#1 - Hello World!

Hey Everybody!

I'm TheSimFan and I wanted to introduce myself to anyone who visits my blog or checks out my Sims Let's Play YouTube Channel, TheSimFanVids.

I discovered The Sims years ago from the original game.  When I first discovered it, I played the game for hours at a time.  Then I got bored with it, moved on to real life responsibilities, and it kinda fell by the wayside.

Then, I heard they made The Sims 2 video game. I played around with it for a while, and I became intrigued with it for a hot minute.  The upgrade from The Sims to The Sims 2 was amazing, and I liked all the things that could be done with the game.

The thing I was drawn to most about The Sims 2 was the fact that movies could be made within the game.  I liked all of the cool tricks and effects I saw when I viewed fan vids, but I didn't really understand how it was being done.  Then as usual, time went on and I gradually stopped playing the game.

Now, I know The Sims 3 has been out for quite some time, but I have never really had the chance to get into the game.  But, when I discovered it, I was enthralled yet again.  The thing that really gets me going is all of the Machinima that is being made with The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 games.

I have a deep love for films and film making, and in my eyes, I can see that The Sims games would be an ideal place to create a movie, because the actors and sets can be easily created.

Now, the problem comes for me when I think of how difficult it must be to be able to learn code and manipulate the simulated actors to do what I would want them to do....

Learning Machinima will be a long and painful process for me, but I am determined.  For now, I want to master the game itself and all of the expansion packs, well... most of the expansion packs, because I hear that some of them are duds.

Anyway, for right now, come along with me as I learn how to play the game; hopefully it will be a fun ride for me and you as well.  Let's Play!