Fun

Fun in the Sims 1

Sims, like real people, like to cut lose from the daily grind and enjoy themselves once in a while. Participate in fun group activities to boost a lot of Sims' meters at once. Music (from a Boombox or Stereo) is a good way to increase the Fun rating for many people at once. However, different Sims have more fun in different ways; for example, a Playful Sim might enjoy watching television (preferably watching the Action or Cartoon channels) or playing computer games, but a Serious Sim would probably rather spend time reading or sitting down to a quiet game of chess. The train track, pinball machine and Virtual Reality set are other ways of increasing a Sim’s Fun metre.

There are four different types of Fun activities: Extended, One-Time, Timed and Endless. An example of an Extended Fun activity is the basketball hoop, whereas examples of One-Time Fun activities (which raise a Sim’s Fun bar once with each interaction, and will therefore require several interactions to reach the maximum Fun level) include feeding or watching the fish in the aquarium, playing with babies, diving into the pool off the diving board or viewing a fountain or lava lamp. Time Fun Activities include playing chess or pool, whereas Endless Fun activities (where Sims will remain doing the activity until the Fun bar reaches maximum, or another Motive needs to be tended to) include relaxing in the hot tub or swimming laps in the swimming pool.

Pets

With Unleashed came dogs and cats to be kept as pets, and they also have a Fun metre. Cats have fun by watching the parrot or playing with the scratching post, whilst dogs have fun playing with other Sims.