I played all the GBA games as a kid because I was dumb and thought it would be somewhat similar to the PC release. I still had a lot of fun with them. I really enjoy the quirkiness of them.
If I had to rate them it would be
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Urbz
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Bustin Out
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The Sims 2
I played a bit of Urbz for the GameCube and I feel like it has to be the worst of all Sims console ports.
I have played the PS2 one (or one of them; I donβt remember itβs full name) and the GBA one when they were new and I didnβt really care for them. My best friend, though, loved the PS2 one. But then, it was literally the only Sims game he owned then; I had 1 and 2 and all the expansions at the time for PC.
I have also played 4 on console more recently, and itβs exactly the same as the PC versionβ¦ Except the controls are absolutely terrible.
The unique ones like Busting Out and Urbz just never got me because 90% of what I do in the main games is build. The console games back in the day were more focused on social interactions and a sort of puzzle like gameplay (for lack of a better descriptor). Controlling the sims was not what I played The Sims for, and thatβs what those console games seemed entirely focused on.