The Major Effect "The Sims" had upon the Gaming World (and why we don't talk about it)

My first computer was an 8 bit Acorn Electron, prior to that I had an Atari 2600 console - I've been gaming for nearly 35 years and I'm female. I actually don't play the Sims like dolls houses - I play it as a single player young adult. I've no interest in family play.

There were other games before this that were less masculine. One that comes to mind is Little Computer People, characters living in my computer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Computer_People