Archive for April, 2004

Interview with a Sim Scorned

As Alphaville attempts to mirror much that can be found in reality, it may come as news to some of you that this Sim-city has even attempted to produce an equivalent to the television series “The Bachelor.” In this interview filed by our beloved pop culture guru, I.P. Lithium, we learn of one Sim’s experience [...]

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Mr-President Caught Groping Intern!

by Pat the Rat Well, I always said that our Mr-Pres was a frisky one! Here he is, caught on screen shot, groping an innocent young AVG intern in the flower of her youth. Oh well, it beats invading Islamic Countries I suppose, but there is something very 90s about the whole affair. And at [...]

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Pierce Entertainment LTD: Alphaville’s Media/Entertainment Conglomerate

In this interview we talk to Eliza Collins, Executive Director of Operations for Pierce Entertainment LTD. Eliza tells us about plans for the Diamond Memorial Theater and the Pierce Entertainment Network, which are both under the umbrella of Pierce Entertainment LTD. She talks about the obstacles they face in producing plays and televisions programs on [...]

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My View of the Alphaville Elections

By Peter Ludlow I’m dropping out of character and writing this under my real life name so that people will understand that I am being serious, but also because I am discussing this at a “meta” level. These comments are about the game; they are not in game.

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Mr-President holds press conference: Welcomes Independent Investigator

In a news conference held at the Capitol on Monday night, Mr-President defended himself from charges of fixing the election with the help of Mafia boss JC Soprano, arguing that the chat logs, although accurate, were (despite appearances) elaborate ongoing jokes between Mr-President and Mr. Soprano. He also defended his relationship with Mr. Soprano, who [...]

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Elections *Were* Rigged. Mr-President Exposed as Puppet of JC Soprano

by Urizenus According to high level sources in both the Alphaville Government and the Soprano Organization, and corroborated by chat log documentation, the Alphaville Government elections were rigged beginning with the primaries. In the Richardson/Galloway primary elections, for example, the Galloway votes allegedly were not fully counted, suggesting that the election scandals began at least [...]

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Interview with “Janette”

Recently I had a chance to pose a few questions to the person behind Alphaville’s current “most infamous” character. In this interview, he tells us what drove him to create “Janette,” how s/he feels about infamy, fellow Alpha’ citizens and The Sims Online.

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Op/Ed: The Stratics TSO Board – Ship of Fools

by Kiss For those of us who remember the old TSO message board reading the Stratics board is downright depressing. Only God knows how many boards I have read over the years and I have never seen such a collection of inarticulate cheerleading, worthless fluff, and just plain wrong information. Based upon the total dearth [...]

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Op/Ed: Ashley Richardson is the Real Scammer

by Ian Ashley Richardson ran for president of alphaville government, and lost. She cried foul, that the election was apparently “rigged”. Is there any PROOF behind that? That is all she says, put-downs about the current Alphaville Government Administration. Her whole campaign was against scammers and mafias. She even promised to Oust them from Alphaville. [...]

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Mr-President Cavorts at Mobster Wedding Party

By Pat the Rat Excuse me readers if I appear all aflutter, but I just got back from the social event of the year in Alphaville’s Underworld – the wedding of JC Soprano to his Consigliore, ChANCEs. I must confess that I missed the wedding, but managed to arrive fashionably late to the wedding party [...]

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