What year did you start playing your first The Sims game?

I'm 25 years old, this very year in March I got into the Sims lmao. I tend to leap onto games years after release. In fact, I didn't even know I would fall in love with the Sims to this very extent, it's among my favorite games of all time now. I love the flexibility and sandbox aspect of the game, the humor it has, and just how overall how chill they are. Reading patch notes always put a smile in my face.