kateoverend wrote:
I never played Sims 1 or 2 but they look like so much fun... Gosh I was missing out! :lol:
Hi Kate! The whole Sims series is incredibly fun, regardless of their limitations and/or graphics quality. I would heartily recommend getting and playing Sims 1 and Sims 2 if you can. :)
@mcrudd: That's okay about the vegetables. Thanks for trying. Hmmm, I will see what I can find out about those. :mrgreen:
Well I couldn't resist any longer - I reinstalled my complete Sims1 set! :D I played all last night. I started with the Newbie Household Tutorial and boy, is it awkward to get used to working the controls. I kept wanting to swoop my mouse around with the 360-degree camera angles, and zoom in and out with my mouse wheel. :lol: Ha! No such luck! But I'm slowly starting to get the hang of it again. Sure feels weird, though. But I love this game!
I checked my computer's performance---normally when I'm playing Sims 3 with all EPs and Store stuff, it uses about 75-80% of my computer's memory. However, with all Sims 1 EPs installed, only 30% of memory is being used! :P
If you don't mind, here are a few pics I took playing the Newbies. I was playing around with in-game picture sizes, so please disregard any pic differences:
After completing the tutorial, I did a simple remodel of their house to try out the build tools. (Yes, I used the rosebud cheat!) :mrgreen: Essentially, I made the whole front room (which used to be their kitchen) into a living room. I turned their back patio into a new kitchen, and upgraded some appliances and furniture.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0000_zpseb379b48.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0001_zps9a4f4d2a.jpg
Of course, the Goths were the first to visit. Neither Bob nor Betty got along with Mortimer or Bella very much. :P I learned that Bob and Betty start off without any interests; therefore, they don't like anything that's talked about. A game tip popped up saying that when you take Sims Downtown, it can add to/change their interests! I never knew that! But sure enough, once they went Downtown, they got a whole bunch of random interest points added.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0002_zpsc3796720.jpg
Here Bob and Betty enjoy eating eclairs at a coffeehouse in Old Town.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0003_zpsc9519f64.jpg
When they got home, Betty was exhausted and in a bad mood so she went right to bed. Bob slept on the couch because he and Betty don't have high enough relation points yet to sleep in the same bed. Then the Tragic Clown arrived! :shock:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0004_zps45324a44.jpg
He kept going into the bedroom to wake Betty up by doing bird tricks and juggling. He just kept crying and crying and making a nuisance! Poor Betty needed sleep and kept asking him to leave, but he wouldn't. Then I noticed...there was a picture of the Tragic Clown on the wall! I deleted it and he finally left. Whew! :P
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/Pamhamlet/Sims%201%20Photos/Newbie_1_0005_zpse4f4a4a5.jpg
All I can say is, it has been so FUN playing Sims1 again! This game is packed full of stuff to see and do. It's just amazing...even now, the same as it was back then 14 years ago. 8)
Eta: I wanted to add that in the picture above with Mortimer and Bella Goth---on the wall above the kitchen counter you can see a cuckoo clock. It actually works! It makes tick-tock sounds, the pendulum swings, and the little cuckoo bird comes out at each hour to call the time! Adorable! :D
Also...it looks like you get better quality pics if you use "printscreen" like you did mcrudd, instead of using the in-game camera.
