DrCrowTStarwars said:

Even if you have a computer good enough chances are The Sims 3 will still crash since EA out and out lied about the system specs on the back of the box and there are huge problems like memory leaks. The only reason it has run so well for me is that I use patches made by a fan group called NRAAs, fans had to fix the game.

Still it is the last EA game I can find that doesn't require an internet connection so I was able to get it use at a thrift store. There are not many games I can say that about these days and I am enjoying play it as Dr.Forester and TV's Frank! right now.

I played the Sims 1 with my sister all the time, and then I played the Sims 2 quite a bit. Once I got to the Sims 3 though I had this problem with the game crashing on my computer, so I installed it on my old computer on a whim and it actually worked fine somehow. I doubt I'll ever get the Sims 4 though since my computer is outdated and I just haven't been sold on the game yet