The Sims Bustin' Out is actually really hard

[@Kyri_98]

After watching all those older Sims games , i Still wonder how they managed to make the 4th one so bad

[@CozyBolster]

Because ea shutdown maxis the original developer of the sims.

[@CozyBolster]

And sims 4 mean to be an online games at first

[@canariawing]

i think the sims 4 would have ended up better if they hadn't repurposed project olympus' garbage into the sims 4's garbage. maybe not a lot better, but anything is better than what we got. (who knows, maybe they would have taken the series down a better route too)

[@SilkyLew]

The only thing the sims 4 got is it's building. It's better than all the sims in that regard

[@lisalarsen2384]

It’s like a beautiful women with no personality was their inspiration 😂

[@CocoLicious]

Mid 30s is that age where you simultaneously feel young and very,very old when someones first Sims experience wasn't Sims 1. It was glorious, playing it on my best friends family computer in the living room.

[@felixslettuuce7153]

I'm 24 but I definitely played the heck out of Sims 1, my entire childhood was just figuring out how not to let them die from bad needs hahha

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

@CocoLicious As a 36-year-old, I feel this comment in my bones.

[@arashi86]

My first Sims experience was this exact game on the classic Xbox. I definitely prefer Sims 4.

[@RRAY1991]

This is so accurate!

[@mollializ]

I'm 34 and I only feel very, very old :D

[@Sukisukigirl444]

Oh my god. I played this game as a kid, it was so impossible for me to keep going because all I did was work, barely get my needs up, go back to work. And I could neeverrr get promoted because my needs were always awful. Now I think back on this game and think about how accurate it is to real life and it’s kinda horrifying

[@PortlandKennedy]

Should gotten the magic gnome 😅

[@cardboardrat]

lol I used cheat codes as a kid. Life was a breeze

[@v-tiful]

yes same but the 5 th time i played it tried a different approach i leveled up everything to the max then moving out cuz skills takes up so much time

[@cardboardrat]

@@markoosh you were just a smart little fucka ain’t cha

[@MyDestinyDear]

I stayed at my moms house for as long as possible building skills 😂

[@turtles9707]

I played this as a kid and remember loving the campaign. I wish the newer games had a similar style campaign.

[@lissthelass]

Same! Story mode needs to come back

[@ronaldkincaid9972]

Same. Absolutely loved bustin out

[@gucciguy3408]

One of my most missed sims features. That and some of the Urbz style gameplay though that is more like a Sim-lite.

[@courtney6816]

Dude I was 7 years old playing this and fighting for my life. I struggled so hard with this one but absolutely loved it. The early 00s vibes were so strong. As a kid though, I always loved the handheld games and busting out for GBA was great. So many awesome memories!!! Thanks for covering this one

[@nexi8213]

im still hoping we get a whole video on the GBA one so bad lol. the memories are gonna hit even harder

[@al5913]

Small detail but I always LOVED how this game’s walls worked. The subtle fade as you got closer instead of completely disappearing walls. I can’t help to imagine having something like that now in TS4. It’ll really make you appreciate and enjoy your builds a whole lot more. No other sims game ever did this. Also the loading screen was superb !!

[@styxkisses]

babe wake up new liss the lass sims video

[@palmerliftem]

What made these Sims games more difficult besides the moods was the fact that there were NO WEEKENDS. So you had to juggle between keeping all your relationships alive as well as your job, life, etc. Used to be impossible for me as a child, never got past the first levels lol. Loved the vid lissy!

[@hatad321]

I would throw parties literally every night after my sim's job lol, just so everyone my sim knew would show at once.

[@Callisto171]

To solve that I occasionally skip a job day, as long as I don't skip for two days in a row. If I went to work everyday, completing the goals would be impossible for me.

[@theninjamermaid.]

I never howled so hard while watching the whole romance arc from Malcom to Woody to getting a clown kid. This is the reason why we play Sims, for moments like this hahaha

[@AveryAnarchy]

this is what the sims was meant to be. I was so baffled the new games removed story modes. without any goals to work towards, what am I supposed to do other than...build a pretty house, I guess? if sims had kept story goals I'd probably still play to this day. I was obsessed with this game and Sims 2 on my PS2 as a kid and the handheld games are fantastic, I highly recommend playing all of them!

[@SilkyLew]

If you just like building houses and such, Sims 4 is the best sim ever. But that is all sims 4 have to offer lol

[@AveryAnarchy]

@@SilkyLew Sims 4 has the same energy as Animal Crossing New Horizons, lol. I do not like either game at all

[@TheActionAsk]

I think wishes/wants were meant to replace this sort of thing while maintaining the sandbox feel. They messed that up big time in 4, though...

[@poopyfartboi]

I think a free roam mode with achievements / goals / one MAJOR goal to work towards with the ability to keep playing after finishing it would be a good compromise. I wouldn't be opposed to a wacky full-blown story mode in Sims 5 but I will be extremely surprised if they decide to do that again.

[@Chloe4656.]

​@@AveryAnarchy I kind agree with the new horizons thing you said like I wish there was more to do in the game then decorate my island and house talk to my animal neighbours and a few activities besides that there's not much to do

[@dflashbacks]

Remember playing this in PS2, honestly the best sims ever!

[@victoriachopstick7765]

this was SUCH a throwback omg. my first sims game was actually the sims 2 pets on the ps2, followed by sims 2 castaway and THEN I got the sims busting out after that and good lord was it hard. I spent all this time thinking i was just terrible at it so this was both nostalgic and incredibly validating

[@midwest_loner]

Why does this look more fun to play than Sims4 lol

[@ronaldkincaid9972]

It was

[@WhataburgerMoment]

Because it isssss

[@SilkyLew]

Well, Sims 4 isn't much of a game. The best thing on there is the building. After that, you have nothing to do lol

[@ronaldkincaid9972]

@SilkyLew I think that's due to the fact it was an online only concept before it became "Sims 4". But I agree, sims 1, 2 , and bustin out had actually objectives and a storyline, plot, twists and a world of pre-existing characters who all had long histories with the rest ofbthe world, people, and environment

[@SilkyLew]

@ronaldkincaid9972 Well EA needs to do better.

[@hugsfromholly]

So glad you brought up the GBA Bustin Out, I was OBSESSED with that game (and the DS game Sims Urbz). I loved all the Sims storyline games tbh. Wish they'd bring them back!!!

[@claudiab4214]

absolutely same and I’ve never found anything remotely similar! EA/Maxis are missing a trick!

[@WhataburgerMoment]

Urbz was so good I loved that game

[@sorryyourenotawinner2506]

AND I STILL LOVE IT @@WhataburgerMoment

[@taylorg2320]

"He's stealing our stuff until we can find him a new star" is a sentence you can only utter in the Sims 1

[@yungfr0g]

i've been waiting years for someone to really cover this game so ahh thank you

[@PixelSprouts]

I remember this one. This was the first sims game I ever played. The music is so nostalgic lol. It was super hard lol

[@maryo7690]

This was my first sims game, It was a bit of a trip learning that pc sims wasn't like this lol, but the story mode was some of my favorite things about this game and wish it was used more in the other sims games

[@MauroDelCore]

each careers as a ending cutscene this game was awesome, i remember taking the military path and my bus was an helicopter 😂

[@HayleyandSimba]

I played this when I was a little girl. I loved it! But I always stayed at Mimi’s house and never got too much farther then that lol 😂

[@notayoutuber4496]

I used to stay at Mimi's house and upgrade all my skills so I would only have to worry about friendships and needs 😂

[@victoriavanderlinden6691]

than*

[@PsychedSushi43]

Guuuurl same😂

[@grimmquinn2003]

​@@notayoutuber4496 wait does it work? Cause I got to the Goth Manor and rage quit. 💀

[@notayoutuber4496]

@@grimmquinn2003 yes! I had the same issue lol, got to Goth Manor, was overwhelmed and quit. Then I just moved back to Mimi to farm all the skillpoints before moving out again lol. It's basically cheating I guess, but oh well. The only thing is that you can't progress the story, and Mimi keeps telling you to move out all the time, but other than that, everything was fine! 😂

[@monachachi]

This was my all time favourite Sims game, and I loved that they had a story mode, it kept me so engaged

[@TheActionAsk]

I remember playing this. Getting a husband/wife was a must because you could have them make friends for you and they were bugged to never lose relationship lol

[@kenzouno4867]

i have been obsessed with your content since the 100 days stardew video, absolutely adore the Pikmin video. Love your stuff, thanks for the content!

[@Lukey21]

As a Sims Bustin Out enthusiast this video was made for me 🥰

[@melmel376]

The kid being a clown made me lol. Thanks for this video! I loved this game back in the day, made me wish I had my old console!

[@vallarfaxgaming]

I absolutely fucking lol'd at the kid being a clown, pure gold 😂

[@satunbreeze]

Something I noticed when I played this game again a few years ago is that, if youre living at your moms house and your simoleons dip down into double digits, someone will call you on the phone and give you money. So what I did was bought a shit ton of expensive items (cause it doesnt count for assets) and when I left, my mom PAYED ME MONEY BACK for upgrading all of her furniture. I also just grinded away at skills so when I left I was at highest level possible and I never had to worry about buying skill machines for my character

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

That’s actually so accurate to real life for many people

[@Baylee8D]

Sims Makin' magic is literally iconic! I'd love to see you experience it

[@LydiaTaylorMusic]

I played this game for so many years of my childhood that it played a vital role in me getting glasses when my mom realized i was suddenly struggling to read the letters in the character naming section

[@mscktt]

It sucks that near sighted vision runs in my family genetically, but that makes sense now that I think about it. The xbox was the shiit back in the days. We had a schedule between all the siblings to play on it. 😅

[@tomatito-chan7418]

I was born in late 2000's but this game was my whole childhood since my dad has always been a huge videogame lover and we (plus my brother) used to play this together in ps2 (he never really cared about the splicit content in-game for some reason). I don't usually see many people taking about this specific version of the Sims, so I'm glad I found this video. Really bought some memories back :)

[@mscktt]

Omg!! I forgot they had a 2-player split screen.. although I hated how they split it into 2 triangles cause it was seriously the WORST way. My little bro and I had a blast playing it together.

[@elenimichelle]

My absolute favorite game and my intro to the Sims franchise. The satisfaction of getting the last career gnome and going through the cutscene made me actually cry LOL 😂

[@thomasiswashere]

I played this when it came out when I was a teenager. I had a lot of fun, even though the main story could be a slog. My strategy was once I moved out from Mom's I would max out all my skills and that way I could focus on career unlocks. Once I met the career's requirements to move out I would get another career path and then keep leveling up and moving. Made the game much more fun that way. And yeah, you can totally skip Sims 1 as the story mode was not as fun. The free play mode was arguably much more fun tho.

[@madeline4144]

i never played this version but was OBSESSED with the GBA version. very cool to see it now! also the sound of the sims burning to death will haunt my dreams

[@morganzo_beans]

okay the reaction to the kid when he grows a little absolutely sent me

[@heyitshayley]

I am living for all of these videos where you revisit older games! I frequently rewatch the My Sims video, loving this one already, and I’m excited to see more! You’re crushing it Lissy ✨❤️

[@IvoryMusical]

Love these long form life sim videos! I tried playing Bustin’ Out as a kid but was too dumb to make any progress. Little me feels validated that you had trouble keeping your sims alive too

[@ShameinYouBand]

Played this on the gamecube as a youngun (~6?) and loved it. So much fun

[@emfs399]

I used to play this game every morning before school and i maxed out every career and got all the gnomes - i was obsessed (i also had a little booklet with a cheat code for needs, which was the only reason i actually liked it)

[@mscktt]

😂😂 not the cheat codes!! It was the ONLY WAY to survive this game. My little bro and I promise to never cheat until we are desperate. Hahaha

[@greeneggsncam13]

i feel like i hit a goldmine with this channel. so nostalgic and your voice is so enjoyable! happy to subscribe and so glad youtube brought me here :)

[@warlacharla]

obsessed with watching Liss succeed in these complicated ass games..top tier productivity content

[@djonesdavid]

I remember during my 3rd playthrough, i realized that your mood doesn't go critical so you can just continuously raise your skills. I think you only needed to have fun and use the bathroom from time to time. You never had to sleep tho.

[@Jynx1368]

This video is honestly a masterpiece! The nostalgia & difficulty of older sims games was so fun because literally anything can happen. I miss how chaotic and fun it used to be. 😢

[@osito1329]

Oh man, I remember playing this as a kid and having a Gameshark or whatever. My favorite thing to do was to completely redesign each of the houses you end up staying at. It was a blast. 😄

[@btaylerpackard2475]

This was my first ever exposure to a sims game when i was a kid and i fell in LOVE

[@PolishedYogi]

Omg the MEMORIESSS lmao my very first sims game, soo nostalgic 🥹 loved this video!! Eta - i canNOT wait for the Urbz video!!

[@xnrosaigaming]

I played this game on the PS2, the first Sims game that I play and still one of my favorites. I completed all the goals, got all promotions and got to move in Malcolm's Mansion.

[@Kyyndle]

Lol, I remember how hard it was to have that "ultimate party". You had to have like 8 Sims on the dance floor at once, or some other ridiculous number. I don't know how I know that, but that is the requirement.

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

This is what I love about older games. So many secret requirements you have to figure out on your own. Or you just go to the forum websites to get help.

[@Nostalgic-Nerd]

I loved this game as a kid. My first game was the Sims 1 on PC, but this was the game that really got me into the Sims. It's an obsession that is still going

[@Cherries956]

i was obsessed with this game and have lots of vivid memories of it; i'm not sure i ever actually completed the campaign though because it was so hard!?

[@derdork3233]

One great tip is: stay with your mom until you maxed out your skills. You can also sell paintings and crafted garden gnomes for money to upgrade moms house early on. When i finally left she gave me like 20.000 simoleons. Never had to worry about money again. Moms house is also a great retreat if your sim is having a bad time. When i moved into a mew home i immediately renovated almost every room. In the club i even built a small house on the back for the three sims to live in. Places like the club and the gym had terrible living conditions right from the start. You can only marry someone from the three houses from freeplay. You can build your own spouse there and make them like you want them. Needless to say i 100%ed this game. I love it. The GBA sims games are waaaay different. You should really play those.

[@alexarimmer]

I played this game as a child, I remember asking my mom to buy it for me and the person checking us out at Gamestop (or EB games can't remember lol) was like "are you sure??" to my mom, she was like yeah whatever bc i had been a sims fan for a couple years by then lolol. still love this game wish i had my copy

[@Kookiedough0402]

True nostalgia!!! 🤩 My man downloaded this for me and I’ve manage to unlock 80% of items, leveled up to 8 in all career’s, and it was still just as hard as when I was a child.

[@Tom47936]

I've never played the sims but i really enjoy watching your videos about them and I enjoyed the pikmin one too, I dig your sense of humor. Also you are gorgeous

[@AirDeRienMontreal]

A veteran sim player who doesn't learn 1 cooking skill so the house doesn't go on fire everyday makes me laugh

[@Reggietable]

I loved playing this game as a kid! This and The Urbz were damn good sims games.

[@alchobod]

I love this game. I played it on GameCube growing up. It was so much fun me and my sister had our own save and would see who could get farther

[@shayolinparker2934]

10:00 describes my daily life struggle so well

[@doubledaredean]

thank you so much for playing this omg,,, this brings so much memories,,, indeed it wasn't all that appropriate for me who was super young, but i really just mostly enjoyed the freeplay (and somehow always fucking it up) but sometimes i'd go into story mode to get the cars ((i remember i used to argue with my brother bc he likes the blue car and i liked the red one better))

[@ceruleantear1]

I loved this game! It was my first Sims game and was a great introduction to the series. By the way, there is a exploit to make this game much easier. You need to do it before you leave your mom's house. Basically certain needs, like sleeping, do not completely drain. So, you can spend as much time as you need building up all your skills before you leave. This means that you will be able to get promoted quick and you can spend more of your time focusing on the other goals.

[@jeffreybenefield2530]

I played this on gamecube as a VERY YOUNG child. Like preschool old. I remember playing while my sisters were at school. Myparents thought it was fine because it taught me "life skills" 😂

[@kaylahaas]

Ahhhh I played bustin out on ps2 and I was obsessed. With that one & the urbz 💕

[@lilithamethyst]

Dude I’m genuinely so stoked for the Gameboy Advanced play through of this, it was one of my first gameboy games and it is SO nostalgic for me. I literally was going to take it upon myself to make a video about it if someone else didn’t so bless u lol

[@kosmic100]

the soundtrack was unironically so good too

[@paneth8466]

You gotta love how lawless The Sims are. Some dude just shows up, says you're lazy and takes your ride. Is he a cop or repoman? Nope, just some rich dude who is annoyed you don't have a job lol

[@Bell-Ivy]

I never got to play sims as a kid because of "woohoo" but this still feels like a primal memory. Great vid as always liss and I love the autumn shirt

[@OpheliaFantasy]

I will never get over this game ❤ Edit : Oh no you made a move on Malcolm, I was about to tell you the lore but I'm glad you included it in the video 😂😂😂

[@ahkeekee9910]

i played it on PS2, I love this sims game! I love the music in it and also the vibes!

[@Fluffy-Rose1993]

Bustin' Out was our second Sims game. I used to always just cheat to get my needs up but I remember Story Mode being soo much fun. I never actually beat it though. My mother did beat it along with Sims 1 and Sims 2 story modes and she also managed to earn enough simoleons from a high paying job on 2 Pets to make a giant mansion on the biggest plot.

[@Jadee22]

“It’s lonely In my mansion “ 😂😂😂 I could only get past a few levels of this game, and I would stick a playing free play with my brother

[@Laurennnzo]

I used to play this for HOURS on my gamecube when I was like 8. It was so hard. I don't know how far I got but man I'd kill to play it again

[@cyberrain3261]

Sims bustin out is still my favorite game of all time and the music is what takes me back.

[@McGuire40695]

Always loved the Sims, and I actually got the Gamecube version for Christmas a few weeks after it released, and I loved it! My first experience with the franchise was the PC version of TS1, and my sister, mother, and I were HOOKED on it since 2001

[@valalava1]

So excited for the urbz! I don't remember which was my first Sims, if that one or castaway, either way love them both

[@CorinneOliv]

This game is so good. I revisited last year. And I was addicted. That’s how the sims should be. We need a story mode like this so bad.

[@Battlefield2021]

This game was so good. I loved it in my teen years. The only console Sims game outside of Castaway I've ever enjoyed.

[@BestoFriendoCassidy]

When I was playing Sims: Busting Out in like 2003 on PS2, I was like 9. I was in love with Mimi bro.

[@titosatyamaja]

Just started the video and heard you refer to the hairstyle as “the senorita awesome hairdo”. WE LOVE A SCREAM QUEEN reference ❤️💅🏻

[@mishaa7263]

omg those tiny lil game inserts are so cute, I want one

[@danmounfield7431]

This was one of my favourite games as a kid. I remember keeping full and rested was a real pain though.

[@HoneyB.Nails.]

i remember staying stuck on this; gaming like a loon for days, literally days and always failing. it was so fun!

[@dreamydaja]

Before I got married, I swapped to my husband’s household and let him befriend all his roommates. And then when we got married, I had 3 extra friends. Their relationships never decayed and it HELPED a lot with getting to higher levels in careers

[@littleambler]

I grew up with this game on gamecube omg the nostalgia!! I played through it so many times, this and also Sims Urbz on in the City with the black eyed peas lol!!

[@mrdoofa9357]

Pro gamer tip. Move back to Mom’s house when trying to build skill levels or friendships. The bus for work never arrives and you never get penalised for absence. So you get to maintain your mood and improve skills with no consequence. Also if you’ve spent money ons property and need more, move out! The permanent residents actually reimburse you! Careful though, as they’ll credit you any money on items of theirs that you’ve sold or destroyed. Oh and if you dislike Club Rubb. You ain’t seen nothing yet until you’ve been to Toane’s Gym. Trying to convince those miserable bastards to join the gym is a hell on earth task. My sim was so pathetic that the only sim he could convince to join for the longest time was his own mother.

[@williamp5858]

I loved the club music when you turned the radio on.

[@moonj0ck]

This one is my favorite. I've been playing it recently too! I'm in the art house now

[@CraneGuy9308]

I really like how you review these games. You crack jokes, make puns and you curse. So many channels suck ass these days trying to be PG. Keep it up 🤘

[@ashessakura7518]

I used to play Sims busting out with my big sister on her XBOX, I’m the little sister so I got to have fun watching her play, we used to make up stories together while she was playing lol This game was genuinely very difficult but I still have tons of memories of us in Dudley’s trailer or Mimi’s place, I remember we once got to Pixel Acres after months and we thought we were killing it with how far in we got XD

[@tofugoob]

Thank you for making these throwback game vids its soooo fun to go down memory lane with these games!!!

[@fine_whine]

Yesssss I loved this game back in the day on the GameCube. My mom bought it as the ONE game for my console she’d wanna play, but sadly you can only have one sim or whatever and she was nice enough to let me erase her sim to make my own. Thanks mom, sorry for kicking you off YOUR game.

[@beauvanboxtel1757]

i love this series that youre doing with playing all the old sims games Castaway, mysim and this! maybe for the next video you can try the sims medieval

[@m_2597]

Bustin’ Out was my first ever sims game it’s what made me fall in love with the franchise, I was too young to even get past MiMi’s house back then so I’d mostly played free play and would be frustrated when my kids were clowns 😂🤦🏾‍♂️ for my birthday last year I got the game again, it’s definitely really hard but I love it

[@NiaBaNiaMaNia]

I loved this game back on the PS2. I’d always stay at Mom’s house indefinitely in the beginning to max out some of my skills since you don’t have to pay bills there 😂

[@stevenstone307]

I love coming across a new Sims console video! This one was really really good! Sims 1 is definitely worth a play, it's HARD!

[@abbys8169]

I came here for the sims bustin out content but your hair is so beautiful 🤩

[@skoomaaddict256]

You actually move in with Mimi regardless of career choice. Then you unlock more and more homes the further you get.

[@grocamol]

Before moving out my sim, I remember raising his stats to max, so the rest of the game just involved making money, helping the Sims, being promoted and beating the main game.

[@29.11plum]

The music on this was top tier!

[@parkouremaster]

Remember playing this as a kid, for some reason i always thought that you had to do all missions to move out to other house, i know you can, but i felt empty whenever i move out and i still had missions left to do, so i was just jumping from career to career all the time hahaha

[@hotlikesauce]

SCREAMINGGG!! I found a GameCube disc of bustin out at an ihop as a kid (idk how it ended up there) & it WORKED. I still do a yearly replay at my very grown age lol

[@ChichiNaka]

Loved the story mode, got me into the little npc story modes in sims 2 - being a single mom was rough

[@eloywillemsen1320]

This brings back so much memories ! I used to play this sims together with my mom 😂

[@theotherXhaira]

I loved this game and still have it for the one day that I'll try to finish it, but today was the first time I ever saw gameplay past the 3rd house. Keeping your sim alive was such a struggle and I would rage quit before starting over later.