Since you started playing the VERY FIRST Sims game, even the first Simcity, how long ago was it?
How long have you been playing since you got your VERY FIRST sims game? Sincity games count too!.
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- I know I played one of the SimCity games when I was really young, but I don't know if I really "played" it or just sort of pushed buttons until things caught on fire...
I spent a lot of time in Sims 2, but I don't think I got into it right away. Google says it was released in 2004, so I probably started playing that around 2005 or 2006. By the end, I had quite a few expansion packs. And then I moved up to Sims 3 and eventually Sims 4. - While my daughter & I were looking for some new PC games, she discovered PC Sims 3 games at EB GameStop store back in 2011. We never even heard about any Sims games before that & we defently didn't even know what a Base game does. So, we look around at the different packs that were in the store & as usual I price checked to see which ones had the best price. So, I bought Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack without the Base. :/ When I brought it home, I tried many times to install it & couldn't understand why it didn't work. :'( So, my daughter & I went back to the store & told the clerk what had happened. The clerk asked if we had the Base game & we said, what's a Base game. :o I bought the Base game & installed it as well as Diesel. It was a funny learning experience. :D Now, my daughter & I have our own Sims 4 games. And even thought Sims 3 will always have a warm feeling, I so don't miss the freezing up glitch bug. :s That was my one reason to go straight to Sims 4 in September 2014. ;)
- I started with Sims 2 and also renting the console spin-offs from Blockbuster in 2006 :D
- It may have been 30 as I played Sim City but cant remember if i got it when it first came out or not.
- I started in 2002 with the SIMS1.. I've owned every expansion pack for SIMS 1 through SIMS4! Both of my kiddos have grown up playing SIMS and I'm pretty proud of that lol <3 :)
- Started with the original Sim City.
"mightysprite;c-18110725" wrote:
I didn't play it very much, but I did play this on a Commodore 64 as a kid.
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After that I didn't play any other Sim games until 2020.
The Commodore 64 ! Now that brings back memories. What a great system for its time.- I couldn't recall the year but I know it had to be before 1998 that I played Sim city. At least a few years before. Then the first sims game was a big huge deal and everyone was playing it (not just girls/women as some say, at least not among people I knew). I found it as addicting as everyone else.
Life got more complex by the time Sims2 rolled out even though I really was excited about it, I never plumbed its depths then, and even less with Sims3 so never knew how great it or Sims2 were til recently. - from 2000 - Today: The Sims, Sims 2 (all Time Fav), My Sims -on Wii (fun, Fun, Fun), Sims Mobile (didn't Like it), Sims 3 (didn't Like it), Sims 4 (Living My SimsLife), - I also have Sims City and Sims City 4 .... Just Keep Simmin, Simmin, Simmin!!! <3 <3
SIMCITY Original, STREETS of SIMCITY, SIMCOPTER, SIMTown, SC2000, SC3000, SC4, SC2013, SC Societies, SIMS1-4, SIMS ONLINE.
From the start. And when SC2000 happened we were teased with the idea that THE SIMS would and could be a PART OF SIMCITY.
Over the year there was no will to do much of anything to make this happen, opting for degraded 2.5D engines.
How they developed The SIMS really was exciting and opened up so many ways they could be super important in building amazing SIMCITIES and have grand adventures w a new STREETS of SIMCITY ( NOT any of the U-Drive it...stuff. That was a big step backwards).
Anyway the grand vision to unite ALL the SIMTITLES still has not happened.
Every time I play THE SIMS now I always hit that wall where I can't become Mayor and World Build in SIMCITY fashion. The Cities/neighborhoods are not alive or connected in any meaningful way and even if you do change their environments ( all green ) it has no impact on SIM moving in/out or the economy.
Since SIMS 2-3 another big step backwards has happened. There is little autonomy like there used to be. Criminals would commit crimes and Detectives would catch them. Riots would break out at City Hall for demands, etc. etc.
Before I expire I would love to see the grand vison happen and SIMCITY, STREETS, COPTER etc. return as the KING. I'm sad others have now been allowed to take those crowns with no pushback.
WILL WRIGHT HAD IT ALL and set up MAXIS for ULTIMATE success and it was thrown away.
My two cents anyway.
Cheers and best.
