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Line 1: {{Era\|TS1\|TS2\|~~TS3S~~TS2C\|TS3RV\|TS4}} {{Infobox family1 ~~{{Familybio-start~~ \|name = Newbie family \|image = ▼ \|generations = 4▼ \|connect = [[Broke family]], [[Simovitch family]]▼ ~~}}{{Familybio1~~ \|image = [[File:NewbieFamilySims1.jpg\|250px]] \|caption = \|game = The Sims \|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]] ▲\|generations = 41 \|lot = 7 Sim Lane \|funds = \|play = Playable \|neighbor = Neighborhood 1 }} ~~}}{{Familybio2~~ {{Infobox family2 \|image = ▼ \|name = Newbie family \|image = [[File:Newbie Family (The Sims 2 console).png\|250px]] ▲\|~~image~~caption = \|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]] \|generations = 1 \|lot = [[14 Arbor Grove]] \|funds = 16,500 \|play = Playable \|neighbor = Pleasantview, Strangetown, and Melbourne \|game = The Sims 2 (console) }} {{Infobox family2 \|name = Newbie family \|image = [[File:Newbie Family (The Sims 2 Pets console).png\|250px]] \|caption = \|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]], [[Buddy Newbie]] \|~~lot~~ generations = 1 \|~~funds~~lot = [[Cozy Acres]] \|funds = 3,562 \|play = Playable \|neighbor = Whiskerton \|game = The Sims 2 Pets (console) }} ~~}}{{Familybio3~~ {{Infobox family3 \|name = Newbie family \|image = [[File:Newbie Family (The Sims 3).png\|250px]] \|caption = ''They may be new in town, but they feel like they've found the place they were destined to live. Will their son stay and make his life in Riverview? Or will he find somewhere more... pleasant?'' \|members = [[Robert Newbie]], [[Mags Newbie]], [[Bob Newbie]] \|generations = 2 ▲\|connect = ~~[[Broke~~ ~~family]],~~ = [[Simovitch family]] \|lot = 509 Farmer Valley Road \|funds = 2,000 \|difficulty = 3 \|play = Playable \|neighbor = Riverview \|game = The Sims 3 Store }} ~~}}{{Familybio-end}}~~ {{Infobox family4 '''The Newbie family''' is the family used for the tutorial in ''[[The Sims]]''. The tutorial home, located at [[7 Sim Lane]] in [[Neighborhood 1]], includes [[Bob Newbie]] and [[Betty Newbie]], and can be played as usual after the tutorial is complete. \|name = Newbie family \|image = [[File:00-The_Newbie_Family.jpg\|250px]] \|caption = Bob and Betty Newbie are back with their dog Buddy in a Sims 4 iteration of the family inspired by past Sims games. Celebrate the 19th year of The Sims with these classic characters. \|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]], [[Buddy Newbie]] \|generations = 1 ▲\|~~image~~lot = \|funds = 22,000 \|play = Gallery \|neighbor = \|game = The Sims 4 }} The '''Newbie family''' is a pre-made family that appears in most games in [[The Sims (series)\|''The Sims'' series]]. The family name is a pun of "newbie", which means a newcomer or novice. This is a reference since they are commonly used as a tutorial family, most notably in ''The Sims''. The family name is also a placeholder name in most console games when players create a Sim, which is usually Chris Newbie. ==The Sims 3== Bob and Betty do not appear as playable Sims within a neighbourhood in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' family of games apart from ''[[The Sims 2: Pets (console)]]''. As former residents of [[Pleasantview]] , the now-deceased Bob and Betty appear in the family tree view as mother and father of the playable Sim [[Brandi Broke]], and as the grandparents of her two sons. The Newbie family lives at [[509 Farmer Valley Road]] in [[Riverview]], a downloadable town for ''[[The Sims 3]]''. The family includes [[Robert Newbie\|Robert]] and [[Mags Newbie]], and their [[teen]] son [[Bob Newbie\|Bob]]. The Newbies are new in town, and they don't appear as a tutorial family in this neighborhood. The Newbies' house is small but rather fashionably decorated, though they only have §2,000 in their household funds. They also have a swimming pool and an expensive car. This will usually mean that when the first lot of household bills arrives on the second in-game day, before Robert and Mags have been to work for the first time, the bills will take up over half of their small savings. This apparent over-spending may explain why the Newbie family are not very well off in future games, despite seeming to be in a good financial situation at the moment. ==The Sims== The Newbie family, consisting of Bob and [[Betty Newbie]] {{Nee\|Simovich}}, lives at [[7 Sim Lane]] in ''The Sims''. In this game, the Newbies are used as a tutorial family. This tutorial must be completed before the Newbie family can be played. ==The Sims 2== In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', the Newbies are no longer playable, as they are already deceased. Their only daughter, [[Brandi Broke]], and their grandchildren [[Dustin Broke\|Dustin]], [[Beau Broke\|Beau]], and the [[unborn baby Broke]] are the descendant of the Newbies, and are now known as the [[Broke family]] in [[Pleasantview]]. Bob and Betty only appear in Brandi's [[family tree]]. The Newbie family appears in [[The Sims 2 (console)\|''The Sims 2'' for console]]. They also appear in [[The Sims 2 Pets (console)\|''The Sims 2 Pets'' for console]] as a tutorial family as well. The playable members are Bob and Betty, as well as [[Buddy Newbie]] in ''Pets'' for console. Their appearances, however, are very different than the previous games. Both of their skin tones are darker than the other games. ==The Sims 4== As of February 15, 2019, an official recreation by [[Maxis]] of ''The Sims 2: Pets'' console version of the Newbie family in ''[[The Sims 4]]'' can be found in the [[Gallery]].<ref>[https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/8BB80D6B317311E98E64795DCB646EBF The Newbie Family by Maxis]</ref> If the player does not have ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]'', Buddy is absent from the family as this expansion pack is needed in order to have dogs. The family description also has the part "with their dog Buddy" removed. Other pack specific content is changed as well if the player lacks the required packs. In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the family lives in [[Riverview]], and consists of teenage Bob and his parents [[Robert Newbie\|Robert]] and [[Mags Newbie\|Mags]]. Their house is small but expensively and fashionably decorated, and they own a middle-range car. However, they only have §2,000 in their household funds and neither Robert nor Mags earns much money. Their first bill payment will usually cost more than half of the money they have, suggesting that they may be living beyond their means. This may be the reason why the Newbies are poor later in the series chronology. {{FamilyPage \|etymology = '''Newbie''': "a newcomer or novice, an inexperienced user of computers in general." A reference to the fact they are the tutorial family in several games.<br> '''Bob''': Short for Robert, meaning "bright fame."<br> '''Betty''': Short for Elizabeth, meaning "my god is oath."<br> '''Brandi''': May refer to brandy, the alcoholic drink; possibly a feminine version of Brandon, which originates from the English place name.<br> '''Mags''': Short for Margaret, meaning "pearl".<br> '''Buddy''': Means "~~companion~~friend", and is therefore a popular name for dogs. The Newbie family is the one used in ''The Sims'' by "novice and inexperienced" players. When the player first begins the game, they are prompted to go to the Newbie household. Bob's name suits him, seeing as he is famous in the sense that all Sims players are aware of him. \|tree = [[File:Newbie-Broke Family Tree.png\|~~650px~~430px]] \|listmembers = [[Bob Newbie]] ''(Deceased)'' [[Bob Newbie]] ''(Deceased)'' [[Betty Newbie]] ''(Deceased)'' [[Brandi Broke]] Line 63 ⟶ 105: [[Buddy Newbie]] [[Create-A-Sim\|Pat Newbie]] ''(the default name in The Sims Bustin' Out in CAS)'' [[Create-A-Sim\|Chris Newbie]] ''(the default name in The Sims 2 for consoles and The Sims 3 for Nintendo DS in CAS)'' \|gallery = ▼ ;Possible Relations ~~<gallery captionalign="left">~~ [[Nathan Newbie]] Image:Newbiestorytelling01.jpg\|The Newbies move in▼ [[Tammy Newbie]] Image:Newbiestorytelling02.jpg\|The Newbies' daily lives▼ [[Eddie Newbie]] [[Edna Newbie]] [[Alastair Newbie]] ▲\|gallery = <gallery> ▲Image:Newbiestorytelling01.jpg\|The Newbies move in. ▲Image:Newbiestorytelling02.jpg\|The Newbies' daily lives. Image:Newbie lovers.jpg\|The Newbies kissing each other. Newbiestorytelling03.jpg\|The Newbies as seen in Asian versions of ''The Sims''. </gallery> }} ==Glitches== In ''[[The Sims]]'', the player can start the tutorial at 7 Sim Lane and end it before the introduction of Betty Newbie so that life goes on for Bob without her. Bob can be played as a normal Sim character then, free to marry another Sim. If one ~~rushed~~rushes through the tutorial too quickly, the player can encounter the section about finding a job before the papergirl arrives which causes the tutorial to end on an error. ==References== {{Reflist}}[[pl:Rodzina Nowak]] [[fr:Famille Nouvot]] [[pt-br:Família Novato]] [[nl:Groentje familie]] [[ru:Семья Новчикс]] [[Category:Families with 3 generations]] [[Category:Tutorial families]] [[Category:Newbies\| ]]