So today I installed the sims 1 on my laptop and it installed fine but because I have windows 10 it wouldn't load. No biggie, I found a youtube video that helped me and it worked! I had my three daughters help me create our sims family. They're all 10 and younger. Anyhow we buy a house and I remember the cheat rosebud; from my sims 1 days when I was a little older than my oldest daughter. In the first five minutes, our house is in flames because of the genie. It burns everything in the whole room because we forgot a fire detector. Silly me. I hardly use them in the sims 4. Anyhow one of our sims dies. We exit the game without saving and try again, but it just feels like we're trying to keep them happy 24/7. It's so hard for our sims to do anything besides eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom because their needs drop so fast. Was it always this hard? I don't remember because it's been years since I've played. I like the random phone calls though and the house fires. I like that you never know what's going to happen, and all the sims are really interesting.

Yes, it was always that hard. lol That's why it was so fun; you felt more invested in your sims because it took so much effort to take care of them.

Yep, it was hard, and back then I didn't even know the cheats! because I had internet (dial up) sometimes and months or a year without etc. I was lucky to even get to go to The Sims site as much as I did. You have to stack points. Like for eating, a better fridge, a better counter, a better stove, more skill points all add up to getting full and lasting longer. Better furniture offers better comfort etc. Better stuff for fun offers faster filling of the fun motive. It's all about trying to get better stuff so you have time to live. But just when you think you have the hang of it, and get them scheduled an event will happen that will make you have to go down a different road, lol. You can see from TS4 how watered down the game has really become. I bet you can go to the store and not worry about your Sims in TS4, lol

Yep it is hard. Accidentally killed my sim in the second episode of my LP lolIf your interested :)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLswkUxPnNQ385aMp_qEwoBSOiFjVRni1L

I never played the original Sims but I'm not planning too!

@JessPlays I'll have to check it out! :) I haven't even tried caring for a baby yet. I'm still trying to get used to taking care of two sims. Things are definitely easier in the last few sims games.

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AkashaOConnell
8 years ago
Yes, it was always that hard. lol That's why it was so fun; you felt more invested in your sims because it took so much effort to take care of them.
Cinebar
8 years ago
Yep, it was hard, and back then I didn't even know the cheats! because I had internet (dial up) sometimes and months or a year without etc. I was lucky to even get to go to The Sims site as much as I did.

You have to stack points. Like for eating, a better fridge, a better counter, a better stove, more skill points all add up to getting full and lasting longer.

Better furniture offers better comfort etc. Better stuff for fun offers faster filling of the fun motive. It's all about trying to get better stuff so you have time to live. But just when you think you have the hang of it, and get them scheduled an event will happen that will make you have to go down a different road, lol. You can see from TS4 how watered down the game has really become. I bet you can go to the store and not worry about your Sims in TS4, lol
Ziminstead
8 years ago
Yep it is hard. Accidentally killed my sim in the second episode of my LP lol

If your interested :)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLswkUxPnNQ385aMp_qEwoBSOiFjVRni1L
riggirl
8 years ago
I never played the original Sims but I'm not planning too!
aejp24
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
@JessPlays I'll have to check it out! :) I haven't even tried caring for a baby yet. I'm still trying to get used to taking care of two sims. Things are definitely easier in the last few sims games.
Rflong7
Seasoned Vanguard
8 years ago
Oh, yes. It is Still hard. XD

Social is the hardest for me in that game... and never talk on the phone, they seem to always loose friends that way. Takes so long to get friends. :cry:
aejp24
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
"Cinebar;c-16032306" wrote:
I bet you can go to the store and not worry about your Sims in TS4, lol

I've left my sims to go to another room and when I come back they're all okay. I remember when I was younger and playing the sims 1 I accidentally left the game running so I could do something for my mom and when I came back everyone was dead. :( I don't have to worry about that in the sims 3 or 4.
Cinebar
8 years ago
"auroraael14;c-16072560" wrote:
"Cinebar;c-16032306" wrote:
I bet you can go to the store and not worry about your Sims in TS4, lol

I've left my sims to go to another room and when I come back they're all okay. I remember when I was younger and playing the sims 1 I accidentally left the game running so I could do something for my mom and when I came back everyone was dead. :( I don't have to worry about that in the sims 3 or 4.

And why so many think TS4 is nothing but a TV show that plays itself. No way you can go to the bathroom and leave TS1. And pretty lucky if you try that with TS2. TS4 just go on to bed, it will be fine. lol
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
8 years ago
Yeah TS1 was hard. But just get the science table and let it all go. Also, the ghosts are fun cause they'll really, really, really freak your sim out. So no big deal if some of them die, it will just make your other sims more miserable. Trying to get them to survive and not taking your eyes off them for too long is pretty much the biggest TS1 challenge :D
aejp24
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
I honestly like the challenge I just wish that it was a little easier to gain relationships with other sims. Keeping your social up is hard when you play a single sim and then getting that sim to make friends, keep their motives up, work, and still have time to do something fun is exhausting. I finally was able to get one friend and he moved in, and now I have two sims that need friends for their careers. I don't remember how I did this when I was little especially when I didn't even know mods existed then. I use to play for hours non-stop too. I also save a lot because at any moment something could happen.