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          --- Arcade Cabinet Video Games ---
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DESCRIPTION:
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This is a growing collection of Arcade Video Game Cabinets for The Sims 2 game with University Expansion Pack installed. 

NOTE: You need to have the University EP installed for these to work.


INSTALLATION:
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To install, extract the contents of the .rar archive in the following manner:

   - ".avi" files. These are the actual video files of the arcades and need to be extracted into your "My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Movies\Games\Arcade" folder.

   - ".package" files. These are the actual Arcade Cabinet objects for the game, extract them to "My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads".

   - ".ini" files. These are the configuration files that link the video files and the object files. These have to be extracted to your actual University EP install path: "(C:\Program Files\EA Games\)The Sims 2 University\TSData\Res\Movies\Games\INI". If you did a custom install your game may be installed in a different path, so make sure you do it right.

Finally you need to download and install the video codecs for these new arcades to work properly. Get the "3ivx D4 4.5" codecs here:

http://www.3ivx.com/download/windows.html

The audio used in the videos was compressed using the MPEG-3 codec, so if you can listen to MP3 files you already have it.


HOW TO USE THE ARCADES INSIDE THE GAME?:
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You will find them in the electronics section of the buy catalogue. Simply place them where you want them and your sims and visitors will be able to play.

DISCLAIMER AND LEGAL STUFF:
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Copyrights go to their respective owners.
You may not post this files anywhere, nor include them in CD collections without my permission.

Cheers!!!
-Exnem

The Sims Vault
www.3dconsortium.com
www.exnemsims.com

