Just install the original game. You don't have to have any expansions to play it.
No because you need a base game to play it on.
you cant, you need the sims3 game to be able to install expansion packs x
You can't, you need the base game to play expansion packs.
Yes, you need the AOE 3 to play any expansion pack. If you do not have AOE 3 installed and you try to install an expansion pack you will get an error. However after you install AOE3 you do not need to insert the disk to play an expansion.
Whenever you play The Sims with multiple expansion or stuff packs, it always has you put in the latest expansion disk. If you were to buy Generations or Pets, it would tell you to insert that disk instead.
If you have a Mac, You can install all the expansion packs and only need the last CD that you installed to run the game.
yup
You can install the expansions for The Sims 3 in any order you want, but when you play the game you will have to use the disc for the latest expansion to launch the game.
Unless you have an expansion pack installed you will need the base game disk in order to play. If you do have an expansion pack any of the disks can be used to play.
If by "other games" you mean the expansion packs, then yes. In order to install the expansion packs (Sims 2 University, etc.) you need to have Sims 2 already installed. If you don't want to spend money on that game as well as the expansion pack, find a friend who has the Sims 2 discs, and borrow them. Install the game and then install your expansion pack right afterward. That way, you don't need the regular Sims 2 disc to play with your expansion pack. You just have to have the disc for the expansion pack you installed. (However, if you ever have to uninstall the game, you'll need to borrow Sims 2 again to reinstall it.)
You have it right. Expansion packs in a nutshell are "extras". For example, the game Diablo II primary game comes with 4 acts. There in fact 5 acts. If you want to play the 5th act you have to buy the expansion pack, install it, and everything from the previous game such as your stats and items and spells will be carried over. You then simply play off the expansion pack CD. Other games like roller coaster tycoon come with certain types of rides but other types are exclusive to expansion packs. You then buy expansion packs and install them and then either use the expansion pack CD or the regular CD to play off of, or you can simply install everything to the hard drive. Expansion packs are usually less expensive than their full version counterparts. Some games like everquest release tons of expansion packs. These are usually open ended types of RPGs like Everquest and Baldur's Gate. Make sure you have a good size hard drive (100+ GB should do it)if you run everything from the hard drive.