8 Video Games SOLVED By MONEY

For better or worse, money makes the world go round, and while video games seemingly offer an escape from the realities of, well, reality, that famous saying is often just as true in the digital world as the physical one.

Sometimes a video game is no different from our waking existence, in that if you throw enough money at it and its array of problems, any outstanding issues can be magicked away one way or another.

And that's absolutely the case with these video games, each of which were immeasurably improved by money.

Perhaps it was a case of players abusing money cheats to their gleeful satisfaction, taking advantage of money exploits to beat the grind, or perhaps worst of all, just giving in and forking out some moolah on those time-saving microtransactions.

Whatever the means, these games were all solved by the presence of money, either leaving you to decry the need for the stuff outright or just grateful that there was a way, any way, to get out of your predicament.

The lesson here? If all else fails, opening your wallet - whether virtual or real - is an option...

The entire appeal of The Sims franchise lies in living a laughably lavish digital life far in excess of any you could maintain in reality, but of course, things still cost money in-game.

But who among us actually did the tough graft and earned all our Simoleans the hard way? It's far more likely you took the digital shortcut and spammed the cheat code "Rosebud" - or, in its original iteration, "Klapaucius" - to generate thousands upon thousands of free Simoleans for yourself in a matter of seconds.

And why the hell not? Again, The Sims is all about living the best life you possibly can - if you want to fill your house with a dozen pianos at great cost, you can and should do that.

Nobody's looking for a keen sense of accomplishment here, just the basic-but-powerful dopamine thrill of acquiring more and more Things with a seemingly never-ending pool of cash.

If you play The Sims the "proper" way its limitations quickly become clear, but with infinite money you can keep amassing Stuff to fill that big, empty void in your heart. Ah, capitalism.