(The GBA version really ought to have its own page, as it's a completely different game)

Unlike the household simulator it takes its name from, The Sims: Bustin' Out is a mission based life sim that has you controlling a character taking a holiday vacation in SimValley, and while decorating your home is part of the gameplay, you spend more time outside the house than in it -- hence the title.

And it was pretty fun and imaginative, way more than what you'd expect from an ostensive cash-grab spin-off. It had a complete storyline in which you went from living in a literal barn to owning a mansion while helping everyone else in town. Instead of a traditional career, the game had you taking all these odd jobs around town, such as bartending, mowing grass or making pizza.

It was a really fun twist on The Sims's formula that not many people noticed existed.