10 years of The Sims 3 - Happy birthday!

Can’t believe how this game has managed to keep me hooked for so many years! It’s not ten years for me yet (that will be in December), but it’s a miracle how a game I just started playing to try it out because my daughter got it, turned me into an addict overnight. And though I’m not as addicted anymore (in terms of playing daily), the love when I play the game hasn’t faded. It’s amazing how it still sort of plays itself whenever I open it.

For me there’s only one real way to celebrate, with the family I’ve been playing since May 2010. Each generation representing its own adventures, love affairs, sorrow, happiness, friendships and true love. Always true love. And after that family life. Each sim is dear to me, who’d have thought I could feel like that about pixels.

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Happy Birthday to the Sims 3.

I didn't start playing until 2012, kind of a late comer to the franchise and started with Sims 3. Fell completely in love with the base game that hubby got me and then he added supernatural and was completely hooked. It is bittersweet at times as he is not with me to listen to my stories anymore. He was a gamer and understood the addiction.

Sims 3 helped me keep my sanity through many trials and tribulations and my recent loss as well. I can lose myself in my sims families as well as have wonderful chats with the many friends I've made on these forums who understand the addiction. :lol:

This is one of my original large families that I started playing after I learned how to use mods and have those lovely large families. They are actually saved in a nraas porter file and hopefully someday will be able to resurrect them.
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This is my current sim family as you can see, soon to be added to. Fingers crossed for a merbaby!
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"bekkasan;c-17084934" wrote:
Happy Birthday to the Sims 3.

I didn't start playing until 2012, kind of a late comer to the franchise and started with Sims 3. Fell completely in love with the base game that hubby got me and then he added supernatural and was completely hooked. It is bittersweet at times as he is not with me to listen to my stories anymore. He was a gamer and understood the addiction.

Sims 3 helped me keep my sanity through many trials and tribulations and my recent loss as well. I can lose myself in my sims families as well as have wonderful chats with the many friends I've made on these forums who understand the addiction. :lol:

Awww :'( so very sorry for your loss and trials, but it's also so beautiful that your hubby gave you the gift of TS3 to create a lovely world for yourself to get immersed in <3

<3 @bekkasan <3

@SimChi Thank you!

@Pary Thanks! <3

Happy Birthday Sims 3

I pre-ordered the Base Game so I've had it since the beginning. Previously I'd played the original Sims for a few years.

I'd have to search through many back up DVDs to try to find my first screen shots, but I found this one. It's one of the oldest shots I have that is in easy reach. I started trying to build a huge hangout or something using pieces from the Skylight Set in Barnacle Bay. That's one of my old house builds in the distance. It never got finished inside before I stopped playing. If I ever find that save file again I might keep working on the house - or maybe not.

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Happy Birthday, Sims 3!
It's great that I can get some simpoints with discount! XD I'm going to get more 5000 to see what I can add up to my game. My sims want to say thanks for this amazing game!

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Although I was late to sign up (December 2009) I bought the game when it first came out and have had 10 wonderful years of happy families :) The game has got me through some very stressful times in my life and, even when I have taken breaks, it's like an old friend that I can go back to and pick up where I left off without any awkwardness.

"thuggishsplicer;c-17084998" wrote:
Happy Birthday, Sims 3!
It's great that I can get some simpoints with discount! XD I'm going to get more 5000 to see what I can add up to my game. My sims want to say thanks for this amazing game!

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Who was the guy in the second picture?

Happy Birthday Sims 3. I am glad there is a discount on the simpoints and I have the money to go buy some and buy Lucky Palms.