Windows

The Armchair Empire
Reviewed by Omni, [9.7/10]. "A game for all types of gamers."
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/the_sims.htm

Cincinnati.com
Reviewed by Justin Braxton-Brown. Includes screen shots. Score: 3.5 out of 4.
http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/thesims.html

GameGenie.com
Reviewed by James Allen, [5/5]. "Really, really cool."
http://www.gamegenie.com/reviews/pc/thesims.shtml

GameSpot
Reviewed by Andrew Seyoon Park. Includes screen shots, news, movies, downloads, and hints. <small>(February 11, 2000)</small>
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sims/review.html

GameSpot
Preview by Anne Marie Feld, "It should do very, very well." <small>(July 6, 1999)</small>
http://gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sims/preview_2559936.html