Game console

Home video games are objects in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. They give fun to the Sims who use them, unless they have the Technophobe trait. The SimLife Goggles, introduced in The Sims, can be used for many other things, combined with cheats and/or mods. It's also the most expensive video game, and refers to "virtual reality".

The Sims
One of the Electronics items in The Sims is the "SSRI Virtual Reality Set", a pair of VR goggles that Sims wear for fun.

The Sims 2
In The Sims 2, there is a basic video game console which can be purchased from buy mode and placed next to a TV, and which allows one or two Sims to play. In the base game, SSX 3 is ready to play and The Sims Bustin' Out and SimCity 4 Rush Hour can be bought from video game racks on community lots. FreeTime adds MySims, FIFA 08, Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars, and Spore to video game racks. All games, including those bought, are available on any computer or game console in the household.

In FreeTime, a Sim by the name of Rod Humble will deliver a package to households. The package contains a computer which has a preview of The Sims 3 that is only available on that computer. The video includes walking on the street, changing the shoes of a Sim and recoloring furniture.

Base game

 * SSX 3 (default)
 * The Sims: Bustin' Out
 * SimCity 4: Rush Hour

Added in FreeTime

 * MySims
 * FIFA 08
 * Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars (Related to EA's Command and Conquer games.)
 * Spore

The Sims 3
In The Sims 3, Sims can play games via computer, Maxoid Simulator 2 1/2 or SimLife Goggles. The SimLife Goggles increase fun rapidly and cause many moodlets. In computer or video games, the player could see Sims playing Burnout Paradise, Skate and Madden NFL. Two consoles are added with The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff, it has more games, better graphics, and is more expensive. They are Console 7 and GUGA JoyToy 3. After The Sims 3: Ambitions is installed, you can see your sim playing "Sim Animals: Africa" on the Simulator.