I've been playing since 2000. I saw a review of Sims 1 in a magazine and begged my mother to buy it for me. I was about 12/13 years old. I remember reading the rather sizeable manual that came with it on the drive home from the shop, and reading the funniest bits aloud to my mother. My friends would come round and we would play together, making ourselves. The burglar music used to creep me out so much! I was also a bit freaked out by the strange messages you'd get through the phone sometimes. I discovered mods and CC, and the Sims online community. I also learnt an important lesson: never let a Sim cook if they have no cooking skill (I still stick to this rule, even now!).
My friend got Sims 2 before me, and let me borrow it one weekend. I played nonstop, then rushed out to get my own copy so I could keep playing. I couldn't believe how far the game had come. I remember creating a mother and child who promptly burnt to death in a fire, and that's when I first saw the funny messages that occurred when your entire family died.
It's crazy to think I've spent 20 years of my life playing this series!
EA Staff
