Everyone is doing it. From SE to Disney, movies to videogames. And you wanna know what their secret? They're literally just touching up graphics and modernizing the gameplay. Please get started on ...
Please don't give them the idea. Again. I don't trust that they won't ruin it and strip out gameplay. I'd be devastated! It's best to leave a classic and possibly make a sims 2.0 instead or maybe even 3.0