"... and then that goddamn bigfoot fucked my wife right in front of me!"

That, and the rest of the testimonials combined, always get me.

youtu.be/8DI9No0ZGHM?...

The games should still be playable, but you may just need to download some fan patches that will fix everything up. It's a few extra steps, but I have been playing the Sims 2 for the past few decades so I can confirm that it does work!

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If you're planning to buy, I would check the recent reviews. When these first came out, people were reporting some technical troubles, crashing, etc. There's a big modding community that has fixed a lot of these issues, of coures, but it's annoying that they weren't addressed for the rereleases.

I hate it when I get a bunch of fish stuck up my ass

Stinky and proud!!