When comparing The Sims vs Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu), the Slant community recommends The Sims for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” The Sims is ranked 46th while Knightmare (AKA Majou Densetsu) is ranked 51st. The most important reason people chose The Sims is:
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.
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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 Tunes from Miki Higashino
Just like in Gradius, all tunes used in this game were composed by Miki Higashino. She was a teenager at the time and was working for Konami part-time, everyday, after school.
Pro Amazing graphics for the 80's
1986 was the same year that the original Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros: The Lost levels came out. The textures in Knightmare look substantially better than the relatively blocky textures in the Zelda and Mario games of its time.
Pro One of the first games to have a 'bird's eye view' angle
Considered technically challenging back in 1986, Knightmare offered a top-down (bird's eye) view. This made a lot of sense, especially for vertically scrolling games such as this one.
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.