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Sims 3: Play Custom MP3 Music On Radio

You can play your own MP3 music in the Sims 3 game for Windows PC. Just follow these steps:

Place your MP3 files into the My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Custom Music folder. If the Custom Music folder doesn’t exist, you can create it yourself then place the music files in there.

Sims 3: Easily Kill Your Sim

Q: How can I kill my sim?

A: You can easily kill your sim in Sims 3 for Windows PC with the cheat to enable ability to drag motive meters. After you have enabled this cheat, you can then drag and drop the sim’s hunger all the way to zero. The sim will then die.

Zoo Tycoon: Make More People Come to Exhibit

Make more people come to your exhibit in Zoo Tycoon for Windows PC. Simply name the exhibit Wonderland and you will see the difference.

Sims 3: Add All Food Items to the Fridge at Once

It took us a while to figure out how to add all of the food items to the fridge at once in Sims 3. We’ve been dragging and dropping them one at a time. Here’s how.

  • Keep the game running. Don’t pause it.
  • Each item has a blue folded tab on the upper left corner. Click one of them.
  • You can then drag the entire stack to your fridge.

Sims 3: Nude Patch Download

Get rid of the blur and uncensor your Sims so that you can see them naked in Sims 3 for Windows PC. Download the patch here. There will be a file called Shaders_Win32.precomp. Copy that file to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin

If you can’t open the RAR file, you can download and install WinRAR.

Disclaimer: I have not tested this file myself. Use at your own risk. You may want to backup your existing Shaders_Win32.precomp file before replacing it.

Sims 3: Enable Ability to Drag Motive Meters

In Sims 3 for Windows PC, there is a cheat code that enables you to drag the motive meters to increase or decrease them. Here’s how.

1. Hold down CTRL and Shift while pressing C to bring up the console window.

2. Type testingCheatsEnabled true and press Enter.

Now you can control the needs as you wish by dragging them lower or higher.

Sims 3: Enable/Disable Thought Clouds

You can enable or disable those thought clouds that appear above the Sims’ head in Sims 3 for Windows PC.

1. Hold down CTRL and Shift while pressing C to bring up the console window.

2. Type hideHeadlineEffects on and press Enter to disable the thought balloons.

Type hideHeadlineEffects off and press Enter to enable thought balloons.

Sims 3: Return Sim Home

You can return your sim to home and in a neutral state in Sims 3 for Windows PC with this cheat code.

1. Hold down CTRL and Shift while pressing C to bring up the console window.

2. Type resetSim firstname lastname and press Enter.

Sims 3: 1,000 Simoleons Money Code

There is a code for 50,000 Simoleans in Sims 3, but if you only want 1,000, there’s a code for that too.

1. Hold down CTRL and Shift while pressing C to bring up the console window.

2. Type Kaching and press Enter.

Sims 3: 50,000 Simoleons Money Code

Get 50,000 free Simoleaons to buy all kinds of stuff with your money in Sims 3 for Windows PC.

1. Hold down CTRL and Shift while pressing C to bring up the console window.

2. Type Motherlode and press Enter.

You should now have 50,000 Simoleons.

Plants vs. Zombies: Give Zombies Mustaches

For a bit of humor, give the zombies a mustache in Plants vs. Zombies for the Windows PC.

While playing the game, type Mustache.

Punch Out: Unlock Invincible Helmet

You can unlock a helmet that will make you invincible in Punch Out for the Nintendo Wii. You have to lose 100 times in single player mode.

MLB 09 The Show: Block Runners

I decided to be a Pitcher and play in Road to the Show mode in MLB 09: The Show for the PS2. I discovered a way to cheat and block runners from advancing. If you give up a hit that looks like it’s going to be a double, run into the runners path between first and second. If you do it right, you can slow down or completely stop the runner as he runs into you. You can also do this between any of the other bases except home and first.

I only did this with the PS2 version. I am not sure if you can do it with the PS3 or PSP versions.

Pokemon Platinum: How to Catch Shaymin

Q: Is Shaymin able to be caught by regular methods in Pokemon Platinum?

A: Unfortunately no, Shaymin can only be caught a couple of ways.

The first method is by attending an official Nintendo event, either by WiFi, or by going to an actual event where you can get special pokemon via wireless access points.

The event for Shaymin gives you an item called Oak’s Letter, which will allow you access to Flower Paradise where Shaymin is.

The only other method to catch Shaymin is to use the Action Replay system to catch him via cheating.

Alternatively you can trade him from the Diamond/Pearl versions, but I have heard rumors that both the Action Replay method and the trading method will keep him from being able to use his Sky form, which is only usable from the official event version.

Pokemon Platinum: How to Catch Giratina

Q: Where is Giratina in Pokemon Platinum and how do you catch him?

A: Giratina is a single encounter legendary pokemon. He’s not extremely difficult to catch, but you only have one shot at catching him, so make sure you save your game before your attempt.

Giratina is located in the Distortion World, which you will get to in the main story line, after you beat the Galactic Hideout and make your way through Mt. Coronet. Right after you fight a boss in the Distortion World named Cyrus, you will fight Giratina, and this is your only shot to catch him, so you must come prepared.

I would suggest bringing about 40 or more ultra balls, as many revives and potions as you can bring, a pokemon with False Swipe, and preferably normal type pokemon that aren’t as vulnerable to his Ancient Power attack.

I would not suggest using a Master Ball, as there are other pokemon that are harder to catch since Giratina does not flee. Catching Giratina will just take patience and a little luck, but he’s far from impossible to catch.