I played Sim City first and loved it, then grabbed The Sims. I watched Bob and Betty Newbie move around a bit, and then wanted to create my own sims, of course. But I had no idea what to do in Create-a-Sim, and my first sim (who was supposed to be a young woman in her 20's) ended up looking more like an old lady. It was only because she had this old-fashioned gray hair style, but I couldn't figure out how to change it. Later she took up bodybuilding, and it was so funny to see this old-looking woman pumping iron. Then, of course, I ended up killing off Bella Goth because I didn't realize she had to learn to cook before she could safely use the stove, and their child was soon taken away by the social worker -- well, sent off to military school, I think it was back in those days.
So, I have to say my first simming experiences weren't too successful, but I gradually figured out what to do and how to do it, for the most part, at least.
