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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''' are 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.
|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==
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.
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the family lives in [[Riverview]], and consists of teenage Bob and his parents [[Robert Newbie|Robert]] and [[Mags Newbie|Mags]]. Despite the impression that might be given by their house and car, the Newbies are rather well-off. It is uncertain how Bob became poor in the time between ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims''.
 
==The Sims==
{{FamilyPage
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.
|etymology = '''Newbie''' &ndash; "a newcomer or novice, an inexperienced user of computers in general". A reference to the fact they are the tutorial family in several games.
 
==The Sims 2==
'''Bob''' (Brandi's father) &ndash; Short for Robert, meaning "bright fame".
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.
'''Betty''' (Brandi's mother) &ndash; Short for Elizabeth, meaning "my god is oath".
 
==The Sims 4==
'''Brandi''' &ndash; May refer to brandy, the alcoholic drink; possibly a feminine version of Brandon, which originates from the English place name.
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) &ndash; Short for Margaret, meaning "pearl".
 
{{FamilyPage
'''Buddy''' &ndash; Means "companion", and is therefore a popular name for dogs.
|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 = [[File:Newbie-Broke Family Tree.png|430px]]
 
|listmembers = *[[Bob Newbie]] ''(Deceased)''
|tree = [[Image:Newbie Family Tree.png|750px]]
*[[Betty Newbie]] ''(Deceased)''
 
|listmembers =
*[[Buddy Newbie]] (dog)
*[[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 captionalign="left">
Image:Newbiestorytelling01Newbiestorytelling02.jpg|The Newbies' movedaily inlives.
Image:Newbiestorytelling02Newbie lovers.jpg|The Newbies' dailykissing liveseach other.
Newbiestorytelling03.jpg|The Newbies as seen in Asian versions of ''The Sims''.
Image:Newbie lovers.jpg
</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 rushedrushes through the tutorial too quickly, youthe 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]]
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