The Sims (Windows)/Translation Notes
This is a sub-page of The Sims (Windows).
The Sims demonstrated remarkable localization aspirations, being translated into a total of 18 languages based on the default USEnglish sets of strings. This commitment to accessibility and global appeal was evident from the very first release. Recognizing the game's abundant pop culture references and internal staff shout-outs, the developers thoughtfully included comments within the strings of text to provide clarity and context for translators. This practice ensured that the humorous and often nuanced references would resonate with players around the world, regardless of cultural barriers.
Below is a comprehensive documentation of said translation notes. All of them have been preserved within the game's IFF database past the development builds, even though, needless to say, nothing in-game ever calls them.
NOTE: Support for Danish, Swedish and Norwegian languages were introduced in the Unleashed expansion.
(See also: Regional Differences & Unused Text.)
Sub-Pages
Resources
Game Modes
 | Live Mode Brimming with Personality and Motivation. |
 | Buy Mode Mall-ratting with word jokes. |
 | Build Mode Where every tile has a titular story. |
UI
 | User Interface Text There are splines to be reticulated. |
 | Help System Helping to help! (Includes Newbie tutorial) |
 | Job System The translators are the real MVP. |
Miscellaneous
 | People Mortimer Goth... a vampire?! |
 | Other Texts that are not applicable elsewhere. |
Expansions
 | Livin' Large Wow, so they've been doing it all along? |
 | House Party Come up with an euphemism for "smoking", please. |
Note: The studied releases of the later expansions of the game do not seem to contain sufficient leftover translation comments in their string resources to be documented.
Legend
| Translation Note |
OS: Application Title |
OS: Application Text |
HTML Page |
| Maxis Logo Screen |
| Loading Screen |
Title |
Description/General Text |
Button Label |
Pie Menu Item |
Tooltip (Context: Gameplay)/Interaction Queue |
Tooltip (Context: UI) |
