List of Easter eggs in The Sims

A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations.

There are many Eeaster eggs in The Sims and The Sims 2 games. Some of these are hidden in the actual game play and others are hidden in the code.

The Sims

 *  Yeti: The Yeti from the expansion pack Vacation, the mascot of winter wonderland appears also in the TV-cartoons and also, if Superstar is installed, a Betty Yeti film-poster.
 * The Loch Ness monster appears for a few seconds in the neighborhood screen in the water. The monster also appears in Downtown and Vacation Island.
 * If you have a Christmas tree, Fireplace, and a table with cookies, in the same room, late at night, Santa Claus will come, and leave your family a present.
 * There are some real people starring in The Sims, for example Drew Carey, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Avril Lavigne and Christina Aguilera.
 * A highway was named after Gunther Goth, it was called the Gunther Goth Highway.

The Sims 2

 *  Bella Goth: There are many references to this mysterious Sim in the game. Bella Goth appears on the milk cartons and newspapers of the game. In the texture files of the fireplace there is a small hidden picture of Bella in the right hand corner. It is rumored Bella is hidden in the balloon neighborhood object in the game, but this is supposed to be the blond bombshell from the Sims downtown expansion pack. Bella appears in many of the decorative photographs of the game, and also has picture of herself named the 'Bella Squared'.


 * Etymology: Several pre-made Sims in the game have names that allude to a meaning.


 *  Freezer bunny: Almost as common as the Bella easter egg's is the freezer bunny, representing a pink bunny cartoon and first appearing on the back of a juice carton in the community lot freezers, hence the name.


 *  Olive Specter's ghosts: Some of Olive Specter's ghosts have very interesting names, among them 'Rigger Mortis' and 'Earl E. DeMise'.


 *  Llamas: Llamas appeared throughout both The Sims and The Sims 2 games, the theme appears as the mascot of the college in the Sim 2 University and various pictures.


 *  The flying pig: A neighborhood object/event released with Open for Business.


 *  The spaceship: A neighborhood object/event released with Pets.


 *  The spaceship's number plate: Says 'am8er'. When an abduction occurs on the lot and the UFO comes to return the Sim, the numberplate can be seen.


 *  The Spaceship's searchlight: This is believed to have come with the Seasons expansion pack. When a crashed spaceship is placed in the neighborhood a spaceship arrives with a searchlight to find the crashed ship.


 * Other: We have not been able to confirm whether or not this is an Easter egg, but there appears to be a house in the menu that if you select and put down somewhere in the neighborhood, there will be a basement with 2 coffin's underwater. The closest found is in downtown. A Large house towards the west has a basement. In it are two coffins, not underwater.


 * the pig balloon usually seen in the neighborhood view can also be seen popped and lying on a tree when your Sim adds trees to a model train set from FreeTime.

The Sims 3

 * The Tragic Clown first seen in the origional sims is deceased and is burried in Sunset Valley Cemetary.