is an experience that's quite different from. A lot of features found in more modern games in the franchise aren't in the first game, but the reverse is also true.
The features of the first game had to work with the limitations of the technology at the time, so the way the game is played can feel unfamiliar to players used to and later games.
Since tends to be more difficult than its successors, there are tips that help a lot for anybody trying the game for the first time.
While it doesn't face as many technical issues as , it comes with innate challenges that aren't included in the tutorial. Luckily, having essential tips acts like a secondary tutorial to keep the Sims in alive and functioning.
This isn't as much of an issue in later games, although it can still happen in them. However, this habit can be annoying, and even problematic, in the first game. Sims' moods decay quickly in the first game, and it takes more time to raise their needs than in later games.