Continuing the tradition of giving popular TV shows the Sims 4 treatment, one talented player has recreated the iconic setting and main cast of Downton Abbey. Impressively, this was done using the game's modern set-pieces.

Let's imagine, for a moment, that Downton Abbey—a show set in the past—also had a game that's from... the past. Only not so far back. OK, scrap that, and just watch this sweet video by Bill Kiley, where the manor house comes alive to the sound of midi music.

Okay, yes, fine. This post is at least partly an excuse for me to finally tag something "Downton Abbey" here at Kotaku. But in this case, the tag is warranted—over at Kill Screen, writer Sarah Elmaleh (who some of you may remember as the voice of Aeris in that column I wrote about silent protagonists) and illustrator…