Just noticing this thread again. Knowing that I played the franchise starting with the first iteration as an adult, just makes me feel old and out of touch with the new simmers.
Just noticing this thread again. Knowing that I played the franchise starting with the first iteration as an adult, just makes me feel old and out of touch with the new simmers.
I don't care if I'm out of touch with new Simmers. I'm an OG Simmer! lol.
Sometimes it means I don't understand references or know who someone is they are collaborating with, but often my kids (who range from 15-22) don't either. I think their newest target is actually a pretty small part of the general population, but being all over social media makes them look large.
I’m nearly into the next age category and I’ve only been playing Sims since the pandemic as something to do during the lockdowns. I love it and play virtually every day. Retirement helps!
As a child I remember my first games console (late 1970s I think) an Activision that had two games, tennis and squash! Then an Atari and later two gens of playstation. I can’t play fast action games anymore as my thumbs swell up… I didn’t see that coming… The more sedate nature of PC games like the Sims is better on my knuckle joints. See what you’ve got to look forward to kids. Lol.
I’m nearly into the next age category and I’ve only been playing Sims since the pandemic as something to do during the lockdowns. I love it and play virtually every day. Retirement helps!
As a child I remember my first games console (late 1970s I think) an Activision that had two games, tennis and squash! Then an Atari and later two gens of playstation. I can’t play fast action games anymore as my thumbs swell up… I didn’t see that coming… The more sedate nature of PC games like the Sims is better on my knuckle joints. See what you’ve got to look forward to kids. Lol.
I can definitely relate to not being able to play fast action games anymore.
i tell everyone i'm a 80;s kid - do the math , as im big kid huge gamer - been playing the sims since sims 1 and now i play on xbox. The sims is my go to game. And yes i still watch classic 80's tv shows/cartoons - my favs - inspector gadget/transformers/tmnt
I think I might be the oldest still extant here! I'm over 80 now but don't play much these days, though I keep up the packs. I might find it an escape if I get moved to an old folks home!
I was 47 when The Sims came out and bought all of them since.
I think I might be the oldest still extant here! I'm over 80 now but don't play much these days, though I keep up the packs. I might find it an escape if I get moved to an old folks home!
I was 47 when The Sims came out and bought all of them since.
I was fifty when I first began playing in 2005. By then Sims2 was near it's beginnings. I bought the university pack with birthday money (yeah, they threw a milestone party for me). I hadn't been gifted money on my birthday in several decades by then, but I was like. Okay, this is cool, I'm gong to indulge myself, for a change. That was the beginning of my Simming Odyssey.
I think it's really neat to know older adults play The Sims. Or, videogames in general. There's such a misconception that it's just for kids.. untrue, all the way! Do what you love at any age. The Sims is just one of those franchises that appeals to almost anyone at any age.
I loved playing The Sims 2 when I was... hmm, 2007 -- 7? I remember making really, really weird looking Sims, giving them the rainbow facepaint and stuff. Alien names. I thought it was so funny at the time... I also remember trying to play with cheats. I did a lot of things that probably corrupted my game back then, like adding the Grim Reaper to my family. Oh goodness.
Back in my day we had to walk ten feet through (apparently censored) carpeting to change the TV channel. Wait, what was the question again? - Edit to add that I am highly amused that the forums censored a type of carpeting known for its plushness - so much so one needed to rake it.
I am an OG simmer! I remember the original BBS system! The original game was my jam...I would play for hours. I still play TS2 and TS3...I have no need for TS4, unfortunately...I don't have the time to keep buying for it...so I stick with what I have. I am still using my nickname that I have had since the very start!.
Is there a support group for Simming Addiction? I think I need it...
I was in my 50s when I started playing The Sims. I'm now 70. I love building much more than playing. I can remember when I first started playing, I was a house painter at the time and all I could think about at work was the house I was working on in my Sims game. Couldn't wait to get home to work on my Sims house. lol
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I don't care if I'm out of touch with new Simmers. I'm an OG Simmer! lol.
Sometimes it means I don't understand references or know who someone is they are collaborating with, but often my kids (who range from 15-22) don't either. I think their newest target is actually a pretty small part of the general population, but being all over social media makes them look large.
To be the oldest player here, you would have to be in your 80's.
No answer...Ok, that is it! I am the oldest here! Yay!!!!!
You older than 68?
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/1000199/older-generations-unite/p1
As a child I remember my first games console (late 1970s I think) an Activision that had two games, tennis and squash! Then an Atari and later two gens of playstation. I can’t play fast action games anymore as my thumbs swell up… I didn’t see that coming… The more sedate nature of PC games like the Sims is better on my knuckle joints. See what you’ve got to look forward to kids. Lol.
I can definitely relate to not being able to play fast action games anymore.
I will be 68, very soon. I don't know about the other player who was doing a happy dance, though.
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/star-trek-original-series-fan-fiction-trilogy/
I was 47 when The Sims came out and bought all of them since.
I was fifty when I first began playing in 2005. By then Sims2 was near it's beginnings. I bought the university pack with birthday money (yeah, they threw a milestone party for me). I hadn't been gifted money on my birthday in several decades by then, but I was like. Okay, this is cool, I'm gong to indulge myself, for a change.
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/star-trek-original-series-fan-fiction-trilogy/
I loved playing The Sims 2 when I was... hmm, 2007 -- 7? I remember making really, really weird looking Sims, giving them the rainbow facepaint and stuff. Alien names. I thought it was so funny at the time... I also remember trying to play with cheats. I did a lot of things that probably corrupted my game back then, like adding the Grim Reaper to my family. Oh goodness.
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