A retrospective look back at what I consider to be the MOST confusing Sims release: The Sims 2 Holiday Edition. All of 'em! There were a good half dozen or so individual releases of this in 2005 and 2006, so let's get to the bottom of all this Christmas simming silliness.
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00:00 This gets real confusing
02:05 Sims 2 Holiday Edition(s) explained
05:08 Gameplay and pack contents
08:31 Whatever! I miss The Sims 2
#LGR #thesims #gaming #retro #christmas
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!
“The average video gamer is 27, with a college degree and a salary of $70,000” the 2000’s were truly something else💀
Who would have thought that having a few wars, letting rich billionaires milk the system dry, allowing overseas billionaires buy up all the vacant houses in every state in America, never teaching kids the value of working for money and not living on handouts, and letting illegal aliens flood into the country at a rate of 10,000 a day could go so wrong?
you have no idea how happy it makes me that you keep the old channel branding just for christmas.
Same!
I thought it looked outdated. Wish he had kept the improved branding... Great vid tho!
OG's remember when that branding was new (when it replaced 'the can')
@@robthemodYT is it really an LGR video without the 'pssh, ahhh'?
I wish he'd keep the old channel branding all year round, not with the Christmasy flavor for the whole year though, obviously.
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
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.
You know it's gonna be a good review when half the video is dedicated to explaining what's actually being reviewed!
That's some peak LGR right there! Oddware indeed.
Seeing the Sims 2 running the way I remember was fun. Using period appropriate hardware was a nice touch.
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
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 😅
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
Fun fact: Happy Holiday Stuff was the last Sims related thing done by Maxis Emeryville studio. Sims development moved to The Sims Studio (also known as Maxis Redwood Shores) which works on Sims to these days, while Maxis Emeryville moved to Spore and later the infamous SimCity 2013, after whose "success" the studio was closed down. Just a small trip to the history of The Sims and Maxis 😁
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.
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
I had a minor role in Sims 4 and the Katy Perry-pack. ;w; Yes, I made quite a lot of toilet mazes and horrible ways to kill the Sims when I was playing around, but mostly I spent my time on the art and the animation, specifically limbs.
Even a minor role is very cool!
A descendent of GrayStillPlays, I see.
Oooooooo what’d you do for animating limbs
I never miss an lgr video that includes the Sims. 😁
Same, his enthusiasm is contagious 😄
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.
That old school style LGR intro!
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.
Wow, DLC's used to come in whole-ass boxes!
I remember buying physical copies of The Sims 2
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
Hearing TS2 music makes me so happy - so much nostalgia.
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.
8:02 THAT SNOWMAN DANCES?!?!!??! Idk why I'm still surprised by finding new stuff about The Sims 2, but here I am, 19 years later, still mesmerized there's still new stuff to find! And this is why it's one of my favourite games of all time :)
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 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!
@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
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?!
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.
He brought back the old intro and everything. Man this is awesome. Happy holidays Clint!
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.
Sims 2 is a such fun and quirky game. I love it.
I haven't seen footage of Sims 2 on hardware from the time in ages, as a kid I didn't even play it till after 3 was already out and since I still play Sims 2 to this day, but obviously playing it in 1440p is a big difference to whatever resolution people were playing on back in the day.
This is far more investigative work than was deserved for this mess. Congrats on the good work regardless and Happy Christmas/Merry Birthday!
Lol, the shoutout to Blackcats games hit me with a wave of nostalgia. Had completely forgotten about them, their free leech and bonus system. What a great community :)
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 🎉
This video made me so nostalgic for when I didn't have the Sims 3 yet so I would ritualistically watch your reviews on different packs. Complete with a game I've never played myself, you talking about something I'm only half following, and just, a good happy vibe. A very nice Christmas gift.
"A Michael's seasonal section after an earthquake" I laughed.
Two Christmas LGR episodes this year, truly a Christmas miracle!
Yes because i literally uninstalled it just earlier before this went up
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!
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.
LGR you truly gave us the best Christmas gift, thank you lol
Thank you for sharing your videos this year. I always look forward to the new ones. Merry Christmas to you from Nova Scotia, Canada
i used to binge watch your sims 3 reviews back when they would come out!! i still love these types of videos today
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!
Wanted to see you cover The Sims 2 content for a long time! Hoping we see more of it, this is really cool! It's for sure more interesting than whatever slop EA is putting out for The Sims 4 these days.
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!
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!
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❤
Amazing stuff, again!! Ohh I think if you did Sims 2 retrospective reviews for all expansions that would be a hit!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday, Clint! May your December be filled with festivities, friends and family!
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.
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!
Fun commentary. Happy holidays!
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.
Showed up as I was going on a break. Merry Holidaymas, Clint and everyone!
your pc set up ./ set staging is so glorious looking ! holy shit. excited for the rest of the vid. new fan here!!!
you and sims are just the best combo for a youtube video
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.
Happy holidays and birthday, thanks for the video!
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.
Cool video! Glad to see all these boxes again. :) I wish you Merry Christmas and happy stuff pack holidays ✨️🎄
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 😛
Merry Christmas and happy birthday Clint!🎄🎁☃
Merry Xmas Clint. Thank-you for another year of excellent LGR stuff.
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!
Clint, I just wanna say that you KILLED IT this year. Every video you've made in 2023 has been a banger. Enjoy your Birthmas holiday!
Thanks for your Videos, have a great Christmas Season !
Yes! More Sims 2 content please!
Happy Birthday/Merry Chrimbo/Happy new Year, etc etc!! And yeah, we're all getting old - it's scary how TS2 doesn't feel like a 20yr old game, but it's equally wonderful that its simming community is still alive and well!
merry christmas! hope you have a wonderful holiday, enjoy your time off :)
Really nice to see you doing some Sims videos, especially Sims 2!
Oh wow he really did bust out that CircuitCity Gateway to give us cinematic and historically accurate 18fps. This is what real journalism is.
I remember going to any stores in the mid-2000s and seeing a lot of Sims bundles on sale. I didn't own a pc at the time so I couldn't take advantage of any of the deals or editions.
Merry Christmas to you too, Clint
Wow, I really love that you play this on a good old school pc. Makes it more fun.
That dancing snowman has absolutely done some shady shit.
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.
Happy birthday and Merry Christmas!
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.
OMG MY HEART!! I CANT!! I love your sims 2 series playlist!!!😍😊😍😍😍
So THAT'S why it felt, like there's always a Holiday expansion pack in stores since 2005...
I could watch Clint play any retro games on these old PCs while showing the setup itself. I love it so much!!
LGR's Christmas videos became a tradition to watch like the Die Hard movies
Great to see another Christmas video before the holiday. I kind of feel the need to play Sim's again. Why do I not have one version on the steam deck or my laptop for these situations.
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.
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)
Wishing a very merry Christmas mate
I will always love your Sims 2 videos, especially the one where you had a toilet store going on.
Merry Christmas LGR!!!
I've been waiting for Clint/LGRto cover the Sims 2 for ages!
What a great Christmas treat! Hope you have a good Xmas Clint 😊
I miss videos like this. Love them so much. ❤❤
Can't believe this stuff is already about 20 years old.
Merry Christmas LGR 🎄
Super excited for the For rent review! You're doing a good service, and we appreciate your sacrifices. lol
This is like the Angry Video Game Nerd - Chronologically Confused About... episodes :) Happy Birthday mah'dude!
AAAHHHHH!! A Demonoid shout out! Man, I miss Demonoid. The absolute best and uncommon vinyl rips. Where is pbthal these days?