GR Simsters Equinics Entry by Given:
When I first took part in the Equinics, I was 24yo and the year was 2004. I don’t remember what, if any horses I had representing the GR Simsters. All I remember is that we had precisely one horse medal, Ziklag for our resident Tremendous Machine, and we got our asses handed to us.
Now, 18 years later, the GR Simsters have won five of the last eight Equinics championships, and I’m 42yo. And I’m wondering where the hell the time went.
We started out as a bunch of ragtag simmers united by one main thing, we were all Gallop Racer players who participated in the ORLWorld, run by Jim Cougar, who I wish I’d had the chance to meet. Let’s see, it was me (Given), Lenny, PadreBri, Willyam, Silver Charm, Tremendous Machine, Migman, Lopo, War Emblem, and I’m sure a few others I’m missing.
Back then we competed in the ORLWorld by shipping off Playstation memory cards to Jim Cougar and he’d load them all into his system and upload the races. It was cutting edge stuff. I remember breeding hundreds of horses in Gallop Race and running them against each other endlessly for hours to figure out which ones might be worthy of the ORLWorld races.
Once we conquered that game, Silver Charm introduced us to the Sim, and we freaking loved it. So much so that we went from getting out butts kicked, like I mentioned, in our first Equinics, to winning the whole shebang in 2006.
Over the past many years, the make-up of the GR Simsters has changed, and some of our interest in the game has gone through ebbs and flows. For me, 2015 through 2018 were probably the time I was the least into the game, but that didn’t stop us from winning three straight Equinics in 2014, 2016, and 2018.
That being said, while there will be a lot of boasting and chest pumping heading into the big day on February 26, the reality is that winning or losing isn’t what it’s all about it.
What it’s all about are all the friends you make along the way in this great game. Heck, many of my good friends aren’t even in the GR Simsters anymore, or maybe never were. Others, like Lenny, PadreBri, and Willyam, have been members since the beginning. Really, our team this year is made up of horses from those three guys plus myself, and then Liam, one of our longstanding Australian members, and Scoobi, a relatively new GR Simster who is a perfect fit for our group. We also have wild members like Klaus and Epic who might not have horses representing us, but you can be sure they’ll be enjoying the festivities.
It’s a small but really fun group. I love these guys.
The last Equinics was the biggest upset I can ever remember. Skippy did a great job pulling it off with Hoosier, and as the defending champs, they’re the team to beat.
But you can be sure that the GR Simsters will be looking to reclaim our crown. Will we do it? Who knows.
But what I do know is that February 26 is a day that we are all eagerly anticipating, and wish everyone a great competition!
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