Weird new costumes

"Cuthbert Gurdlestone"
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> But I've noticed there are a lot of new strange costumes--veils and
> diving helmets and such. There were also bizarre additions in the other
> expansion packs--Viking hats and what look like swimming goggles.
>
> Are these there for any specific gameplay, or are they just there to be
> "weird"?

Well, some of the outfits are supposed to be for salesmen trying to convince
you to enter a shop or eat there, and thus be like mascot costumes. Like the
bonus chicken costume (for a chicken place) or a diver for a seafood store.

Some of the other goofy stuff, like the goggles from NL, were supposed to be
"club" wear.

I also just think the people at Maxis have the fashion sense of a drunken
pirate. (A straight one at that...)
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Jeremy Reaban wrote:
> "Cuthbert Gurdlestone"
> <snip>
>
>>But I've noticed there are a lot of new strange costumes--veils and
>>diving helmets and such. There were also bizarre additions in the other
>>expansion packs--Viking hats and what look like swimming goggles.
>>
>>Are these there for any specific gameplay, or are they just there to be
>>"weird"?
>
>
> Well, some of the outfits are supposed to be for salesmen trying to convince
> you to enter a shop or eat there, and thus be like mascot costumes. Like the
> bonus chicken costume (for a chicken place) or a diver for a seafood store.

Oh yeah, a man in a chicken suit always gets me hungry for some BBQ wings.

> Some of the other goofy stuff, like the goggles from NL, were supposed to be
> "club" wear.

Oh yeah, I see lots of people in night clubs wearing swimming goggles.

> I also just think the people at Maxis have the fashion sense of a drunken
> pirate. (A straight one at that...)

Yup.

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--Cuth
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