A talented, funny, and creative streamer. Rhys Moon tells it how it is without holding back. His Twitch streams are high energy and always humorous. Rhys is a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community and we are all here for it. I want to start by thanking you for agreeing to speak to me. It is an honor to talk with you, honestly. Why don’t you start by telling us about yourself, who is Rhys outside of The Sims Streamer we know and love? Thank you so much for having me! So, my name is Rhys, I’m in my 20s and I live in Wales with my fiance and my dog, Dougie. Outside of Twitch, I work full-time - five days a week, 9-5. When I’m not working or streaming, I still play games but I watch a lot of TV and films, too. I love anything sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and rewatching all my favorite TV shows. How long have you been playing The Sims? Which version is your favorite? why? (if you have played more than Sims 4) I’ve been playing The Sims for around 20 years - am I an old-aged pensioner? Almost. But I do like to think of myself as a Sims Veteran. I started playing The Sims (1) on PS2 then moved to PC. I’ll split my favorite games into two categories: console and PC. My favorite console Sims game is The Urbz. That game is still so amazing and I play it to this day! I stream it from time to time. It was just so different from any other Sims game - the graphics style, the fashion, the world, and oh my god the humor! I played it recently and I forgot how cheeky it was!
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My favorite PC Sims game has to be The Sims 2. I still play The Sims 2 as much as I can. To me, no other Sims game can compare. It’s just so heavily storybased and I love it. You simply cannot get bored when you play it. I actually remember the jump from The Sims to The Sims 2 and it was like a completely different game. What made you start playing the game (e.g. what pulled you into the Sims?) I actually remember the first time I picked up The Sims. It was on the PS2. My brother had one but I didn’t and I used to play it while he was out. I was never good at games (I’m still not now) and he played a lot of shooters but I remember he said The Sims. So I was like right ok let’s give this a whirl and I fell in love with it instantly. The Sims on console was amazing because the camera was 360 degrees and you couldn’t do that on The Sims on PC. I actually prefer The Sims on console because the story mode is there and it’s brilliant now! You are well known in the LGBBTQ+ community and are seen as an inspiration to many LGBTQ+ players. What does that feel like? What do you hope that the community learns/gets from your streams? That is actually so lovely so thank you so much. I really don’t consider myself as an inspiration in all honesty but if someone
