How many discs?

[Arynshiar]

Being of the non-awesome, and having moved rather suddenly, some of my sims discs are currently AWOL. Since I have a new computer I've wanted to install the games on here. My problem is that I have one OFB disc, disc 2 of Nightlife and then the others. I'm not asking for the serial numbers (those I have...go figure) but rather, how many discs did OFB come with? Was it 1 or 2? The disk i have doesn't say "1 of 2" or "Disc 2" like Nightlife does (i'm fairly certain that one's in the garage somewhere...). Anyone know? Also, as a completely random thank you for ya'll with the hacks here--you rawk. Definately of the Awesome.

Thanks
--Aryn--

[jrd]

OFB and up come on one disk (a DVD in the later ones). Unless you have a lame version, in which case it may come on multiple CD-ROM disks.
NL and Uni were 2 disks, base game is either 4 disks, or one DVD.

[Arynshiar]

Thanks! That means I don't have to go back into the garage to look for the other half. Sweet! Thanks for the prompt reply.

--Aryn--

[syberspunk]

If you're in the States, well... at least for me, I'm pretty sure Pets and Seasons are 2 CDs.  I think non US countries seem to have them on single DVDs.  Dunno why there's a difference. *shrugs*

Ste

[jrd]

Because yankees are lame and don't have DVD-ROM players.  :p

[syberspunk]

Because yankees are lame and don't have DVD-ROM players.  :p

I was almost gonna venture a guess to that effect... the possibility that most of middle America (middle physically and economically) might still be sticking to their older machines?  But... if anything, I would also figure that more and more people are buying computers nowadays, with the majority of computers probably having been bought in the past 5 yearsish or so... so haven't DVD-ROMs pretty much come pre-packaged with machines since then, or even earlier?  I would say that in the last 10 years, no? And more recently DVD burners being the new standard.

On the flip side... how do you rude peons afford shiny brand new 'puters what with your huge taxes and nearly double the price in goods, considering everything awesomesauce really comes out of this here Yankeeland.   Must be all the money you save on not tipping.


Ste

[jrd]

If I were to guess, I'd blame it on Dell, Gateway, and other inupgradable prebuilt machines, which you find apparently a lot in the US.
Here it's far more common to get boxen that can still be upgraded.

Tipping: Feh :p They doubled all prices with the bloody Euro, so I'm not tipping anyone.

[Sleepycat]

I blame it on the prebuilt computers and the maxis survey that asks if your computer has one 


My main (custom built) computer has 2 dvd burners    my other (custom built) one (that my daughter gets to use) has 1 dvd burner and 1 cd burner, cd burner was needed because my ancient prebuilt computer couldn't read the burned dvds.

[Lorelei]

Because yankees are lame and don't have DVD-ROM players.  :p

Untrue!

I have a CD/DVD drive with Bluray capability. So, nyah.

But, yes, all Sims games I have ordered here are still on CD.

[BastDawn]

I remember reading a lot of complaining when the first expansion that was DVD-only for Europe came out.  Some people bought it and didn't realize that they couldn't play it until trying to use it, some upgraded their computers, and others did without.  If they are only going to release one type of disk, I'm surprised that they'd choose the one that will limit their sales.

If we're doing a survey, I'm a US citizen and three out of four of my computers have DVD drives.  Number four is an old one and can't run the Sims 2, but it has all my old Sims 1 stuff still installed.

[J. M. Pescado]

My computer is pretty much bleeding edge. No DVD drive. Just never had a reason to need one, I keep recycling my 900 year old CD drives. It's not like I actually own any DVDs.