

To build the Swimming Kiosk, you have to pay 3 Bronze Sporty Orbs and 1 Silver Sporty Orb. The Public ' Beach' itself costs 2 Bronze Sporty Orbs and 2 Silver Sporty Orbs. To unlock the Pinball Machine Hobby, you must pay 5 Geeky Gold Orbs and 1 Platinum Geeky Orb. To unlock the Skill Tester Hobby, you must pay 6 Silver Geeky Orbs and 3 Gold Geeky Orbs. The Ice Ape ' Arcade' itself costs 1 Bronze Geeky Orb & 1 Silver Geeky Orb. Bronze Orbs sell for 40,000 Simoleons, Silver Orbs sell for 90,000 Simoleons, Gold Orbs sell for 180,000 Simoleons, and Platinum Orbs sell for 300,000 Simoleons!Ĭertain types of Orbs are required to build different areas, mostly on the Mysterious Island. Once you have picked up an orb, you can choose to either sell it, pass it on to another Sim to upgrade it, or to build a place.Įach orb has a different value, depending on how upgraded it is.

If The Sims 2: FreeTime is installed, playing an arcade game will raise enthusiasm for the Games hobby.Orbs are left behind after a Sim who's completed their Life Dreams has died. Sims will be charged §1 each time they play a game. Sims can play on the games both on residential and community lots. The Sims 2: University expansion pack introduced two new arcade games. Seal Team 2! If you loved Seal Team, get ready! Barky and his friends have had enough! Defend your ice floe as you outwit killer whales, white sharks and polar bears! Plus, this time, seals have humans on the run! Minutes of manic madness playing one pissed-off pinniped! New secret PENGUIN level! 5% of all profits go to the Green Gaian Seal Preservation Fund. The name is a reference to the cancelled Maxis project SimMars. However, if this occurred on a community lot, Sims will not get a refund.ĭirect mankind's first mission to the red planet! Launch rockets and deploy robot probes! Deploy teams to search for alien resources! Establish and run a network of specialized colonies to create a self-sufficient civilization! Provide your colony with food, shelter, and power! Fast, furious, adrenaline-pumping action! This is not permanent or serious, and the machine can be used again. The Sim will pound at the machine a couple of times before the machine crashes. The arcade machine may occasionally "freeze on startup" when a Sim plays it. Up to two Sims can play at a time, and both children and adults can play.

If played on a community lot, it will cost the playing Sim a few Simoleons. The Sims: Vacation added two new arcade games that could be played both on home and community lots.
