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Real Life
croxis
I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
I copied this from another forum because the explanation was great:
Download for 2007 version here: [URL]http://www.educationalsimulations.com/downloads/Lives.exe[/URL]
Educational Simulations has finally released a new version of Real Lives (last one was 2004). Details are still somewhat vague about the alterations, but they've supposedly spent quite a bit of time fixing the notorious glitches from the last game, you can now move to other countries, the statistics have been updated, careers have been added, and there are now more life choices you'll have to make decisions on.
For those of you who haven't played the games before, it's a simple life "simulation". You're born in a randomly selected country with a randomized name, family, and talents/attributes. Every time you click the Age a Year button, a number of events will happen to you and your family, and you'll be faced with decisions that have the potential to permanently change your "life".
Since all of the game's randomizations are based on real life statistics, chances are you'll be born in China or some horrid third world hellhole. The sheer melodrama that often results from this makes up about 70% of what makes Real Lives so entertaining. It's really more of a misery simulator than anything else.
Download for 2007 version here: [URL]http://www.educationalsimulations.com/downloads/Lives.exe[/URL]
Educational Simulations has finally released a new version of Real Lives (last one was 2004). Details are still somewhat vague about the alterations, but they've supposedly spent quite a bit of time fixing the notorious glitches from the last game, you can now move to other countries, the statistics have been updated, careers have been added, and there are now more life choices you'll have to make decisions on.
For those of you who haven't played the games before, it's a simple life "simulation". You're born in a randomly selected country with a randomized name, family, and talents/attributes. Every time you click the Age a Year button, a number of events will happen to you and your family, and you'll be faced with decisions that have the potential to permanently change your "life".
Since all of the game's randomizations are based on real life statistics, chances are you'll be born in China or some horrid third world hellhole. The sheer melodrama that often results from this makes up about 70% of what makes Real Lives so entertaining. It's really more of a misery simulator than anything else.
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[code]0 years old
I was born a girl in a village in Pakistan's Sind Province, not far from the city of Larkana.
My parents have named me Ahlam. My surname is Shakoor Ahmed. My mother, Asma, is 22 and my father, Tariq, is 25. I have a sister, Habiba, who is 1.
My sister Habiba has had measles.
1 year old
I've had measles.
Brother Mostafa born.
2 years old
3 years old
I've developed goiter.
Brother Nasir born.
4 years old
My sister Habiba is not able to attend school.
5 years old
My brother Nasir has had measles.
6 years old
Sister Nivin born.
Began school.
My brother Mostafa began school.
7 years old
I am suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A major flood has hit Pakistan. 49 people have died and 3,700,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
My sister Nivin has had measles.
8 years old
I've developed goiter.
I have been cured of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Peace.
My brother Nasir began school.
9 years old
Sister Kamilah born.
10 years old
Sister Shamim born.
11 years old
Growth stunted from inadequate protein.
I've developed goiter.
My sister Nivin began school.
12 years old
13 years old
Told the truth about a previous lie I had made.
14 years old
Met a new boy I like very much, named Sultan Naushad Ali.
We've begun seeing each other.
My sister Kamilah began school.
15 years old
Saved the life of a friend of mine.
My sister Habiba's boyfriend Daud has graduated from secondary school.
My sister Shamim began school.
16 years old
Cleaned up someone else's mess.
My brother Mostafa's girlfriend Jamila has graduated from secondary school.
My boyfriend Sultan has graduated from secondary school.
17 years old
I've developed goiter.
My sister Habiba has moved out on her own.
18 years old
Graduated from secondary school.
Need to look for a job.
Began work as a primary teacher's aid.
My mother has contracted leprosy.
My brother Mostafa has graduated from secondary school.
19 years old
Sultan Naushad Ali broke off our relationship.
Met a new boy I like very much, named Yunis Salim Altaf.
We've begun seeing each other.
My brother Nasir's girlfriend Daliyah has graduated from secondary school.
20 years old
Yunis Salim Altaf broke off our relationship.
Met a new man I like very much, named Yasin Niaz Ahmed.
We've begun seeing each other.
My brother Nasir has graduated from secondary school.
Daliyah Intikhab Ali and my brother Nasir are now engaged to be married.
Daliyah Intikhab Ali and my brother Nasir have married.
My sister Nivin's boyfriend Sami has graduated from secondary school.
21 years old
Yasin Niaz Ahmed broke off our relationship.
You have failed the college entrance examinations.
Not accepted in vocational school.
My brother Mostafa has moved out on his own.
My brother Nasir has moved out on his own.
22 years old
Met a new man I like very much, named Tamwar Ghulam Abbas.
Rejected by Tamwar Ghulam Abbas.
Met a new man I like very much, named Kamil Khan Mohammad.
Rejected by Kamil Khan Mohammad.
Met a new man I like very much, named Amjad Ikram Elahi.
We've begun seeing each other.
Simi Salahuddin and my brother Mostafa are now engaged to be married.
Simi Salahuddin and my brother Mostafa have married.
23 years old
My boyfriend Amjad is not ready for marriage.
My sister Habiba has asthma.
My sister Nivin has graduated from secondary school.
24 years old
Ended relationship with Amjad Ikram Elahi.
Met a new man I like very much, named Omar Intikhab Ali.
We've begun seeing each other.
25 years old
A major flood has hit Pakistan. 1,378 people have died and 3,400,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
Omar Intikhab Ali broke off our relationship.
Met a new man I like very much, named Ibraheem Atta-ur-Rahman.
We've begun seeing each other.
Received a 2% pay raise.
My sister Kamilah's boyfriend Habib has graduated from secondary school.
26 years old
Ibraheem Atta-ur-Rahman broke off our relationship.
Met a new man I like very much, named Sami Wasim Bari.
We've begun seeing each other.
My mother died from an infection.
My sister Habiba's boyfriend Hussein has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
Broke up with sister Nivin's boyfriend Abdul Jabbar.
My sister Kamilah has graduated from secondary school.
My boyfriend Sami has hookworm.
27 years old
My boyfriend Sami and I are now engaged.
My sister Shamim has graduated from secondary school.
My sister Shamim's boyfriend Yunis has graduated from secondary school.
28 years old
Sami Wasim Bari and I got married this year.
Hussein Majid Jahangir Khan and my sister Habiba have married.
My sister Nivin has moved out on her own.
My sister Nivin's boyfriend Agha has had malaria.
Yunis Mahomed Nissar and my sister Shamim have married.
My sister Shamim has moved out on her own.
29 years old
Donated to a disaster relief charity.
Son Ibraheem born.
30 years old
Sami born to Habiba Majid Jahangir Khan
Arub born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
My husband Sami has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
31 years old
Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.
Daughter Abida born.
Began work as an administrative aid.
Habib born to Habiba Majid Jahangir Khan
My sister Habiba's husband Hussein has reduced vision from cataracts.
Habib born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
32 years old
A major flood has hit Pakistan. 84 people have died and 3,700,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
My sister Habiba's husband Hussein has been cured of cataracts.
Noor born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
33 years old
My father has died at age 59 from kidney disease.
Inherited money from my parents.
Amin Ghazali and my sister Nivin have married.
My sister Kamilah has moved out on her own.
34 years old
Invested 20000 Pakistan rupees in a bank account.
Invested 20000 Pakistan rupees in mutual fund.
My son Ibraheem began school.
35 years old
Decided to give some money to charity.
Galal born to Simi Salahuddin
Ibraheem born to Nivin Ghazali
36 years old
Invested 60000 Pakistan rupees in land.
Ahlam born to Habiba Majid Jahangir Khan
Bushra born to Simi Salahuddin
Shafiq born to Daliyah Intikhab Ali
Imam born to Nivin Ghazali
My daughter Abida is not able to attend school.
37 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Sind province.
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Zia born to Daliyah Intikhab Ali
Salim born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
38 years old
Jamil born to Habiba Majid Jahangir Khan
Zarina born to Simi Salahuddin
Abdul Salam born to Daliyah Intikhab Ali
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has hookworm.
39 years old
Shamim born to Habiba Majid Jahangir Khan
Habib Haseeb Ahsan and my sister Kamilah have married.
40 years old
Released from prison.
Not accepted in vocational school.
You have failed the college entrance examinations.
Began work as a nursing aid.
Massima born to Simi Salahuddin
Zarina born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has been hurt in an accident.
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
41 years old
Rafi born to Daliyah Intikhab Ali
Zarina born to Kamilah Haseeb Ahsan
Rahim born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
My son Ibraheem has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.
42 years old
Tamwar born to Daliyah Intikhab Ali
Nasrin born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
43 years old
My brother Nasir has hookworm.
Nivin born to Nivin Ghazali
Massima born to Kamilah Haseeb Ahsan
44 years old
My sister Nivin has had malaria.
Sami born to Nivin Ghazali
My son Ibraheem's girlfriend Zubaida has graduated from secondary school.
My daughter Abida has roundworms.
45 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
My sister Nivin's husband Amin has been injured in a mishap and suffered some nerve damage..
My sister Nivin's husband Amin has been hurt in an accident.
My husband Sami has died at age 45 from diabetes.
46 years old
My boyfriend Riza has died from dehydration.
Met a new man I like very much, named Riza Mahomed Nissar.
Rejected by Riza Mahomed Nissar.
My brother Nasir has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
My son Ibraheem has graduated from secondary school.
My daughter Abida's boyfriend Bilal has graduated from secondary school.
47 years old
Met a new man I like very much, named Zahoor Shafquat Husain.
We've begun seeing each other.
My sister Nivin has reduced vision from cataracts.
Omar born to Kamilah Haseeb Ahsan
48 years old
Peace.
My boyfriend Zahoor and I are now engaged.
Zahoor Shafquat Husain and I got married this year.
My sister Habiba has reduced vision from cataracts.
My brother Nasir's wife Daliyah has diabetes.
My sister Nivin has been cured of cataracts.
My sister Nivin's husband Amin has reduced vision from cataracts.
My daughter Abida's boyfriend Noor has been cured of leishmaniasis.
My daughter Abida's boyfriend Noor has graduated from secondary school.
49 years old
A major flood has hit Pakistan. 588 people have died and 3,900,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
My sister Nivin's husband Amin has been cured of cataracts.
Mostafa born to Shamim Mahomed Nissar
My son Ibraheem has moved out on his own.
50 years old
My brother Mostafa's wife Simi has asthma.
My daughter Abida has moved out on her own.
51 years old
Invested 20000 Pakistan rupees in high-risk stock.
Invested 20000 Pakistan rupees in low-risk mutual fund.
My brother Nasir has hookworm.
Noor Dilawar Hussain and my son Ibraheem are now engaged to be married.
Noor Dilawar Hussain and my son Ibraheem have married.
52 years old
My brother Mostafa has a peptic ulcer.
My brother Nasir has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
My daughter Abida has been cured of ascariasis.
53 years old
My sister Kamilah has diabetes.
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has been cured of depression.
My husband Zahoor has hookworm.
54 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Northwest Frontier province.
My sister Habiba has been cured of cataracts.
My brother Mostafa has been cured of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
My daughter Abida has a peptic ulcer.
55 years old
Peace.
56 years old
57 years old
Received a 1% pay raise.
Cashed in 25143 Pakistan rupees from a bank account.
Cashed in 19814 Pakistan rupees from mutual fund.
Cashed in 82495 Pakistan rupees from land.
Cashed in 20709 Pakistan rupees from high-risk stock.
Cashed in 14672 Pakistan rupees from low-risk mutual fund.
My daughter Abida has been cured of peptic ulcer.
58 years old
My brother Mostafa has been cured of peptic ulcer.
My son Ibraheem's wife Noor has died at age 30 from tuberculosis.
My husband Zahoor has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
59 years old
My sister Nivin has reduced vision from cataracts.
60 years old
My sister Kamilah has reduced vision from cataracts.
61 years old
62 years old
My brother Nasir's wife Daliyah has died at age 61 from diabetes.
63 years old
My brother Mostafa's wife Simi has died at age 63 from an asthma attack.
My sister Nivin has been cured of cataracts.
64 years old
I have reduced vision from cataracts.
Received a 2% pay raise.
65 years old
I have been cured of cataracts.
My daughter Abida has arthritis of the knee.
66 years old
I have reduced vision from cataracts.
My sister Habiba has been cured of asthma.
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has a peptic ulcer.
My husband Zahoor has hookworm.
My husband Zahoor has suffered an epileptic seizure.
67 years old
My husband Zahoor has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
68 years old
My sister Kamilah's husband Habib has hookworm.
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has been cured of peptic ulcer.
69 years old
My sister Habiba has reduced vision from cataracts.
My brother Nasir has reduced vision from cataracts.
My sister Kamilah has been cured of cataracts.
70 years old
I have been cured of cataracts.
My brother Nasir has been cured of cataracts.
71 years old
My sister Kamilah has gone blind from glaucoma.
My sister Shamim has reduced vision from cataracts.
72 years old
My sister Nivin's husband Amin has hookworm.
My sister Shamim has been cured of cataracts.
My sister Shamim's husband Yunis has died at age 63 from a heart attack.
My daughter Abida's boyfriend Ali has reduced vision from cataracts.
73 years old
My sister Nivin has reduced vision from cataracts.
My sister Kamilah's husband Habib has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
Ali Mahmood Hussain and my daughter Abida have married.
74 years old
My sister Habiba has been cured of cataracts.
75 years old
Quit my job.
My sister Nivin has been cured of cataracts.
My sister Nivin's husband Amin died from an infection.
My sister Kamilah has died at age 67 from pneumonia.
My daughter Abida's husband Ali has been cured of cataracts.
76 years old
My sister Habiba has gone blind from cataracts.
My sister Habiba has diabetes.
My brother Nasir has hookworm.
77 years old
I have reduced vision from cataracts.
78 years old
My sister Habiba's husband Hussein died from an infection.
My brother Nasir has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
79 years old
I have been cured of cataracts.
My sister Habiba has been cured of cataracts.
80 years old
My son Ibraheem has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
81 years old
I died from an infection.
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Also it gave me the option of never again being approached with homosexual relationship possibilities after I rejected one, but didn't let me choose to pursue them exclusively when I declined a heterosexual proposal in a different life.
It's pretty amusing, but I ended up just pressing the Enter button a whole bunch, until it started doing the aforementioned spending thing.
It isn't so much a game as an educational tool on what Real life is like for different people around the world. Now combine alter ego with this... that would be fun.