A small look at the HUGE world of lost Sims 2 Broadcasts on TV
Partially Lost British BBC "Newsround Showbiz" Will Wright Interview Segment about new features of The Sims 2
Partially Lost because we do know what questions the interviewer asks. But we don't have the actual footage. Or probably it is somewhere out there. I'm sure someone recorded every episode. Anyways we do know what was said in the segment because there's a transcript on the official website that's still up.
Lost German 3sat Broadcast About The Sims 2 Beta:
This took place in Fall of 2003. Around September. It aired twice on the German documentary station called 3sat. The first time I'm Not entirely sure on. The 3sat archives from 2003 list The Sims 2 in a "Games Convention" report that took place on the 25th of August in 2003 though it's unclear if it really is this clip or if it's the same Jennifer-Ernie-Jessica love square that's pretty infamous for grilling Jennifer in the hottub.
The second airing took place on the 26th September 2003. This broadcast is infamous for being one of the only Sims 2 Beta playthroughs to feature exclusive and unique differences to the retail version of the game. It showcases a family and a house that was used during promotion.
Theres also mentions of a few showcases of The Sims on Console that happened in multiple gaming magazines from 3sat but apparently those haven't been archived either sadly.
Lost Swedish "Kontroll" on SVT 2 Broadcasts Potentially About The Sims 2:
On the Official Swedish Sims 2 Website there was an announcement that a Gaming Magazine would air on March 15th 2004 for 12 weeks every Monday. Apparently it was broadcast on the Swedish channel "SVT 2". The text does not go into detail what relations it has to The Sims or if it was even featured on it. Though it probably did otherwise it wouldn't have an announcement on The Sims™ Website. Anyways no screenshots nor footage exist from The Sims segments from what I could find.
The first of the 12 episodes can be found on YouTube. That doesn't have a Sims segment in it. The other 11 episodes, where a Sims segment could probably be, seem to still be lost as of now.
Lost French "France 5" Special About The Sims
According to a few French fanwebsites it was broadcast on May 27th in 2005. It was speculated to be about the development and history of The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 and may have showed some insights and behind-the-scenes of creating the game. No screenshots of this exist to my knowledge.
And that's BARELY scratching the surface of how many reports there are out there.
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