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- A fan recreated the original Sims tutorial house and Newbie family in The Sims 4, showing nostalgia for the classic game.
- The Sims 4 continues to grow with new content.
A smart player in The Sims 4 waxed nostalgic about the first game in the long-running franchise with its detailed recreation of the original's tutorial house The Sims game from 2000. The house even comes complete with an accurate recreation of the first families players are introduced to in The Sims, a couple known as the Newbies, which the fan lovingly recreated in the game.
The Sims It first hit the scene in 2000 for PC and has endured ever since thanks to a slew of sequels, spin-offs and expansions that finally culminated in its wildly popular fourth main entry in 2014. Now, as the game celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, The Sims 4 it has continued to receive new content and its players continue to use it in creative ways.
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 interior and exterior of the house, which is fully furnished to replicate its look from the classic PC game in a nostalgic display of creativity.
The Sims 4 player recreates a classic house from the original game
To fully commit to the theme, the fan even recreated the original couple that fans first got as playable Sims in the original game, known as the Newbie family, who are meant to live in the house as players learn the ropes. The Rookies 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 released.
Either way, the user creation shows the franchise's lasting legacy as The Sims it continues to grow and evolve, expanding into different avenues and new genres to broaden the scope of its appeal. The Sims 4 Notably, it 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.
While the latest main entry continues to go strong and enjoys a healthy player base, EA has revealed some new projects that look to take the series in new directions. The mysterious one The Rene project continues to develop, causing fans to wonder what the next main entry might hold, while being completely new Sims Also, the brand has recently appeared, its first entry taking shape as the next The Sims Labs: Tales of the City mobile game.
