Publishers | Electronic Arts |
Developers | Maxis |
Release date | 2000 |
Genre | Simulation |
Game rating |
Game Description
The Sims (also known as The Sims 1 or The Sims Classic) is a life-simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts on February 4, 2000 for Windows, and July 25, 2000 for Mac OS X. The game only has a single-player mode. There is no goal defined in The Sims,and players must develop their characters as they go through different life stages. Characters which the player controls can interact with other in-game characters, develop relationships (both negative and positive) and can even start families together. Characters can also be assigned certain tasks to develop life skills, which enables them to progress in their careers and increase their salaries.
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We might have the game available for more than one platform. The Sims is currently available on these platforms:
Windows (2000)
The_Sims_Win_ISO_EN.FR.DE.IT.NL.SV.zip (442.0MB)
How to play on Windows
- Download and Extract The_Sims_Win_ISO_EN.FR.DE.IT.NL.SV.zip
- Mount The Sims.iso – if you don’t know how to mount files, please see this guide: https://oldgamesdownload.com/wiki/install-games-on-windows/
- Open the mounted file and run “Setup.exe”. Choose your language. On the next screen, select “Install”
- Follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When they ask you to put in a serial, go into \Game Files\NoCD and use one of the serials inside “serial.txt”
- When installation is finished, go into \Game Files\NoCD again and copy “Sims.exe”
- Go into the folder you installed The Sims into – if you don’t know where that is, right click the desktop shortcut for The Sims and select “Open File Location”. Paste the “Sims.exe” file from Step 5. into this folder. Confirm you want to replace the file in the location.
- Launch “Sims.exe” to play the game
PlayStation 2 (2003)
The_Sims_PS2_ISO_USA.zip (354.4MB)
Additional files, patches and fixes
The Sims Deluxe Edition Manual (English)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (German)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (English)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (Spanish)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (French)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (Italian)
The Sims Windows ReadMe (Dutch)
The Sims Screenshots
Windows
Hi, I managed to install and copy the Sims.exe in the folder. But when i clicked on it, it says error “Could not find The Sims data directory”. Please help
same here
I have add the files to my desktop. Once I click on ‘Start.exe” the screen will come up to install it. when I click on that it will load but the Installshield program will come up and say this error “unknown error encountered, aborting setup”…not sure what I can do to fix this??
any tips will help thanks
The main menu opens for me and I click in Play and either forms I select (800 * 600 / 1024 * 768 ) nothing happens and the program closes. Can you help please?
right click, run as admin
I got it to run and I’m already in building mode but there’s a lot of thumbnails missing for several items and the description window comes for a split second and then disappears. I couldn’t install it by mounting the iso because said file was nowhere to be found. Any advice?
I installed it following the instructions and I am able to open the game but it just gets stuck loading everything once opened up to the map. Any way to fix this? I am on Windows 11
Hola amigo, te acosejo seguir este tutorial, es de un creador estado unidense, te puede servir mucho para que el juego te pueda servir en Windows 10 y 11: https://youtu.be/hJK8Rk5lcSY?si=w76MmqEPFWAKfddh
For anyone using Setup.exe and it hanging here’s how I got it to work.
1. Mount disk image like stated above
2. Select Setup.exe by right clicking and opening mounted disk image.
3. After selecting Yes to setup, it might load and hang. Don’t panic.
4. Go to Task Manager. Under “Details” scroll down to the Setup.exe for Sims (should have logo).
5. Right click and open “Analyze Wait Chain”
6. A menu showing Setup, and something connected underneath (likely something called nvcontainer). Select that, then end ONLY that process, NOT SETUP.
7. Setup should start working as usual now to Install. Follow every other instruction listed on this webpage above to the letter.
8. After installing, from this point forward just go into Maxis folder, select the replaced Sims.exe from the step above you did earlier.
9. Game should load, have fun!
I found this out after checking PCGamingWiki Sims 1 page, which has info on Setup Hanging in modern systems.
i was able to open the program briefly but it closed itself and would not reopen. i ran the windows troubleshooter and it says the software is incompatible. i’m not sure what to do from this point, ive tried running it as admin, spam clicking it, looking through the help folder and the programs inside (some of which would also not open), changing my settings, etc and i cant figure it out. maybe someone who’s a little more computer smart than me would know the answer.
i’m following the readme instructions and i can’t get start.exe to open
hello, i’m having trouble installing this even after following the instructions. would someone be able to help me?
Installation is broken on the latest windows version.