Can I get Brandi Broke out of poverty? // Sims 2 Brandi Broke playthrough

[@tigerprincess1109]

*Brandi Broke wants 10 children* “you can fuck right off with that” had me cackling out loud 😂😂

[@Karin-fj3eu]

And all would be male

[@morgandidion7177]

Literally 😂😂😂

[@strangeduckling]

I think you should send Dustin to college! He's turned his grades around to an A+, got a better job, takes good care of his little brothers, and even got a promotion for being a good noodle. I think he's earned it 🥺

[@aviewer9516]

I did the same when I last played it years ago!

[@Itz_tiny_mia]

Ya!

[@faefae2260]

I sent the younger brother to private school

[@karouakiva]

i never thought of this, thanks for the idea! i am struggling to finish the broke story

[@anakincrywalker8904]

The Brokes are a hard family at first but once you’re used to the game they’re actually pretty easy to keep happy. The first thing to do when loading them up is to teach Beau a toddler skill (can’t remember if it’s walking or talking) because he’s already made a lot of progress in it and finishing it off quickly gives aspiration points to both him and Brandi. As for Dustin, it’s key to lock in his want for kissing Angela so he doesn’t re-roll when he gets home from school. When he gets off the bus the first day, he will always bring Angela home with him, and having his first kiss should really help out his aspiration meter. Hope this helps anyone who might be new to the game.

[@latoyabrown9107]

I love how the kids used to run out and greet a Sim who was back from work. 🥺

[@peluso4oso]

I remember playing this family briefly decades ago when I had the game. In my playthrough, Dustin was just the best. It was so hard to keep him happy, but he was the first one to take care of the babies and was constantly trying to teach the toddlers skills. Often I would have to make him stop because he wouldn't take care of his needs to take care of the kids. I remember Brandi not wanting to change diapers and constantly trying to go to bed. So Dustin would just do that all by himself (autonomously). I did all I could to make him happy, gave him his first kiss with his sweetheart, etc. The part that really got me was that since I had Brandi working, Dustin would be home with the baby when Beau came home with his first A+. Since Dustin had taught Beau how to study and had had the most interactions with him, Beau ran to Dustin to celebrate and Dustin cheered him on! It was so sweet and so sad because their mom wasn't there for them, but for some reason she was always kind of aloof towards the kids anyway. Once Dustin was close to growing up, I stopped playing the Brokes. I just couldn't see Dustin grow up. I don't understand why Maxis always tries to make him into a bad guy since he grew up rough. In my experience he was always so sweet and caring towards his brothers and mom. He just had it rough growing up but he was good inside. In my heart Dustin Broke will always be a sweet and caring misunderstood soul that deserves better.

[@cinza.6164]

This is so sweet I really almost cried 😭☺️ so lovely

[@GioGio-fq1vl]

Funny you should say that, because last year I downloaded TS2 again specifically so I could play with this family and seeing Dustin grown up ruined me 😂 If you have the University expansion there's this sequence where he turns into a young adult and Brandi drops him at campus and I was like "ooh, this is so not it" the whole time. He had a dumb ass haircut and was wearing a tracksuit.

[@alwaysantoinette]

I remember being so shook playing her family for the first time and her being pregnant.

[@KourttneyL]

I struggled playing this house!!

[@zLumiNeonz]

I remember somebody saying when they were playing this family for the first time, they were overwhelmed with 3 kids so called the adoption agency thinking they would take the baby away, instead they got a fourth child dropped off on their porch. 😂

[@eyeofra4059]

@@zLumiNeonz 😂

[@Alliappalachian]

​@@zLumiNeonz oh my gosh 🤣

[@emmamarkel8410]

​@zLumiNeonz there should be a more humane way to give up your children to adoption than starving them for cps

[@EmeraldAshesAudio]

Brandi wants a baby. Brandi wants a puppy. Brandi wants 10 kids. Brandi self-sabotages a lot.

[@namaste_charlei]

I crack up when she calls Beau, "Boo". It's pronounced "Bow". 🤣 I swear, Sims 2 is harder than Sims 4, for sure!

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

*as in "rainbow" or "bow and arrow" not the verb pronunciation of "bow" or as in ship's bow. Tbf -eau is an "oo" sound in "beautiful" Spellings and pronunciations are hardly consistent in English. I always mispronounce words because of this lol

[@namaste_charlei]

@@Azmina_the_warlock See, even I forgot "Bow" as in "bow to a king" and just immediately thought of "bow" like tying a ribbon. English makes sense until it doesn't. I was shook when I heard someone say in a show, "You can't spell slaughter without laughter".

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

@@namaste_charlei it's a wild language for sure

[@littlegreensunflower3547]

@@Azmina_the_warlock but beautiful is pronounced bee-oot-eh-full 🥴

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

@@littlegreensunflower3547 it's a bewtyfull day

[@emotionalkryptonite1161]

The first thing I always do for the Brokes is put Beau's crib in Dustin's room and put the radio and arcade game in the hallway

[@Swtlkcandy86]

That "you can f*** right off with that Brandi" took me out lol 😆😆😆 I felt that in my soul. 🤰🤰🤰

[@jiadoll23]

I’m crying lol I came to the comments just for this!

[@DisneyAndSpiritLover]

I'm from the UK myself (Wales) and I can't help but giggle every time I hear you say "Boo" for Beau. You can't skill on community lots without a mod.

[@doro5026]

ayy same here big up

[@amyxamore]

Hear me out… Brandi invited over Dina Caliente for a pool party. Maybe there’s an accident. Pool ladders disappear on this lot 🤷🏻‍♀️ then good ol sugar daddy morty is up for the snatch? Eh? Eh?

[@KourttneyL]

GREAT IDEA 💡 I might use it lol

[@Oh_W0W]

This happens in all my saves 🤣😈

[@sophie9984]

Oh yes, good ol‘ reliable Mortimer Goth. 😄

[@MinnieOnCam]

Just move in the townies and they go into the pool.

[@Petals215]

Love that idea

[@bernster123]

This was the start of my Sims obsession. First family I ever played. I played for hours and didn’t even get to see any other lots etc I was so caught up in this!

[@ryanc5572]

This family is one of my favourites. They start off so rough, with the loss of Brandi's husband, Dustin being a criminal, and of course her third son being on the way was totally unexpected. But I love how its totally possible for the family to turn their lives around, succeed, and become both financially secure and loving towards each other. Great to see everything going well so far.

[@VioletKitty411]

The Fear of Diaper is based on the fact that she's very neat.

[@SevenEllen]

Neat?? My Brandi Broke was always sloppy!

[@VioletKitty411]

@@SevenEllen Oh shoot, you're right. But it's the messy trait. I haven't had a fear of diaper in so long because my babies don't poop.

[@SevenEllen]

@@VioletKitty411 Ha ha! Righto! :D

[@Elizabethh1006]

I loved the memories sims could make in sims 2 and anyone remember the gravestone you needed to use for cheats. Had one in every house 😂

[@loum6047]

Yes! The tombstone of life and death! Had one in every household too lol

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Anyone else use Sim PE?

[@heathernunya1976]

Memories are one of the things I miss the most! So great for story lines & lore. I also had the multi-functional painting downloaded (name of the creator just went out of my head, he made tons of great hacked objects). I used it to boost skills and relationships, etc. Always cheated points to get the babies "smart milk" & adults that aging down cooler contraption.

[@dashamau515]

The pool didn't build Dustins skill because in the sims 2 you aren't allowed to build skills on public lots for some reason... there is a mod for that though! Love ts2 vids!!! Totally need more of those

[@pirateylass]

Poor Beau being called Boo throughout the entire video 😅

[@SweetLala25]

I send Dustin to Private school because he is a Fortune sims and want's the good life. I don't see him being a long time criminal. He's just a child of circumstance like Lilith and Dirk. Either their parent died or they were neglected and treated bad. You were struggling really bad here too. For anyone else, rearrange everything in the home or at least mom and Dustin's room, put the crib in mom's room until the baby comes and Beau grows up, add a bed to Dustin's room for Beau.

[@Libraxbruja]

I forgot the sims 2 had memories!!! I played it so much that it was really hard for me at first to play ts3 and ts4 lol. I grew up on ts2 and was superb at it and I recently got back into playing and I am always comparing it to ts2. Loved so many things about it lol. Especially the back stories they had.

[@clarissearaujo1800]

Dont worry the time is diferent in the comunity lots, you can spend all nigth swimming and when you came home its gonna be the same hour

[@CROSSMYHEARTREFUSETOLIE]

My best case scenario was Beau grow practicing ballet and getting a dream of becoming the dancer. Also Brandy and Dustin were into the hobby of repairing junk cars in free time - this way they earned for boys to go to university. And they went there as 5. Lilith, Angela, Beau, Hans Dreamer and Dustin. Lilith got engaged to Hans, Angela to Dustin. But after they finished it Beau made a move on Lilith since he had same likes as his brother. And Lilith cheated on Hans with Beau and got pregnant. When baby was born Hans just knew it is not his. Hope my fav scenario shook your entertainment a little.

[@koololdster]

Sims 2 is so much more challenging than Sims 4, but you made it work! Looking forward to your home redo next.

[@JSandwich13]

This is my favorite family. I always play them when I play sims 2. I usually end up deleting the pinball machine, getting a games console bc it's more fun, making Dustin & Beau share a room, I make the kitchen way smaller to save money from the foundation and walls that I delete. I delete any landscaping too and delete the wardrobe so I can make brandi's bedroom way smaller or split her bedroom in half to make it into another room for the last baby. I always immediently start teaching Beau to walk bc I find that's the easiest to complete fast & I don't even try to teach him to potty train bc it's impossible. Even if you just teach him to walk or talk he grows up well. I also either build a wall separating Beau's crib from the livingrpom and kitchen so he won't be woken up, or I move his crib into brandi's bedroom once I delete the wardrobe. Also, sometimes I will have the youngest baby sleep in brandies bed too to save money if I don't have enough. It's always a kind of a mad dash at the beginning. I pause it often so I can line up tasks & Idont idle about going nothing or there just isn't enough time to get everything done. This is just the way I play so I love seeing others methods

[@earlyjicama4302]

Sims2 nannies are the only ones that actually do their job

[@eyeofra4059]

I was just screaming at my sims 3 babysitter like why did I hire you... Kid does nothing but stand outside till I'm off work

[@user-kx5en8dg7u]

@@eyeofra4059i know this is an old comment but i had the same problem. i found that if i hire the babysitter like an hour before i go to work, they will actually come inside the home instead of just standing outside

[@aleyna7498]

I got so excited when I saw this 🥺 more sims 2 videos please!

[@wolfsong4720]

I've been playing tons of Sims 2 lately, so it's lots of fun to see you playing this household!

[@bricy6437]

Wow, i also named her third baby Toby every time I played her! A long time ago, maybe 15 years, I was playing the Broke family and when the third baby was born, I turned to my younger brother (about 5years old) and asked what should we name the baby. He said Toby. So, it absolutely blew my mind that you picked that name!

[@christinamae1902]

I loved playing the Broke family as a kid!

[@alexispestorio1600]

The Broke family has so much nostalgia for me. It wad the first household I ever played. I was 10 and had no idea what I was doing, and unfortunately got beau taken away from me by the social worker. I didnt realize Brandi was pregnant until she gave birth and my jaw hit the floor.

[@andrea-uf4nb]

Lock their wants and get aspiration points perks! The ones for needs are very useful. Also, changing the bathtub for a shower, or adding a shower, will be worth it. I always sell their counters and some of their paintings.

[@echostar2007]

Sometimes simmers have sold the pinball machine, Brandy's double bed, and her painting for some extra cash. At least that what the wiki or some guide i read about the sims 2 (Used to play it for a bit)

[@kellyssimsstories8982]

I loved playing with the Broke family, but watching you play with them made me realize how difficult it was!

[@ItsCenrryTH]

I love how playing as the Brokes essentially boils down to Brandi saying: "y'know what? Fuck this!" and turning her whole life around along with their kids.

[@ryanc5572]

I love that! She takes charge of her life, raises her boys, and they all have great lives. Their story is so rewarding

[@LolaRabbit]

I love how you call Beau Boo. It’s so cute

[@LucyMusic1999]

Thank you for posting videos, it really helps me to forget about the world and just be entertained by your amazing storytelling while playing my most favorite game and I appreciate all the work you put in these videos. Just thank you

[@heatherwicker9990]

I only have these games on CD of all things. I’m not going to pay for them a second time but I would love to see our infants now in Sims 4 be able to drink a bottle on their own. I loved that part for some reason. I played this family so much trying to help Dustin succeed. ❤

[@LaraOlina]

as a child I always failed this family, lost custody, death, etc. so I just *had* to replay this as an adult and i actually managed without cheats to get both kids to excel at school and get a friendly boyfriend for the mom to fulfill her wish of a lot of kids 🥺

[@becca53444]

I miss sims 2 so much. Why can’t EA just put it back on origin? I’m willing to pay.

[@Sandrilyonaify]

I kinda think the first thing to do is to sell the expensive stuff in the bedroom for more money and buy a cheaper bed. That will surely give you a boost.

[@kenzies2401]

Not sure if you knew this, but Beau is pronounced as “bow”, like the thing that shoots arrow and as in a bow tie. Love the video btw!!!

[@charlizedriver]

it could be either tbh, in england we don’t pronounce it like that ahah

[@kenzies2401]

@@charlizedriver oh you’re right right, by bad there

[@squares4u]

@@charlizedriver huh? It’s French, it means “handsome” or “beautiful,” there’s no really any other way to pronounce it… and I’m in Australia 😅

[@plumdutchess]

@@charlizedriver What? That is how you pronounce it. Bow, as in rainbow.

[@Echo.199]

@@charlizedriver In England it is pronounced as Bow. It's a French name.

[@VioletKitty411]

So I love playing Brandi in what I call "Brandi Broke's Groundhog Day." I play her until 5:59pm then exit and save. Evict her and buy the trailer back, repeat. Pregnancy progresses but she, Dustin, and Beau don't age. It gives Beau a real opportunity to finish his toddler years. Dustin can get his grades up, and Brandi doesn't have to work. Every day she gets the wants for shower, fridge and toilet plus other things so that's enough to keep her going.

[@annareedbeauty]

You could try the cheat "agingoff" and they won't age anymore.

[@VioletKitty411]

@@annareedbeauty 1) I don't cheat 2) I don't get the move in aspirational bonus 3) That's nowhere near as interesting

[@plumdutchess]

@@VioletKitty411 Some would consider not playing the game through as cheating. You kicking them out and buying it back so they don't age and get the easy wants, is cheating, since you don't play the game with the game mechanics. Nothing wrong with it, but saying you don't cheat is not correct. It just seems like a ridiculous amount of effort for something you can achieve with a simple cheat input. But for some reason it makes you feel better that you don't "cheat".

[@VioletKitty411]

@@plumdutchess well anyone that would consider that a cheat does not understand that there is a difference between workaround and cheat. Cheat requires that one press control + shift + C, open the cheat window, type in a cheat, press enter and then proceed to cheat. My work around requires none of that. Semantics: small but important.

[@Jared-iq6ul]

@@VioletKitty411 just because you don’t use the commands doesn’t mean you’re not cheating/cheesing the mechanics🤡

[@owlygoth]

I'd have called the kid "Rich"... Great video!

[@neveigoe6113]

“why is the fucking nanny taking a bubble bath”😂😂😂

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Your story and it's goals feel so much more realistic in Sims2👌

[@SevenEllen]

This was great! Definitely keep them at this trailer and build an upstairs (I have a soft spot for this family and their home). Why not buy Beau a lemonade stand so he can contribute a bit of money to the family funds? 🙂

[@Nowaynoway50]

As someone who is called ‘beau’ this video triggered my fight or flight response

[@PhireJoy]

you have the exact some accent of the grandmother of this family from England that I was a nanny for several years ago. The mother I worked for said she was from Essex so her accent was slightly different than her moms, but wow you sound exactly like her mom!

[@melissat9586]

This was one of my favorite families to play in the Sims 2, it was such a challenge and rewarding!

[@jwbuckmiller82jb]

I loved the video. Kept laughing at you calling him Boo. Beau is pronounced Bow.

[@kieranwillis395]

A hint for you: play red hands when their fun is low it goes up fast and their social need goes up too. This is good for after school before they do homework

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

Hm watch college class lecture or watch the new Whiny Brit video? Easy choice 🤣

[@Nameless_Night]

"Beau Broke"....that makes me laugh so hard ....

[@lucidkb999]

“Stupid b****” 😂😂 i was crying at work from that lmao

[@shadowweaver3693]

First thing I always do is sell all her bedroom items, delete the pool and the pinball machine coz they are all expensive. That gives a nice chunk of change. I put Brandi is Dustin’s room and move the kids on her room coz it’s bigger.

[@colleenc5932]

Fear of changing a diaper is legit lol

[@olibear77]

I clicked on this thinking it was an old video XD I didn't get notified so maybe check it that but now I don't have to be bored while waiting for work to start! Seriously making my day everyday 💛

[@roseroyce_]

Sims 2 is just so perfect

[@aliali-uy5pw]

i usually just make her marry mr. big or the diva if i want to unbroke the brokes. technically, it's not cheating either 😂

[@ColeenLou]

i made Brandi marry Mortimer to get out of poverty, 😂😂😂

[@Miss-Nadia]

that's a crackship if I've ever heard of one

[@dez9469]

Well done! I had so much trouble playing this family back in the day. Looking forward to this series!

[@SaltySirenFloriduh]

Why not move the crib into Brandi’s room?

[@sophie9984]

I love all the Sims 2 families and the Brokes are my absolute favourites, but I never tried to make their homelife stable again.

[@GregUtz98]

I buy an easel and after working on Brandi's creative skill just sell paintings as she completes them.

[@lpm_kw5090]

Never been this early, but I've recently pulled many all nighters to play the sims 2, glad you've played too!

[@aldeberan1081]

So happy to see you back!

[@devin5043]

I always have Beau learn to walk first, he learns the skill in a snap (and before I cheated) I would give him smart milk to earn his skills. He’d also work on his creative skill as a toddler then when he grows up he can paint for cash, more recently I’d also throw him a good party to add some toughness to the game. Dustin I try to get him to become an overachiever, yes in the criminal career. I cheat with the third kids skills and Brandi sometimes gets a job in her field sometimes stays home all day.

[@Grumpyshibainu]

Honestly you should get a puppy or an adult dog and then make it get a job, they actually earn a lot in the sims 2! I had my dog supporting my whole family 😂

[@АнастасияКазарина-д6у]

Loved the episode and can't wait for the next one!

[@ZebraHumor]

My boyfriend drank brandy and Mountain Dew. I called it the Brandi Broke.

[@giantduckiefloatie]

It would be good if you got Brandi into culinary career it will be easier for her to get promotions

[@Tiffany-ne9fr]

This was my favorite family, I'd play them over and over!❤

[@TheKelliestKelly]

The Broke family was my life when I played this as a kid. I wish I could find my old Sims 2 game so i could install it and play with them again

[@MajesticalHonky]

I know I'm a cruel and vengeful god to my Sims but I always turn off free will.

[@glitterghuleh]

Im binge watching all your videos since i found your channel and im secretly happy hearing you pronounce beau like boo because i say so many things wrong and i get the piss taken out of me so often hahaah

[@darkxmelodyx89]

I played this family first when i got this game. Brandy died soon after giving birth bc i couldn't manage all these sims

[@loveiam7902]

Oh God, I didn't Know! Do a sims vid with it involved, i think it would be hilarious, but that could be just me....I love your videos!!!

[@deontreadurden1773]

FYI you can earn body skill from both the tv an radio without leaving the home! Great gameplay 😁

[@reneevanvuuren5426]

I made Dustin get an A+, sent him to college and I had Brandi get married to a rich fellow

[@plumdutchess]

In my game Brandi married their Servo and got twin girls and a boy with him. Their house is also much wider and two stories.

[@josiedoesthings9472]

Sims can earn body skill through swimming, but in the Sims 2 sims can't build up skills in community lots. Unless you have a mod that fixes that

[@marsstars682]

I think Beau's name is pronounced "bow"?

[@zachheard5579]

They had a lovely Brokefast together

[@klairdelun456]

Hey!!! Thanks for the video! I've been watching your vids for a few weeks now and i just now finally subbed. I just got back home from the drs and saw you have this vid ready. Cheers me right up

[@cucamongaphilips]

This was the first family I ever played in this game. I totally cheated and made a sim for her to marry so he could have a job and they wouldn't starve. lol It worked like a charm, too. I gave him the last name Ficst just to keep the pun going...

[@EuLolaaa]

Omg I loved this family so so much when I played with them! Best game play for me but I just remembered how hard was ts2 in comparison with the other two

[@PerpetualJoy]

Man I miss Sims 2. I was able to download the whole catalogue when they gave it away for free, but it destroys my computer every time I try to play it.

[@floridagirl4896]

Can't wait for the next part!

[@bethisntgraceful]

Aye it's not possible to gain skills on the community lots in sims 2. Massive pain in the arse but I sometimes just cheat them a skill point so long as they've put in the work for it lol

[@astrasillage]

Dang, you make me want to play the Sims 2 again...

[@hiimjai6064]

I love this channel 😂

[@frostin666]

how were you getting by w/o enough beds? Do you cheat their needs?

[@lipglass]

I feel like the default replacements you have have made them look pretty scary especially Dustin 😅

[@aurorasowerbii]

i never played the sims 2 before, but i've always wanted to try it :0 this looks like a nice challenge.

[@Lindsey.-.]

It’s pretty fun to play! Especially challenges because they’re so difficult

[@RayBMore.]

In my opinion Sims 2 is the best one

[@rockersteph3959]

Don't think you can earn skills in community lots unless you have a mod

[@CauldronBoilMe]

More sims 2 content please 🥰🥰

[@ConeStealeR69]

I love your videos so much, never stop your the best sims youtuber 😭😭

[@allisone892]

Hey, I tried to get them out of poverty, but I failed 😅. Good luck 🍀

[@GorgeousDisgrace]

I’m thinking I might do this as well, but since she knows Dina I might move them in together, cause Dina has the goth mansion

[@HerHollyness]

I’m confused. Did you not get the scripted event? The first thing the game prompts you to do is teach Beau (pronounced B-oh but Boo did make me LOL!) to walk. He’s very close to being able to walk and it fulfils a want for Brandi and Beau straight away!