Release Info:
- Developer: The Sims Studio
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Platform: PC and Mac
- Format: Digital Download
- File Size: 100 MB
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Release Date: 2010 (re-release on March 7, 2011)
Key Features:
- Take up residence in a choice of lots
- Features 18 exclusive items
- Explore an island setting with beaches, campgrounds, a waterfall, and more
- Dress up your Sims in pirate-themed clothing
- Decorate your home with a ship's steering wheel, cannon, anchor, and other nautical items
- Catch fish in Ophelia's Fishing Hole
- Encounter ghosts while exploring the pirate-themed areas
PC System Requirements:
- Operating Systems: XP Service Pack 2, Vista Service Pack 1, Windows 7
- CPU: 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent (XP); 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent (Vista, 7)
- RAM: 1GB RAM (XP), 1.5GB RAM (Vista, 7)
- Hard Drive: 1.5GB free space with 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games
- Video Card: 128MB video card with Pixel Shader 2.0
- Supported Nvidia GeForce cards: FX5900 or better and all Nvidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX cards
- Supported ATI Radeon cards: 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards
- Supported Intel Graphics Media Accelerator cards (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
Mac System Requirements:
- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
- CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
- RAM: 2GB RAM
- Disc Drive: DVD-ROM
- Hard Drive: 1.5GB free space with 1GB additional space for custom content and saved games
- Video Card: ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128MB of RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
- Input: Keyboard, mouse
- Supported Nvidia GeForce cards: FX5900 or better, and all Nvidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX cards
- Supported ATI Radeon cards: 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD cards
Description:
Barnacle Bay is the first paid downloadable world for The Sims 3, initially released via The Sims 3 Store. As the title suggests, this destination for your Sims features a pirate theme. Located in the "Simuyan Sea," Barnacle Bay offers several ways for your Sims to relax and unwind. There are beaches, campgrounds, a fishing hole and a downtown area.
Sims can investigate the abandoned piers on Founder’s Beach, examine the lost relics of Goldbeard Galleon Gallery, and solve a mystery at Pirate’s Hideaway. Barnacle Bay does not, however, feature new adventures, careers, or gameplay elements. It is simply another location for your Sims to visit or live. Two gathering points for food and drink include Hogan’s Deep Sea Diner, which is located in a converted pirate ship, and The Wanderer’s Watering Hole.
You’ll be able to encounter new Sims, including some ghosts, and establish a home on one of the new lots. There are 18 exclusive décor and clothing items are available in Barnacle Bay, allowing you to customize your Sims and dwellings with various nautical or pirate-themed gear.
The original Barnacle Bay was released in 2010 for 2,000 SimPoints ($20). On March 7, 2011, Electronic Arts released a bundled version that included the original Barnacle Bay world and the following additions: the Buccaneer's Bounty Set and two new staircase options.
Pirate clothing options in the Buccaneer's Bounty Set include the "High Seas Jr." for children, the "Formal Assailant" for men, and both the "Sea Witch" and "Charmed" dresses for women.
Interior décor options in the Buccaneer's Bounty Set consist of a chess table, telescope, ship steering wheel (which can be mounted on walls), a bar and a bar stool. Outdoor décor options include two fountains (Fun Time With Kraken and Poseidon's Fury), an anchor, a cannon, a birdbath, and a clam-shell planter.