When did you first start playing the sims

I used to play The Sims on my iPod touch back in 2011 and 2012. I think I remember buying it on the iTunes store for like $5 or $6,it was worth it. I played Sim City 2000 a bunch when I was a kid, but that was my first experience with The Sims. When I was 19, I bought The Sims 3 for $20 in late 2016 with my real adult money B) I was absolutely hooked, I probably have 300+ hours on it, and I'm catching up to that in TS4.