur like the babies's favoruites toys in Rugrats.

[taintlyfaded]

About the The Gray Woman of SimCity

There is an old legend about the Gray Woman of SimCity. It is said that one day while the Gray Woman was baking a turkey, she got a call from her long lost cousin and accidentlally forgot the turkey was in the oven. This caused the house to catch fire, and tragically, the turkey was burned. Also, the woman died. But it is said that she watches all babies and toddlers from beyond the grave. And that is why they cannot be harmed by fire.

Now I'm a South Carolina native and there's a legend of a Grey Man on Pawley's Island. According to lowcountry lore, he walks the beach on the eve of a hurricane. If you see him and heed his warning to leave the island, your property/house will make it through the storm with little to no damage.

Now it's not exactly the same thing, but I always thought that because of the Grey Woman, one of the people at EAxis was a SC girl/boy.

[PuX- 80's]

I just put two and two together!
The Freetime Microwave always says 12:00.
The Sims time will never say 12:00.

[BillyDee]

Not really an Easter Egg, but Mortimer Goth bears more than a passing resemblence to actor Vincent Price (http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/593:958/Vincent_Price.htm).

Given the "spooky" nature of the Goth family, I would doubt the resemblence to an actor famous for starring in horror filns is coincidental

http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2001/222/pricevincentbio.jpg

http://www.webcomicsnation.com/users/spike/playing_with_dolls/portrait_mortimer_elder.jpg

[Henry Crun]

You could be right - he actually looked even more like him back in the days of Sims 1 when Mortimer was an adult! :lol:

[Nissun_]

It's probably been posted before. In that case, sorry. I've used this bilboard hundreds of times. The only difference this time is that I've watched six and half seasons of "the x files".

At first I thought they could be mulder and scully because of her red hair, but then I remembered that the dvds have a identical composition too!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_00000002_f5b25eb5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/18017785.jpg

It could have been a poster for the (back then unreleased) second xfiles movie xD. Doesn't it have a "2" somewhere? I can't read simlish. =D

I love this game.

[Mai]

Hmm.. Ok, I'll try that when I next upload a picture. Thanks!


Edit: Here is an Easter Egg I found ages ago when playing on the Sims, I only just uploaded the picture today though.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_6dae6a73_33df40d4.jpg

A secret note! Unfortunatly it's just squiggly lines from what I can make out.

I didn't think much of it when I first saw it, the note is on the other silver standing mirror also:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c75/xlilsw33theartx/snapshot_2dd72caf_35b34cb6.jpg

[Cheese]

Not sure if this would qualify as an Easter Egg , but "The Wall of Significant Confusion" (From Bon Voyage) has the cowplant on it.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg231/cgirl90/Sims%202/Cowplant1.jpg

[Lemon&Lime]

Hehe that made me laugh, it's hidden jokes like these that count as easter eggs within the Sims. I like how the people in the picture have plumbobs above their heads and that the cowplant is so huge in comparison.

[BillyDee]

You could be right - he actually looked even more like him back in the days of Sims 1 when Mortimer was an adult! :lol:

Indeed he does, but I couldn't find a decent picture of Sims 1 Mortimer.

I have, however, finally found a good picture of Vicent as an elder! :banana:

http://www.devildead.com/edwardscissorhands/edwardscissorhands02.jpg

[popsicle]

The missing Bella Goth is the parent that appears in the cut scene movie of Alexander going to university in Pleasantview if Alex goes to uni after Mortimer has died. I only discovered this yesteday! Wish I had taken a screenshot of it but it caught me totally off guard.

[Ferret II]

Loki Beaker from Strangetown is named after the Norse God of mischief. Quite fitting :lol:

[BillyDee]

The missing Bella Goth is the parent that appears in the cut scene movie of Alexander going to university in Pleasantview if Alex goes to uni after Mortimer has died. I only discovered this yesteday! Wish I had taken a screenshot of it but it caught me totally off guard.

I saw that too. It's on YouTube HERE (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_7CIJ60Ri18)

[coltraz]

I saw that too. It's on YouTube HERE (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_7CIJ60Ri18)

hah, nice! I didn't know that happened. I thought no one in the Sims town was supposed to know where she is!

[PuX- 80's]

There is a man in the toilet!

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/portsil28/Maninthetoilet.jpg
:D
Creepy...

[Petchy]

There is a man in the toilet!
where?
...
I CAN'T SEE IT?!?! :(

[PuX- 80's]

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/portsil28/EditedManinToilet.jpg

I'm editing it in Photoshop then I'll post it up there....

[Petchy]

*Sits Patiently*

[PuX- 80's]

Black arrow is showing you his head
White shows you the face.
:D

[Petchy]

Oh! I kinda see it now..
Thing is... I see a Penguin!
See! Lookie Here! :p :


http://i34.tinypic.com/i358a8.jpg

[PuX- 80's]

:P
Either way...something is watching your sims go to the bathroom :lol:

[Petchy]

What will you see in the Swirling Toilet? :D

[PuX- 80's]

:rofl:
Maybe it's Man O.o
or The Stalking Penguin O.0
:omg:

[Petchy]

OMG
IT'S WILL WRIGHT... AGAIN!

http://i34.tinypic.com/fw6fpe.jpg

WTF?!!?!?!

[leenetje]

it's a game for your sims to play, what will you see today.

[PuX- 80's]

*PssssT!*
PETCHY...Other way...

[Petchy]

It has resemblance whatever way it is! XD
WILL IS IN THE TOILETS! -With a Penguin!

[Lemon&Lime]

Lmao xD You know you're a Sims2 geek when you see the creator of the Sims inside a toilet in-game. Even more so if you find it funny.

Will Wright in the toilet isn't as interesting as what I found yesterday.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_15b84e28_55b862bc.jpg

More notes on the back of objects! Just like on the back of the mirror which I posted ages ago. This time it's on the back of a dishwasher.

[charlie-chan_SC]

They're like warranty tags xD

[Nissun_]

Some paintings have them too! Well, they are more like autentification tags, or something.

[BillyDee]

I cannot believe nobody has mentioned Veronaville yet.

Firstly, Verona is the name of the city that Romeo and Juliet, so Veronaville is clealy a play on that name. Similarly, the two largest families the "Monty" and "Capp" families are obious references to the Montegues and the Capulets who fueded in Romeo and Juliet . One of the main storylines even revolves around Romeo Monty and Julliette Capp's forbidden love. Even Tybalt and Mercutio are members of the family.

The Summerdream family are all named after characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bottom wears a fairy costume, which is obviously a reference to the fact that fairies feature prominently in the play, and Titania wears a tiara, which obviously refers to the fact her namesake is Queen of the Fairies

Even the minor characters within the Monty and Capp familes have references to Shakespeare:

Bianca Monty - Bianca was a prostitute in Othello
Hal Capp - Hal was the nickname of Prince (later King) Henry in Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V
Ariel Capp - Ariel was the name of a sprite in The Tempest
Desdemona Capp - Desdemona was Othello's wife in Othello
Goneril, Regan, Albany and Cornwall Capp - Were (respectively) the two daughters and their husbands in King Lear
Beatrice and Benedict Monty - were the names of the central lovers of Much Ado about Nothing
Hermia Capp - Hermia was one of the lovers in Midsummer Night's Dream
Antonio Monty - Antonio is the name of the protagonist from The Merchant of Venice


Finally, within the neighbourhood itself, there are lots of references to Shakespeare and his works, such as "Stratford Street," "Stratford Strip," "Bard Boulevard," "Globe Street," "Chorus Court," "Pentameter Parkway," and "Avon Avenue."

[Petchy]

That has to be the biggest Easter-Egg of them all BillyDee!
Although I got the whole "Major" reference to Romeo and Juliet, The detail you went into is brilliantly discovered! You must be a great Shakespeare fan ;)

*Have I even Played that Hood? I don't think I have.. Just Make-overed a few members, hirm*

[leenetje]

it's sad 'cause in dutch there are like half of the stuff about veronaville not true, cause of the translations. the families are called something with hate and heartless or soemthing. it would be cool if they kept the references in that hood, i mean they did translate shakespeare in duitch so why not keep the refenreces instead of that stupid tranlsations. the first names are still the same, but i don''t think the streets still have the meaning.

[Lemon&Lime]

I've studied The Midsummer Night's Dream so I got the Summerdream family. You left out Puck though!

Puck is the name of one of the fairies in that play, the one who puts a potion on the 4 main character's eyes to make them all fall in love with the first one they lay their eyes on.

I've tried to continue on that theme by naming the children of Bianca and Kent (the only family I can stand playing) things like Cleopatra, etc.

[coltraz]

Lmao xD You know you're a Sims2 geek when you see the creator of the Sims inside a toilet in-game. Even more so if you find it funny.

Will Wright in the toilet isn't as interesting as what I found yesterday.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_15b84e28_55b862bc.jpg

More notes on the back of objects! Just like on the back of the mirror which I posted ages ago. This time it's on the back of a dishwasher.

I think what charlie-chan said is correct. They are warranty tags. You'll often find stuff like that stuck on the backs of things, or underneath things, if they haven't been pulled off by whoever owns the object the things are stuck on. I don't know if it's an easter egg or more of a nice detail.

[BillyDee]

*Have I even Played that Hood? I don't think I have.. Just Make-overed a few members, hirm*

Although I am a huge Shakespeare fan, the idea of Veronavile just bores me. I dont really like the fueding element and it just looses out to Strangeville (which I also dont play very often), but Pleasantville remains my focus.


Another Easter Egg I may have found (although it could just be me) could the BlueWater Village shopping area borrow its name from Bluewater (http://www.bluewater.co.uk/) - the largest and most popular shopping and leisure complex in Europe?

[telegraphboy]

The little tidbits found throughout the game are so funny, I love them ...

This is just a teeny-tiny one, but the MP3 Player you can buy in University says that it comes from the musical center of SimCity, Cozmo Street. Cozmo Street was the district in The Urbz: Sims in the City that was frequented by the Black Eyed Peas. (on PS2/Gamecube, not DS)

Also, Malcolm Landgraab IV in OFB was re-used from Sims 2: Bustin' Out, I believe. You could move in with him at the start of the game.

[FurryPanda]

I think that Bianca Monty is actually based on Bianca from the taming of the shrew, because she was mad to marry, as is bianca monty.

[BillyDee]

I think that Bianca Monty is actually based on Bianca from the taming of the shrew, because she was mad to marry, as is bianca monty.

Ah, you know it could be. Admittedly, I dont know Taming of the Shrew as well as I know Othello, which is why when I saw "Bianca" I instantly thought of Othello and not Taming.

[FurryPanda]

Ah, you know it could be. Admittedly, I dont know Taming of the Shrew as well as I know Othello, which is why when I saw "Bianca" I instantly thought of Othello and not Taming.
Lol, I don't know Shakespeare, I jsut happened to be in Kiss Me Kate, hence the leap.

[afinefrenzy]

Actually, Malcom Landgrabb in Sims Bustin Out was some weirdo who ran the town in a white suit and tall top hat. His son was... umm... oh crap. Started with a D, I think. Anyway, his son lives in a trailer and is a huuuuge slop. He had a daughter named Mimi in the game too. You could live with her too. The goal was to climb the career ladder to kick Malcom out of his house and move into it yourself.

That was my first Sims experience. I'd never played before that. I still love that game, I don't play it much anymore.

[telegraphboy]

Ohh, that's right. It's been years since I played Bustin' Out. I confused Malcolm for Dudley.

A few other little things I noticed while playing the Curious brothers yesterday:
Their grandparents are named Notzo (not so) and Zo (so) Curious.
I forget the dad's name, but the mother was Kitty (Pretty) Curious.
I'm trying to figure out if there are any meanings behind Pascal and Vidcund. Lazlo almost sounds like That's So, but that's kind of a stretch. (How do you pronounce Vidcund, anyway?)
Also, this isn't really an Easter egg, but Pollination Tech #9 Smith fathered the alien Singles girls with their human dad! I don't know how I never noticed.

edit -- Oh, also, pregnant Vidcund was put on "maternity" leave as opposed to "paternity". But when you think about it, it's hard to decide ...

[Mrs.Black_SC]

this thread is really really great!!!! :thumb: now I gonna try to find some of this things in my game jajajaj

[photo]

I believe it's Vin-sun or Vin-sund. I could be wrong though, that's how I've always pronounced it. :D

[SilentPsycho]

I've always pronounced it Vid-kund.

[Petchy]

...suit and tall top hat. His son was... umm... oh crap. Started with a D, I think...
Dustin :)

SP: Thats How I pronounce it too, *Vih-D-Ku(R)-nn-d* :D

[flashbangg]

I always pronounced it 'Vid-kuhnd' as well. :P

As for their name meanings, I always imagined Pascal's to be to do with the unit of measuring pressure in Physics (pascals). Could be wrong, though :)

[Lemon&Lime]

The Curious brother's dad (and Chloe and Lola's dad) is called Glarn Curious. Could that mean "darn" curious?

[coltraz]

There is a new wall hanging, very small, that came with AL. Here's what it looks like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/sims3onwall.jpg

[BillyDee]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I dont get it?



I forget the dad's name, but the mother was Kitty (Pretty) Curious.


Also, "kitty" is slang for "cat" and CURIOUSITY killed the Cat ;)

[Ferret II]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I dont get it?




It has the Sims 3 logo in the bottom right hand corner.

[FablesOfEuphoria]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I dont get it?

There's a sims 3 logo in the corner, meaning the neighborhood in the pic is probably something to do with the prepackaged neighborhood. :)

That crafty maxis will do anything for subtle advertisements.

Edit: Ferret, ye is quick!

[telegraphboy]

*facepalm* Pascal's name is from the scientific measurement units. definitely. Me and my silly self.

and as previously mentioned, their dad's name is Glarn Curious. "Darn" curious, haha. also, "Kitty" Curious -- curiosity killed the cat -- that's really clever, BillyDee XD

I pronounced it veed-coond in my head, but now I'll say veetsoond. Thanks fiahlord!

Also, to stay on topic, TS2 has at least one item named after Red Vs. Blue, who I believe does a Strangetown video series posted on the Sims 2 official website and ... a bunch of other cool stuff. They have a painting named after them, at least. (not sure if that's been mentioned yet)

[Mai]

Also, to stay on topic, TS2 has at least one item named after Red Vs. Blue, who I believe does a Strangetown video series posted on the Sims 2 official website and ... a bunch of other cool stuff. They have a painting named after them, at least. (not sure if that's been mentioned yet)

I noticed that, also. Red Vs. Blue is a machinima created by the Rooster Teeth team, who also created the Strangerhood. Which is funny, because that painting is from the base game. I think.

And The Strangerhood was created long after the Sims 2's release. Maybe someone was just a fan, or at least that's what I figured. :P

[Destinita]

I find the home deco names extremely hilarious. Maxis loves to be random, don'they?

[Mr Veronaville]

Take a look at the graves in Olive Spector's garden. Is she a mass murdurer?

[Demon Dude]

I don't know if it counts, but I found out that outgoing sims follow other sims with their eyes, whilst shy Sims tend to look down.

[Charley-x]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/charley-29/sim3.jpg


its abit like the description of the mysims game that came with FT. but about sim3. btw the pic is a lil preveiw of sims3 (the town)
sorry bout crap quality i forgot to turn setting up after reinstalling uni. :)

[magic cookie]

Bon Voyage comes with two statues, a bird and a horse, which reference Veronica Mars.

The bird statue mentions it could have saved a schoolbus of kids from falling of a cliff, which is a main season 2 storyline.

The horse statue mentions a father offering a poney to his daughter, which is from some of the show's funny moments.

I'm a fan of the show and love that the maxis people are such geeks and always find ways to include trivia in the object descriptions :).

[Mirraaj_SC]

I find it halerious that the Caliente family tree has a pollination technician as Flamenco's 'Mother' when really, alien pregnancies should replace the father? (I'm talking about in real sci-fi, not in TS2.)

I don't know if this is true, but it always made me chuckle.

I also find it hilarious that Bella Goth had an affair with Don Lothario who is Nina's 'lover'. Nina is related to Dina who is in love with Mortimer who's daughter, Cassandra, is engaged to Don.
Dina's deceased husband is related to Bella!

Mirraaj.

[Lemon&Lime]

Not sure if this is an easter egg exactly, but I was playing with the camera when I realised you can look "inside" the repo van! I didn't realise Maxis would go to that much trouble as to add this level of detail (for once!).

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_f43a9adb_f607825f-1.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_f43a9adb_96078273.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/Tangodancer17/snapshot_f43a9adb_5607829b.jpg

[slipknot93]

I did notice the "Rave against the Machine" lamp, but thats all, I dont often read the names of the items I'm buying...

[jenniferrsg]

oh oh! I hope this counts, I never heard of this Easter egg thing before.

in the cluster of female teen posters, click here, it's big (http://i35.tinypic.com/idgkzt.png), the poster on the far left, is made from this Hilary Duff photo (http://ultimatehilary.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=602&pos=5) (click!)

[queengiga]

Not sure if this is an easter egg exactly, but I was playing with the camera when I realised you can look "inside" the repo van! I didn't realise Maxis would go to that much trouble as to add this level of detail (for once!).

you will find they actually do it with alot of things, especially automobiles, like the schoolbus and such, you can also get awsome shots inside refrigorators...
the inside is always the same, except the one shelf they get their food off, it appears after they open the door.

[queengiga]

anyone ever notice that "smussle"move look an awful lot like the dance people do to "thriller" by micheal Jackson? i guess someone misses the 80ties....

[southy]

Hello, :howdy:
Something interesting I've found and just had to share...

The object in decorations - statues "The Imposing Falcon" is an allusion to the statue in the film "The Maltese Falcon".

anyone ever notice that "smussle"move look an awful lot like the dance people do to "thriller" by micheal Jackson? i guess someone misses the 80ties....

lol that reminds me... Of the lowest skill dance that the sims do, looks a lot like Elaine's dance at the office party in Seinfeld.

[longdaysend]

one i just noticed a minute ago..easter egg or my imagination, you decide.

theres a community lot named "Gamesend Grounds" (Games END for those who read my name wrong :P) in belladonna cove. it appears to be a park of some kind (which is neither here nor there) but it would seem to be subtle confirmation for those still holding tightly to the delusion that there might be just one more!!11!! EP....or i could just be crazy, it's been known to happen :)

[Lemon&Lime]

Ophelia is the name of a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Kinda strange that they name most of the Sims names from Veronaville after Shakespeare's characters but then they have her in Strangetown.

[Kusama]

And Verona is the city in Italy where the story about Romeo and Juliet was happening.

[MacHeadMandi]

All the streets in Academie Le Tour are named after desserts! I don't know if it's an easter egg, per se, but I thought it was funny.

[southy]

Hehe.. I found another one..

There's a BV tree called "Happy Tree". I think this is a reference to Bob Ross' painting videos, where he talks about all the "happy clouds" and "happy trees" while he paints. He paints a lot of mountainous/woodsy scenes ya know..

[Annette_SC]

I always wondered if whomever programmed the break dancing moves was a fan of "So You Think You Can Dance". There was a guy that tried out during the summer of 2007 that did this funky "wiggly arms move"... I can't really describe it was but kind of amused to discover the break dancing Sims doing it.

Both videos at the :25 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB_7UuUrV-s

and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtkToX8pIHk

[Tumnu5_SC]

theres a community lot named "Gamesend Grounds" (Games END for those who read my name wrong :P) in belladonna cove. it appears to be a park of some kind (which is neither here nor there) but it would seem to be subtle confirmation for those still holding tightly to the delusion that there might be just one more!!11!! EP....or i could just be crazy, it's been known to happen :)

I always assumed Gamesend Ground was supposed to be used as a cemetery? That's what I'm using it for, anyway. XD

[telegraphboy]

OH OH OH. I made a brilliant discovery the other day playing The Urbz: Sims in the City on the Gamecube, watching the credits.

You know all those odd townie randomized names, like Depiesse and Almasizzadeh?
Lots of them are the real names of people on the Sims creation staff, like chief artists and executives and head designers and everything. I thought that was way cool.
There was Depiesse, Almasizzadeh, Beaty (not "strange", but still a name they use), and um ... I forget the rest. I'll go check the credits again and edit my post later.

I feel kinda bad for thinking they were such strange names, now that I know they didn't make them up. XD;;

[duddet101]

[QUOTE=afinefrenzy]Actually, Malcom Landgrabb in Sims Bustin Out was some weirdo who ran the town in a white suit and tall top hat. His son was... umm... oh crap. Started with a D, I think. Anyway, his son lives in a trailer and is a huuuuge slop. He had a daughter named Mimi in the game too. You could live with her too. The goal was to climb the career ladder to kick Malcom out of his house and move into it yourself.



DUDLEY!
I would always try to get my sim to marry him.
And i won his house but i never fully beat the game.

[Kusama]

OH OH OH. I made a brilliant discovery the other day playing The Urbz: Sims in the City on the Gamecube, watching the credits.

You know all those odd townie randomized names, like Depiesse and Almasizzadeh?
Lots of them are the real names of people on the Sims creation staff, like chief artists and executives and head designers and everything. I thought that was way cool.
There was Depiesse, Almasizzadeh, Beaty (not "strange", but still a name they use), and um ... I forget the rest. I'll go check the credits again and edit my post later.

I feel kinda bad for thinking they were such strange names, now that I know they didn't make them up. XD;;
This is not in the Sims2 on PC? Because in TS2 probably every townie is named by staff names.

[versus]

One day i was building a house,and makin a garden for it,when i noticed that small boxy bush by name "boxy lady"...i think this could be a reference to Jimi Hendrix song "Foxy Lady" :D

[Mayo550]

I just noticed that in the grocery store, on the bags of apples there's a picture of the social bunny

[WorkYourMagic]

not an egg, but someone sure worked a lot on the downtown... i just noticed how many lots i haven't visited, and what weird names they might have

[Aya a.k.a. Celtic Rose]

TheSmi, it's a reference to the escaped Pig Ballon at Bluewater Shopping Centre.


... And Bluewater Village is a reference to that Shopping Centre itself?

[awacko_SC]

I think that Bluewater Shopping Centre in the UK thing isn't true... I doubt t
hey'd have heard about that incident all the way over in America!

One guy in this thread talked about the pig being from Pink Floyds - Animals album.

euclidespaim.files.wordpress.LINK/2008/07/pink_floyd-animals-frontal1.jpg

(replace the word LINK above with 'com' - I'm too new to post images but couldn't resist showing you all - Hope i don't get into trouble!)

This album cover shows a pig balloon flying over a factory, as you can see.

The factory looks IDENTICAL to the nuclear power factory you can get in Neighbourhood Objects.. with the four chimneys and all!

[PsychoKatie]

I think that Bluewater Shopping Centre in the UK thing isn't true... I doubt t
hey'd have heard about that incident all the way over in America!

I think it was in an official interview though.

And did you see the names' comment above? It certainly doesn't seem to me that everyone on the staff is from America. :p

Even so, you'd be surprised at the random world facts people find out every day. Isn't the art in these easter eggs simply how obscure they are to some people, while obvious to others?

[Anebrd]

If you go through the law enforcement career, a great many of the chance cards remind me of Lethal Weapon. :D

[Ghost sdoj]

In Free Time there are several things by Imad Ethis. (I madE this.)

[Moonstream27]

In Free Time there are several things by Imad Ethis. (I madE this.)

omg...i feel super stupid for not seeing that before!! wow...

there's a career in the entertainment career track that's Round Table Knight...and seeing as i'm doing a term paper on the development of the King Arthur myth, i got a kick out of it :P OMG I COULD USE THAT IN MY TERM PAPER!!!!!!! I just realized that that kinda counts as development! omg, i am SO doing that...

[ced1106]

The back of some of the gym clothes has the number 23. This is a reference to the Illuminati conspiracy, of which 23 is a "magic number". Another Illuminati "magic number" is five -- and MAXIS is five letters long.