Apparently they are compatible with modern operating systems but I’m wondering to what degree and if the modded releases fans put together are going to be better in some aspects.
Apparently the Sims 1’s UI is having scaling issues but at least there’s no EA launcher.
I used to be a huge fan of SimCity when I was in elementary school (waaay back in the '90s). And the idea of getting to go all the way down to street level and interact with the Sims themselves was an amazing concept back in the day, although I admit I never got around to checking it out until The Sims 3 had released.
Then I realized they had so much DLC to go with it, it would cost hundreds of dollars to collect it all. It kind of turned me off of the whole franchise. To this day, I’ve played around with The Sim 3 for just under 3 hours and that’s it.
I have always seen EA as a greedy, money-grubbing company ever since, and it doesn’t surprise me in the least that they’re re-releasing their original Sims games for ridiculously high prices. I’m sure DLC for these older games is probably around the corner as well. I’ll keep an eye out for sales, but I probably wouldn’t buy them unless I can get both for under $20 total.
Some franchises are morally correct to pirate, and The Sims is probably the flagship example. Paradox games are also strong contenders, though not quite as egregious.
Like, get yourself a repack with all the DLC, treat yo self.
Oh I did that. Let me tell you, even for free… Only do that if you’re ready to lose days of your time trying to make the things work.
Sims 3 and 4 with full DLCs are basically unmaintainable. It’s not the repack’s fault, they’re just a complete mess.
Plus 4 is boring as hell, worst gameplay loop of the whole series.
The only reason to buy The Sims is for planting on scapegoats.
I bought almost all of the Sims 3 dlc on a fire sale years ago on steam. I think I paid maybe $100 for the whole kit and kaboodle, including base game. There’s a few that have come out since but I never felt like I needed them so I didn’t buy them.
They were giving my those away for free at one point