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'''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]''', '''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]''' and '''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]''' are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.
''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]'' and'' [[The Sims 3: Late Night]]'' are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.


==Features in both==
==Features in both==
* A [[Downtown]] neighborhood.
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* [[Dating]]
* [[Bar]]s
* [[Bar]]s
* [[Vampire]]s
* [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|Vampires]] (living by night)
* [[Darts]]
* Half-[[wall]]
* Half-[[wall]]
* Wall speaker
* Wall speaker
* [[Outing]]s
* [[Outing]]


==Features in Nightlife not in Late Night==
==Features in Nightlife==
Here are some features that were in ''Nightlife'', but were not in ''Late Night''.
Here are some features that were in ''Nightlife'', but were not in ''Late Night''.
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* [[Dating]] (returns in ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'')
* [[Bowling]]
* Slow Dance (returns in'' [[The Sims 3: Seasons]]'')
* [[Diner]] (not as a rabbit-hole)
* The Downtown sub-neighborhood and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
* [[DJ booth]]
* [[Bowling]] (returns in ''[[The Sims 3: University Life]]'')
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* [[Vampire ]]coffin
* [[Restaurant]] system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)<ref group="n">The [http://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:67573 Business as Usual] venue from ''[[The Sims 3 Store]]'' features a working restaurant.</ref>
* Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in ''University'' but was carried on to ''Nightlife'') (returns in ''[[The Sims 3: University Life]]'')
* [[DJ booth]] and [[DJ]] (re-introduced in ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime]]'')
* [[ElectroDance Sphere]] (re-introduced in ''The Sims 3: Showtime'')
* [[Karaoke Machine]] (re-introduced in ''The Sims 3: Showtime'')
* [[Photo booth]] (re-introduced in'' The Sims 3: Showtime'')
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* [[Vampire]] coffin (Replaced by Altar)
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* [[Fury]]
* Contacts
* [[Smustle]] (returns in ''[[The Sims 3: Supernatural]]'')
* Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs
* Chemistry


In ''The Sims 2'', private [[car]]s were first introduced in ''Nightlife'', but in ''The Sims 3'' they exist from the base game.
In ''The Sims 2'', private [[car]]s were first introduced in ''Nightlife'', but in ''The Sims 3'' they exist from the base game.


==Features in Late Night not in Nightlife==
==Features in Late Night==
Here are some features introduced by ''Late Night'' not found in ''Nightlife''.
Here are some features introduced by ''Late Night'', but not found in ''Nightlife''.
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* [[Film|Actor]] career (corresponding to [[Show Business]] career in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'')

* [[Mixology (The Sims 3)|Mixology]]
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* [[Actor]] career (corresponding to [[Showbiz]] career in [[The Sims 2: University]])
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* [[Penthouse]] (similar to [[Apartment]]s in ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'')
* [[Mixology]]
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* [[Penthouse]] (similar to [[Apartment]]s in [[The Sims 2:Apartment Life]])
* [[Subway]]
* [[Subway]]
* VIP sections
* [[VIP section]]s
* Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not as sub-region.
* Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not a sub-region.
* NPC [[parties]]


===Objects===
===Objects===
* Arcade Game Machine (in [[The Sims 2]])
* [[Arcade game]]s (in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'')
* [[Bass]] and [[Drums]] (in [[The Sims 2: University]])
* [[Bass]] and [[Drums]] (in ''The Sims 2: University'')
* Curved [[swimming pool]]s (in [[The Sims 2: Seasons]])
* Curved [[swimming pool]]s (in ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'')
* [[Elevator]]s (in [[The Sims 2: Open for Business]])
* [[Elevator]]s (in ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]'')
* [[FX machine]]
* [[FX machine]]
* [[Bubble Bar]] (some similarities to the bubble blower in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'')


===NPCs===
===NPCs===
* [[Bouncer]]
* [[Bouncer]]
* [[Butler]] (in [[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]])
* [[Butler]] (in ''The Sims 2: Apartment Life'')
* [[Celebrity]] (in [[The Sims: Superstar]])
* [[Celebrity]] (in ''[[The Sims: Superstar]]'')
* [[Paparazzi]] (in ''The Sims: Superstar'')
* [[Musician]]
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* [[Paparazzi]] (in [[The Sims: Superstar]])


===Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game===
===Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game===
* [[Hot Tub]] (Other tubs are included in ''Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons,'' and The Store.)
* [[Hot Tub]]
* [[Piano]] (''Late Night'' also features a portable keyboard)
* [[Piano]]

==Notes==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Comparison between The Sims base games]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims and The Sims 2]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval]]

* [[Comparison between The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 3: World Adventures]]
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* [[Comparison between The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 3: Ambitions]]
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[[Category:Nightlife]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets]]
[[Category:Late Night]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 3: Seasons]]
[[Category:Nightlife]]
* [[Comparison between The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life]]
[[Category:Late Night]]
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[[Category:Game comparisons]]

Latest revision as of 20:00, 7 January 2021

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The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.

Features in both[edit | edit source]

Features in Nightlife[edit | edit source]

Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.

In The Sims 2, private cars were first introduced in Nightlife, but in The Sims 3 they exist from the base game.

Features in Late Night[edit | edit source]

Here are some features introduced by Late Night, but not found in Nightlife.

Objects[edit | edit source]

NPCs[edit | edit source]

Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game[edit | edit source]

  • Hot Tub (Other tubs are included in Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons, and The Store.)
  • Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Business as Usual venue from The Sims 3 Store features a working restaurant.

See also[edit | edit source]

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