I played the sims a few times, but I get easily bored with it and ended up just wasting my money on the games. so now i spend it wisely, on Poser stuff lol And I can make my poser character grow or shrink, and I don't have to worry about the cost of living for them lol THe Sims is kewl for those who like simulation games. There are other games out there like it on-line one called "There" and another called "2nd life" and yes I've tried those too, but I guess simulations like that aren't my type of games, because I always get very bored with them. ---Essie