To be REAL!
This game changed pc games as we know it. It invites you to become a domestic god/goddess- and lets face it, this game can be MADDENING!!!
To be domestic is to be tolerant. When it comes to keeping your family intact, it becomes too much and sometimes you feel like you will lose your mind! However, this adds to the challenge of the game and why its so liked.
The goal is to have a successful family, home and employment. There is a lot of managing- you have been warned! You are the mother/father of this game so you have to deal with every aspect, such as cleaning (which you can hire a maid for if you have enough money), making sure your Sims hygiene and room is up as well as their hunger and energy. Let's not forget you have to be social and have fun. There are items you can use to increase the stats of your Sims and interactiing with others Sims. Speaking of which, that is probably the most difficult is getting your Sim to get along with others. Its not all peaches and cream. You also do simple everyday things in this game that you would normally do at home.
Another thing that makes this game so original and wonderful is their language: Simlish. No english or spanish but simlish. Its incredibly funny and ridiculous in a good way. You get to modify your house, which is always fun and there is a lot to choose from. My problem with this game was the glitches it had (and some of the later titles had this same problem). Although its something you see sometimes, its an eyesore and annoying. Not all cd's have the same glitches (they may have fixed that by now).
Overall, the Sims, i would like to call it, the beginning of addictive computer gaming as we know it. You will hate it, love it and go MAD!
P.S. You will now understand your parents pain.........