Microwave - Sims 1 vs Sims 2 vs Sims 3 vs Sims 4

Microwave - Sims 1 vs Sims 2 vs Sims 3 vs Sims 4
Here is a simple Sims comparison between all Sims games on how the microwave works in the game. The Sims 1 and The Sims 3 are similar, the meal doesn't move. The Sims 2 meal rotates in the microwave. And in The Sims 4, you can't actually see in the microwave.

[@DPWrepublic]

Sims 3 : microwave doesn't spin 😭 Sims 4 : sudden white screen 🤡

[@sophiagoodman-merel7453]

My guess is that Sims 3 had so much going on in the large open world that they didn't want to add another animation that could make that game even harder to run. Sims 4 is just lazy.

[@sanmesalz1867]

Not all microwaves spin... But I get your point.

[@sabrinacalado7654]

​@@sophiagoodman-merel7453I agree

[@poorlenore]

​​@@sophiagoodman-merel7453sims 3 load screen times are unreal. and god forbid you want to rotate your whole house on the lot, loading screen.... sims 4 u can just pick up ur whole house or room whatever move it in a second. but no open world..... I'd rather have the sims 3 loading screens in exchange for its playability over the sims 4 . and the sims 4 has BS expansions

[@wbat5816]

​@@poorlenore the heck does this have to do with a Microwave!?

[@HerHollyness]

The way the Sims 2 food actually spins and changes colour halfway through… man, there’s a reason I still play that 20 year old game to this day. It’s so damn good!

[@427skies]

I took the time to install it on my laptop because Sims 4 is boring.

[@SlashProducts]

I wish I could play it but it refuses to launch past the initial EA Logo

[@gracerose4272]

Best game I’ve ever played. I’ve been playing the ds games aswell lol

[@Charmed_void_101]

I play sims 2 sims 3 and sims 4 lol sims 2 is honestly a little harder to play and challenging for me and has some extra needs too which is the one thing I like about.

[@wes8turtle]

@@SlashProducts try the graphics rule maker for sims 2, modern machines don't get recognised as compatible.

[@Maya-so5yk]

Sims 2 was just so ahead of its time

[@vengeful_toaster]

its still ahead of 4

[@jemts5586]

Naaah, they just have lower standards now. No way a newer version of the game should be worse than the older ones. Not when they can *see* the level of detail. Your example of A level work is there, but ya still failed. Except with build mode. I'll give Some 4 that.

[@nunyabusiness3516]

How? They were microwaving BOXES😂

[@cananary]

it’s a freaking microwave 😂

[@Maya-so5yk]

@@nunyabusiness3516 look at the animation details and how different it is to the other games. the way the box switches to an actual meal, how the sim presses actual buttons, the microwave is fully see through and you can see your meal being cooked and its sounds! its not just about it being a microwave but the game overall and how much love, care and detail they put into it and all of its areas. it makes the game so much more realistic, so much more depth and just overall more enjoyable to play

[@benandjerrys9147]

the way we can all tell sims 2 was made with love

[@samerinaa]

I want to buy it again & experience that love with fresh eyes 🩷

[@dheireea]

EA needs to play Sims 2 and reevaluate the new Sims game or fix/add for Sims 4.

[@kpopscenario1406]

ikr

[@milkovinc]

@@samerinaa not an og sims player but i recently downloaded sims 2 and after a few hours of gameplay i deleted sims 4. ngl even though sims 4 is more modern and you have more dlc options it’s still boring.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

@@dheireea not going to happen, when the director of Sims is a fat Karen who use to be a TS2 era "beta tester" and honestly even that job title was too generous for her considering wtf she did with this franchise and she aint going anywhere, EA is keeping these nobodies around because they probably cost peanuts, the staff is in constant change full of nobodies while CEO and directors are the same incompetent trash and going nowhere, litelaly

[@mr.perfectlyfine95]

I always hated how in TS4, they don’t just put things down normally, it teleports.

[@ohboof]

that's why it looked so strange to me! for the longest time i had no clue why it looked weird to me. no joke, you've just unlocked why for me. had to go back and watch the short again just to make sure and everything.

[@cryingwatercolours8127]

@@ohboofonce you see it you can’t unsee

[@openeyes83]

Yeah it’s the same way when they pick things up🙃

[@vuowe]

Does it even matter if you can play the game that’s all that matters grow up it’s 2024 we over here talking about a game that’s why it’s free now 💀

[@cryingwatercolours8127]

@@vuowe yes when you’ve gotten use to games that don’t do that you realise how lazy it is

[@danitiwa]

Sims 1-3: respectfully microwaving in silence Sims 4: HÄHH 😩

[@dcoci]

😂😂

[@fuzzyfeels5041]

😭😂😂

[@Hello.KayBeMo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@scricciolinahc6379]

and this is so annoyng

[@cjwalker8701]

😂 don’t know what she was whining about the food came out fine.

[@kekedream]

Will never understand how TS2 has more realistic graphics than 4 🙁

[@TheCoolTeam]

The wanted Sims 4 to be playable on more devices. They learned after Sims3 that they'd sell more if it wasn't resource demanding.

[@TheMya1988]

​@@TheCoolTeamAnd yet still players need high end computers to run everything, while modders have continued to optimize TS2 and TS3 further, as well as adding in every aspect TS4 has (that they do not have), and meanwhile, EA (after 10+ years), still has not implemented the bulk of content still missing (including from TS1), and what the have implemented, is only in part. Just face it, TS4 no longer fits the Life Simulator genre, but is just an overpriced DLC Simulator.

[@Vaihox]

I don't know about that. The food looked way too appetizing to be a real microwave meal lol

[@rosestorms5396]

Cause their giving the people working on it extremely short deadlines

[@aikakai3220]

The Sims 2 was made with love, The Sims 4 was made to be sold (aka lazy AF)

[@bignumbers]

"HEGH!"

[@rembrandtwarrior]

lol

[@mihaelism]

I can’t stop cackling

[@vallyhuisje7770]

That's the sound when you discover that you are a sims 4 character, with a boring microwave animation

[@pretoreeus]

🤮🤮one of reasons why i hate the sims 4

[@BrandonL_00]

Lmao. Even though I kind of like sims 4, that's one of the things that annoys me. The constant noises and staring off into space that the sims do randomly. I think it annoys me most when they take a bite out of food, set it down, and emote.

[@mystreet_edits-c5v]

Sims in the sims 4 sighing is just so annoying 😭

[@MaddieLovesEveryone]

I don't even play with sound! Lol

[@elisabef]

the voice lines of the sims 4 are incredibly annoying 😭 and a couple years ago i had a bug where theyd repeat the same phrase over and over so “dodevepi muaka wekaform” is seared in my brain

[@woyo1126]

@@MaddieLovesEveryoneyeah i only mute voices because i can’t stand the random sighing😭

[@MaddieLovesEveryone]

Omg you can do that?!?​@@woyo1126

[@G.of.J.]

Lolll real people dont even do that

[@ARTPOPdan]

Not The Sims 1 being better animated than The Sims 4 💀

[@lyn0083]

Wdym. Sims 3 was the worst. At least some sims 4 dev thought about doing something to deal with no spinning.

[@ghostface7545]

​@@lyn0083 in real life not all microwaves have a way to spin, and that microwave in sims 3 didn't have that plate and you could still see the food in the microwave, so still more accurate then sims 4 that just has privacy glass lazily made lol

[@RedLazer5000]

@@lyn0083at least they put it in there instead of using /teleport on their food like some 4

[@horseluver4ever623]

​@@lyn0083that kind of microwave doesn't spin

[@B3lph3g0r]

yea sims 4 is cashgrab, lost all love of details. quality not existent anymore.

[@megnabhowmick9769]

All of these videos just make me realise the superiority of the sims 2

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

i have a bad feeling sims 5 is gonna be a mobile game so gonna suck even more than 4

[@Mistardmuster]

I like how the plate in ts4 just teleports into the microwave at the last second

[@herpderpy9445]

Sims 1 - 100% Maxis Sims 2 - 75% Maxis/25% EA Sims 3 - 50% Maxis/50% EA Sims 4 - 100% EA

[@kat1114]

That is the reason right there!

[@antonivanov281]

Exactly

[@jjordan2601]

This 💯

[@gothic_girl5715]

Proves that EA needs to get as far away as possible from the Sims franchise. Sims 1 & 2 will forever be two of the best games to come out of EA. Maxis needs to come back for Project Rene.

[@inri5189]

Not just the sims franchise but away from game industry lol ​@@gothic_girl5715

[@dandansoy6589]

sims 2 had it turning and everything! i really need to play it now ... i also like how they just rawdog carry the plates with their bare hands. 😂

[@keit99]

I've never seen a turning microwave in the real world. Ours just stay still like the sims 1/3 one

[@sleepymooffin7879]

I have a microwave that has a setting to turn the turntable on or off.. I'm not quite sure why it's there, but if I had to guess, I'd say it would be for the food to get equally heated up. Not that that's actually the case, but..🤷🏾‍♀️

[@sabrinacalado7654]

​@@sleepymooffin7879something like that, the spin helps to get equally heated

[@EndyPlanshe]

I was looking for this comment! I was also waiting for the plate to be hot, but apparently they don't have the patience to wait for food for so long, lol.

[@meltedprincess]

@@keit99 It's the other way around for me, lol I didn't know there were microwaves with no spinning plates until right here, right now, 8/9/2024 at 6:48am lol

[@blacksite9514]

My sims always does the *AEÄÂÆH* while waiting on her food too.. weird Edit: wow it appears that some people did enjoy my comment *walks away with a crossed out microwave icon*

[@libra818]

😂

[@favowite]

malinay!

[@NathanLeeKrish]

That sigh the Sim made at the end is the way I feel the franchise is going

[@mihaelism]

Omg you can even see the sims 2 food frozen. Im having the best time playing this game again, from animations to gameplay, everything has so much sense and is so immersive. Im trying to get into 3 but the sims are so robotic and creepy and the the gameplay music when stuff happens is way too extra. 4 I left in the ditch years ago

[@queenel3574]

the thing about the Sims 2 I don't like about it is we can't customize their face and body sims 4 has the better features than the Sims 2 cas also I'm hearing that they're going to be fixing these problems that people point it out about it they're going to redoing the animations for those stuff that this video is pointing out

[@mihaelism]

@@queenel3574 theres mods to add additional sliders. I like the limitations of Sims 2, too much customisation prevents the games to have recognisable items/clothes

[@ninazada]

@@mihaelism hey! do you run the sims 2 on windows 10? and if so, assuming you pirated it, do you use the good old softwares to mount CDs? Been wanting to play the sims 2 to replay childhood memories!

[@mihaelism]

@@ninazada yes on Windows 10, runs perfectly. I own the Origin Ultimate Collection, but google how to get Sims 2, there’s a bunch of resources online to get it, and it’s not really pirating since it’s abandonware, no one will go after you for downloading Sims 2 since it’s no longer being sold. After you install the game make sure you check some “how to fix Sims 2” youtube video to fix a couple of things, the one from @acottonsock is great, I would also recommend downloading Sims2RPC mod by Lazy Dutchess

[@peanutbutter3777]

@@ninazadaAll you have to do is google,”Sims 2 ultimate collection download” and press the site called “Old Games Download”

[@AxisDens]

sims 2 always kicking ass

[@karleemmanuelgobe5264]

U ass?

[@vampirewizard290]

the animation difference from the sims 1 to 2 is incredible

[@BreadnButtaSims]

I never realized the food looked THAT realistic back then

[@catman3134]

The sims 2 microwave, freaking, spins, wow

[@OddSauce]

Wow Sims 4 didn't even try... -food snaps into the oven -screen gets greyed out while cooking -food looks the same going in and coming out F, see me after class

[@Flamingo123e]

i giggled when the screen turned grey

[@justinemot2282]

​@@Flamingo123emee too! Also ppl pointing out that horny scream the sims 4 makes

[@Thufferinthuckotash]

See me after class 😂😂😂

[@kusuossecretgf5401]

food teleports into hand.... sims 4 could've been so much better if maxis had full control over it

[@panumastubsee603]

Literally burst out laughing at Sim 4's what a joke😂

[@sssshhhh317]

Bruh the Sims 3 was the same but with the see through Glass wdym

[@neadod2902]

​@@sssshhhh317well no, in Sims 3 the Sim didn't climax when the food was ready 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ElusiveTy]

​@@neadod2902 When the microwave food slaps

[@neadod2902]

@@ElusiveTy 😂

[@Siabeysment]

@@neadod2902SCREAMING

[@jalapeno1119]

The Sims 1 is the most realistic because I look exactly like that Sims staring at the microwave waiting for my food

[@EMBEEAY]

Could never figure out why I always loved TS2 more than the other releases. Realizing now that I’m older it’s because the attention to detail and pure PASSION of the developers shine through it like non other. Even if you only subtly notice it, you notice it. It was made during a period where every game at that time was crafted with love- you don’t see that anymore unless it’s indie.

[@turpasauna]

100%. This has happened to other companies, too. I remember being touched by a certain company dedicating their game to their families- 15 years forward, and all they do is develop soulless mobile games with changing backstories etc.

[@Sp3ctralI]

The fact they added the spinning plate thing in Sims 4, but didn’t make a spinning animation is crazy dude 🤣

[@g.e131]

And of course, The Sims 2 blows all of em' out of the water. The Sims 4 is just.. lazy.

[@Misscarter86]

I'm so glad everyone is going back to Sims 1,2, and 3 no one is really playing Sims 4

[@anotherplumbob]

an example of how the sims peaked at TS2 in many aspects, and then only went downhill from there - lots of details were lost in ts3, and even more in ts4

[@aniyilator]

So true! I grew up playing TS3 and still love it, but there's a heartiness to TS2 that they just haven't been able to replicate since

[@qwe5qwe566]

I remeber TS2 being criticised for lack of conten when it was released compared to the TS1 that already had bunch of expansions but the level of detail and features it had were such a big leap from TS1. It's sad that we lost so many content going to TS3 and TS4

[@heresheis2063]

Sims 2 details are reason enough to miss playing sims 2

[@karathompson8414]

you don’t have to miss it! they have the entire collection ready to download online!

[@laurakuma337]

Wtf is that ahh sound in Sims 4

[@blazikarbon]

Pegi 🔞 😏

[@justinemot2282]

That food is making them so horny!

[@mixedprincess91]

*4?

[@stuffyouwithexplosives]

@@mixedprincess91 are you fucking serious right now, you are bullshit

[@aniyilator]

​@@mixedprincess91?

[@emmyandersson1249]

I´m always so amazed by how much a jump in quality sims 2 was. Amazing

[@RoyalRadiantJade]

Sims 4 literally said we give up on smooth transitions with constraints for animation. 😂 even with the clipping 1-3 was a nice touch but the teleporting objects is so sad for sims 4. At least the cooking animation is fun :\

[@Kota-Kun26]

Oddly enough, the sims 1 has a nice animation to me dispite the meal not spinning. Idk I just like that the sim's crouching down a little while they wait for their meal to finish heating up.

[@Adelehalsall]

I love this too! Even the Sims 1 sims showed more personality and realism than the the sims in Sims 4 do…

[@jamescarlton6016]

Do you remember the scream when sims were on fire in the sims 1? It was horrifying

[@Sky2015100]

I love the sims and love to see the side by side comparison but there was something about the sims 2 with all the details. Not only does it spin but it even looks frozen going in and thawed coming out❤ Edit: corrected grammar mistake

[@twylajuniper4504]

Lol thawed, not "unthawed". Un thawed would mean frozen technically 😅 just like "dethawed" wouldn't mean the same as thawed

[@triberium_]

It's always the little details that end up engaging the player even tho they're subtle and mostly not consciously observed, but it is unconsciously

[@dina14789]

Sims 2 slaying always and forever

[@luluhasleftthechat5911]

Why the hell did she moan I’m sitting on a park bench in the middle of nowhere with my sound up and the exact time a woman walked by she let out that sound

[@maddyhov7361]

i’ve been laughing at this comment for like a min straight

[@strangeman630]

The Sims 4, as always, has the least animations. The Sims 2 is the most detailed of the entire series

[@Chaos.9-9]

the moan caught me so off guard bro-

[@augustinesim1672]

sims 1,2 and sims 3 is when sims team cared for the game

[@Neeneenugget]

The sims 2 was a damn masterpiece. What the hell went wrong?

[@firuze_moai]

Money greed over passion 😢

[@synamenn5553]

Sims 1 : how we all watched the microwave when we were younger.

[@mrabidos2173]

2 and 3 for me! ❤

[@toadboy4]

Yess!

[@mrabidos2173]

@@toadboy4 Yeah!

[@BoGeass]

Froms Sims 2, it got worse

[@JOVIJOLEE]

The food was even frozen on the sims 2, it melted and everything😩

[@josf9616]

The constant fly buzzing sound in the sims 1 😅

[@beeliciousbee]

Again, TS2 never disappoints. It's just the best Sims game❤

[@yafetkasalie8070]

The Bane of Sims 4 make it opaque

[@Mldy96]

Or pitch black when it comes to rabbitholes

[@sabrinacalado7654]

It was a creative solution for the lack of animation 😮

[@Mldy96]

@@sabrinacalado7654 Making a plate of food spin in the microwave is one of the easiest and cheapest animations in the whole game lol

[@marrrs_v8529]

Sims1,2,3: picks up things normally Sims 4 : *slaps items to pick them up*

[@markoosh]

They’ve gotten progressively lazier 😂

[@sabrinacalado7654]

Or they got mor deadlines and pressure to get results.. the real world is wild

[@karascene13]

I adore these videos! It's the little things! 💖 I am pretty TS2 biased but obviously with time, the pixels get better and smoother. I just don't like the faces in TS3

[@Atsuhiko8888]

Sims 2 by far! Only downside is that the microwave doesn't have the turntable plate that Sims 1 had, Sims 4 brought it back but the animations of the microwave were so bad. Plus the teleporting plate thing... Why does Sims 4 teleport everything while the earlier games have them placing it smoothly and with minimal teleporting? I don't really have anything to say about Sims 3 other than how it's just a 3d version of Sims 1's animation. Sims 2 > 3 > 1 > 4

[@LaiOzzy]

Sims 4 can kiss my ass 😭 so little detail and they barely speak actual simlish just weird random moans 😭😭😭😭 it HURTS! Im depressed.

[@kaito0022]

Sims 1 "can't afford the visual details, your crt monitor can't probably show them anyway" Sims 2 "we now can afford a little spinning, isn't it great?" Sims 3 "we can't afford little details, there's an entire town outside, your microwave won't spin" Sims 4 "details? We weren't even going to give you pools without a dlc, and now you're asking for small details? The screen isn't even transparent now" To me if it wasn't for the building system of sims 4 (mostly empty without any dlc) 3 would have a hard win over all the games, the easy texture editing the game had was great, you could even easily import new textures with a tool from the game

[@tortillachips3911]

❤

[@Lola1912]

Can we all just quit with this "oh this was better" or "this game is the best" war? Please can we all just appreciate each game's own charm?? Except for you sims 4, you lack charm...

[@Poliwis]

And once again, Sims 2 demonstrates superiority

[@thekamolsan]

Sims 2 wins in every way

[@doomngloom96]

Recently went from sims 4 to sims 3 and i haven’t gone back, now I don’t know where to play sims 2 as I didn’t find it in the EA store but it looks more fun than 3! The team really worked backwards with this game

[@DevinS695]

I like how the Sims 1 shes pushing buttons as shes closing the door. I love a multitasker ❤

[@nn992iv5]

Whoa! The whole video is a gem

[@Nunyabeesw]

The difference between sims1 and sims4 is crazy😊😮

[@thexshattered]

Sims 2 was the best. Surprised they didn’t make it rotate in Sims 3

[@parasitoalienigena]

It's not so surprising if you think that in sims 3 there are many things happening in the open world at the same time, so saving in small animations helped for the game to run. And still many people can't run sims 3 without crashing, freezing or going very low for them.

[@stratospherica]

eh, i'm not bothered by the lack of rotation. not all microwaves have a rotating plate - mine doesn't, actually!

[@samwisegamgee1243]

I appreciate that after Sims 1 the characters had the realization that they didn't need to put their face directly in front of the door and peer into it while the food cooked. 😂

[@jackiedoesntcare]

I dont even wanna hear my own microwave beep

[@bambina320]

I was 17 when the sims first came out and I was hooked since. Now I'm 40 and I still ay the sims, though I'm not able to play the sims original or 2 or 3. I'm stuck at 4 but I still enjoy it wih all its flaws and bugs etc. Anyway this was nostalgic, and not gonna lie the sims 2 and 3 microwave dinner always looked good, except for the peas 😂 anyway happy simming!

[@QoSwords]

Sims 1 I expected her to go 'eeeeyuccckkkk' when she got it out the microwave. ...those who know, know

[@lenaBesos]

This explains why in the original, sims weren’t smart enough to escape fires. Their brains turned to mush from staring into the microwave lol

[@ElKokizKz]

Sims3: Nothing Sims4: Program it to Spin ❌ Program it to hide food✅

[@kiki_davis]

The sims 2 food spins

[@daveyp0033]

Sims 2 the best!

[@laram6556]

Those constant flies in the sims 1, love it haha!

[@tubiko]

Sims 2 ❤️

[@rheatrys9187]

sims2

[@Skaven_Maiden]

Sims 4 microwave trays got that "the food cant touch" barriers.

[@teagannam]

Sims 1 sims watching their food cook in the microwave for 4 uninterrupted minutes: 👁️👁️

[@thanatossonofnyx2472]

The Sims - “We have no money, but we have a dream”; The Sims 2 -“This will be the best sequel in the entire gaming industry”; The Sims 3 - The scale overlaps the details; The Sims 4 -*autistic “huh”

[@xtremeyoylecake]

D: No spinny after 2 :[

[@nsimmons9427]

The editing is exquisite! Very talented

[@Hotraider]

this bring me back to those days of building beautiful houses again & again

[@SiennaPineDew]

I’m always so disappointed with the sims 4 when it’s compared to the other 3 😢😅

[@FanFicnic]

This is so enjoyable. Reminds me of those cheesy marathons they used to do on tv.

[@analuciamedeiros4828]

not sims 3 having that 2010's modern microwave that didn't have the spinning plate in the middle

[@midnalazuli793]

The way you can actually see the food spinning and heating up in the microwave in Sims 2. I love the sheer amount of detail.

[@cactuspulp]

I appreciate the same timer beep across generations

[@sracln97]

After seeing the Sims 2 one spinning, I just KNEW Sims 4 would be completely covered. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

[@KangaRhrew]

It’s crazy how much detail they put into the old games versus the sims 3 or 4

[@StrawberieNIce]

Sims 1: "I love my pixel food!" Sims 2: "Such good food made with love." Sims 3: "It is fun to watch it get warmed up..." Sims 4: "OK I CAN'T EVEN SEE MY FOOD WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS ALL I QUIT!"

[@lamonochromatique]

Why is the flies buzzing sound for Sims 1 giving me nostalgia 😂

[@pinkroses135]

It's 2000 and you're looking at your tv dinner like an alien

[@billie8036]

yeah i had a comp and sims 2 as a kid but i never had food like there, i was so jealous.

[@lasamoostang]

Sims 2 is still ahead of it's time. I loved actually being able to go to the grocery store and explore and buy things. That game was just revolutionary!

[@nonamesorry7135]

It's like all the collective strength of the entire company throughout all of its lifetime went into the silly little details in sims 2 and now there's just nothing left

[@Athentheena]

I like how all of them were able to physically place the food down and pick it back up but 4 where it just goes from their hand into the microwave and from the microave into their hands, like a random glitch affect😂

[@cheycorner4955]

Sims 3: Unevenly cooked food Sims 4: Microwave magician hocus-pocuses your food hot

[@osalas36]

Lol the noise of the flies from the plates I was too lazy to get my Sim to clean 😂

[@mariaah3073]

You just know Sims in TS3 and TS4 are dealing with weird cold spots in every microwaveable meal

[@sjjaewon]

TS4 using the light to hide the fact that there's no animation is WILD.

[@M00NxMARS-m7i]

Sims one: what the camera sees me doing at 3am 😂