Strangetown

Strangetown is a pre-made neighborhood in The Sims 2. There are 11 lots, one of which is a lot not yet built on, and 187 Sims.

Strangetown is the neighborhood used in the The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS and GBA versions of the games, although only Tank Grunt and Johnny Smith make an appearance. The Sims 2 on PSP, however, takes place wholly in Strangetown with much of the same cast and added Sims. According to Deputy Duncan, Strangetown was named after his great-great-great-uncle on his mother's side; a lawman called Sheriff Paul Strange.

Strangetown is also connected with the Pleasantview storyline, in which Bella Goth has been abducted by aliens, and then left in Strangetown. Though, the 'Strangetown Bella' was thought to be a fake or a double, the truth is revealed on The Sims 2 Official Website in which an interview with Bella Goth was conducted. The interview shows that Bella was abducted and her memories were wiped clean. She was also stranded in Strangetown unable to return home for an unknown reason. This can be read on the Sims 2 Official Website. Therefore, the Bella Goth of Strangetown is indeed the real Bella. So the long standing belief that she was just a double or a fake has been confirmed as false. One may do what they wish regarding her and the story line. Become friends, marry, add her to the family, become enemies, or just chat with Bella on the computer.

It is possible for Bella to return to her family, (see below) but the actual storyline remains that Bella in Strangetown is the real one. Also there is a torn aircraft in giant hole, suggesting the aircraft crashed when returning to Pleasantview with Bella Goth. Though Bella says in her interview that she did not remember crashing. The spaceship could otherwise belong to Pollination Tech 9, Stella Terrano (found in Sims 2 University at La Fiesta Tech ) or anyone else.

For information how to bring Bella back, see Reuniting the Goths.

Inhabited

 * 1 Tesla Court, owned by Beaker
 * 13 Dead End Lane, owned by Specter
 * 101 Road to Nowhere, owned by Smith
 * 2 Cover Up Road, owned by Curious
 * 51 Road to Nowhere, owned by Grunt

Uninhabited

 * 57 Road to Nowhere
 * 73 Road to Nowhere
 * 91 Road to Nowhere
 * 188 Road to Nowhere

Community lots

 * 88 Road to Nowhere
 * 94 Road to Nowhere

Playable Families

 * Beaker family 1 Tesla Court

''What experiments are the highly secretive and less than neighborly Loki and Circe Beaker performing on poor Nervous Subject? Will this secrecy affect Circe's career ambitions?''

§2,466

Loki Beaker, Circe Beaker, Nervous Subject


 * Curious family 2 Cover Up Road

''In search of truth and mystery, the Curious brothers got more than they were "expecting." Can Pascal, Lazlo, and Vidcund cope with their new roles as cosmic parents?''

§4,242

Pascal Curious, Lazlo Curious, Vidcund Curious


 * Grunt family 51 Road to Nowhere

''Tank has always lived under the hard thumb of his father, General Buzz Grunt. In this domesticated boot camp, can Tank prove his worth to this demanding Dad?''

§7,225

General Buzz Grunt, Tank Grunt, Ripp Grunt, Buck Grunt


 * Smith family 101 Road to Nowhere

''After a fruitful career, Pollination Technician 9 has retired to his favorite planet. But can his son Johnny make friends and fit in, or is this family just too strange for Strangetown?''

§6,129

Pollination Tech#9 Smith, Jenny Smith, Johnny Smith, Jill Smith


 * Specter family 13 Dead End Lane

''Who is buried in Olive Specter's garden? Will the mysterious, aging outcast leave her fortune to her niece Ophelia, or, as rumored, to an unnamed heir?''

§41,365

Olive Specter, Ophelia Nigmos

Family bin families

 * Loner family

''Ajay has come to Strangetown hoping to find himself. Will he be successful in his new home or will the odd things that always seem to happen here drive him away?''

§20,050

Ajay Loner


 * Singles household

''Has there ever been a group of roommates so different from one another? As if living in Strangetown isn't hard enough, will these girls be able to accept their differences and be friends or will the tension tear the house apart?''

§22,901

Chloe Singles, Lola Singles, Erin Singles, Kristen Singles

The Sims 2 (PSP)
Strangetown reappears in The Sims 2 (PSP) for Playstation Portable, although the districts in the game do not exist in the PC version of Strangetown. The location in Strangetown are the Service Station, Paradise Place, Deadtree, Division 47, and the Monument.

The Sims 2 (console)
Strangetown reappears in The Sims 2 for console, although it is just a district of the whole neighborhood.

The Sims 2 (Nintendo DS)
Strangetown reappears in The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS, although only a small portion of it appears. The locations in Strangtown are the Strangetown Hotel, the Strangetown Store, Mamma Hogg's Saloon, the City hall, the Jail, Jebidiah S. Jerky's Cow Pasture, and the desert. The Strangetown Hotel is the biggest area in the game, with 5 floors (including the basement) and many rooms. According to Tristan Legend, Strangetown is constantly invaded by Emperor Xizzle and his minions. Later in the game, it is also invaded by Jimmy the Neck, Crime Spree Bob, and Optimum Alfred.

The Sims 3
Strangetown does not appear in The Sims 3, however, it is mentioned quite a few times:


 * If a Sim throws away perfectly good food, the Sim will get the negative moodlet "wasteful". In the description of the moodlet, it is mentioned that "there are starving children in Strangetown !"
 * Sometimes the newspaper will mention people suffering from Strangetown Syndrome.


 * The Infectious Disease Researcher level of the Medical Career mentions a contagious "Strangetown Syndrome".


 * Also, when a Sim becomes the Leader of the Free World they may get an Opportunity which mentions Strangetown suffering from mud and a heavy blizzard, causing the mud to freeze.


 * A particular piece of news that randomly appears in the newspaper refers to researchers in Strangetown investigating a phenomenon.
 * In The Sims 3 (DS), there is a location called "Strangetown Apartments".

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