Alto family/theories

The Sims 3 is a prequel to The Sims. So, if the Altos pretty much run the town, why aren't they mentioned in any other game? Post your theories here.

Theories

 * I have the most logic explanation. I think Malcolm Landgraab from The Sims 3 is not a relative of Malcolm Landgraab I, I think he IS Malcolm I from The Sims Bustin Out and The Sims on console. Therefore he married Holly Alto who is rather "Mom" or the unknown partner of Malcolm who fathered Malcolm II. I also think Nick and Vita died so the Alto legacy continued in the Landgraab's. Simple.


 * I think, they were run out of town before the beginning of The Sims, for being too evil...


 * I think that Holly, didn't marry or have any children, so the family ended.


 * Gunther won to be mayor and they moved to another town.


 * I think that since Holly is the exact opposite of her parents, she moved away to a different town to get a way from her parents. Plus, the parents died of old age before The Sims. However, if there is a Sims 4, I think the Altos will be in the game.


 * That's because they are newly created in The Sims 3, just like any other Sims. Does it really need explanation? --Bayoubash 06:38, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I think that Holly Alto continued as "Mom" in The Sims console version. Considering that she was good unlike her parents. Nick and Vita probably died and Malcom married Holly to have Mimi and Dudely
 * Off game explanation: they just weren't created before. In game explanation: They overcame the Landgraab in the town control race, and as long as you're on the top when you're ambitious, you look for new challenges. Therefore, they found a new city to rule, and this wasn't any of the 6 sims2 towns.
 * Hmm...maybe it's that they won the Sunset Valley over and became the new leaders and in-charge. Seeing as that the Landgraabs and Goths had intended for Sunset Valley to be traditional and peaceful, with the Altos winning with their uptown ideals, they saw no hope to continue their visions come true. Knowing this, people who sided (and there were probably a lot considering they were never seen in The Sims 1 & 2) with the Altos chose to stay behind at Sunset Valley, but the Goths and Landgraabs have moved to a new location among some of the families who also supported tradition and simplicity, like the Langeraks, etc. quite possibly Riverview, seeing as that it has the same topography and land as Old Town and Pleasentview, and the rest is probably history...but that's a weird theory ***** Sunset Valley IS Pleasentview/Oldtown.
 * Even Though Bayoubash's Theory Is Very, Very Likely, Holly Might Have Also Moved To Another Town To Escape Her Parents; Or Could Either Be "Mom" Or Ginia Kat. Yes, She Might Not Even Want To Be An Alto. So She Could Have Changed Her Name To Ginia Kat.
 * Well, I think in the "real story", Gunther won and became the mayor. Maybe he and the Landgraabs discovered about the Altos corruptions (probably, because Holly discovered the truth about all the Altos money and told someone because she wasn't as evil as their parents were, and maybe she also wanted to make Sunset Valley a peaceful place to live, I don't know! xD), and they expeled the Altos and Holly out the city. So Gunther put his ideals to came true and the Altos moved to another city. Holly never married with Michael Bachelor (I've read somewhere they were in love, I don't know because I haven't played with the Bachelors yet), and he married with Dina Caliente when Sunset Valley was already renamed "Plesantview".  &gt; I think this theory can work IF Sunset Valley IS really Pleasantview/Oldtown. IF it ISN'T, the teory of the user above me, who said "Hmm...maybe it's that they won the Sunset Valley over and became the new leaders and in-charge [...]" can work. Just another vision for what I've read and understood =] (Sorry if I did some mistakes... My english is not the best xD) ~ By Dawn01


 * I think that the parents died and Holly just kept dating cheaters finding out and never marrying because she had unrealistic expectations for a loved one but having lots of friends. And before the parents left town they left a bomb that made people forget all about Holly after she died and then the Alto parents moved on!
 * I say since Vita's lifelong wish is to be The leader of the Free World and since Nick wanted to be the Emperor of Evil, The both got their wish, and since the Leader of the Free World and The Emperor of Evil are enemies, Nick and Vita became enemies and tore the family apart. Everyone moved far away, but nobody moved to the same place. And so the Alto's empire collapsed.
 * I think Holly (which I actually do not think is nearly as interressant as her evil parents. She is simply too good!)is adopted. She looks like either Nick or Vita, not on personality or appearance.
 * Simple. They didn't move away from Sunset Valley.