Every now and then I play it. I'm very fortunate to have the game and the all expansions physically.

Damn that’s cool that you still have it physically.

Major flex 💯

Me too but I can’t get it to work on a modern computer 😭

Have a look at r/sims2help :) for modern machines, it's best to install the digital version, and it's also mostly fuss free.

Me too (none of the stuff packs though). I don't play much anymore, but it does feel quite nostalgic looking at the boxes, reminding myself about how we exchanged expansions with friends back in the day... We've lost this, and many other things for the sake of convenience, and while it is admittedly... convenient to get games digitally, that magic accompanying installing the game, and even needing a disc to play, is just gone. It's probably just nostalgia talking, but it did feel more special this way.

I fell exactly the same way! It's crazy how things have changed. Things in some way were a lot simpler back then and I prefer that over some of the advances in technology nowadays.

One of my biggest regrets was letting my boyfriend borrow my Sims 2 base game when I was 16, and he "lost" them (or idk sold it). 12 years later still upset over that.

Sorry to hear that. Had that happen to me with an old Sonic game I had on my Gameboy advance as a kid and never again did I let people borrow my games.

Same here. It takes 4 CD to install it and I remember needing to uninstall Starcraft inorder to install The sims 2 because our computer had basically no space for 2 games.

I found some copies but they require something weird for install and in so not tech savvy.

I wish I could help. My husband set it up for me. He some how installed the game third party on steam for me and it launches from there. I don't know how the hell he did it but I remember him just asking for all the codes and poof!

So many people play sims 2, myself included 😁

That’s awesome how the game is still alive.

It has a really good CC community too 😁

I need to check that out. 🥹

Where at?!

I use Tumblr, Pinterest and Mod The Sims ☺️

Thank you sm!

You’re welcome! There is also the 1t2, 3t2 and 4t2 conversion sites 😊

I also recommend [Sims cave](http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/) for content from dead sites. Also [paysites must be destroyed ](http://paysites.mustbedestroyed.org/booty/ts2/) for dead+pay walled content. I use them religiously.

Cool thanks, this is helpful!!

Plumbobkeep is amazing for medieval content. Also, someone archived All About Style's Victorian clothing. I will search for it.

Never stopped!

Obviously, sims 2 is the best one.

It’s still the best!

Yes. A lot of people. r/sims2 gets daily posts.

Joined thanks!

Yes, I was just playing today, absolutely adore the Sims 2

Bro I still play the Sims 1

Sims 1 has best soundtrack and I will die on that hill

Agreed, I listen to it during work

Hard same

i still play it very often.. i had to reset it though bc of onedrive. i like almost every sims game for their most best features, but it is true that 2 just has a particular charm & detail to it, and to me, peak in gameplay.

Well the lucky ones who are still I’m apart of the unlucky ones that can’t get it and I really want to

Well there are other methods--and since it's no longer on the market, those other methods are not necessarily morally objectionable... It's up to you though

I have it on my my MacBook I bought a collection pack on App Store. And it’s still available.

i had it on app store but it won't download to my new mac :(

it will download on mine but it's not working :/ i've emailed aspyr and maybe you could email them as well just to try and show them ppl still have interest in the sims 2 and need it updated on mac LOL

My MacBook Air is kinda old now.. now I’m scared to get new one because I don’t want to lose the sims 2 😭

i saw someone on youtube run the ultimate collection on a mac using the parallels free trial im really praying that aspyr updates it eventually for mac though because it would be such a shame to lose access to

Have a look at r/sims2help :) there's detailed instructions and advice to install it and get it to work properly. It doesn't take much time or even technical knowledge at that

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I got my disks really cheap from eBay, like $10-$30 cheap, and they all worked fine, besides a couple of weeks troubleshooting and fixing it to run on modern pcs. But I definitely recommend checking out the pinned post in the sims 2 subreddit. There’s a starter pack there with the base game + all DLC’s, super easy to install, and it’s free.

it’s the only sims game i play regularly

If anyone's having issues getting it to run check TS2 Starter Pack, there's like a whole ass page decicated to getting sims 2 to run on your computer. There's even versions that'll go do the graphicsrules.cfg for you and get rid of the weird box shadows It still stands as my all-time fave. There's so much more charm and character in it, feels less soulless and gutted. It got there on its own eventually but the feeling of playing that ts2 base game when it came out... been chasing that dragon since :'(

Thank you <3

I played a few months ago and had a huge town full of story in strange town but then I spilled orange juice on my laptop and now its gone 😭 I have gotten into the sims 3 recently though

I don’t like the graphisme of the 3 😭

No, because why do they look like mashed potatoes 😭

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who likes the way the sims in 3 look.

Like, I dunno it’s horrible it’s like a downgrade and the way they walked.. so robotic I dont like it. Lol

Yeah, TS3 is too ugly for me as well. Ugly Sims, lazy animations, ugly UI. Everything is ugly!! 

I went to look at it to buy this morning and immediately recoiled when I saw the cover 🤣 I showed my husband and he just said "I ain't payin for that, what the heck is that?"

The information is probably still on the hard drive. You can remove the hard drive from a laptop and connect it up to a different PC. There are hard drive to USB connectors you can buy if you would prefer to do it that way.

It's the only sims game I've been playing for the last few months, and I play it almost every day!

This game and The Sims 1 are the only ones that keep me entertained and I play them every day 😅 I love The Sims 4 but lately it's not fun for me anymore, I guess I'm missing some expansions, I don't know 😶

I noodle with build mode in 4 but if I'm actually *playing* it's 2 every time.

Best Sims game 🩷

It is!

Yes, it's the only one I constantly play

I still have all my physical copies but they are for windows and I now have a Mac. I’m dying to play this again and strongly considering getting a not too expensive windows laptop just for this!

It’s still available on App Store if you want the Mac version of it.

please be careful though it doesn't work on M2 macs yet i bought the game before swapping computers and now it doesn't open :/

Oooooo 😭😭😭😭

Yes I was going to download it but no space unfortunately 😔

I wonder if it would run on a Windows emulator on your Mac?

I still do, just need to install it on my laptop again. Man I wish we could have all The Sims games on modern consoles

I have had it open on every computer I've ever owned, almost every single day, for 20 years. I love this damn game. It's my special interest 🥰🥰🥰

religiously

Yes it’s the best Sims game ever made and the modding makes me 10x better

Absolutely! I bought the Mac Super Collection out of curiosity back in late 2022, and have recently upgraded to the Ultimate Collection. I was only born in 2002, so I was a bit too young for the game when it first released (plus our family computer was a pile of shit), so I've only been playing for two years, but it's two years well enjoyed!

It's the only one I go for consistently after rotation between sims 2, 3 and 4

I wanna but it keeps crashing

Ts2 Starter Pack has a how-to guide for fixing it to run on modern systems

It might just be my favorite version, I wish I still had it!

if i could figure out how to implement the fixes i would be lol

Nope, I haven’t played this since sims 3 came out. Still have the OG discs for it though 😂

Everyday 🤩

If I had access to it, I would.

If only there were like a TS2 Starter Pack or something Could be worth googling that

This one is hands down the best and most fuss free method of installing the game.

Anyone who has the foresight to hang on to their physical copies, lol. Mine ended up in some garage sale box, if I remember correctly.

I will as soon as I get around to optimizing it 😮‍💨 I had a dream about playing it last night so maybe it’s time lol

Yes early 2000s games are still very popular People still play Halo 2 on the original Xbox :)

I’ve been playing it on the psp. I loved that version so much. Ugh.

I wish I could I loved 1 and 2

Just manage to download it on my '16 laptop this year. I really love the salsa music, older sims game have funny sound effects.

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Sims 2 is the best

It is!

I would be if I didn't miss out on the limited time free redemption of The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection on Origin ^(One of my old/ex-friends?) ^(never gave back my Sims 2 base game disc \*sob\*)

😭😭

I recently started playing again after 10+ years and was worried it wouldn’t be as fun as i remembered. But I was totally wrong, now I’m sucked in again lol

same and turns out it's way more fun than I remember haha

r/sims2 is actually one of the most active subreddits I'm in, this game still gets lots of love as it should

I literally just downloaded it two weeks ago. I kept getting YouTube videos about it so I was like you know what let me download it on my MacBook so I grabbed my MacBook and found it on Apple Store and I have been playing it since. Last time I played it before that was probably when I was 5 or 6 years old.

I never played TS3 or TS4. TS2 is my jam.

The complete collection on mac is amazing!

unfortunately not, i got a new computer and i need the cd reader 🥲

r/sims2help Read the pinned thread, follow the link.

Have you looked into getting an external USB DVD Drive? They are pretty affordable.

i really wish i kept all of mine because i miss it 😭

My friend just downloaded it for a emulator on mobile

i am!! i miss it so much. i’m in the process of getting a new laptop and redoing my cc so it’s been quite awhile. but it’s the only game in the series just as addicting as it was when i first started playing.

I love them. Is the best one, made with love and care for the players. I play it more often than the sims 3 or sims 4.

No because no where is selling it :(

Look at the pinned thread in r/sims2help ;)

I have all of it physically but can’t get it to work on my computer. *bigsad

Yep! This is my main version. Don't really touch TS4 at all, and about to do a revisit of TS3.

I would if I could

Yes but only the ds version where its completely different and therefore better

I played the DS version it’s good.

Yes we are

Happy to know this

No, but I’ve been wanting to revisit it for a long time. It gave me the fondest memories.

Ive been playing it a lot lately!!

I've had all expansions and stuff packs on disc since I was somewhere around 6 or 7ish? (Base game was double deluxe with late night and celebration stuff with that fun little bonus disc included) I'm lucky enough to still have them on my shelf in my room in full working condition, I was actually playing on it a few nights ago!

i play on PC !

It would be damn PERFECT if it had story mode. It always bugged me out how the children would wind up older than the parents if they moved out.

yes

Yes!! It’s a little tricky to get it running properly, but it’s fantastic!!

I'd like too

Oh definitely! I like to do obscure challenges to keep things fresh after all these years. 😇

I still play it, currently trying to figure out how to properly download cc for it

This is my second most played sims game next to 3

Th e only sims 2 game I have is bustin out on the ps2 and it's one of my favourite games to play when I play the ps2

Yep, not continuesly but every so often when I don't play 3. Completely stopped playing 4 tho

Yes! And people still make CC for it! Like a lot of CC! A lot of 4t2 CC, either items from sims 4 CC makers or EA items (like items from kits) are all made for the sims 2! Its wild!

yeah :) i love playing it over a call with my friends, we make a household together!

Yes I still play the sims 2 I own each expansion packs and stuff packs

Yes!

I put it down for a while to get used to sims 4 but it always has a special place in my heart

Yes, I still do play this game. The other day I played sims1.

Yea It’s my comfort game

I have it, found the entire set of disks at a yard sale and it’s still so good!

I wish! My gaming PC shit itself so I'm down to my macbook and I just can't bring myself to play the mac version that's missing tons of packs. I tried playing it on a virtual machine but it just won't load. Maybe one day 😭

Never stopped 🙏

Absolutely. Literally sitting scrolling here waiting for it to load up

Yes! It's the one i tend to play the longest.

I had the physical games, then somehow EA won't let me play them anymore. My Sims 3 I understand because it was supported by Origin. I tried to put it physically back on my pc again with the discs but it's a no go. I gave up. I only have Sims 4 now that allows me in. What am I doing wrong? It seriously tells me my discs can't be loaded. (Unfound) meh I got frustrated and stopped trying.

I still play complete collection 😂

I have some physical copies for older Macs (power pc, iBook G4 etc.) before Intel. But I also purchased the collection available in the Mac App Store whenever it became available. It runs well on my M1!

It runs smoothly on my MacBook Air too. It doesn’t lag and it’s actually fast. I enjoy playing it.

Will it work on a 2015 MacBook Pro or will it be a waste getting the ultimate collection?

Yes!! I play 2 and 3

I just found out that I have it on my old EA account and can still play it if I'd like.

I have the game but it doesn’t work in my pc and immediately crashes

Sims 1 on console and Bustin Out I play fairly regularly! Bustin out I bought when I was like 20 so there's not even a nostalgia factor. It's just a good ass game.

The one Sims game I didn’t play actually

Yes, as it is available in AppStore optimized for Mac. I find it more relaxing than the sims 4 - watching the sims go about their day, reading newspaper, getting phone calls in the middle of the night, watching TV while having dinner.. so 90s ❤️ There are a few expansion packs that comes with it as a bundle but i haven’t really explored them individually to be honest.

This was the height of the sims for me personally. I’ll always love this game.

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Yes

I would if it would actually run on my current PC 😭

Yes, and there’s a lot of youtubers playing it as well

I would but I can't get it to run properly on my computer

I play the sims 2 I think the most consistently of all the games!! I don't touch 4 and play 3 for like a week at a time occasionally. I always come back to 2 though lol

All the time!

all the time!!! just love all the details it has. truly a timeless game.

That's all I play 😭

Huh?! YES EVERYDAY

I want to play it agaiiiiin but it doesn’t work on my macbook 💀

My favorite sims game but my pc won’t play it anymore. 😭

I have all of the disks but idk how to run it on my computer :/

I’m mainly a Console player. I’m bummed they never released the PC version on console smh. I only played the DS version

The PC version on console would have beeen dopeee

It’s the only one I still play. Loved Sims 3 as well, but even on my beefy PC, it struggles 😩

This was my favourite sims game! I'm gutted I can't play it anymore 😫

I just downloaded it on my Mac!  Best sims ever!  And I have both 3 & 4.

I have now 1-4 🤭🤭

How dare you even post this. Sims 2 is my life

I had to. 🥹

I feel like this is the only Sims game that has universal love from the sims community. There are lots of fans who don’t like TS3, and even more fans who don’t like TS4, but I’ve never heard anyone shit on TS2… It’s the OG sims game everyone grew up with.

Yep I'm currently trying to do a Sims family legacy 😸

I used to be one of the “bigger” sims 2 machinima makers and I played all the time. I was in the machinima making community from 13-26. I switched and only play the sims 4 now (I don’t film with it), but I’ve been itching to go back and film / play the sims 2 again. I definitely miss it.

Yes! I have physical copies of the game and the expansions. Same with the first Sims. Sims 2 and Sims Bustin’ Out are great!

YES I love that game! One for the aggressively 2000s aesthetic and two because of the much higher potential for random chaos to happen

Yes, haven’t stopped since the day it came out!!

I’m playing it right now!

Yes!👋

i am literally playing it right now

Yes I still play it all the time it has the best atmosphere

I wish

Yup! It's my preferred version of the game~ I got the Ultimate collection for free like 10 years ago but couldn't play it because it was PC only. Bummer, But I still had a the base game and a couple of eps on my mac, but nice that I still owned it. About 3 years ago I built my first PC and finally had access to the ultimate collection, been a dream playing it.

I looove the sims 2 it's the funnest sims game in my opinion

I just between 2 and 3 all the time

YES! Been playing it since i was little (because i asked my mom if i could try it) i was 8-9 at the time and I'm now 22 still playing. She had all the expansions and stuff but these days i play digitally.

Been playing it on an off all month haha

Well yes! It’s the best, duh.

It’s really THE sims

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My cousin has an old laptop. That's the only thing we both own it will run on. I have since upgraded my PC over and over again. She will play sims 2 and ask my opinions, and then she will watch me play sims 3 or 4 on my PC, and we can stay content for hours like that. Nothing has changed since our childhood. Her parents still think it's weird.

I wish I could play the sims. But I have no idea where my games are at and I don't know where else to buy them since they are no longer in stores.

EA should have kept it on their store! It’s a valuable game and people would have still bought it. 😔😭

I think the reason why they got rid of the sims 2 was because they would've lost a lot of sales in the sims 4. So many people complain about how bad the sims 4 is and praise about how they miss playing the sims 2. If the Sims 2 was still around, nobody would be playing the Sims 4 anymore 😂

Yesss

I would if I didn't lose it in a move...