PlaySimsOnMac VS Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher

There's a sticky that explains where to get the game. At the bottom of that sticky, it says, "if you have a Mac, go to https://github.com/hackergolucky/PlaySimsOnMac/blob/main/README.md for help installing and setting up the game."

Here's an excellent guide I have recommended previously: https://github.com/hackergolucky/PlaySimsOnMac/blob/main/README.md

I tried following hackergolucky's guide on getting The Sims to work on my Macbook (this one: https://github.com/hackergolucky/PlaySimsOnMac/blob/main/README.md ), but I have been getting an error message right after clicking the Install button on the Sims launcher that I can't seem to find anyone else having. I took a screenshot of it.

I don't have a Mac and don't know anything about them, but I DO have a link to a person who does. Someone who goes by the name of u/hackergolucky on Reddit posted this: https://github.com/hackergolucky/PlaySimsOnMac/blob/main/README.md, so you could message them and see if they can help you.

FaithBeam’s Sims 1 Widescreen Patcher

After that, you may want to look here: Widescreen Patcher.

Something that I recommend to use if you plan to play The Sims 1 is to use this widescreen patcher: https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Wide...

It also installs DDrawCompat (or DGVoodoo2) for you, which is useful because vanilla The Sims 1 on Windows 10+ is choppy for some reason, using DDrawCompat (or DGVoodoo2) fixes the choppiness issue.

While it can work without a widescreen patcher, The Sims 1 under Windows 10+ is veeery sluggish, it feels like the FPS is being capped at ~20, so I 100% recommend you to apply the widescreen patcher to play the game.

it wasn't very straight forward, I spent 1-2h to install it. My steps: Install game using lutris, apply no-cd "patch", patch that exe in order to work with steam deck resolution ( patcher link https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher ) then add it to steam as a non-steam game. and it works perfectly, you have few control presets for steam deck and it's really nice to play with trackpad

This allows you to set The Sims 1 to a custom resolution. I'm not using it, myself, but a lot of people love it: https://github.com/FaithBeam/Sims-1-Complete-Collection-Widescreen-Patcher

The Sims 1 - Can be made to work flawlessly on modern systems with either dgvoodoo2 or the alternative DDrawCompat, I recommend installing either one via the widescreen patcher as it also allows you to force the game to run at modern resolutions. (Although things get a tad small at 4k, I recommend a maximum resolution of 1080p and just using full-screen FSR for any required upscaling.)

Download, extract then run The Sims 1 Widescreen Patcher.