The Existential Adventures of The Sims 1 (Compilation)

[@tylern6243]

The Sims holds a special place in my heart with how many hours I dumped into it in the past. Watching all of the vids compiled into one neat movie marathon combined with your exquisite narration transports me back to a much simpler time. Thank you for the vids!

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Thank you!

[@ThecRL0]

yeah same, the sims was one of the first games i actually played back as a child, when you finished homework and got together with some friends to watch what happens when you remove the ladder from the pool while theyre in.

[@Nayr86]

Ah always a good day when we get a AA Sims upload (chefs kiss)

[@lephtovermeet]

Sim 1 is painful for me. I remember getting it at launch, installing it on my windows 98 amd k series CPU with I think a voodoo card, and the game inevitably crashing somewhere between 10 and 60 minutes - being so heart broken and desperate to play this game.

[@krystalthesquirrel4973]

​@@ambiguousamphibian Are these videos you made before?

[@bakanur]

I remember the first times I played Sims 1. I made a character based on myself and did my best to follow my "daily life" in game as much as possible, but I kept having problems where my sim would keep breaking down and crying in despair for some reason.

[@AdminAbuse]

Now that's realism

[@walternelson2687]

Reminds me of the episode of Malcom in the Middle where Malcom plays Not-The Sims. His Sim ends up overweight, depressed and eventually self unalived every time he recreates it.

[@nolimo2593]

RMM n

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

Yeah that’s a tweet from like 5 years ago….

[@Carrot_tree.]

​@walternelson2687 oh I loved that episode 😂

[@user-wi9hv2pb2q]

'I'm too hungry to get married' is great.

[@yaboisaamik285]

Finally, I can watch my favourite AA Sims 1 videos without having to click anything else. This is actually really helpful since I like to watch this while doing other things.

[@ClutchClick]

Is that you in your pfp? You’re gorgeous!

[@MrSkysenGames]

That 'Zero Dollar Start' reminds me of something I used to do in the Ps2 version of Sims 2. Make a scraggly character, build a 3x3, broken shack with naught but a moldy couch dragged in off the street, then run the money out buying dirt and gravel ground tiles. He'd spend his days sitting on the couch, waiting for his entry level job and struggling to fill motives until he could finally, _finally_ afford music player or drag a urinal in from...somewhere. Eventually, the menial labor nets him enough to fix the shack's broken windows, buy a plank of wood to use as a door, and even afford a small table. As this was the Ps2 version, his food needs were usually met by eating the couch stuffing, so he was at least okay on that front. He worked as a painter, so was later able to sneak paint supplies from work to paint the walls at least a little.

[@2008-wii-remote]

This is neat :)

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Lol you could eat the couch stuffing? Lmao

[@MrSkysenGames]

@@SpecialInterestShow Either couch stuffing or a piece of bread. It was hard to tell. And probably of equal nutritional value.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@MrSkysenGames In the console (and PSP) versions of Sims 2 Pets you'd sometimes get whole-ass sub sandwiches.

[@humanharddrive1]

i’m gonna try eating the couch stuffing now

[@ArchyC1991]

A movie marathon. I'm so excited. Oh wait my stove caught on fire.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Oof had me there

[@ArchyC1991]

I prayed to the genie for a comment. it was this or the end of the world. RNG wins again.

[@jansenart0]

@@ambiguousamphibian Someone stole my toilet!

[@Ad1nfernum]

​@@jansenart0 😂 Just Sims things - like selling a window to be able to afford pizza, just like real life!

[@blasto1926]

Growing up, The Sims was my study game. Here's what I mean. When my sims would go to work or go to bed, I'd make sure time would stay at the slowest setting. During those times I would read, do homework, or write a report. Then of course when my sims were home and/or awake, I'd play the game. By breaking up my work with leisure, I found it easier to concentrate. And with the limited time I gave myself to work, it increased my efficency.

[@tiacat11]

You were out here in 3001 while the rest of your people were in 2001.

[@rituEllie]

I did this through multiple years of university. I reached the point where I had to create new Townies because everyone was too related to each other 😂

[@KyeASPIRE]

this channel is my "bed time, sleepy boy" playlist

[@chuckjoens]

Can confirm, aa before bed makes for a happy next day.

[@SebastianILK]

its been his kenshi marathon for me the past couple weeks but this is a nice change of pace 😌

[@Jjtheking51]

Sameeeeee thought I was the only one. This video and other similar ones brings me peace of mind and heart . Best vids for bed time

[@lasttrueviking3687]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one 😂

[@KattoDoggo]

AA sleep gang!

[@furfurmn]

Please, never stop the Sims 1 series 🙏

[@danielponces3565]

We need more Sims 1 and 2!!!

[@gtaxmods]

need to save up his sims juice for sims 5

[@herpderpy9445]

This analysis is even more poignant when you know that the inspiration behind The Sims was Will Wright losing everything in a house fire.

[@Ad1nfernum]

Oh man, is _that_ why everything was so flammable!?

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

​@@Ad1nfernumyep

[@goldengirl8355]

Omg. You are right!

[@CpnGame]

Fortunately for Will, his next wish to make a hit game series worked.

[@AROAH]

“This was not a good job. This was a bad job, but I had to take it or I would starve to death.” Yeah, been there.

[@MrAliquam]

;_;

[@tiacat11]

We've all been there 😔

[@fatmoocow]

I have very vivid memories of buying The Sims 1 in early 2000. This was a time before it was convenient to read things like game reviews and previews. I loved the game SimTown (does anyone even remember that game?), saw a game called The Sims by the same developers at a Best Buy, and bought it on a whim. I did all of my homework either during my lunch break or on the bus ride home so I could play The Sims until bedtime every day for weeks on end. Why is it so hard to make friends?! Love all of your Sims videos, it's a total nostalgia trip for me!

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

There were so many sim games back then - simtown, simcity, sim theme park, etc etc SimTown was great though I dont remember much about it.

[@NostalgiaChan]

The tale of Pushmeet the Conqueror will always be my favorite, though I will forever mourn the loss of Flap-a-boo to the military-industrial complex.

[@kateisnotmyrealname7371]

me: "never seen this guy before but ill watch the video" him: 30:37 me: "well he shouted out callmekevin i gotta subscribe"

[@lykos47]

The Sims 1 is just such a timeless game

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

Other than EA going George Lucas on it the second they realized the money they could make on DLC

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

@@ULTRAOutdoorsmanthey did that the second the series started doing well have you not see all the spin offs lmao

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

​@@ULTRAOutdoorsman2 was good but it took things a different direction for sure - not a bad direction, just goofier. 3 was painfully tame, and we just dont talk about the dumpster fire that is 4.

[@olivercharles2930]

@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger You better not be dissing sims 3. It is no worse than 1 and 2

[@SaltyNard]

@@olivercharles2930 Sims 3 was my favourite, or at least, part of it was. Which part? The part that didn't cost me upwards of $400 in DLCs alone. This somehow got almost 3 times worse in Sims 4. I had fun with it, then Origin became a thing and I had to re-purchase the game since you can't add already-used CD keys to the launcher, making my copy vintage, but obsolete, considering all the new things coming out. I didn't repurchase it, and sad as it is, I never will.

[@Wurmfood]

i havent slept since January 22, 2017. with this compilation i may finally rest

[@amethyphoenix]

If you haven't slept for 7 years, there's something very wrong with that picture

[@TherealTenmanI]

I love that simlish is an actual language that few people have actual knowledge of. They keep that secret like a dragon with stock investments.

[@chrisp.lettuce8900]

You could translate a bunch of words using the lyrics from the songs that have been translated into simlish

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Technically it's not, actually. I've looked it up before. The singers just go off what sounds good. There's no consistency as far as I'm aware, besides simply Sul-sul and maybe a few others

[@andrefasching1332]

like a dragon with stock investment whats that even supposed to mean

[@shala_shashka]

Fun fact: the language the MINIONS speak are in the same vein.

[@SaltyNard]

@@andrefasching1332 Well, when a daddy dragon and a mommy dragon love each other very much, they...

[@PunishmentDumplin]

This is great, but definitely go watch the unedited version. In that version you get to listen to AA yell at Brian, which is its own special thing.

[@Jimbobthebarbarian]

I was today years old when I realized why the giant death robot from SimCity 4 threw plates, he was the Sims 1 robot butler! A 20 year old childhood mystery has been solved.

[@Shift18]

God I love the music in this game so much. It's like a comforting wave of nostalgia every time it reverberates through my ear holes

[@MaddMan621]

I love your videos on The OG Sims because they really play on the poetic nature of the game compared to the later games. Beyond Will Wright's basic life-sim was the commentary on consumerism that you sardonically capture in your challenges. Working your way up to buy newer, better, more expensive stuff to keep your Sims happy, leveling them up to reach arbitrary goals so they can make more money, preventing all the stuff you have from being robbed or breaking down, creepy stuff like clowns and genie lamps and ghosts; your videos really tackle the essence of what Sims 1 is all about, and I love it.

[@mooniecrooks]

Thank you for this. I can indulge in the nostalgia of playing this game as a child, while I simultaneously play The Sims 4 as an adult. The amount of hours I have spent manipulating and directing a bunch of pixels on my monitor screen. What a game.

[@trivialord]

“I studied war, so my son could study economics, so his son could study art.” -Jebediah Dingleberry

[@KharBrons]

Ah yes, the tale of Brian Ambiguous. B. Ambiguous by post, Bambiguous by friends

[@Pocketnemo]

I am hyperventilating with excitement

[@ambiguousamphibian]

I will call an ambulance for you

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Sorry - please don't sue

[@raizaintilian]

@@ambiguousamphibianbut how else are we going to launder you for money? Isn’t real life like the sims? Another Existential crisis added to the table.

[@OhDeerJocelyn]

​@@ambiguousamphibian an ambigulance, if you will

[@daveshif2514]

love love love your vids, you really put tons of work into the script to make it more than just a "lets play" info dump. that original all kids household was so chaotic lol very recommended watching

[@That_One_Sunshine_Knight]

Crazy to think i really have watched every Sims 1 video... And now i can do it again in one easy to consume hour long video. Thanks, Ambiguous Amphibian! :D

[@DefNotCriss]

It is amazing how much gameplay we lost from Sims 1 compared to 4.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

fr TS1 shouldn't be more of a game than The Sims Pay 4 Basic Features

[@sharpasacueball]

The Sims 2 was the only one of the series to be a definite improvement

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@sharpasacueball Eh TS3 has a lot of cool features that make it more engaging. but you're right TS2 is fantastic in general

[@colynrobinson212]

We didnt lose it, it just all got sliced out in DLC packs for many years longer than it should have been

[@F2PMegaGod]

I agree that some content ended up being cut over the years. But could you elaborate in the "much gameplay" part please? There isnt a single thing apart from genie lamps in this video thats not also in sims 4. Unless you count land lines, but i dont see what amazing gameplay youd get out of a wall phone

[@jimothygooseshire]

Real adventures with real people

[@hecticnarcoleptic7829]

AA is genuinely one of the most clever narrators on KZbin.

[@AnarchistGrandpa]

Oh my days, i love what this guy does with his mouth. So well spoken and covered in secretions, thank you Mr. Frog

[@FreyjaKitty]

Ah! I just finished watching the six hour metamorphosis of Torsolo, watching the epic of a man become Everything in Every Direction from just about Nothing. Truly I cherish the opportunity to observe many such smaller stories about smaller people, may they also grow to encompass the entirety of the available screenspace in their time!

[@Retales]

23:01 "But relying on the spurious generosity of occult daemons is laden with risk and uncertainty" Such wisdom is not taught in schools

[@keepinpemdazaliv]

I love this funky frog

[@TheCriesofGod]

I had half a moment where my brain didn't process any of the voice-over. It was just sound effects and transitions, which was super funny

[@lucrativedoor8385]

He wasn't happy enough to get a promotion in the military on his first day.

[@mozzqueen96]

The "Home Alone" 8 children survival challenge will forever live in my mind as the greatest video you've ever made. Your narration is perfect for the shenanigans that happen. The editing is perfect. The unattractive goat sound when you say "Cornbread" is perfect. Everything about it is peak humor to me.

[@Romanji]

Oh thanks, how'd you know i like watching your videos to help me relax and go to sleep then put it into an hour long format so i can peacefully watch it all to sleep

[@hanna-liminal]

this fascinating series of challenge videos has made me realise that The Sims may be one of the best critiques of modern capitalism and American exceptionalism to have ever been created.

[@CrimsonCavalierGaming]

This was one hour, thirteen minutes, and fourteen seconds well spent. 10/10 would spend again.

[@SebastianIkeda]

absolutely titilated at this new video - cant wait to view it

[@rohsek7298]

This is perfect for my upcoming ambiguous sleeping playlist!!

[@trazyntheinfinitehereforur828]

ambiguous amphibian is the man of my dreams not because i’m in love but bc i fall asleep to his videos almost every night

[@redactedc1928]

Ah, that was relaxing. Like ASMR without the creepy factor.

[@TheElusiveReality]

its crazy how they went from this to just not even bothering with a plot or meaningful objectives anymore

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

The objective is to pay EA about $1200 for all the expansion packs. Congrats, you win! -EA

[@Mattstopher]

I think Will Wright would be proud with the project that began as a guy wetting himself on the floor would eventually bear such existential crises

[@r0bz0rly]

Finally a video that isn't barely over 10 mins

[@Chesty08]

Although I never played the Sims 1, I spent a fair amount of time on Sim City 4. The sound track choices you have made defiantly brought up a true feeling of nostalgia!

[@AlexanderMastrian]

I love that these are a whole episode now. I love this series. Especially the out of the box ones like the "Most powerful child" episode.

[@chubbz4211]

I've found my new video to put on in the background to help me sleep. Thank you inconspicuousinsect for the sweet dreams and inevitable night terrors.

[@PerxyJNyx]

I put on your Sims playlist to sleep so this is SO much better

[@McKillaboy]

These compilations are the best idea you have ever had. I put them on while playing games, it's perfect.

[@kay_glo]

My sisters and I spent so much time playing The Sims, and even more playing The Sims 2. It was so much fun creating the different neighborhood families and seeing how they'd interact and/or marry and/or kill each other. So many good times!

[@jonathan-kh3zy]

IDK why but that "OMG SOMEONE'S COMING" got me laughing

[@jungtothehuimang]

There is something about the Sims 1 & 2 that has such a different energy to it than the modern Sims games. I miss the sad clown, crazy chicken, llama days of the Sims.

[@SaltySweetSkink]

Thank you for this gift

[@Stressymessy]

i grew up in a cult and didnt know the Sims existed til i was at least 15, it's so cool people got to grow up with games like this! the first game i ever played was technically Serious Sam on PC, i snuck into my brothers room while they were gone one day and then later on in the cult they had an original Xbox and distracted us younger kids letting us play Halo 1 so i used to say that was my first game i ever played. In my heart they both take first place, Serious Sam is seriously fun!

[@scdu]

Watching these made me pull out my old laptop from high school and play the sims 1 again.

[@Eighthplanetglass]

I was 16 when this came out. I was so excited. I bought it, played once and then found out I was pregnant. I never did get to play Sims until Sims 4 😂 💀 use protection, kids.

[@pedrotbird5426]

Really enjoyed watching this, I unironically quite enjoy listening to your philosophical ramblings.

[@zeon9041]

I knew the new Rimworld DLC was gonna change things up. But I did not expect This drastic of a change. Suffice it to say happy to see more content keep up the good work

[@dogwithsunglasses4051]

You are the prime "Put me to sleep" voice on youtube. Not that your boring, quite the opposite. But your way of speaking is just sooo relaxing.

[@najahyasmine]

The unexpected ✨ N A P ✨that I just had less than halfway through this video. SUBSCRIBED✨

[@chubbydunkers78]

"Basically the American Psycho" > Scorpio Yes.

[@austinclements8010]

the game where you play god, and still somehow manage to not be able to pay bills

[@frick3417]

“Burgers, burgers, burgers! I was the king of burgers. I ate six of them, and then ejected…’lemonade’.”

[@viazzi91]

I will never forget my first time playing, the game crashed shortly after I got a baby with the tutorial dude, and the endless cries were really funny, with the screen totally frozen. Had to do a hard reset, my PC had the old fashioned power button that cuts the power completely

[@PaperworkNinja]

Peabody, Pushmeet and Dukakis should be the name of a Sim Legal Firm

[@thereal_hannahmontana]

10 minutes!!! Saving to watch later, very much looking forward to watching this later tonight ❤

[@non-existant-being]

I just noticed, his vocabulary is similar to that of a Dostoevsky book, or possibly Dazai.

[@SmolSnake]

"Unfortunately, we had nothing in common, but she was just very available. There hadn't been any time in my career to make friends either, let alone relationships so I was also bitter and old and angry." Uncannily relatable.

[@GodSaveTheUnitedStates]

Dude, I love this channel! Who knew such an incredibly nondescript amphibian could have so much natural talent!? Thank you my green friend!

[@Crowson-Gaming]

i hate you so much right now i literally just rewatched them all last night 😭

[@orcidiawulaningsari2080]

I really enjoyed this for some reason. Wished there's more to this sims series

[@parmesanzero7678]

The Sims 1 was the first game I got on my first laptop. I didn’t have a dedicated GPU in it, which apparently meant the game couldn’t render the roofs. Which was tolerable. There was a decent community online for it where you could download additional items and outfits. EA made sure to kill those options in later versions. I didn’t realize I needed the discs. I wonder if I still have mine.

[@brandontippin5888]

The Sims 1 is a blessing, just like this compilation. Thank you Ambiguous.

[@PAJARIN999]

The last one slightly made me depressed. It resonated with me especially with the "I cannot answer that because I am too hungry".

[@Aurora-kt1co]

I love these kinds of compilations! Excited to watch my favorites again

[@redacteddata]

Yoh at 19:00 you straight up went full evil supergenius. It was... beautiful.

[@ckc019]

Man Sims 1 was my first ever game, nostalgic af. But damn those music are still such a banger

[@kittenbouquet]

Eight friends? In *this* economy?!

[@havoc3742]

I'm surprised you never went on vacation and showed off how broken that was by simply constantly using the metal detector to dig up treasure, allowing you to stay effectively indefinitely.

[@SebTheSamMarten]

Hearing "The Urbs" music in the background is giving me violent nostalgia. I played that shit on the GBA so much. I didn't even know that they remade it on the DS until a couple years ago, and it's not even a bad remake. It does shoe-horn some more recent memes into it, like 'If you build it, they will come'. And now I feel old saying that meme is 'recent' when it's from like 2006. xD

[@LeeDee5]

Finally a feature length video about the utter despair that is the Sims 1.

[@CrashOzzy1223]

“Are you still *ALIVE*” it’s like dish.

[@catzerk399]

DUKAKIS yessssss how era-appropriate 😂 thanks for this beautiful nightmare-laden nostalgia trip🎉

[@dedluv-]

This is perfect, i just sat down

[@Mrflyingcactus]

I’m loving these compilations

[@LimitBreakr424]

Yesterday i randomly revisitied your channel to watch rando sims videos. Today, wow hella convenient for you to upload a compilation. Thanks!

[@pietroperotti481]

I really love your videos, you’re amazing as narrator bro :)

[@Magicmaniacc]

I’m kind of surprised your monologue brought some life to your charecters

[@Filozofia_Nalepa]

This video is masterpiece- I really want to see it on big screen 💙😂

[@joelcabeza4605]

is like a movie, and a good one, awesome work mate

[@Minkauni]

thank u bro, ur the sims 2 video came up on my home page and made me want to play the sims 4. just then i realized my account has been hacked recently. If not for you i wouldnt know and i contacted support today, so hopefully i get it back. thanks man

[@Chaoticgood252]

hey man I appreciate your videos. I found your channel a couple days ago and theyre helpful keeping me distracted getting through some stuff

[@dimitar4y]

ROFL a compillation of the best things you've ever done. You go, Jebediah !

[@S0ulGh0st]

You could also simply call the "Clown Busters" or something like that to get rid of Sunny. Maybe selling rue picture woud work too.

[@bluepartyhat93]

Absolutely love your storytelling! New sub. ❤

[@lilwolv3rin3]

Finally, the Sims saga compendium we needed.

[@OG_McLovin]

50:56 Man, that hit me with a tidal wave of nostalgia. So many hours spent making and selling those stupid gnomes because it was crazy money. You didn't even have to work anymore, just making gnomes nonstop...