Cheat mode
Press L + R at the main menu to unlock the cheat menu. 
The following codes can now be entered at the cheat menu.


Play The Sims mode
Enter SIMS at the cheat menu. Play The Sims mode will now be unlocked, without 
going through the Get A Life dream house. This is useful for players without 
memory cards, who would otherwise need to play through the Dream House each 
time. 


First person view
Enter FISH EYE at the cheat menu. Press X to toggle between normal and first 
person view. 


Midas mode
Enter MIDAS at the cheat menu. Begin the game in Get A Life mode, get into the 
hot tub with the girl, then press Start to pause game play. Select "Quit", followed 
by "Just Quit". This mode unlock all two-player games, all locked objects, and all 
locked skins. 


Free mode
Enter FREEALL at the cheat menu. All objects will now cost 0 Simoleans. Note: You 
will not be able to sell any items for money. This has no effect on the cost of 
paying for bills and other services. Also, this may cause some problems with 
saved games. 


Party Motel mode
Enter PARTY M at the cheat menu. The Party Motel two-player game will now be 
unlocked under the bonus section in Get A Life mode.


Cheaper houses
Enable the "Free mode" or "Midas mode" code. Go to Play The Sims mode. If a 
character does not have enough money to buy a house, bulldoze a worthless 
house and move that family in the field; or if there is a place with no house, move 
the family into that area. Pause game play and start building your house however 
desired.


Getting married
To get married easily, invite a Sim of the opposite sex. But first, always throw a 
party and pick the Sim you want to marry. "Greet" them, "Talk" to them, then 
when they want to leave you will know their phone number. After dark, call that 
person. "Invite" them over. If they say "Sure", wait for them. Get to know them 
more. When you get the chance to "Flirt" with them, do so. Sooner or later she or 
he will fall in love with you. The next day (or perhaps on same day), get your Sim 
in a good mood (three green bars or more). Then, "Serve Dinner (Lunch, etc.)". 
When they are done eating as much as they desire, watch television. While they 
are watching television, highlight your "Guest" and give them the command 
to "Watch TV". They will "Watch TV" with you, talk to you, and their comfort will 
rise. Next ,"Talk" with them, "Tell Jokes", "Hug", "Dance", etc. If your Sim is still in 
a good mood (three green bars or more), you will have the option to "Propose" to 
the Sim you want to marry, Sometimes they will not accept (you will hear warning 
sirens) and they will state a reason. Do whatever they wanted you to do. When 
you fulfill their requests, "Propose" again. If you are lucky, they will accept. Note: 
You can only do this in Play The Sims mode. 


Keep child home from school
If you do not want your child to go to school and do not want to keep hearing the 
bus honk every few seconds, just let your child stand in the middle of the road 
where the bus waits everyday. Then the bus will not appear, and your child will not 
go to school.


Getting money after missing work
If you miss work one day, do not answer the phone. Instead, wait until the next 
caller, who should call in later. They will give you some money.


Keep Major Dormo longer
Call Major Dormo, then put a fence around his tree house after he leaves it. He 
will remain with you much longer, but will still eventually disappear. 


Get A Life Chapter 1: Borrow $800 from Mom
Go to buy mode and sell anything that is not a necessity, until you are over $800.


Get A Life Chapter 2: Cleaning house
A quick way to get the house cleaned and the computer, television and espresso 
machine repaired is to enable the "Free mode" and "Midas mode" codes. Then, use 
the monkey butler. This will not disrupt your room bar.


Get A Life Chapter 3: Get promoted
Enter build mode and put in either the "Mini Pool" or the "Wet Tangle". Then have 
Dudley or Mimi (depending on the sex of your character) swim in the pool. 
Eventually they will get the two body points that are required for them to get 
promoted to the next job level.


Get A Life mode: Bonuses
You can unlock objects by doing the following things: 

Aromaster Whifferpuffer Gold: First time you cook a successful dinner in 
Chapter 1. 
Artists Block: Get promoted to job level 7 in Chapter 4. 
Beach Simulator: Raise your first baby to a kid in Chapter 5. 
Bearskin Rug: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 5. 
Beejaphone Electric Guitar: Get through the house in 24 hours or less in 
Chapter 1. 
Chairmaster Vanity Table: Fix the television after Mom breaks it in Chapter 1. 
Club Abhi and Taylor's Place in two player mode: Throw a raging party in 
Chapter 4. 
Coat Of Arms: Get through the house in 4 days or less in Chapter 2. 
Electronic Insect Control System: Upgrade house value in Chapter 2. 
Frat House in two-player mode: Complete all goals and move out in Chapter 2. 
Handyman: Fix everything in the house in Chapter 2. 
Head In Curio Jar: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 3. 
Heart-shaped Vibrating Bed: Upgrade your house in Chapter 4. 
Maid: Clean up the house in Chapter 2. 
Maid's House in two player mode: Get promoted to job level 8 in Chapter 5. 
Major Dormo (Monkey Butler): Send both kids to Prep School in Chapter 6. 
Master Suite Tub: Get a promotion to job level 5 in Chapter 3. 
Motel in two-player mode: Throw a raging party in Chapter 3. 
Museum in two-player mode: Borrow 800 Simoleons from Mom in Chapter 1. 
Park in two-player mode: Feed the Bobo the bum in Chapters 3, 4, 5, or 6. 
Perspiraction Executive Treadmill: Get a job in Chapter 1. 
Rhino Head: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 6. 
Slurp 'n' Burp Beverage Cooler: Get a promotion to job level 2 in Chapter 2. 
Sonic Shower: Get promoted to job level 6 in Chapter 4. 
Sprinkler: Raise your second baby to a kid in Chapter 5. 
Strip Poker Table: Get a promotion to job level 4 in Chapter 3. 
Teppan'Yaki Table: Get a promotion to job level 3 in Chapter 2. 
Tree Swing: Upgrade house value in Chapter 3. 
Two Swimming Pools: Get promoted to job level 9 in Chapter 5. 
Wurl 'n Hurl Jukebox: Get through the house in 8 days or less in Chapter 4. 


Life Of Crime career path
Prevent a thief from escaping in Get A Life mode to unlock the Life Of Crime 
career path in all modes. 


Easy money
Enable the "Free mode" code, then go to your house and buy a lot of expensive 
items. After that, save then restart your system. Do not enter the code again, then 
sell your items back for more money. The best item to do this with is the Monkey 
Butler Tree, which is worth 15,000 Simoleans. 

Enable the "Free mode" code, then move your Sims into the cheapest house 
available. Then, buy a lot of expensive items (such as the Monkey Butler). After 
this, evict your Sims from that house, but do not empty the house. By doing this, 
your Sims keep the "assets" that they had, which turn into money for them. The 
house will then cost something similar to 99,999 Simoleans. To counter this, enter 
build mode for the house you moved your Sims out of, then sell off the Monkey 
Butler and other items you put up. The house will be cheap again. Move your Sims 
back in and they will have a lot of money. 

Enable the "Free mode" code, start a game, and buy fifteen Heart Hot Tubs. 
Note: These must be unlocked in Get A Life mode first. After buying them, save 
the game and quit. Turn off the PlayStation2 to disable the code. Return to the 
same game and sell all the Heart Hot Tubs that were bought to get up to 99,999 
Simoleans. Notice that when you pay bills, buy something, etc., your money will 
not decrease. 

Buy a workbench and heighten your Mechanical, Creativity, and Body. Keep 
making Gnomes. If you have a very high status, you should be able to sell each 
gnome for at least 100 Simoleans. Making gnomes only take about one to two 
seconds each if you have a very high status. 

Have a Sim with a high creative level. Start a painting or a sculpture. After it has 
been started, tell that Sim to stop, then have another Sim (with no creative points) 
finish it. Sell it, and you will still get as much money as you would if the Sim that 
originally started it had also finished it. You can even have your kids finish your 
painting and still get as much as if the parent did the painting. 


Easy skills
Evict a family. When this happens, their moods go up immediately after you move 
into another house. Once you get in a house, study, work out, etc. If your energy 
or any other stats get low, evict yourself from the house. Reenter the house and 
all your stats will be renewed. 


Keep guests from leaving and improve your social status
Throw a party. When your guests arrive, have them go inside your house. Pause 
game play and enter build mode. Wherever there is a door going outside, replace 
it with a wall. Resume the game. Since they cannot leave, they will stay and have 
a raging party. You can now talk all you want with your guests and they will not 
leave, eventually even marrying someone. You may also want to buy some beds 
in case they get tired.


Attack a Sim
Insult a neighbor or your roommate until their name is down to -100. Then, go 
outside and display the action options (where you can choose to kiss, hug, insult, 
slap). You should now be able to attack the person. Do this about three times. 
Your roommate will have had enough and pack up and leave for good. 


Alien abduction
Buy the telescope and use it for too long. Your Sim will be abducted and 
disappear. It will reappear some hours later, with different stats. 


Nude Sim
Note: This is easiest to do in Play The Sims mode. Get a fire place, then buy a rug 
and place it under the fireplace. Guy the heart shaped spa. Light the fireplace, get 
in the spa, and wait until there is a fire. Before your Sim gets out and starts 
jumping around because of the fire, cancel everything but the spa. Wait until the 
spa burns up. If done correctly, your Sim will appear in another part of room close 
to the wall, and will not have their clothes on. Note: The censor will still appear.


Easy Cleaning
You know when you got to take out the trash? But soon enough it gets boring 
right? Well here is your answer. Command your sim to take out the trash. Cancel 
the command as soon as the sim pulls out the garbage bag. The sim should put 
the bag on the floor. Click on the bag and have your sim throw the bag away. If 
it's done right you will like what happens.


Zombie Sim 
Kill a Sim and wait for the Grim Reaper to appear. Plead for his or her life. The 
Grim Reaper will either ignore your plea, turn your Sim into a Zombie, or revive 
your Sim. If your Sim was revived, kill him or her again, then try again. The 
outcome is random. Note: Do not save the game if the Grim Reaper kills your Sim. 
Reload the game and try again. Zombie Sims do not have any features different 
from normal Sims other than a green color.


Keep Major Dormo longer 
Call Major Dormo, then put a fence around his tree house after he leaves it. He 
will remain with you much longer, but will still eventually disappear.


Change clothes faster 
When a Sim puts up the curtain to change, press L to pause the game. 
They will change, but time will freeze.


Place wallpaper or carpets faster 
Hold L1 or R1, then press Square.