Ranking every house in The Sims 1 from best to worst

Trigger Warning! Jumpscare at 12:45
In this video we are raking all of the original Sims 1 houses - The Bob & Betty Newbie house, the Grey house, the Middle Bathroom House, the Mortimer & Bella Goth House, The Huge Kitchen House, and the Mansion. We're going to score each house based on some different criteria, and at the end we'll add it up and see which house wins!
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[@TubeCody]

How many times did I say "boink" in this video? See if you can find them all!

[@TerryGamekeeper]

The main purpose of The Sims is to get rich. It is also shown in the trailer for the game, where the Sim's house keeps getting better and bigger, and the interior contains more expensive and better objects. Basically, you go to work, improve your skills and find friends to advance your career, get money, buy new furniture and other things that will help you fulfill your Sim's needs. The entire first The Sims game is based on this principle. Why am I writing this? Because even the neighborhood map reflects this principle. You start in the bottom left corner of the map in a cheap house, which of course you can upgrade or move towards the top right corner where the huge villa is located, which can be end game for a lot of players. I just wanted to point this out because you used location as a category. Great video by the way.

[@TubeCody]

I love this. Thanks for watching :)

[@erinunderwood3103]

It was burned down because if you play the Goths untouched mortimer goes straight to the kitchen to cook and the stove catches on fire

[@TubeCody]

oh snappppppp

[@runicdiva]

I love this idea of ranking the premade houses, I can’t wait to see the whole neighborhood video and neighborhood #2.

[@TubeCody]

Me too!! I wasn't aware I was making that video hahahah

[@VampireSexGoddess]

​@@TubeCodyYou are now.

[@Midnight99]

Neighborhood 2 has my favorite

[@VampireSexGoddess]

@@Midnight99 I always loved the design of that Frankie house and the white one with the pool but I couldn't never rebuild them in Neighborhood 1 (not for the lack of trying). I don't know how but those two houses cloned themselves into my N1 some years back. I have got my own families in there and I'm as happy as can be.

[@bonecanoe86]

As a person looking to move to SimVille early next year, this is super helpfull, thanks!

[@TubeCody]

Hahaha

[@worawatli8952]

21:15 The quirk of this house is you can't water the flowers in the middle of the pool, and it always withered and died, rofl

[@TubeCody]

Hahahaha

[@worawatli8952]

The nostalgia hit hard, I love the grey house for starting out a one sim family, it has all the bare minimum for a single sim.

[@TubeCody]

yeah!! the grey house is fantastic for a single sim lol

[@estreetangel]

The Huge Kitchen House doesn't have any bedrooms, unless that whole open upstairs is supposed to be the bedroom.

[@TubeCody]

yeah thats so strange hahah

[@kgxart]

I used it as a bedroom, but usually just build a wall and make two separate rooms :D

[@estreetangel]

Yes, that is the logical thing to do, but I think it's strange they made it the way they did. @@kgxart

[@NenadlPopovic]

It has the same upstairs as Cassandra Goth attic bedroom lol

[@joycepacheco2973]

In the mansion, I always would swap the kitchen and the dining room

[@gabrielmedina66]

I love all the houses, but the little newbie house is special for me, it was the one I learned about the game with and I love it 😊

[@TubeCody]

Nice!!

[@stefaniratu6439]

And it is so simple too. I just don't like Bob Newbie 😂

[@kleptrep94]

Honestly I just dig the idea of ranking something based on the vibes of it all because it doesn't matter how fancy it is, if it ain't vibing then it ain't worth it.

[@TubeCody]

So true dude…. So so true

[@Grasyl]

Awesome Video! Can you do a "what is the best job"? I remember arguing as kids what the best job was, not by the amount of money on the highest rank but also work time and events.

[@TubeCody]

that could be fun!!

[@Grasyl]

@@TubeCody I did some deeper calculation on The Sims 1 Jobs, I'll send you my results on Twitter, if this is ok.

[@stefaniratu6439]

My sister prefer to work in military because of the wages. I prefer more subtle job like typesetter or teacher

[@ThickType]

I really like this longer form of video. Very nostalgic to see those old houses. I always liked the weird pink octagonal house.

[@TubeCody]

Thank you :)

[@NenadlPopovic]

Huge Kitchen house was always my fave, its sooo visually pleasant & elegant... but yeah I would remove wodden fence & do adjusments to upstairs 😂 My sisters fave was always the Middle Bathroom one, whenever we install the game again, that house had to be hers 😅 Goth house does look creepy, but its meant to be that way. They are based on Addams family And for the mansion... I agree its overpriced, price of 50 000 was just to put there to force you to play more & more... I don't think its worth more than 35 - 40, as such large rooms were difficult to furnish, they end up looking repetetive Even bigger failure was Maxis medieval castle from Hood 2 - for price of 117 000 - you get bassicly nothing. I remember I evicted my Sims once out of it, and new price was 40 000 lol

[@TubeCody]

Nice!!! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@Kivamusicchannel]

When I was a child and played Sims 1, I still didn’t know much about how the game worked, but I always saw the big mansion and dreamed about moving inside it. I never was able to, but I do remember that I had dreams (literal dreams when I sleep) about seeing the inside of that mansion. Even though I eventually built more bigger and beautiful homes that house will always be the one that got away. I could potentially build a replica on Sims 3 or 4 but it will never be the same.

[@hooverkinz]

So weird to think about how the sims 1 didn’t have foundations so everything even the porches are flat to the ground lol. I love these videos as this game is so nostalgic but I can’t get it to turn so seeing all the houses up close again in a video unlocks so many happy memories!

[@TubeCody]

Thank you for watching!! I appreciate you and hope you watch some of my other vids :)

[@majesticmythology]

These videos make me think I’m still a kid and not face up to my adult problems 😂

[@TubeCody]

oh nooooo haha

[@stefaniratu6439]

Life is so simple in sims 1 😢 You don't need interview to get a job, you'll get right away. You can have a boy/girlfriend by talking with them days by days, date is not necessary. Woohoo (lol 😂) is not necessary to get a child. Sims1 literally my euthopia 😢

[@cerulee]

I'm kinda sweaty with the house layout. I usually judge it on how quickly they can go from the bed to the fridge to the cooking appliances to the table to the toilet to the shower. If they can do all that from 6am to the moment the carpool arrives it's good.

[@TubeCody]

Sweaty??? What the heck lol

[@cerulee]

@@TubeCody oh it's a term we mmo players use to describe people who go over every fine detail in a game to figure out how to play it with absolute efficiency and success

[@gonzalochervet8127]

new to the channel, loving the content and commentary, pure nostalgia analysed! cheers from Argentina mate! subscribed right away!

[@TubeCody]

Omg!! This is such a kind comment. Thank you man!! You rock, I’m so glad you found my channel :)

[@Aceofdusk]

Keep up this series! I love Sims 1, so many strong memories

[@TubeCody]

Thanks!! Maybe I’ll compare some more things :)

[@pansieisawesome]

Great video!! Now all I need is a ranking video for all the lots in the expanded neighborhood !!! ❤❤ btw living in EITHEr of the first two houses you rated would drive me absolutely insane! if you had a partner/roommate live with you in those places you wouldn't be able to walk three steps without seeing them! having to combine the kitchen with a dining room and living room i mean come onnnnn

[@TubeCody]

Thanks for watching :) and yes my goodness those first two houses be tiny

[@fvchs]

Found your channel yesterday through your OpenRCT2 tutorial video and saw you also have Sims 1 videos! Guess we played the same games as kids! :)

[@TubeCody]

Yes!! I think you might be right :) two best games ever!

[@beatricroft]

Will you also rate the other houses ? (the ones in the 2nd neighbourhood) 😁 love this concept ! 🤩 you're now the official sims real estate agency 😂

[@joycepacheco2973]

In the mansion, I always would swap the kitchen and dining room

[@ShaySaysSo]

A house for less than 12k, and you can make friends just by going out and talking to the first person you encounter... And they wonder why we'd rather live in the sims world than in the real one 😩

[@Featherogue]

Aww I love this video idea! Subscribed

[@TubeCody]

Ty!

[@bigbleeg]

dang that jump scare nearly made me pass away! thanks for the warning

[@TubeCody]

I’m so sorry 😭😭

[@bibbaaah]

I'm surprised you like the newbie house as much as you do. I personally hate it lol. It's overpriced and too small. The "grey" house is one of my favorites because it's affordable and the floorplan makes sense. I don't like the "large kitchen" house and actually never played in it, because it bugs me that you move Sims in and immediately have to go to build mode because there's no premade bedroom. I love the "weird bathroom" house. I think it's a good price and liveable and nice looking. You can delete one of the 3 bathroom doors to make money back. I use that house so much tbh. But I enjoyed your video! I love Sims 1 content 😁

[@heyimchilllin]

OMG I LOVEEEED THIS VIDEO please keep doing this

[@TubeCody]

Thanks :)

[@kgxart]

Middle Bathroom House is my favourite, I used to build it even newer Sims games ;D btw one house on Old Town is practically the same but has doors in other places and first floor. My second best is Large Kitchen one :')

[@TubeCody]

That is so awesome!!

[@joycepacheco2973]

10 sim lane (middle bathroom house) is what I always picked 😊

[@snowbird1381]

I so badly missed this game. And it sucks that I can’t play it because I used to suck at building houses. I want to go back and rebuild.

[@TubeCody]

Yeah!!

[@dummyan]

If I remember correctly my first Sim house to be played in ever is the one from Sim Lane 10. I was getting familiar with the game there.

[@TubeCody]

Hahahaha

[@stefaniratu6439]

I am not a good builder or architect, I love original houses no matter what because I can't build my own house since I'll just make boring rectangle then I'll divide it to 4-5 rooms

[@TubeCody]

I’m the same way hahah

[@Oboendband]

Large kitchen house has no bedrooms. Grey house is my winner!

[@levapb]

I don't care what you say. Middle bathroom house always #1

[@TubeCody]

I think you just might be right ;)

[@otazzubm]

You're the best economist on KZbin, I swear 😭😭😭

[@TubeCody]

Haha what??

[@seanhunkins3508]

The middle bathroom house was my favorite too!

[@TubeCody]

Yay! :)

[@comedyqueenrocks]

I need you to rank more houses from sims 2 and 3

[@TubeCody]

I don’t like sims 2 and 3 tho

[@HtotheTML]

Thoughts on the wallpaper choices in each house?

[@TubeCody]

I never really knew what they were because I always put the walls down hah

[@adrianblake8876]

1:20 I gusee we're not doing the houses that came with Livin'Large in Neighborhood2, or the Old Town houses that came with Unleashed, then... 😒

[@xxjayxx517]

Best house, Cody house

[@TubeCody]

Thx!

[@tayntp]

Tbh, I couldn’t start the Sims 1 without remodel or rebuild the house in the game first. Like, Maxis released poorly built houses intentionally, and forced you to build things on your own.

[@TubeCody]

Fair

[@nearandfarexplorers5125]

I feel like I have to agree with you otherwise you might use that axe above your head on me

[@TubeCody]

oof

[@jennybrown7834]

Could you do the packs and console version houses too?

[@TubeCody]

Council version?

[@jennybrown7834]

@TubeCody the console game for Xbox GameCube and ps2 the game they made right before bustin out the goths are in it in freeplay mode but there house is totally different and if you want any of the good furniture in freeplay mode you have to unlock it in story mode ,story mode also has a player vs player function you can unlock all you have to have is a second controller but you can play storymode and freeplay mode with just one controller plus there are all sorts of fun furniture options in game that in pc version you just don't see or have to get packs in order to have

[@tj8816]

@@jennybrown7834 I think you mean "console".

[@brandonkellner4053]

I stopped playing this game after I got the mansion because the gardener got stuck and I think the game started glitching out. Looking at it now, I think it's because there are plants in the middle of the pool and the pathing short circuits, but I didn't bother figuring out what the problem was, I just quit playing.

[@TubeCody]

So one little glitch and then you give up?

[@brandonkellner4053]

@@TubeCody Yeah, I think the save file was basically useless, I don't really remember. I just remember it started with the gardener freezing. This was a very long time ago, and it was after I made enough money to move into the big house anyway.

[@sgtjohnson]

You gonna rank the houses in neighbourhood 2 from livin’ large?

[@TubeCody]

nah

[@cristhianferreyra1563]

You should rank the other houses too.

[@Mag_1418]

The fact that bathrooms in Sims can be accessed from multiple rooms always confused me. Do people actually build houses like that? So you lock 2-3 doors when using the bathroom? I've never seen this in Europe, wonder if it's an American thing.

[@TubeCody]

hahaha, yes this is a very strange thing to me as well

[@AniaSikorska]

I think they're built in such a way as to meet the conditions of "Layout" (it is available in the tab with the house icon in the HUD under the career icon, I don't know what it's called exactly in English because I always played in Polish). I think this is what the creators wanted - to build houses that will meet this weird game's requirements - and as I remember - the more transitions between rooms, the better this 'Layout' is. I haven't encountered this in real life at home either, though.

[@VampireSexGoddess]

I find all the houses useful in some form or another, and have used them all. My favorite is the huge kitchen house. When I got a couple of expansions, I like the fact I could view the house before moving someone in. I would downgrade it to under 20k simoleons so I could move sims in right away. There was a glitch that if you bought pjs or swimwear and then changed houses, it didn't carry over and you'd have to rebuy (though I can't remember if it was every time the game was loaded). With huge kitchen and Goth houses, I expanded the second floor entirely to line up with the first, though I left the balconies. The mansion just never worked for me. Ultimately I have settled on the mansion in Magic Town. It's not as spacious but it does work for me.

[@TubeCody]

Thank you for watching!!

[@diamondbeats2022]

I want any of these houses tho on the low

[@tricksy8426]

You say early in the video that we will find out which house is objectively the best, but then you say that you don't like a few things about certain houses, making your ranking a bit subjective. Personally though I think the mansion is a bit too big for my preference since it just takes up time for sims to walk between the rooms, the Huge Kitchen one looks awful with the green tiling on grass(in my opinion). The Goth House I like because it is an obvious nod at the Addams family, and the Grey House is a great starting house. The river house has too many flowers I feel (if they wither your room will decline really fast). The Newbie House is also a good starting house.

[@TubeCody]

you caught me ;)

[@George_K.]

I think the best house is the one I made in the Sims2 😄

[@TubeCody]

Nice

[@joycepacheco2973]

Large kitchen house don't have a bedroom

[@xxjayxx517]

The best house is Codys house 😂 oof that's my guess

[@TubeCody]

Ayyyy

[@xxjayxx517]

@@TubeCody what up bro

[@zacharybosch]

this video is very pleasing to my autism 👍

[@TubeCody]

Thank you ❤️❤️ I appreciate you watching :)

[@braddarkstar]

The Sims one has the best houses

[@TubeCody]

Yesssssssss

[@j_c_93]

Obviously, you can to do whatever you want with them, but the developers intended the Grey House to be for the Bachelor family. and the Middle Bathroom house to be for the Roomies family. And then the large kitchen and mansion houses are just meant to give you a goal to works towards with your families.

[@TubeCody]

interesting! ive heard that before