19 years of The Sims - Happy anniversary!
Sul sul Simmers! Today it's 19 years since The Sims was first released. No matter if you have been playing since day 1 or you discovered the game today, let's celebrate the existence of The Sims to...
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My son gave me Sims 1 for Christmas in 2001. The first time I played it, I opened the Goth family. Cassandra came home from school, peed on the floor, then died, screaming, in a stove fire. My husband was listening, and went, "What in the world are you doing?"
I played Sims 1 until Sims 2 came out, and was enchanted by the life cycles. I cried when the first baby was born, then cried again when he died of old age. I populated a town, wanting to play it for ten generations, so I wasn't ready to switch games for Sims 3. I'd heard it was a resource hog, so I skipped it entirely.
I've been playing Sims 4 since its first release, and though it took some getting used to (and it took a long time for it to catch up with Sims 2 for things like toddlers, pets, and weather), I've populated another region where anyone can live in any neighborhood they like. I miss being able to edit the neighborhoods. In Sims 2 I had a family graveyard that was right on the property line between two houses. From the neighborhood view, it was impossible to tell where the line was. I could place trees to disguise the lot edges, and group the lots as I liked. I also liked being able to edit and create apartment houses. There just seemed to be more creative possibilities in Sims 2, where Sims 4 is a lot more structured.
I played Sims 1 until Sims 2 came out, and was enchanted by the life cycles. I cried when the first baby was born, then cried again when he died of old age. I populated a town, wanting to play it for ten generations, so I wasn't ready to switch games for Sims 3. I'd heard it was a resource hog, so I skipped it entirely.
I've been playing Sims 4 since its first release, and though it took some getting used to (and it took a long time for it to catch up with Sims 2 for things like toddlers, pets, and weather), I've populated another region where anyone can live in any neighborhood they like. I miss being able to edit the neighborhoods. In Sims 2 I had a family graveyard that was right on the property line between two houses. From the neighborhood view, it was impossible to tell where the line was. I could place trees to disguise the lot edges, and group the lots as I liked. I also liked being able to edit and create apartment houses. There just seemed to be more creative possibilities in Sims 2, where Sims 4 is a lot more structured.
