Just for fun, I'm curious to know how long everyone has been playing :) I got into Sims 2 aged 10ish and I've had long periods (years) not playing but now in my mid-30s I'm still playing Sims 3 lol...
I've been playing TS3 since it was released. Prior to that I played The Sims briefly and TS2 for quite a while. Before I discovered The Sims I played SimCity.