Maybe they're afraid the newer players will see what they've been missing and revolt. Yes, 1 had a lot of really good features that they didn't carry over. My favorites are the little pond to sail boats and feed fish, the shack where you got the boats, fish food, and picnic baskets that produced a real picnic, the hot dog cart, the in store counters for icecream, pastries, and sandwiches, the little village with the New Orleans feel- including the wandering sax player, the making magic pack (the ones for hollywood & vacations were cool, too), the different style of racks for each type of clothing you got for your sims, the chemistry set, the ability to put real photos on your computer into the game (don't remember if that was Maxis or 3rd party), and so much more. For the 1st in the series it really went into new places and was not afraid to explore.
