The Sims

Publishers Electronic Arts
Developers Maxis
Release date 2000
Genre Simulation
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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.

Download The Sims

The Sims is no longer abandonware. You can now buy the game from:

Windows (2000)

The Sims™ Legacy Collection on Steam

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 Windows ReadMe (Portuguese)

The Sims Windows ReadMe (Swedish)

The Sims Screenshots

Windows

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611 thoughts on “The Sims”

  1. 0

    Hi, Its asking for a serial number, how do i get this or bypass this? not really as tech person and have checked all the files.
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  2. 0

    Hi, I have downloaded the game but there isn’t a no CD folder included. This was included for Sims 2 but no folder in this one. I also can’t find the .iso file.
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  3. 0

    Hello, so I installed it successfully but when starting the game I see the neighborhood and some pop-us saying that I installed The Sims Superstar, The Sims Pets, etc but won’t allow me to do anything…Any solution?
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    i found this comment that fixed my problem its not mine and it was uploaded a couple months ago huge thanks to the guy who made it
    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.

    again reupload from SimlishFluent comment i hope it helps

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  6. 0

    I’m having problems with the serial number, it keeps saying that I need to look at the code on the case and obviously I don’t have one. It keeps telling me to contact EA and I don’t know any other way to fix the issue.
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  7. 0

    Is anyone else having this problem? I have followed the directions to a T. but when I go it run the game it tells me “could not find The Sims data directory”
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  8. 0

    Hi. I already installed and getting into the game, but I can’t save the progress. It’s says cannot save the house, something like that. Help me. When I create new family and put them in land, they disappeared and I can’t get that family back.
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  10. 0

    I download the file and mount it. But when I click setup.exe nothing happens. Just one time the music played but it didn’t open.
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  12. 0

    Hello,
    I managed to install it good. Did the tutorial. But when I want to save it says “en error has occured” and the cursor freezes. Do you have any ideas on how to fix the problem?
    Thank you
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      I have fixed the problem by moving the folder in an another place in my computer (the programmex86 place was responsible I think of the issue as it needed authorization to make modifications etc…), but, now, I don’t have any sound. Any ideas?
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  14. 0

    Completed all the steps, keeps coming up with an error saying “access denied, please log in with administrator priviledges”

    This isnt a shared laptop so there’s no other users so I figured I was the administrator, I’m not overly techy so I’m struggling with this lol

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  15. 0

    Sup, whenever I try to start the “Setup.exe” file it just won’t open. Could you help please and thanks in advance! 🙂
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