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{{Era|TS1|TS2|TS2C|TS3RV|TS4}}
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{{Infobox family1
{{FamilyInfobox
|name = Newbie family
|games = ''[[The Sims]]''
|image = [[File:NewbieFamilySims1.jpg|250px]]
|caption = ''Newbie Family in The Sims'' =
|game = The Sims
|members= [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]]
|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]]
|neighbor= Neighborhood 1
|connect generations = 1
|lot = 7 Sim Lane
|funds =
|play = Playable
|neighbor = Neighborhood 1
}}
{{Infobox family2
{{FamilyInfobox
|name = Newbie family
|games = ''[[The Sims 2: Pets (console)]]''
|image = [[File:Newbie Family (The Sims 2 console).png|250px]]
|caption =
|caption =
|members= [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]], [[Buddy Newbie]] (Dalmatian)
|connectmembers = Possibly[[Bob Newbie]], [[OakleyBetty FamilyNewbie]]
|generations = 1
|lot = [[14 Arbor Grove]]
|funds = 16,500
|play = Playable
|neighbor = Pleasantview, Strangetown, and Melbourne
|game = The Sims 2 (console)
}}
{{Infobox family2
{{FamilyInfobox
|name = Newbie family
|games = ''[[The Sims 3]]''
|image = [[File:Newbie Family (The Sims 32 Pets console).png|250px]]
|caption =
|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]].
|members = [[Bob Newbie]], [[Betty Newbie]], [[Buddy Newbie]]
|neighbor= Riverview
|generations = 1
|connect = [[Broke Family]], [[Simovitch Family]]
|lot = [[Cozy Acres]]
|funds = 3,562
|play = Playable
|neighbor = Whiskerton
|game = The Sims 2 Pets (console)
}}
{{Infobox family3
</div>
|name = Newbie family
'''The Newbie Family''' was used in the in-game tutorial with ''[[The Sims]]'' . The tutorial home, located at [[7 Sim Lane]] in [[Neighborhood 1]], included [[Bob Newbie]] and [[Betty Newbie]], and could be played after the tutorial was complete. Bob and Betty do not appear as playable Sims within a neighbourhood in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' games apart from ''[[The Sims 2: Pets (console)]]''. As former residents of [[Pleasantview]] , the now-deceased [[Bob Newbie]] and [[Betty Newbie]] appear in the family tree view of playable Sims [[Brandi Broke]] and her sons, teen [[Dustin Broke]] and toddler [[Beau Broke]]. Brandi is their daughter, who was married to the late [[Skip Broke]].
|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 = [[Simovitch family]]
|lot = 509 Farmer Valley Road
|funds = 2,000
|difficulty = 3
|play = Playable
|neighbor = Riverview
|game = The Sims 3 Store
}}
{{Infobox family4
|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
|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==
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the family lives in [[Riverview]], and consists of teenaged Bob and his parents [[Robert Newbie|Robert]] and [[Mags Newbie|Mags]]. They are rich despite of their house and car, but no one knows how Bob became poor in [[The Sims]].
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.
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|etymology = '''Newbie''' -- "a newcomer or novice, an inexperienced user of computers in general" A parody of the word "newbie" meaning that they are new to the game. It is for this reason they are used in the tutorials of multiple games.
 
==The Sims==
'''Buddy''' -- Implies friendliness, and the Newbie Family is very much friendly - everyone knows them for they are the tutorial family in [[The Sims 2: Pets (console)]] where Buddy appears.
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==
'''Brandi''' -- Simply means "brandy" from the English name of an alcoholic drink.
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.
'''Bob'''(Brandi's father) -- Short for Robert, meaning "bright fame".
 
==The Sims 4==
'''Betty''' (Brandi's mother) -- Short for Elizabeth, meaning "my god is oath".
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.
'''Mags''' (Brandi's paternal grandmother) -- Short for Margaret, meaning pearl.
 
{{FamilyPage
'''The Newbie Family''' was the one used in ''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2: Pets (console)]]'' by "novice and inexperienced" users of the Sims. When the player first begins the game, they are convinced by the game to go to the Newbie household. It was the tutorial family of the game. Bob's name fits, seeing as he had fame since every novice Sims player eventually played him (that is, if they followed the tutorial and the arrow pointing toward the Newbie lot). Mainly, this family has been added so that players could relate to ''The Sims''.
|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 "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 = [[Image:Newbie Family Tree.png|750px]]
|tree = [[File:Newbie-Broke Family Tree.png|430px]]
 
|listmembers = *[[Bob Newbie]] =''(Deceased)''
*[[BuddyBetty Newbie]] ''(dogDeceased)''
*[[Bob Newbie]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Betty Newbie]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Brandi Broke]]
*[[Robert Newbie]] (''(Deceased)'')
*[[Mags Newbie]] (''(Deceased)'')
*[[Fatima Simovitch]] (''(Deceased)'')
*[[Vadim Simovitch]] (''(Deceased)'')
*[[Skip Broke]] (''(Deceased)'')
*[[Dustin Broke]]
*[[Beau Broke]]
*[[Unborn son Broke]]
*[[Buddy Newbie]]
*[[Flat Broke]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Create-A-Sim|Pat Newbie]] ''(the default name in The Sims Bustin' Out in CAS)''
*[[Flo Broke]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Create-A-Sim|Chris Newbie]] ''(the default name in The Sims 2 for consoles and The Sims 3 for Nintendo DS in CAS)''
*[[Ruby Broke]] (''Possibly Deceased'')
 
*[[Buck Broke]] (''Possibly Deceased'')
;Possible Relations
*[[Mary Lu Broke]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Nathan Newbie]]
*[[Trigger Broke]] (''Possibly Deceased'')
*[[Tammy Newbie]]
*[[Susie Broke]] (''Possibly Deceased'')
*[[Eddie Newbie]]
*[[Bernard Broke]] (''Deceased'')
*[[Edna Newbie]]
*Pat Newbie (''the default name in The Sims Bustin' Out, could be a relative'')
*[[Alastair Newbie]]
*Chris Newbie (''the default name in The Sims 2 for consoles, could be relative'')
|gallery = <gallery>
Image:Newbiestorytelling01.jpg|The Newbies move in.
<gallery>
Image:Newbiestorytelling01Newbiestorytelling02.jpg|The Newbies' movedaily inlives.
Image:Newbiestorytelling02Newbie lovers.jpg|The Newbies dailykissing liveseach other.
Image:Newbiestorytelling03.jpg|BrandiThe NewbieNewbies isas bornseen in Asian versions of ''The Sims''.
Image:Newbiestorytelling04.jpg|Brandi as a child
</gallery>
}}
 
 
==Glitches==
*In TS1''[[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 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| ]]