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Anonymous
8 years ago

Sims 3 - Black screen

When I load my Sims and click launch it goes to a black screen. I can hear the music and see the loading wheel and then my curser but it will not let me play the game. I have uninstalled 2 times, and it didn't help. I've reset my computer multiple times with no luck. I click on Sims in my origin thing and click on play and it brings up the game launcher and I press the start buttun and it goes to a black screen with the loading wheel, and the music is on and then it turns into the cursor and nothing happens, just a black screen.

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    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I have this same problem as well. For me, the original game had been playing just fine. It was after I installed World Adventures that my game refused to start. It kept demanding I update the game or the start button wouldn't even work. When I did update it (over and over again since they ask a million times), I just get a black screen with the mouse cursor.

    • I've uninstalled and reinstalled both games already.
    • I've restarted my computer.
    • I have no custom content or mods that may interfere with the games performance.
    • I'm on a PC.
    • I installed the games manually from discs, they were not digitally downloaded.
    • My game has the 1.67 version update.
    • I attempt to launch the game through the World Adventures icon. 

    I need more than just a copied and pasted link, I need help. I just want to play my game and it feels like I'll never be able to, which really upsets me.

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    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    My computer is a PC. The game has run fine before and I've never had any problems. I also haven't downloaded any mods after I uninstalled everything. I had the high end loft stuff and vampire stuff but I don't anymore.
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    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Me too ☹️ I just want to play my game. I'm really upset about this because i don't understand how it could go from working completely fine one day to just getting a black screen that's it, the nex dayt! I even tried downloading the Sims 4 trial to see if it would work and it doesn't. I'm at a loss ☹️

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