The Sims 2 Stuff packs
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Stuff packs are minor expansion pack
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...

s for The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...

that add new items, clothing, and furniture to the game without implementing any significant changes to gameplay.

Happy Holiday! Pack

The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Pack (known as The Sims 2: Christmas Party Pack in the UK and Ireland and The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack in Australia) is considered as the pilot release of stuff packs for The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...

. It offers only the new content made available in the 2005 version of the Holiday Edition to players who already owned a copy of the core game. The content from this pack is expanded with twenty new additional items in the third stuff pack The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff. It includes things like Christmas, Hannukah, Halloween, New Year, and Baby New Year. It includes 45 items.

Family Fun Stuff

The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff is the first release officially published under the The Sims 2 "stuff pack" line of products, and was released on April 13, 2006 for PC and on April 30, 2007 for Mac. This pack adds gameplay elements introduced in previous expansion packs and mainly focuses on objects for Sim child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...

ren's bedrooms including medieval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...

 and underwater
Underwater
Underwater is a term describing the realm below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, or river. Three quarters of the planet Earth is covered by water...

 themed bedroom sets. Also included is a nautical
Seamanship
Seamanship is the art of operating a ship or boat.It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including: navigation and international maritime law; weather, meteorology and forecasting; watchstanding; ship-handling and small boat handling; operation of deck...

 themed living room set. New outfits and costumes are available for every age group. The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff also includes three new pre-made houses and several new songs under the "Pop" category performed by the band Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...

. It includes 42 items and is the only stuff pack with an available update patch. The little girl can dress up like a mermaid and the whole fam can dress up in nice flowery clothes

Glamour Life Stuff

The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff is the second "stuff pack" for The Sims 2. It was officially announced on July 13, 2006 and was released on August 31, 2006. As the title suggests, this pack focuses on "the glamorous life", and adds a series of new objects, clothing, and wall/floor textures relating to the glamorous lifestyle. The pack also includes two pre-made house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...

s. It includes 33 items.

Happy Holiday Stuff

The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff (The Sims 2: Festive Holiday Stuff in Europe) is an official "stuff pack" that re-packages the content from The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack with twenty new additional items. It is considered the third "stuff pack" and is available for sale from major video game outlets (unlike Holiday Party Pack, which was only available for purchase via Electronic Arts's online store in the US and as a retail version in the Asia Pacific region). Happy Holiday Stuff adds additional holiday themed content to the game, and was released on November 7, 2006.

A revised edition of The Sims 2: Holiday Edition was released simultaneously with Happy Holiday Stuff; containing the original The Sims 2 game and the Happy Holiday Stuff expansion in one bundle, similar to that of The Sims 2: Holiday Edition released in 2005.

On October 24, 2006, EA announced a special mini version of this pack titled The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Mini Pack. The mini pack was targeted specially at owners of the previous releases of Holiday Edition and Holiday Party Pack and includes the twenty new items not included in those releases.

The Happy Holiday Stuff pack is the only Sims 2 game or expansion that does not use a key to unlock the installation. It includes 63 items including 18 new items from The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Mini Pack.

Celebration! Stuff

The Sims 2: Celebration! Stuff is the fourth "stuff pack" to be released by EA
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

. The first official confirmation of the Celebration Stuff Pack came in the form of a flyer that was shipped with the The Sims 2: Seasons
The Sims 2: Seasons
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expansion pack. The game was released on April 3, 2007 and features new collections of furniture and outfits for wedding
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...

s and fiesta
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....

s. The pack also includes two pre-made house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...

s. It includes 54 items. Celebration! Stuff is incorporated into The Sims 2: Double Deluxe.

H&M Fashion Stuff

The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff (known as The Sims 2: Fashion Stuff in Australia)is the fifth stuff pack
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...

 for The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...

video game. It was officially released on June 31, 2007. It is the first "Stuff Pack" to feature a real life company. It includes 60 new items and 3 new pre-made H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....

 branded retail outlets. EA also introduced an online fashion runway, where users could design their own outfits and enter a competition. Players can also create their own H&M Stores.

Teen Style Stuff

The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff was released on November 5, 2007 in North America and on November 6, 2007 in Australia as the sixth stuff pack. The pack includes items pertaining to teenage clique
Clique
A clique is an exclusive group of people who share common interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or ethnicity. A clique as a reference group can be either normative or comparative. Membership in a clique is typically exclusive, and qualifications for membership may be social or...

s: "Goth
Goth subculture
The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...

", "Thrasher" and "Socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....

". It also includes two pre-made houses and music for the Metal radio station which includes songs from Plain White T's
Plain White T's
Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...

, Flyleaf
Flyleaf
Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005....

, and many more. It includes 60 items.

Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff

The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff is the seventh stuff pack
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...

 for The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...

video game. It was released on April 15, 2008 in North America, and on April 18, 2008 in Europe. The pack includes new kitchen and bathroom items such as new kitchen appliances, sinks, counters, showers and toilets. This pack also includes a romantic loft and a stylish house and some Latin music in the Salsa radio station. It includes 103 items.

IKEA Home Stuff

The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff is the eighth stuff pack for The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...

video game. It was released on June 24, 2008 in North America, June 25, 2008 in Australia and on June 26, 2008 in Europe. The pack includes all new furniture and decoration from Swedish furniture chain IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...

, primarily focusing on living rooms, bedrooms and home offices. It is the second stuff pack to feature products of a real-world company, the first being H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....

 (also Swedish) with The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff. The pack was the second most sold game in Sweden for two consecutive weeks. It includes 76 items.

Mansion & Garden Stuff

The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff is the ninth and final stuff pack for The Sims 2 and was labeled as SP9. It is also EA's last game production to support Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows 2000. It was released in North America on November 17, 2008. It was released in Europe and Australia on November 21, 2008. The pack includes exclusive decoration for gardens like flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...

s, bushes
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

, statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...

s, and giant mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...

s, as well as featuring new roof types. Three decoration styles are included: Moroccan
Moroccan style
Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration which takes its roots from Moorish architecture, it has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. Its becoming popular in some circles in UK and the USA. Riad Laksiba notably formed part of a reality TV program following a family...

, Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

, and Second Empire.

There are also three pre-made houses (For each new style), two community lots, new things and new music in rap music station. There are also some expansion features like the roof angle adjuster in the game's Build Mode (previously only available in command line format in the cheat console), the Architecture menu in the Build Mode, some new interactions, solar panels and wind turbines and a new tile cheat code. It includes 99 items.

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