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| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Lot | 7 Sim Lane |
| Funds | §665 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims
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| Playability | Playable |
| Neighborhood | Neighborhood 1 |
| Newbie family | |
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| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Lot | 7 Sim Lane |
| Funds | §11,096 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims (console) |
| Playability | Playable |
| Neighborhood | Willville |
| Newbie family | |
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| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Robert Newbie, Mags Newbie, Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie |
| Number of generations | 3 generations |
| Family connections | Simovitch family, Broke family |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 2
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| Playability | Deceased |
| Neighborhood | Pleasantview |
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| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Lot | 14 Arbor Grove |
| Funds | §16,500 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 2 (console) |
| Playability | Playable |
| Neighborhood | Pleasantview, Strangetown, and Melbourne |
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| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie, Buddy Newbie |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Lot | Cozy Acres |
| Funds | §3,562 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 2 Pets (console) |
| Playability | Playable |
| Neighborhood | Whiskerton |
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| Description | |
| 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? | |
| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Robert Newbie, Mags Newbie, Bob Newbie |
| Number of generations | 2 generations |
| Lot | 509 Farmer Valley Road |
| Funds | §2,000 |
| Difficulty level | 
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| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 3 Store
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| Playability | Playable |
| World | Riverview |
| Newbie Family | |
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| Name | Newbie Family |
| Members | Nathan Newbie, Tammy Newbie, Edna Newbie, Eddie Newbie |
| Number of generations | 2 generations |
| Lot | 5010 Lemon St. |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 3 (Wii) |
| Playability | Playable |
| World | Vista Beach |
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| 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. | |
| Name | Newbie family |
| Members | Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie, Buddy Newbie |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Funds | §22,000 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 4
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| Playability | Gallery |
The Newbie family is a pre-made family that appears in most games in 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
The Newbie family lives in Riverview, one of the worlds available for purchase from The Sims 3 Store. It consists of a married couple, Robert and Mags, and their son, 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 overspending may explain why the Newbie family is not very well off in future games, despite seeming to be in a good financial situation at the moment.
The Sims 3 (Wii)
The Newbies can be found on the Wii version of The Sims 3, living in the town of Vista Beach in Habitable Pylon at 5010 Lemon St. The family consists of two adult sims, Tammy and Nathan Newbie and their two children Edna and Eddie Newbie. In the beta version of The Sims 3 for Wii, a placeholder sim named Chris Newbie will be the first thing you seen when entering CAS. Similar to the Goths of Vista Beach, they're relation to the Newbie family is unknown, neither is it ever officially stated that they have any connection to them.
The Sims
The Newbie family, consisting of Bob and Betty Newbie (née 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
In The Sims 2, the Newbies are no longer playable, as they are already deceased. Their only daughter, Brandi Broke, and their grandchildren Dustin, Beau, and the unborn baby Broke are descendants 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 for console. They also appear in 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 those in the other games.
The Sims 4
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.[1]
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.
Onomatology
- Newbie: "A newcomer or novice, an inexperienced user of computers in general." A reference to the fact that they are the tutorial family in several games.
- Bob: Short for Robert, meaning "bright fame."
- Betty: Short for Elizabeth, meaning "my god is oath."
- Brandi: May refer to Brandy, the alcoholic drink; possibly a feminine version of Brandon, which originates from the English place name.
- Mags: Short for Margaret, meaning "pearl".
- 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.
Family tree
 Bernard Broke (Deceased) |  Robert Newbie (Deceased) |  Mags Newbie (Deceased) |  Vadim Simovitch (Deceased) |  Fatima Simovitch (Deceased) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mary Lu Broke (Deceased) |  Buck Broke (Possibly Deceased) |  Flat Broke (Deceased) |  Flo Broke (Deceased) |  Bob Newbie (Deceased) |  Betty Newbie (Deceased) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Trigger Broke (Possibly Deceased) |  Susie Broke (Possibly Deceased) |  Ruby Broke (Possibly Deceased) |  Skip Broke (Deceased) |  Brandi Broke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dustin Broke |  Beau Broke |  Unborn baby Broke (Unborn) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
- Bob Newbie (Deceased)
- Betty Newbie (Deceased)
- Brandi Broke
- Flo Broke (Deceased)
- Flat Broke (Deceased)
- Buck Broke
- Mary Lu Broke
- Trigger Broke
- Susie Broke
- Ruby 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
- Possible Relations
- Nathan Newbie
- Tammy Newbie
- Eddie Newbie
- Edna Newbie
- Alastair Newbie
- Pat Newbie (The default name in The Sims Bustin' Out in CAS)
- Chris Newbie (The default name in The Sims 2 for consoles and The Sims 3 for Nintendo DS in CAS)
Gallery
Glitches
- In 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 in an error.
Trivia
- Several lines from NPCs in The Sims 2: Pets for GBA mention that the Newbie family used to live in Barkersville.
References
| The Newbie family |
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| Robert - Mags - Bob - Betty - Brandi - Buddy |