Party

Parties in the Sims
Although Sims could throw parties in The Sims and Livin' Large, it was only when House Party appeared that Sims could throw huge parties, with many party-related items being included in that expansion pack. Parties allowed sims to interact with neighbors they never knew they had. However they had no control who was invited. Some of the most prominent items are mentioned below:


 * 'Bounce My Booty' Dance Floor: This dance floor can be created by dragging tiles over the floor to make a dance floor as big as you like. It if it placed near a radio or DJ booth, Sims will dance to their favorite tunes. Not only that, but the entire floor will light up in different patterns based on the type of music that is playing.


 * 'Spazmatronic Plasmatronic Go-Go Cage: If this cage is present near a dance floor and a source of music, Sims will clamber into it and start dancing. It raises their Fun meter, and it usually attracts a crowd to watch and dance along.


 * 'ToroTee Mechanical Bull: The Mechanical Bull is a very popular item that Sims can ride to raise their Fun levels or increase their Body skill. There are three settings: easy, medium and hard, and Sims are often thrown off if their Body skill is not on par. Other Sims will watch the action, but if they don't like the Sim riding the bull, they will boo him or her.


 * 'Turanablitz DJ Booth: If you put the DJ booth next to the dance floor, Sims can try their luck at being DJs. Otherwise, you can just turn the machine on and let it play.


 * 'Porta-Parody Costume Trunk: Although previously Sims could only dress in Formal, PJs, Work or Swimsuit clothes, with the costume trunk, they can change into a variety of preset clothes. As a bonus, after you issue the command to 'Dress in...' followed by the clothing of your choice, everyone else at the party will come over to dress in that theme of costume as well.

Special NPC guests could appear too. If the party was good, the celebrity might appear. If the party was bad, a mime might appear. A party crasher would also randomly appear. Generally messing up everything your sim could do.

Other special NPC characters include the cake dancer/gorilla, the DJ, chef and bar tender.

Parties in The Sims 2
By default, you can only have 2 guests at your parties, regardless of your system specs. There are mods that can alter this to higher limits, but parties are generally easier to accomplish with a small amount of guests. (about 4, or 2 families)