The Sims 3 Showtime Guide Essentials New Simology
New Wishes
Encountering new objects, like this arcade table, can inspire new wishes.
Living the hectic life of a performer allows your Sim to encounter a variety of new things in Starlight Shores.
With each new experience comes wishes associated directly with it. For example, if your Sim sees a photo booth at a venue, they may wish to have their picture taken in a photo booth.
As these wishes occur to your Sims, you can either promise or dismiss them—you can have up to four active wishes at a time.
Each fulfilled wish rewards your Sim with Lifetime Happiness points.
Wishes are a good way to advance your Sim at work or at home. Pursuing a wish related to a career will often build career experience in the process of fulfillment, helping your Sim level up.
The new wishes in Showtime are split across six different categories: career, performance/venue, Genie, object, SimPort, and traits.
Career wishes are likely to spring from a Sim in that specific job path. Performance/Venue wishes often require a Sim to perform a certain action at a venue or on-stage.
Some of the Genie wishes shown here apply only to playable Genies who have been freed from their Dusty Old Lamp—yes, Genies have wishes too.
Some of the new objects in Showtime inspire new wishes as well. Your Sims will also have SimPort-based wishes, making them eager to go on tour or host friends. There are even a few wishes associated with the new traits. These wishes mingle with the existing wishes from The Sims 3 as well as any previous expansion packs.
Career Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Audition for a Gig | Your Sim wants to audition for a gig. Is there a better way to get a regular stage for performance? No, no there isn’t. |
| Challenge Someone to a Performance Duel | Take your rivalries and aggressions center stage! Your Sim wants to put their skills to the test by challenging someone to a performance duel at a SimFest! |
| Earn §X Performing for Tips as a Magician | And now for the Magician’s final trick… making Simoleons appear from thin air! Your Sim wants to perform for tips as a Magician. |
| Earn §X Performing for Tips as a Singer | Your Sim wants to perform for tips as a Singer! If other Sims are in the mood for a melody, they might put some bread in your jar. |
| Earn §X Performing for Tips as an Acrobat | Hopefully that invisible box stunt will be worth more than invisible tips! Your Sim wants to perform for tips as an Acrobat. |
| Get a Steady Gig | Scrambling to find a gig every night is the pits! Your Sim thinks it’s about time to land a steady gig. |
| Get X Steady Gigs | Some people can’t get enough stage time. Your Sim wants to have X steady gigs. |
| Have a Great Gig | Your Sim is definitely on the way to super-stardom! The next step: putting on a great show. |
| Have a Legendary Gig | Your Sim wants to perform the greatest gig ever! |
| Have X Excellent Gigs | One excellent show is never enough. Your Sim wants to put on bunch of excellent shows! |
| Have X Legendary Gigs | If one is good, more is better! Have some more legendary gigs! |
| Perform a Song X Times | Your Sim wants to sing their song… again and again. |
| Perform an Excellent Gig | Your Sim wants to put on a show that people will remember! |
| Perform for Tips as a Magician | And now for the Magician’s final trick… making Simoleons appear from thin air! Your Sim wants to perform for tips as a Magician. |
| Perform for Tips as a Singer | Your Sim wants to perform for tips as a Singer! If other Sims are in the mood for a melody, they might put some bread in your jar. |
| Perform for Tips as an Acrobat | Hopefully that invisible box stunt will be worth more than invisible tips! Your Sim wants to perform for tips as an Acrobat. |
| Perform in a Coffeehouse SimFest as a Professional Performer | A Coffeehouse SimFest may not have the draw of competitions at some other venues, but what they lack in size they make up for in post-show drinks, pastries, and adoring fans. |
| Perform in a Live Show Venue SimFest as a Professional Performer | In SimFests at Live Show Venues, everyone is well-practiced and dedicated to their craft. The competition is fierce, and that is just the challenge your Sim is looking for. |
| Perform in a Park SimFest as a Professional Performer | Some people find the open air and local feel of an outdoor competition inspiring. Your Sim wants to feel that inspiration by competing in a SimFest at a Park. |
| Perform Tricks X Times | Your Sim wants to show off their performing skills! |
| Perform X Gigs | Your Sim loves being in the spotlight and wants to put on more shows. |
| Perform X Gigs as a Magician | Your Sim has a gift for magical performance, and wants to share that gift with other Sims as often as possible. |
| Perform X Gigs as a Singer | Your Sim is full of music and has a compulsion to share that music with others. |
| Perform X Gigs as an Acrobat | Your Sim wants to share the true art of acrobatics with an appreciative crowd. |
| Sell X Albums | Your Sim wants to sell some albums to get their music out there and into people’s homes. The Simoleons don’t hurt, either. |
| Win a Coffeehouse SimFest as a Professional Performer | Your Sim may not be the biggest performer yet, but winning a Coffeehouse SimFest would be a great way to show off their talent. |
| Win a Live Show Venue SimFest as a Professional Performer | Your Sim knows that they’re the greatest performer in this town but now wants to prove it by winning a SimFest at a Live Show Venue. |
| Win a Park SimFest as a Professional Performer | Your Sim is becoming more popular, but they want to become better known. Winning a SimFest at a Park just might do it. |
Performance/Venue Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Buy a Round for Everyone | Heeey everybody! This round is on me! Your Sim wants to buy everyone a round of drinks (but maybe they should lay off the juice for a while). |
| Buy Someone a Juice | There’s nothing like a sharing a drink to break the ice. Your Sim wants to buy someone a drink and maybe try out a few pick up lines. |
| Order a Juice | This club has a two drink minimum. Your Sim better order a juice to get things started. |
| Order X Juices | Your Sim loves a good juice and wants to order more. It’s time to rack up an epic juice tab! |
| Perform a Gig at a Big Show Venue | Filling stadiums and selling out shows is a luxury only the best of the best enjoy. Now that your Sim has proven their talent for the stage, they want to perform a gig at a Big Show Venue. |
| Perform a Gig at a Coffeehouse | Great food and live performances go together like peanut butter and jelly. Your Sim wants to perform a gig at a Coffeehouse. |
| Perform a Gig at a Live Show Venue | Your Sim wants to perform a gig at the Rodeo-Go-Go, Mick’s Master Karaoke, MN8, or another Live Show Venue. It would be a great way to establish some cred with the underground. |
| Perform a Gig at a Private Venue | Some of the joints around town are well known for booking quality performers. Your Sim wants to join their exclusive ranks and perform a gig at a Private Venue. |
| Perform a Gig at the Park | With clear skies and plenty of people at the Park, it would be a fantastic day to put on a show! Your Sim wants to perform a gig at the Park. |
| See a Show at a Big Show Venue | When the stage is really rocking, everyone throws their hands in the air! Your Sim wants to catch a show at a Big Show Venue. |
| See a Show at a Coffeehouse | Dinner and a show might just be the best entertainment value in town. Your Sim wants to see a show at a Coffeehouse. |
| See a Show at a Live Show Venue | Everyone needs a good night on the town. Your Sim wants to see a show at a Live Show Venue. |
| See a Show at a Park | Catching a performance is a great way to spend an afternoon and maybe meet someone new, too! Your Sim wants to see a show at a Park. |
| See a Show at a Private Venue | Private Venues are a great place to discover new acts before they get all “famous.” Your Sim wants to dive into the scenester crowd and catch a show at a Private Venue. |
| Watch a SimFest | SimFests always have a delightful selection of live performers, and your Sim wants to see one! |
Genie Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Banish Someone | Nothing says “get off my lot” like sending a Sim off your lot. Your Sim wants to remove someone from the premises! |
| Become Magically Clean | There’s clean, and then there’s Genie clean. Why take the time for a proper shower when you can be clean in an instant? |
| Clean the Dusty Old Lamp | This Dusty Old Lamp is really in need of a good cleaning. It looks like there might be something written on it! |
| Ensorcel a Sim | Life is so much easier when someone else does the dirty work. Bend someone’s will to your every whim! |
| Free the Genie | Being chained and imprisoned in a lamp seems like it would be miserable. Your Sim is feeling compassionate and wants to free the Genie! |
| Magically Clean Someone | Magically cleaning another Sim is a great way to avoid an awkward conversation. There’s clean, and then there’s Genie clean. |
| Make House Spotless and Sparkly | Some people clean their homes; Genies just make them magically spotless! Genies are like a vacuum, mop, disposal, toilet brush, dishwasher, and clothes washer all in one. Most importantly, they like to feel needed. |
| Resurrect Someone | Side effects of resurrection may include: confusion, memory loss, and a lingering taste of formaldehyde. Still, your Sim wants to resurrect someone. |
| Summon Food | Lesser mortals prepare their own food. When you’re a Genie, you ask, and the world delivers! |
Object-Related Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Break the Distance Record at a Driving Range | Don the tweed flat cap and head to the golf tee. Your Sim wants to break the distance record at the driving range. |
| Buy X Stage Props | A well-decorated stage generally leads to a better performance! Your Sim wants to have a stage that’s all decked out. |
| Dance to the DJ’s Tracks | The beat’s about to drop. Your Sim wants to dance until the DJ blows the speakers up! |
| Earn §X in Tips Working the DJ Booth | Working the crossfader and mastering pitch is great for the social life, but a DJ has still got to eat! Your Sim wants to earn some tips while spinning tracks in the DJ booth. |
| Earn §X Selling Remix Albums | An artist creates inspiration, a professional sells it. As inspired as your Sim may be, they want to earn some Simoleons by selling Remix Albums. |
| Give Someone a Track Remix | Sims around town love hearing new takes on their favorite songs, and it just so happens your Sim wants to share their remixed tracks. Perfect! |
| Learn the 8-Ball Frappé Trick Shot | Blender. Pool table. What could go wrong? Your Sim wants to learn the 8-Ball Frappé Trick Shot. |
| Learn the Hole in Two Trick Shot | That cup may look like garbage to the untrained eye, but to a pool shark it’s a cup full of possibilities! Your Sim wants to learn the Hole in Two Trick Shot. |
| Learn the Putt-Putt Gnome Trick Shot | Maybe a little gnome magic will help out your Sim’s pool skills? Only one way to find out. Your Sim wants to learn the Putt-Putt Gnome Trick Shot. |
| Learn the Shave and a Haircut Trick Shot | Learning the Shave and a Haircut Trick Shot would be music to your Sim’s ears! Head over the pool table and get practicing. |
| Perform for Tips on the Pool Table | Your Sim wants to show off their talent with a pool cue—and make a few Simoleons while they’re at it. |
| Perform the 8-Ball Frappé Trick Shot | Some drinks are beyond tasty. The 8-Ball Frappé is not one of them. It is, however, an impressive trick shot. Your Sim wants to show how well they can perform it. |
| Perform the Hole in Two Trick Shot | It’s not as easy as it looks to make a ball jump into a cup and fall into the right pocket. Your Sim put a lot of time into learning the Hole in Two Trick Shot and wants to show people. |
| Perform the Putt-Putt Gnome Trick Shot | They say the Putt-Putt Gnome invented mini-golf and Eight-Ball Pool. Your Sim wants to perform the light-hearted trick that honors that fun-loving gnome. |
| Perform the Shave and a Haircut Trick Shot | Your Sim wants to perform the “Shave and a Haircut”—a difficult pool table trick that will really show their talent. Plus, it will more than likely get the song stuck in someone’s head, and that’s always fun. |
| Play a Four-Player Game of Dominoes | Dominoes is enjoyable. Dominoes with another player is really fun. Imagine what a great time a game with three other Sims would be! |
| Play a Four-Player Game of Pool | Playing pool is almost as much fun as winning at pool, and the only thing better than beating one player is beating three players. |
| Play a Game on an Arcade Machine | Those arcade machines are a blast and a half! Your Sim wants to let off some steam by killing some monsters and rescuing some princesses! |
| Play a Two-Player Game on an Arcade Machine | Two players are better than one! Your Sim wants to play a game with someone else. |
| Play Dominoes with Someone | Though a grueling game of dominoes only rarely decides things of importance—like town names—your Sim still puts on a game face for every match. |
| Play Pool by Yourself | Practicing pool is fun. Playing pool is more fun. Winning at pool is the most fun. Practice makes perfect! |
| Play X Games of Dominoes | Dominoes can be addicting, and your Sim is hooked! Your Sim want to play as many games as possible; it’s just so much fun! |
| Practice Golf Swing | Sometimes practice doesn’t make perfect... in any case, your Sim wants to practice their golf swing. |
| Put Out X Snack Bowls | Little known fact: It’s not people or music that make you happy… it’s all about the snacks! Your Sim better put out some Snack Bowls. |
| Ride the Mechanical Bull as a Bucking Bronco | This isn’t your Sim’s first rodeo on the mechanical bull. Now your Sim wants to ride on the Bucking Bronco difficulty. |
| Ride the Mechanical Bull as a Crazy Cowboy/Cowgirl | City slickers stand aside. Your Sim wants to challenge the mechanical bull on the toughest difficulty. |
| Ride the Mechanical Bull as an Easy Rider | Riding the mechanical bull might be humiliating, but your Sim is sure to be noticed! Your Sim wants to take a spin as an Easy Rider. |
| Ride the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor | What can be more fun than rapidly spinning around in every direction? Nothing, as far as your Sim is concerned! |
| Score X Points in a Game of Skee Ball | Your Sim wants to get a high score in Skee Ball. Keep that Skee Ball pro-leaguer dream alive! |
| Sell a Remix Album | The biggest step to DJ stardom is getting your album out there. Your Sim wants to sell a Remix Album. |
| Sing Karaoke | Your Sim is ready to step out of the shower and into the spotlight! Show the world that vocal talent! |
| Sing Karaoke with Someone | Some legends are born, and others are made! Your Sim wants give the karaoke performance of a lifetime! |
| Spin a Track on the DJ Booth | Your Sim wants to scratch some tracks on the Turntables. Get them to a DJ booth, and drop the beat. |
| Take a Photo in the Photo Booth | Strike a pose, or four! Nothing is more fun than taking pictures in a photo booth! |
| Take a Photo in the Photo Booth with Someone | Your Sim wants to take pictures in the photo booth with another Sim. Get your rabbit ears and silly faces ready! |
| Talk about DJ Skills with Someone | Your Sim has been mixing some phat beatz and wants to tell someone about it! |
| Win a Game of Pool | Your Sim is sure that the next game of pool will be the one they win. Or perhaps the next one. Or maybe the one after that. No matter how long it takes, your Sim wants to win a game of pool! |
| WooHoo in the Photo Booth | Your Sim is feeling a bit naughty and wants to WooHoo in the photo booth! |
| WooHoo with Someone in the Box of Mystery | Your Sim seeks a little Mystery and a little WooHoo. The Box of Mystery provides, well, the mystery. They have someone special in mind for the WooHoo. |
SimPort Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Host a Magician in Your Town | Your Sim has heard about great Magicians performing in other towns and wants to see if one of those Magicians could do a show at one of the venues downtown. |
| Host a Sim in Your Town | Your Sim really wants to see a performance at their favorite venue, and they know just the act that should come to play! |
| Host a Singer in Your Town | Your Sim hopes for a performance from a visiting Singer, and they heard that a venue in town is looking for new acts! |
| Host an Acrobat in Your Town | Your Sim has heard about great Acrobats performing in other towns and wants to see if one of those Acrobats could do a show at one of the venues downtown. |
| Host X Sims | Your Sim wants their town to be a center of entertainment. Invite Singers, Acrobats, and Magicians to perform at the venues around town! |
| Perform in a SimPort Friend’s Town | Your Sim longs to expand their reputation by performing in new cities. Open your SimPort book to send your Sim to a friend. |
Trait -Based Wishes
| Wish Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Accuse Someone of Being a Diva | Diva. An insult to many, but high praise to those who truly deserve the title. Either way, your Sim wants to tell someone just how much of a diva they are. |
| Buy Tofu | Your Sim wants to buy some tofu. |
| Compliment Self | Who has two thumbs and likes to hear that they’re totally awesome? Your Sim! |
| Heckle Someone | Was that a terrible performance, or is your Sim just in a bad mood? Either way, heckling someone would sure make your Sim feel happier! |
| Request Compliment | Some people are so attractive and intelligent in every detail that they just beg to be complimented. Your Sim is one of them, and it’s time to begin begging. |
| Learn X Tofu Recipes | Tofu is absolutely delicious, and there are so many different ways to prepare it! Your Sim wants to learn more tofu recipes. |