As we know, all four games have little touches that make the game interesting or endearing, but don't necessarily appear in other versions of the game. Think of Sims who were romantic partners snuggling together in bed in The Sims 2, for instance. Another example is that in The Sims 1, people who were invited over always brought something: a little box of chocolates or a vase of flowers, for instance. What other examples from the different games have you noticed?

Sims1: The potion to make the gnomes come alive. :) The chance cards for work. Sims2: The cut scenes for having a baby and the alien abductions. Sims3: Open world, CASSims4: Visiting any place without having to move to the town.

"Puddinroy;c-18257852" wrote:Sims1: The potion to make the gnomes come alive. :) The chance cards for work. Sims2: The cut scenes for having a baby and the alien abductions. Sims3: Open world, CASSims4: Visiting any place without having to move to the town. The only problem with TS1 chance cards is that they were pre-determined, so if you stayed in the right career slot for long enough (the IT start-up developer, as I remember) you could really make bank. I preferred TS2's more random cards. I never tried to make the gnomes come alive! My MM experience was really limited...I just liked making minigolf courses.

Sims 2 was definitely ahead of its time. If I could pick one, it would be the animations. If you pay close attention to the way your sims interact with each other or another object, it is far more detailed. They pull objects out of cabinets and pull the TV away from the wall to repair. The devs must have spent a lot of work on those animations, and it is a work of art! In later games, these interactions are much more dumbed down, which is unfortunate.Fun fact is someone did a few youtube videos a few years ago about all of the subtle features of the game. It is a good watch if you are interested.

"Anthonydyer;c-18258250" wrote:Sims 2 was definitely ahead of its time. If I could pick one, it would be the animations. If you pay close attention to the way your sims interact with each other or another object, it is far more detailed. They pull objects out of cabinets and pull the TV away from the wall to repair. The devs must have spent a lot of work on those animations, and it is a work of art! In later games, these interactions are much more dumbed down, which is unfortunate.Fun fact is someone did a few youtube videos a few years ago about all of the subtle features of the game. It is a good watch if you are interested.Have seen it at least twice and heartily second the recommendation. Even learned new things from it.

"Zerelth;c-18256417" wrote:I really miss the graphic details from the Sims 2, such as the couch moving when you jump or the waves in the water after diving from a board, Sims taking utensils from cupboards while cooking... and so much more And the 'pop' of lightbulbs in The Sims 1 when they blew! I don't think it happened with sconces or ceiling lamps, just the original table and floor lamps.

Little Details from Older Games You Miss

OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Rookie
2 years ago
The many games for 2 or more sims. TS2 not only had the cars we miss but helicopters as well. They were fully detailed inside, you could follow your sim into it as they made their way to the controls, and it came in a variety of colors, including military. Have on occasion taken the largest empty lot, placed helipads, built hangars and a terminal, and put sims into business running a helicopter-based airline. The vans in the game make for great shuttle vehicles, and thanks to Body Shop (another missed feature) could make uniforms for my sims based on photos of the originals.
83bienchen
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
Mary Mack
Playing Tag
Interactions with hand puppets (cheer Up + Joke, Sims 1)
Kiss while holding the other Sims head in one's hand (Sims 1 Hot Date)
Cut scenes (Sims 2)
Table hold hands and proposal
Making out on a Picknic blanket or bear rug (Sims 1)
Making out on a bed or sofa (Sims 2).
Group chat while sitting on the floor (Sims 2)
Playing with a toddler while the adult Sim ist sitting on the floor instead of standing Up
Teach toddlers to sing a song
Burnziie
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
Gotta add on about dining habbits. Serving dinner used to be really good in the Sims 2. If you told a Sim to cook you'd see the other household members who were hungry roll an interaction where they would sit down at the dining table and wait for food to be served. Even if nobody waiting for the food to be finished, whoever cooks would serve as many portions as there was guests and household members at the table. Made dining much easier, realistic and charming.

It far beats the Sims 3 and 4 where you'd just place the serving on the counter and wait for Sims to line up and grab it one by one.
The_Mercuria
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago

Sims 1 - burglars, raccoons, bears. Those little surprises were awesome.
Sims 2 - water physics! Beautiful, wavy water.
Previous Sims - Normal diving boards and pool slides. The Sims 4 diving board is only good for public venues.
Sims 1 - the music. I really want the old Sims 1 music that I can set as default in mySims 4. Nostalgia and all.
Sims 3 - open world. If not, then give us open neighborhoods.
Ellupelluellu
Hero
2 years ago
This moment made me think this thread, so I took a pic
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/7aLXntE.png
newspaper
LadyGray01
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
I would love to have newspaper delivery again. I have a Sim who basically lives like she's in the 1800s and I've had to give her generators so she can occasionally fill them up and use a laptop or her phone. (The alternative is going to another lot every time). If we had a newspaper we could use it to find jobs, sell things, advertise for roommates, etc.

I used SimPE to make Paulina Aspir my newspaper delivery Sim in my custom hood.
LadyGray01
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
The way Sims look in Sims 2.
Even though the graphics are outdated and the Sims look less attractive, they also look better somehow. Sims 3 and 4 lost some of the angular details in the faces, eye, eyebrow, and hair detail. They've made an effort to update hairs in recent years, and some of them look great. But there are a lot of older ones that look flat.

And I miss the sliders, for faces at least. I don't have a problem using the grab and pull method for body parts, but I can never make faces look the way I want. I end up rolling the dice a few times, then making very minor changes. I always felt like I needed more sliders in Sims 2, but I liked the way it worked.
i_love_frogs_11
Seasoned Adventurer
2 years ago
"83bienchen;c-18264094" wrote:
Mary Mack
Playing Tag
Interactions with hand puppets (cheer Up + Joke, Sims 1)
Kiss while holding the other Sims head in one's hand (Sims 1 Hot Date)
Cut scenes (Sims 2)
Tablet hold hands and proposal
Making out on a Picknic blanket or bear rug (Sims 1)
Making out on a bed or sofa (Sims 2).
Group chat while sitting on the floor (Sims 2)
Playing with a toddler while the adult Sim ist sitting on the floor instead of standing Up
Teach toddlers to sing a song

it is sooooo disappointing that kids can't do actual outdoor activities together. They can't even play tag after the game being out for 9 years :'( Miss those interactions.
ChadSims2
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
If anything from older games I want attention to detail brought back and realism to return I'm so tired of shortcuts like the dishwasher opening itself lazy animations all over Sims 4. I'd love to see Sims pulling knives from drawers when cooking being able to watch a game of pool actually happen or watch my Sims play a real game of chess. Sims 2 made 50 hours of animations to make watching a full game of chess possible without always having the same end result while Sims 4 could not even bother to animate 1 complete game. How did this game fall so far?
OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Rookie
2 years ago
"lisamwitt;c-18265845" wrote:
The way Sims look in Sims 2.
Even though the graphics are outdated and the Sims look less attractive, they also look better somehow. Sims 3 and 4 lost some of the angular details in the faces, eye, eyebrow, and hair detail. They've made an effort to update hairs in recent years, and some of them look great. But there are a lot of older ones that look flat.

And I miss the sliders, for faces at least. I don't have a problem using the grab and pull method for body parts, but I can never make faces look the way I want. I end up rolling the dice a few times, then making very minor changes. I always felt like I needed more sliders in Sims 2, but I liked the way it worked.

Really! I still think the sliders give more precise control. We also had the option to right click on any face up to 9 times before it fully changed over. 26 x 25 x 9 gives you a lot of face options.