When comparing The Sims vs Super Mario 64, the Slant community recommends Super Mario 64 for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Super Mario 64 is ranked 10th while The Sims is ranked 46th. The most important reason people chose Super Mario 64 is:
Super Mario 64, as a free-roaming, open-world game, was a precursor to later groundbreaking games such as Grand Theft Auto, and has been [cited by Peter Molyneux as one of the 5 most groundbreaking games of the last 20 years](http://thekartel.com/video-games/14067405-fable_creator_picks_his_top_5_most_revolutionary_games/) for this reason
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Pros
Pro The game offers real-world reasons that can motivate the player, but doesn't force them
Making sure the Sims are fed, happy, live in nice houses and are generally well off are all easily relatable things to anyone and don't need to be expressly stated for the player to want to improve conditions for his protagonists. At the same time, the game doesn't force anyone to make sure the sims have great conditions. The game allows exploring how different choices affect the outcome of the situation.
Pro Free-roaming, open-world game
Super Mario 64, as a free-roaming, open-world game, was a precursor to later groundbreaking games such as Grand Theft Auto, and has been cited by Peter Molyneux as one of the 5 most groundbreaking games of the last 20 years for this reason
Pro Developed a proper camera and control scheme for 3D games
3D games prior to Mario 64 were somewhat all over the place with their control schemes, and game developers were still struggling to use the third dimension they now had access to. SM64 is a freeform game that makes the most of its 3rd dimension with fantastic control and camera orientation that we take for granted these days, but was highly innovative in its own time.
Cons
Con Drains the users wallet with expansion packs
The Sims has 7 expansion packs that add new items and functionality to the game. The original game ($49.99) and each expansion ($29.99) ends up costing $259.92 which can easily be seen as too expensive to get a complete experience.