SimAnt (Amiga) Review | 1991's Most Polarizing Game? Amigos 551

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!