Who else misses the randomness and challenge of the sims 2?

I've never played 2 (was raising a family and trying to build up a photography business back then), @Oldeseadogge, but am planning to track down discs if I can manage it. Am not going to be one of the lucky ones who managed to get the free download of the whole thing, but I plan to dig around to see if I can find some kicking around that I might be able to use on these online for sale sites.