Can't speak for anyone else, but I would honestly much prefer that LGR do reviews of old TS1 and 2 expansions/stuff packs or even re-review TS3 content than yet another TS4 expansion. Even putting aside "is TS4 actually a good game?" and "were the older Sims games better?" arguments, Clint obviously has his heart more in the older games and it shows in how much happier he is here than in TS4 videos, and I think there is some value in going back to the older content with a more retrospective and/or critical eye.
Even just watching him play the old Sims games would make me happy. We still quote "I'm a beautiful creature" and "eat your food cube human". I agree, I don't like watching him review things he doesn't enjoy or want to look at. (eta- I still like the videos, I just don't like knowing he's having to slog through something he doesn't enjoy)
I can see why the UK names were changed as here the word "holiday" by itself just means "vacation", so by default conjures images of summer beach scenes rather than cosy winter scenes.
TS2 Holiday Edition was my very first sims game, gotten as a Christmas gift in 2006 by my mom who had no idea what it was or what she was getting me into, and this video makes me so unbelievably nostalgic. I remember reading the manual over and over and over again for HOURS at my grandparents' trying everything to pass the time so I could get home and play it
Same! I remember the excitement of reading the manuals before every expansion and stuff pack I bough since I first got TS1. Such great memories of when games weren't disappointing.
I ordered the Sims 1 for myself as a young adult not knowing what it was, but I played it for years after that. Had most of the Sims 1 packs, same with 2 and then 3, but I hated 4. I rarely play at all now but still have happy memories of whiling the hours away!
Gotta say, as someone with auditory processing issues who relies on captions, yours are not only extremely accurate but also entertaining! :D I honestly appreciate the extra effort, so thank you for that.
YES! I wish more YTbers would care for ther subtitels! Even if it is just so you can watch videos while waiting somewhere but you still need to listen what's around you. And my nearly deaf self appreciates them even more 😅
I don't know if you remember but at one point after Sims 3 release, EA gave away all the Sims 2 stuff as a free download. That'll never happen again as they milk the mediocre Sims 4 for all they can.
i believe it was actually after sims 4 released that that happened, i think it was a promotion to celebrate one of the anniversaries. it sucks that it was only a limited time :(
The free Sims 2 Ultimate Collection was disbursed before The Sims 4 had even released in summer 2014! I remember because it re-invigorated some of my inspiration to make new mods that summer
Love the subtle 'oogah chucka' during the dancing baby bit. Nicely done. Condolences on getting old, it'll accelerate even faster in the coming years. I can't believe how fast my years are rolling by now in my 60s.
This jogged a really old Sims 2 memory for me from way back. I remember I had made my friend as a sim in one of my households and he told me to get his sim to romance and woohoo the maid... as soon as they starting gettin' down and it kicked into the "first time woohoo" camera cutaway, the game BSOD'd my whole computer. I said "Your libido killed my compy, it's abstinence for you from here on out bro."
This is the version of sims 2 I had as a kid. Played it for years growing up without any other expansion or stuff pack. No idea why I had this version specifically. Vanilla Sims 2, but with a random Christmas tree here and there, was my childhood.
@@thesteelrodent1796 For The Sims 3,it is still a way better game then The Sims 4 and you can download smooth patch to make the game run smoother on current pcs. 😅
One thing I noticed is the EA logo on those packages is large and colorful, while the Maxis logo is smaller, and ghost white on most of the packages. The ghost of Maxis. It's a good visual representation of what Maxis was by this point, and I imagine the package designers were like "Can we make the Maxis logo a little smaller? No, just a little smaller... Mmm no, a little smaller. Liiiiitle smaller..."
The other thing about the full Stuff Pack is that at least when I got it, it was $10 instead of the standard $20 for Sims 2 Stuff Packs. As someone who loves winter, it was a blast to plop down a custom snow ground texture and decorate everything all the time long before Sims 2 Seasons came out.
To be fair, they had done that earlier in The Sims 1. There was a Christmas tree item in Livin' Large (I think it _might've_ been released on its own earlier on the website), and under certain circumstances I forget at the moment it could summon Santa to deliver gifts, which Sims could open later to get... nothing, aside for a boost to Fun.
I don't know why you're surprised. It's the sims 2. I didn't even realize there was a father time, out of years of playing, but I'm not surprised because the sims 2 is so depth that even to this day so many learn stuff about the game they never noticed.
I remember Barnes & Noble and Target used to push the base game with the Holiday pack on their website all the time. I used to look online for new Sims stuff when it was a gift giving time, and even during my birthday well after Christmas they'd have multiple listings for it on page 1, right up to the Sims 3's release. I guess they realized The Sims and the holidays were a powerhouse combination.
Clint, as much as I enjoy your Sims 4 videos (they're what originally got me to your channel,) I also enjoy seeing you enjoy something like this. I'm happy that you're happy to be playing a Sims game! Have yourself a great holiday! ...also, on the topic of how confusing these editions are, this is like seeing a Ubisoft game and all the editions it comes with. Where's the power point?!
Those last 20 seconds are such a mood. As someone who played The Sims 2 back on release date back in high school, I feel so old now that 2004 is nearly twenty years ago!!
Happy 37, Clint! I hope you had a great birthday and a merry CHRIIIISTMAS! I have been binging your christmas videos the last week, and man.. It was some of the best stuff to get me in the right mood.
Always nice to see a sims video from u :D Recently got all the dlc for sims 3 and now I’m trying to figure out what mods to use to make the game work perfectly. Also happy birthday 🎉
One aspect of the summoned Santa that kept happening to the players I hung around with, was how he'd inevitably move into your sim's bathroom. Just bogart the toilet for an hour at a time, often multiple times per visit, and you can't get him out because of the privacy mechanics that forbid low-relationship sims from walking in on each other. Here's a guy you cannot control, who doesn't live there, whom you just met. Surprise: your Christmas present is having to build another bathroom.
I like how it's called the Christmas Party Pack* (*Warning, your mileage may vary) Your CRT filming technique is off the chain these days - very smooth!
I'm honestly still surprised they haven't released a The Sims 1 and/or The Sims 2 Complete Collection digitally for sale to this day. (They gave out the sims 2 collection free once, for 2-3 months and never again; but it's not technically "for sale") I supposed there's only one way to get these 2 complete collections and it's in a way EA Games doesn't want you to. But it's either that, finding the games in reality (good luck with that) or nothing.
IIRC, there was a loophole where you request EA support for adding The Sims 2 to your origin account even after the promotion ended by showing your game disc or making a excuse you lost the disc to the EA support but EA being EA they discontinued the loophole years ago.
You always see piles of these Sims packs at thrift stores. Whenever I see them I think wow, someone spent hundreds of dollars on these and here they sitting on a shelf and no one wants them.
Hey Clint! It's been officially ten years since I've followed your page here on youtube. I just wanted to let you know you are my favourite youtuber ever since. There really isn't no other channel as cozy, comforting and good-feel (and funny) as yours. I've been throught so much in ten years and discovering I love vintage tech and games really saved me, especially since you've introduced me to it all. I hope 2024 will bring you as much joy as you gave me back in 2013. Thank you so much for everything and happy new year. P.S: love the 'old' branding for the holidays.
And a Merry Christmas to you too Clint! As a UK resident who sailed the seven seas of the internet back in the day, the many varied editions of this holiday content were very confusing indeed! Thank you for taking the time to outline the differences between each version. I still feel the most love for The Sims 2 over any other version, so maybe it's time I busted out my old discs and spent a day reinstalling it all!
you have no idea how happy it makes me to see you revisiting the sims 2, i’ve been playing it so much lately and just thinking about how great this game still is compared to ALL the eps sims 4 has, its still better IMO, maybe rose tinted glasses but either way your videos totally defined an era for me growing up, thanks so much! the intro nostalgia is tooo much❤
Ah, the Maxis inserts. I remember buying SimCity for the SNES with birthday money at Wal-Mart (a whole $50) and unboxing it in the backseat. My parents wanted to go get groceries before going home (this was back before Super Wal-Marts were a thing, so they had to go to an actual grocery store), and I got them to leave me in the car while they went in. By the light of a parking lot lightpole, I read my way through the hefty SimCity booklet, getting an education in both city planning and development, as well as game mechanics. When I got home and popped the game in, I hit the ground running.
Here's just a quick video jam-packed with super-detailed information that would take a normal person years to compile and organize. 😂 Sims packs are crazy convoluted! Well done sir, well done.
Oh, just hearing your voice makes me nostalgic.... Anything you do with regards to The Sims - whether old or new, is so welcomed! You will always and forever be my favorite Simmer - even though you thoroughly 'hate' The Sims 4 (I do so understand you!) but I am forever hoping for new Sims videos from you....
Woah... 20 years since the release of the first Sims game. I feel especially old 🧓 I played the first one endlessly as a kid. I remember thinking "omg we must've set the game up in the wrong language!", not realizing Sims just speak unintelligible Simlish lol
When you flipped around the back of the Happy Holiday Stuff case, a wave of nostalgia hit me as I remember unwrapping it the Christmas it came out. I was a kid holy crap.
Someone gifted this to me all those years ago and it confused the hell out of me. I thought I was getting a full on expansion pack, but all I got was the funky snowman stereo and lots of dead sims to christmas tree fires. :D
Always loved the little snowman stereo from the original pack, but then hated how, due to licensing they changed all the music to it in the Festive Fun Stuff SP.
should do a retrospective and play base game sims 1, 2 and 3 and then review their expansion packs again all these years later to see if your thoughts change
I didn't even have this pack but I was still grinning with nostalgia during all the gameplay. Also the phrase "period accurate hardware" rearranged my synapses.
10:10 I'm very close to being able to say I'm in my mid 40s, which I'm pretty sure should be impossible...the steady forward march of time is more like a casual walk, then a sudden sprint lol
I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for a game as I was for the Sims 2 when it came out and it did not disappoint. Thanks for this blast of nostalgia, I haven’t seen the sims 2 ui in forever, great STUFF!
I do respect this pack for including a few Hanukkah and Kwanzaa items. Kind of wish they'd do that these days, but then I've learned to never ask EA for anything because when it comes to the Sims, they'll botch what's offered and what isn't they'll charge you $30 for.
@@JohnathanWilliamson849 You have a Christmas tree and Christmas celebration in the game as well. I'm aware that it may sound a bit confusing but it's only fair to put other symbols of various holidays. For some people it's "religious", for others it's just "cultural". Plus, the Sims team never said that they won't put "religious items" in the game, that's completely false what you're saying. They said that there won't be any "religion" in game, as in "organized religion". They never said anything about celebrations. They don't work in game in the religious aspect. You sing around the Christmas tree and leave gifts there, Menorah and Kinara functions solely to light the candles. No relations to any deity whatsoever. Look, I'm an atheist but I put various Sims in my games. Some of them are religious (in my mind), others are not. It makes the worlds more realistic in my opinion. Nobody is forcing you to download the free holiday celebration pack (or whatever it's called) or put those items in game. There's no need to be so agitated.
there are a couple photos of me as a kid playing the sims 2 on my cousin’s CRT desktop…i am 25 now and still playing, but on a downloaded version of the game on my thinkpad lol
With the amount of Christmas trees you placed outside the house, i thought for a second that you were trying to make a Christmas equivalent to the Katy Perry Sweet Treats House of Pain
I was so confused as you explained all the different releases, but I’m just happy to hear you talk about something with your trademark passion. Merry Christmas LGR!
Oh man I missed this, I OWNED this version of the base game! Edit: The one with the Happy Holiday stuff included. I never knew there were this many holiday/festive versions
Why oh why did you make us think about Sims 2 turning 20 years old. I know I was only a small child but I still remember the hype toward and then release of The Sims 2 like it was yesterday. Time is a myth honestly
thank you for this very necessary deep dive. i got the 2005 holiday base game bundle for christmas as my first-ever own sims game and it was lit but then i remember being confused by all the stuff packs after and probably convinced my mom to buy the same thing i already had....sorry mom
just wanted to say thanks for still making Sims content after all these years. I started watching you at age 11 when the sims 3 was still releasing expansions! I think I even made fan art for you at one point lol. I'm 22 now and it makes me super happy that new LGR sims videos still come out! Even if they're for the ten billionth Sims 4 pack, watching you review the Sims still brings me a lot of comfort and joy
I have the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (all expansion packs and all stuff packs). I was decorating the Sims house for Christmas and just discovered the outdoor Christmas trees. I've had this game SEVERAL years and continuously find new things 😅
That "Ooga-chaka" made me laugh out loud. I was already hearing it in my head. So I got the first Holiday one and the a little later got the Deluxe Edition, with Night Life included. Not wanting to lose Night Life, I've always wondered what I was missing from the Holiday Pack. Now I know. :%)
I am really depressed, even moreso than I normally am around this time of year. Nor have I played any of the Sims game but I still like hearing you go into detail about them. They really went ham on all the themed expansions didn't they?
December is a great month for a birthday. Mine and my daughter share this month for our birthdays. So, happy birthday Clint and thank you for all the years of content
Whenever Christmas comes around, I get a Sims 2 vibe. The first Christmas the base game was out, I played all Christmas break. On our family computer in the corner of my parent's bedroom. Ah, good times!
Jolly good video! Gave me a nice dash of nostalgia this (as a long time Sims-fan) and sort of made me want to dig it out and play it again. Merry Christmas, Clint and see you in the new year!
I love it bro. You should always cover some christmas themed games at christmas time. I watched your Miniclip video where you played some old browser holiday games. Gets me in the spirit 😛
A correction: The Sims 1 Livin' Large expansion also included a Santa NPC! I completely forgot about the Christmas tree and cookies that pack added.
hey thank you for this video! i like collecting old sims pc games (theyre cheap and cool looking)
haha yes brother ;) far out i remember that too well.
@LGR
Happy Birthday and Happy Holidays .🎂🌲
I always thought that was base game stuff so I don’t blame you.
LGR IS FLOPTINA! JK love you lgr. One of my favorite yotubers been watching for 13 years now!
Can't speak for anyone else, but I would honestly much prefer that LGR do reviews of old TS1 and 2 expansions/stuff packs or even re-review TS3 content than yet another TS4 expansion.
Even putting aside "is TS4 actually a good game?" and "were the older Sims games better?" arguments, Clint obviously has his heart more in the older games and it shows in how much happier he is here than in TS4 videos, and I think there is some value in going back to the older content with a more retrospective and/or critical eye.
Even just watching him play the old Sims games would make me happy. We still quote "I'm a beautiful creature" and "eat your food cube human". I agree, I don't like watching him review things he doesn't enjoy or want to look at. (eta- I still like the videos, I just don't like knowing he's having to slog through something he doesn't enjoy)
Sims 4 is garbage
At this point it's just nostalgic. I agree with you.
@@mcNuggetMuncher A lot of Sims 4 players are new fans so they don't know what's good.
@@mcNuggetMuncher i mean it was literally built on a cancelled Online version of the Sims so it's not really a surprise
I can see why the UK names were changed as here the word "holiday" by itself just means "vacation", so by default conjures images of summer beach scenes rather than cosy winter scenes.
I've been waiting for a Sims 2 retrospective like Half-life 3
He told me on Twitter he'll make one next year for the 20-year anniversary!
@@NawiTheCore Fuck yeah!
Fuck no! I'm old!@@MatiasLikesGames
Sims 2 Music is goated
I’m still waiting for LGR Thrifts
TS2 Holiday Edition was my very first sims game, gotten as a Christmas gift in 2006 by my mom who had no idea what it was or what she was getting me into, and this video makes me so unbelievably nostalgic. I remember reading the manual over and over and over again for HOURS at my grandparents' trying everything to pass the time so I could get home and play it
Same! I remember the excitement of reading the manuals before every expansion and stuff pack I bough since I first got TS1. Such great memories of when games weren't disappointing.
I ordered the Sims 1 for myself as a young adult not knowing what it was, but I played it for years after that. Had most of the Sims 1 packs, same with 2 and then 3, but I hated 4. I rarely play at all now but still have happy memories of whiling the hours away!
Gotta say, as someone with auditory processing issues who relies on captions, yours are not only extremely accurate but also entertaining! :D I honestly appreciate the extra effort, so thank you for that.
YES! I wish more YTbers would care for ther subtitels! Even if it is just so you can watch videos while waiting somewhere but you still need to listen what's around you.
And my nearly deaf self appreciates them even more 😅
I don't know if you remember but at one point after Sims 3 release, EA gave away all the Sims 2 stuff as a free download. That'll never happen again as they milk the mediocre Sims 4 for all they can.
i believe it was actually after sims 4 released that that happened, i think it was a promotion to celebrate one of the anniversaries. it sucks that it was only a limited time :(
I downloaded some sort of The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection for free in July 2014, two months before TS4 was released.
Yeah they gave away the sims2 ultimate edition on origin when ts4 released.
It was so they could terminate support for any other configuration. Then they deleted my Origin account.
The free Sims 2 Ultimate Collection was disbursed before The Sims 4 had even released in summer 2014!
I remember because it re-invigorated some of my inspiration to make new mods that summer
Love the subtle 'oogah chucka' during the dancing baby bit. Nicely done. Condolences on getting old, it'll accelerate even faster in the coming years. I can't believe how fast my years are rolling by now in my 60s.
This jogged a really old Sims 2 memory for me from way back. I remember I had made my friend as a sim in one of my households and he told me to get his sim to romance and woohoo the maid... as soon as they starting gettin' down and it kicked into the "first time woohoo" camera cutaway, the game BSOD'd my whole computer. I said "Your libido killed my compy, it's abstinence for you from here on out bro."
Bruuuh
Bad Mojo
This is the version of sims 2 I had as a kid. Played it for years growing up without any other expansion or stuff pack. No idea why I had this version specifically. Vanilla Sims 2, but with a random Christmas tree here and there, was my childhood.
I can’t wait when it’ll be time for Sims 2/3 retrospectives. I’ve always loved your Sims commentaries and content.
"Sims 3 is a fuming dumpster fire of broken promises and incompetent programming"
@@thesteelrodent1796 For The Sims 3,it is still a way better game then The Sims 4 and you can download smooth patch to make the game run smoother on current pcs. 😅
@@thesteelrodent1796 Yet it's still the best of the series.
@@SixerMasonyou might’ve confused numbers
Unequivocally no. @@SixerMason
One thing I noticed is the EA logo on those packages is large and colorful, while the Maxis logo is smaller, and ghost white on most of the packages.
The ghost of Maxis.
It's a good visual representation of what Maxis was by this point, and I imagine the package designers were like "Can we make the Maxis logo a little smaller? No, just a little smaller... Mmm no, a little smaller. Liiiiitle smaller..."
What happened to the sims is that Will Wright disappeared and with him went the beating heart of the series.
The Sims 2 is such a cozy game, great memories and my personal favourite version of The Sims to have released.
It is indeed the best one
That old school style LGR intro!
Wow, DLC's used to come in whole-ass boxes!
I remember buying physical copies of The Sims 2
Hearing TS2 music makes me so happy - so much nostalgia.
The other thing about the full Stuff Pack is that at least when I got it, it was $10 instead of the standard $20 for Sims 2 Stuff Packs. As someone who loves winter, it was a blast to plop down a custom snow ground texture and decorate everything all the time long before Sims 2 Seasons came out.
I'm surprised that they actually added a functional Santa
To be fair, they had done that earlier in The Sims 1.
There was a Christmas tree item in Livin' Large (I think it _might've_ been released on its own earlier on the website), and under certain circumstances I forget at the moment it could summon Santa to deliver gifts, which Sims could open later to get... nothing, aside for a boost to Fun.
@@LonelySpaceDetectivenext to a fireplace and you had to have a plate of holiday cookies near the fireplace and tree. Then Santa would come!
Sims 1 had a Santa in one of the exp packs.
I don't know why you're surprised. It's the sims 2. I didn't even realize there was a father time, out of years of playing, but I'm not surprised because the sims 2 is so depth that even to this day so many learn stuff about the game they never noticed.
Now the closest your ever gonna get to Santa is Father Winter from Seasons in the TS4.
I still frequently rewatch your let's play of this edition. It's a hilarious house fire of snowman Muzak goodness.
Thanks for reminding me that video exists - going to binge watch his incomplete sims 2 playthrough - again!
The first toilet sale is the cherry on top!
I remember Barnes & Noble and Target used to push the base game with the Holiday pack on their website all the time. I used to look online for new Sims stuff when it was a gift giving time, and even during my birthday well after Christmas they'd have multiple listings for it on page 1, right up to the Sims 3's release.
I guess they realized The Sims and the holidays were a powerhouse combination.
Clint, as much as I enjoy your Sims 4 videos (they're what originally got me to your channel,) I also enjoy seeing you enjoy something like this. I'm happy that you're happy to be playing a Sims game! Have yourself a great holiday!
...also, on the topic of how confusing these editions are, this is like seeing a Ubisoft game and all the editions it comes with. Where's the power point?!
Those last 20 seconds are such a mood. As someone who played The Sims 2 back on release date back in high school, I feel so old now that 2004 is nearly twenty years ago!!
@LGR could you please do more sims 2 individual expansion and stuff pack reviews? 💚
I think he did that in his early youtubing days? If you look at the playlists on his channel you'll find them.
@@giselletorres4156he’s done Let’s Plays on the Sims 2 but I don’t think he’s done any reviews on them
He’s literally reviewed every sims game
Looking at a channels list of published videos is *hard* 🙄
@@therealswarvey you essentially have to search for it
He brought back the old intro and everything. Man this is awesome. Happy holidays Clint!
Happy 37, Clint! I hope you had a great birthday and a merry CHRIIIISTMAS! I have been binging your christmas videos the last week, and man.. It was some of the best stuff to get me in the right mood.
Two Christmas LGR episodes this year, truly a Christmas miracle!
Yes because i literally uninstalled it just earlier before this went up
Sims 2 is a such fun and quirky game. I love it.
Always nice to see a sims video from u :D
Recently got all the dlc for sims 3 and now I’m trying to figure out what mods to use to make the game work perfectly.
Also happy birthday 🎉
One aspect of the summoned Santa that kept happening to the players I hung around with, was how he'd inevitably move into your sim's bathroom. Just bogart the toilet for an hour at a time, often multiple times per visit, and you can't get him out because of the privacy mechanics that forbid low-relationship sims from walking in on each other. Here's a guy you cannot control, who doesn't live there, whom you just met. Surprise: your Christmas present is having to build another bathroom.
I like how it's called the Christmas Party Pack*
(*Warning, your mileage may vary)
Your CRT filming technique is off the chain these days - very smooth!
I'm honestly still surprised they haven't released a The Sims 1 and/or The Sims 2 Complete Collection digitally for sale to this day.
(They gave out the sims 2 collection free once, for 2-3 months and never again; but it's not technically "for sale")
I supposed there's only one way to get these 2 complete collections and it's in a way EA Games doesn't want you to. But it's either that, finding the games in reality (good luck with that) or nothing.
IIRC, there was a loophole where you request EA support for adding The Sims 2 to your origin account even after the promotion ended by showing your game disc or making a excuse you lost the disc to the EA support but EA being EA they discontinued the loophole years ago.
"A Michael's seasonal section after an earthquake" I laughed.
That snowman should be accused of crimes... if arrested I think we can just about close the book on every unsolved crime in our fair city.
You always see piles of these Sims packs at thrift stores. Whenever I see them I think wow, someone spent hundreds of dollars on these and here they sitting on a shelf and no one wants them.
So THAT'S why it felt, like there's always a Holiday expansion pack in stores since 2005...
Hey Clint! It's been officially ten years since I've followed your page here on youtube. I just wanted to let you know you are my favourite youtuber ever since. There really isn't no other channel as cozy, comforting and good-feel (and funny) as yours. I've been throught so much in ten years and discovering I love vintage tech and games really saved me, especially since you've introduced me to it all. I hope 2024 will bring you as much joy as you gave me back in 2013. Thank you so much for everything and happy new year.
P.S: love the 'old' branding for the holidays.
Can't believe this stuff is already about 20 years old.
7:57 That small dancing snowman really makes me think of the snowman from the The Snowman book/film, a christmas tradition over here in England AFAIK.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday, Clint! May your December be filled with festivities, friends and family!
And a Merry Christmas to you too Clint! As a UK resident who sailed the seven seas of the internet back in the day, the many varied editions of this holiday content were very confusing indeed! Thank you for taking the time to outline the differences between each version. I still feel the most love for The Sims 2 over any other version, so maybe it's time I busted out my old discs and spent a day reinstalling it all!
Wow, I really love that you play this on a good old school pc. Makes it more fun.
the nerd in me is so thankful for this, I was always so confused by the different releases/titles of this
you have no idea how happy it makes me to see you revisiting the sims 2, i’ve been playing it so much lately and just thinking about how great this game still is compared to ALL the eps sims 4 has, its still better IMO, maybe rose tinted glasses but either way your videos totally defined an era for me growing up, thanks so much! the intro nostalgia is tooo much❤
Ah, the Maxis inserts. I remember buying SimCity for the SNES with birthday money at Wal-Mart (a whole $50) and unboxing it in the backseat. My parents wanted to go get groceries before going home (this was back before Super Wal-Marts were a thing, so they had to go to an actual grocery store), and I got them to leave me in the car while they went in. By the light of a parking lot lightpole, I read my way through the hefty SimCity booklet, getting an education in both city planning and development, as well as game mechanics. When I got home and popped the game in, I hit the ground running.
Here's just a quick video jam-packed with super-detailed information that would take a normal person years to compile and organize. 😂
Sims packs are crazy convoluted! Well done sir, well done.
Oh, just hearing your voice makes me nostalgic.... Anything you do with regards to The Sims - whether old or new, is so welcomed! You will always and forever be my favorite Simmer - even though you thoroughly 'hate' The Sims 4 (I do so understand you!) but I am forever hoping for new Sims videos from you....
Woah... 20 years since the release of the first Sims game. I feel especially old 🧓 I played the first one endlessly as a kid. I remember thinking "omg we must've set the game up in the wrong language!", not realizing Sims just speak unintelligible Simlish lol
i used to binge watch your sims 3 reviews back when they would come out!! i still love these types of videos today
When you flipped around the back of the Happy Holiday Stuff case, a wave of nostalgia hit me as I remember unwrapping it the Christmas it came out. I was a kid holy crap.
That dancing snowman has absolutely done some shady shit.
PLEASE do more sims 2 content I love it so much! Especially since you’ve covered most sims based things. I’d love to see the sims 2 side of things!
Someone gifted this to me all those years ago and it confused the hell out of me. I thought I was getting a full on expansion pack, but all I got was the funky snowman stereo and lots of dead sims to christmas tree fires. :D
As ever there’s a mod for that. (To stop the trees and reindeer lights catching fire.) I wouldn’t mind so much if it was a rare event.
Always loved the little snowman stereo from the original pack, but then hated how, due to licensing they changed all the music to it in the Festive Fun Stuff SP.
should do a retrospective and play base game sims 1, 2 and 3 and then review their expansion packs again all these years later to see if your thoughts change
you and sims are just the best combo for a youtube video
I didn't even have this pack but I was still grinning with nostalgia during all the gameplay. Also the phrase "period accurate hardware" rearranged my synapses.
I could watch Clint play any retro games on these old PCs while showing the setup itself. I love it so much!!
Yes! More Sims 2 content please!
your pc set up ./ set staging is so glorious looking ! holy shit. excited for the rest of the vid. new fan here!!!
10:10 I'm very close to being able to say I'm in my mid 40s, which I'm pretty sure should be impossible...the steady forward march of time is more like a casual walk, then a sudden sprint lol
I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for a game as I was for the Sims 2 when it came out and it did not disappoint. Thanks for this blast of nostalgia, I haven’t seen the sims 2 ui in forever, great STUFF!
I do respect this pack for including a few Hanukkah and Kwanzaa items. Kind of wish they'd do that these days, but then I've learned to never ask EA for anything because when it comes to the Sims, they'll botch what's offered and what isn't they'll charge you $30 for.
Huh? But there are some Hanukkah and Kwanzaa items that were added for free to the base game and are still available to download.
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are fake holidays.
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But sims 4 bad, it is an evil game that is out to get you
why should they be in? Those are religious items, and EA doesn't want to put in religious items in Sims games.
@@JohnathanWilliamson849 You have a Christmas tree and Christmas celebration in the game as well. I'm aware that it may sound a bit confusing but it's only fair to put other symbols of various holidays. For some people it's "religious", for others it's just "cultural". Plus, the Sims team never said that they won't put "religious items" in the game, that's completely false what you're saying. They said that there won't be any "religion" in game, as in "organized religion". They never said anything about celebrations. They don't work in game in the religious aspect. You sing around the Christmas tree and leave gifts there, Menorah and Kinara functions solely to light the candles. No relations to any deity whatsoever. Look, I'm an atheist but I put various Sims in my games. Some of them are religious (in my mind), others are not. It makes the worlds more realistic in my opinion. Nobody is forcing you to download the free holiday celebration pack (or whatever it's called) or put those items in game. There's no need to be so agitated.
Never seen sims 2 on a crt before. Looks gorgeous.
there are a couple photos of me as a kid playing the sims 2 on my cousin’s CRT desktop…i am 25 now and still playing, but on a downloaded version of the game on my thinkpad lol
With the amount of Christmas trees you placed outside the house, i thought for a second that you were trying to make a Christmas equivalent to the Katy Perry Sweet Treats House of Pain
Nothing like a lazy geezer review (we're all getting old) to lift my holiday spirits
I was so confused as you explained all the different releases, but I’m just happy to hear you talk about something with your trademark passion. Merry Christmas LGR!
The dancing snowman is cursed.
I refuse to believe otherwise.
I have never played the Sims, and will never, but I look forward to each of your Sims themed videos. No idea why.
Oh man I missed this, I OWNED this version of the base game!
Edit: The one with the Happy Holiday stuff included. I never knew there were this many holiday/festive versions
Why oh why did you make us think about Sims 2 turning 20 years old. I know I was only a small child but I still remember the hype toward and then release of The Sims 2 like it was yesterday. Time is a myth honestly
thank you for this very necessary deep dive. i got the 2005 holiday base game bundle for christmas as my first-ever own sims game and it was lit but then i remember being confused by all the stuff packs after and probably convinced my mom to buy the same thing i already had....sorry mom
Didn't the Sims 1 also have Santa, with him being spawned in a similar way? I also recall a christmas tree.
Not long until the Christmas clone escapes from the basement dungeon again. Hope you're ready for him.
just wanted to say thanks for still making Sims content after all these years. I started watching you at age 11 when the sims 3 was still releasing expansions! I think I even made fan art for you at one point lol. I'm 22 now and it makes me super happy that new LGR sims videos still come out! Even if they're for the ten billionth Sims 4 pack, watching you review the Sims still brings me a lot of comfort and joy
oh i forgot to mention that you also inspired me to start my own collection of physical copies of Sims games! (except 4 of course lmao)
This is like the Angry Video Game Nerd - Chronologically Confused About... episodes :)
Happy Birthday mah'dude!
I have the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (all expansion packs and all stuff packs).
I was decorating the Sims house for Christmas and just discovered the outdoor Christmas trees. I've had this game SEVERAL years and continuously find new things 😅
the Jazz Jackrabbit music 😭😭😭😭 the nostalgia...
i have that exact floppy disk box from the first seconds omg. it always used to be there in my parenty pc room. so many memories
That "Ooga-chaka" made me laugh out loud. I was already hearing it in my head.
So I got the first Holiday one and the a little later got the Deluxe Edition, with Night Life included. Not wanting to lose Night Life, I've always wondered what I was missing from the Holiday Pack. Now I know. :%)
i have no idea why im watching this video abt the sims 2’s christmas pack, the algorithm brought me here and i cant leave
Something about having a birthmas in NC really hits home from the start lol
I am really depressed, even moreso than I normally am around this time of year. Nor have I played any of the Sims game but I still like hearing you go into detail about them. They really went ham on all the themed expansions didn't they?
The Sim hanging the lights on the tree on the CD looks exactly like AVGN.
An LGR Sims video...tis truly a merry christmas
I never knew there was a way to make Santa or Father Time show up, I always assumed it was just items, wild
December is a great month for a birthday. Mine and my daughter share this month for our birthdays. So, happy birthday Clint and thank you for all the years of content
Merry Christmas LGR! I hope your next year brings wonderful things for you. Thanks for all the work you do to bring us old tech goodies!
I will always love your Sims 2 videos, especially the one where you had a toilet store going on.
That retro LGR Christmas intro has aged like wine. Please, never change it.
Whenever Christmas comes around, I get a Sims 2 vibe. The first Christmas the base game was out, I played all Christmas break. On our family computer in the corner of my parent's bedroom. Ah, good times!
Super excited for the For rent review! You're doing a good service, and we appreciate your sacrifices. lol
I've been waiting for Clint/LGRto cover the Sims 2 for ages!
Love the opening sip at 0:03
you have yes idea how happy it makes me that you keep the old channel branding just for christmas.
Shoutout to James Rolfe hanging up the lights on the tree
It has So much pack Packs for The Sims it's Ridiculous. Looks like E.A would sell each one of their family members once it makes them money. 😑
Apparently, Si Robertson from Duck Dynasty was the model for this edition Santa Claus 🤣🤣🤣
Jolly good video! Gave me a nice dash of nostalgia this (as a long time Sims-fan) and sort of made me want to dig it out and play it again. Merry Christmas, Clint and see you in the new year!
I love it bro. You should always cover some christmas themed games at christmas time. I watched your Miniclip video where you played some old browser holiday games. Gets me in the spirit 😛