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 Sims 3 since it was released and still am. I started with Sims 1 (it came free with my brand new desktop PC) and went on to Sims 2, then 3.