# Why am I still buying these "Sims" games? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601 "2002-03-28T18:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601/21 "2002-04-16T15:59:16Z")
What the hell was Simsville, anyways? My mom goofed and got my House Party instead of Livin’ Large for Xmas (I got the Sims as well, of course!). Oh well. I still want LL, though. If you like torturing your sims… [http://hrlnx.aem-east.com/slemmer/thenewsos/](http://hrlnx.aem-east.com/slemmer/thenewsos/) Can you say, “Electric Shower?” Oh, and my friend Camilla’s site rocks: [http://www.nighttimesims.no/nts.htm](http://www.nighttimesims.no/nts.htm) My bud Josie’s site: [http://www.geocities.com/opheliajosie/](http://www.geocities.com/opheliajosie/) It hasn’t been updated, and sometimes Geoshities doesn’t work, but if you can get in, the heads and skins are gorgeous! I also love the Sims Resource: [http://www.geocities.com/opheliajosie/](http://www.geocities.com/opheliajosie/) I have all rich, spoiled Sims. They live in beautiful houses, paint and eat and lounge in their hottubs. They do not have any children, as it’s too much of a bother. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601/22 "2002-04-16T16:04:20Z")
BTW since this thread popped up again… > [@](#): > > 1. I’ll play vacation for all of 30 minutes tonight before it stakes out a long-term spot on my shelf, but When I’m right, I’m right. Still haven’t played the damn game. Maybe I’ll get tired of JK2 soon :). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601/23 "2002-04-16T16:26:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*What the hell was Simsville, anyways? \*\* [Click here to see what may have been](http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2805353,00.html). ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601/24 "2002-04-16T16:57:45Z")
Is The Sims really that addicting? I’m a big SimCity fan and I can’t wait for SimCity 4 but I never tried The Sims. What I really want to know is, can I do crazy psychotic stuff in the Sims that I can’t and shouldn’t do in real life? Cause i don’t need a simulator for getting up, going to work and so on. I get enough of that in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601/25 "2002-04-16T18:26:42Z")
You most certainly can. Just use money cheats and the like. You can call your neighbors over, trap them, kill them, make them have affairs, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-still-buying-these-sims-games/100601.md?page=1)