SimAnt (Amiga) Review | 1991's Most Polarizing Game? Amig...

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On this week's Amigos, we lay down our pheromone trails and avoid the jaws of the local spider to review SimAnt on the Amiga, Will Wright’s wonderfully eccentric backyard colonization simulator.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing0:00 Be the king of the yard!1:21 Game development team3:18 Other ports3:48 Game overview5:32 In praise of the tutorial6:51 Lo-res vs. hi-res version7:20 Game mechanics9:15 In praise of tooltips10:10 Game manual11:50 Control of the ants12:19 Turn on Silly mode13:20 Perspective of the yard14:58 The animation is not spectacular16:21 Multiple game modes19:01 Boat's criticism21:40 Complexity vs other sim games22:46 The source code almost burned in a house fire24:30 Sound effects (bleugh!)25:28 Magazine reviews26:02 Will Wright on the game27:45 Magazine reviews, cont29:00 Listener reviews31:53 Amiga vs Super Nintendo side by side comparison33:30 Aaron's final thoughts34:18 Compute Gazette Correction36:02 Ecliptic - New tactical turn based RPG37:59 Arc4nerd - Arkanoid clone with deluxe packaging40:17 Roc n Rope - New JOTD Transcode41:52 Amiga Addict - Syndicate Cover Story44:15 Coming Up Next Week45:54 The absolute garbage sold in the back of Boy's Life50:00 Thanks to our Patrons!

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