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Dating

Dating was added with The Sims: Hot Date and reintroduced with The Sims 2: Nightlife. Dating is included in The Sims 3, though it is simplified from previous games^{[clarification needed]}. The Sims 3: Late Night may expand upon it^{[confirmation needed]}.

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• The Sims: Hot Date
• The Sims 2: Nightlife
• The Sims 3: Late Night

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Cars

Personal car ownership was introduced in The Sims 2: Nightlife and was incorporated into The Sims 3 base game. The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff will add new cars.

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• The Sims 2: Nightlife
• The Sims 3

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Parties

Parties, while always possible to some extent, were the main theme of The Sims: House Party. The Sims 2 added theme parties such as hourse parties, birthday parties, wedding parties and anniversary parties. The Sims 2: University added sports parties and toga parties and The Sims 2: Apartment Life added apartment parties and building parties. In The Sims 3 base game you can choose between house parties, birthday parties or funerals, but you have to option of throwing them at a community lot.

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• The Sims: House Party
• The Sims 2
• The Sims 3

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Pets

Pets are introduced in The Sims: Unleashed and reintroduced in The Sims 2: Pets. All versions of The Sims have had aquariums, fish that require a minimum of maintenance, although The Sims 3 and The Sims 3: World Adventures allow the keeping of bugs, butterflies, snakes, frogs, snails and crocodiles, as well as other fish.

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• The Sims: Unleashed
• The Sims 2: Pets

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Gardening

Gardening was added in The Sims: Unleashed and brought back in The Sims 2: Seasons. Planting seeds and other gardening activities are included in The Sims 3.

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• The Sims: Unleashed
• The Sims 2: Seasons
• The Sims 3

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Vacations

Vacationing was added with The Sims: Vacation, then again with The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, and a similar "travel and adventure-type" theme is the basis of The Sims 3: World Adventures.

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• The Sims: Vacation
• The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
• The Sims 3: World Adventures

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Adventure

Adventure was added in The Sims 3. Collecting gems, butterflies, and metals was incorporated into the base game. Adventure was also seen in The Sims 3: World Adventures, as Sims can go to France, China, and Egypt to explore and enjoy adventures.

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• The Sims 3

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Magic

Magic was the centerpiece of The Sims: Makin' Magic as well as The Sims 2: Apartment Life.

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• The Sims: Makin' Magic
• The Sims 2: Apartment Life

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Fame

Being famous was the main theme of The Sims: Superstar. Fame was not incorporated into The Sims 2 series at all, though Sims can have reputations in The Sims 2: Apartment Life. Fame is found to a lesser degree in The Sims 3 music career but is a major feature of The Sims 3: Late Night.

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• The Sims: Superstar
• The Sims 3: Late Night

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College life

Central theme of The Sims 2: University, adding the Young adult life stage and took place in a University campus sub-neighborhood.

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• The Sims 2: University

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Weather

Main theme of The Sims 2: Seasons. Added four possible seasons for Neighborhoods: Spring, Summer, Fall/Autumn & Winter. While it is possible to achieve some weather effects with the Fog Emitter in The Sims 3, the concepts of weather has not been fully implemented.

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• The Sims 2: Seasons

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Businesses

The idea of Sims managing their own businesses was central to The Sims 2: Open for Business, and was included in The Sims 3, though business ownership was simplified and businesses could not be founded independently or formed on private lots. In The Sims 3: Ambitions is it also possible to sell crafted items at a Consignment store.

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• The Sims 2: Open for Business
• The Sims 3
• The Sims 3: Ambitions

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Apartments

Created in The Sims 2: Apartment Life, but left out of The Sims 3 though it may be featured in The Sims 3: Late Night.

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• The Sims 2: Apartment Life
• The Sims 3: Late Night

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Hobbies

Hobbies was a theme in The Sims 2: FreeTime, but appears to be in The Sims 3: Ambitions.

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• The Sims 2: FreeTime
• The Sims 3: Ambitions

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Luxury

High End Living was always possible, and expansion packs would frequently add some high-end objects. It was also a theme, though perhaps not a major theme, of The Sims: Livin' Large. It was also a theme of The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff, The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff, and The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff.

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• The Sims: Livin' Large
• The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
• The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff
• The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff

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