Summary
- A fan recreated the original Sims tutorial house and Newbie family in The Sims 4, showcasing nostalgia for the classic game.
- The Sims 4 continues to grow with new content.
A clever player in The Sims 4 waxed nostalgic about the first game in the long-running franchise with their detailed recreation of the tutorial house from the original The Sims game from 2000. The house even comes complete with an accurate recreation of the first family players are introduced to in The Sims, a couple known as the Newbies, which the fan lovingly recreated in the game as well.
The Sims first hit the scene in 2000 for PC and has endured since due to a slew of sequels, spin-offs, and expansions that eventually culminated in its massively popular fourth main entry in 2014. Now, as the game celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, The Sims 4 has continued to get new content, and its players continue to use it in creative ways.
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One such example is Reddit user Derpy_Banette, who used the house-building and customization mechanics in The Sims 4 to build a replica of the starter house from the original Sims game and shared it on the series' official subreddit. The post consists of several images of the house's interior and exterior, which is fully furnished to replicate its look from the classic PC game in a nostalgic show of creativity.
The Sims 4 Player Recreates a Classic Home From the Original Game
To fully commit to the theme, the fan even remade the original couple that fans first received as playable Sims in the original game, known as the Newbie family, which are meant to inhabit the house as players learn the ropes. The Newbies are a recurring staple of the series, appearing in several games throughout the franchise and even adding a dog named Buddy when the Pets expansion for The Sims 2 launched.
In any case, the user's creation shows the lasting legacy of the franchise as The Sims continues to grow and evolve, expanding into various new avenues and genres to expand the scope of its appeal. The Sims 4 notably became free to play in 2022 as publisher Electronic Arts shifted its focus to bringing a steady stream of paid expansions and new content to the title instead.
While the latest mainline entry continues to go strong and enjoys a healthy player base, EA has revealed several new projects that seem to be taking the series in new directions. The mysterious Project Rene continues to develop, leading fans to wonder what the next main entry might have in store, while an all-new Sims brand also recently surfaced, with its first entry taking shape as the upcoming The Sims Labs: Town Stories mobile game.
The Sims 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
- Released
- September 2, 2014
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Maxis
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Cross-Platform Play
- Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
- Cross Save
- no
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