Introduction

Fans of the original "The Sims" game know who Bob & Betty Newbie are. They are the Tutorial Family that you can play to help you learn how the game works, and a good majority of us have played with them.

Here is a unique story that I have written about The Newbies which takes them from the original "The Sims" game and moves them into the online world of "The Sims Online". It was a wonderful chance for me to do some roleplaying with the characters and an interesting way to experience "The Sims Online" while contributing as a reporter for Sims Online Stratics. I always felt that there was more to the game than just greening, building skills, and playing pizza. I always thought it was about playing the game "The Sims" but online with other Sims players. I wanted to share my experience and inspire others, so I wrote this story and made it different than "Starrfoxx's Super Road Trip Across Alphaville". I loved this story and had so many ideas for it, but sadly EA Games merged all the cities into one and called it EA Land, and then later they closed the doors on the game completely. I do want to continue this story in some form in the future, so we'll see where it takes us!

At the time I was playing The Newbies, I was playing a "progressive" game throughout the neighborhood where I was going through the base game and each expansion about every three months. This story begins later during that play when the Newbie's are near the top of their careers.