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

Just picked it up shopping and was hooked. I got all the extra packs of the iterations I liked. So The Sims and The Sims 2, Sims 4. Also I played on Gamecube.. and have that same one for Wii even today. I keep it as addictive back up entertainment if my computer needs to be repaired.
I didn't enjoy Sims 3 so stopped after a few weeks and didn't like Sim City either.