The Biology of Spore | Part I

[@Pinnaporaptor]

Spore is both super impressive while also being held together with toothpicks and glue. And I still can't bring myself to hate it.

[@CuriousArchive]

Same haha

[@cristhianmlr]

But I can. I was the odd one of my forum back in the day; back in the ZT and ZT2 days, we also talked ABOUT everything spec bio, and I particularly HATED this game. Why? It just never clicked with me, that's all, but my friends pushed me into it and from that I grew to actually despise it.

[@pale_profile7237]

@@CuriousArchive btws I made some spore videos

[@TheHortoman]

@@cristhianmlr yeah i dislike the cartoonishness but when you go out into space as a kid the radio waves and silence makes it so vast and sombre that you cant help but think about our very real galaxy. its good for kids imo, if theyre smart enough theyll see through how simple it is

[@TheCoffeybeans]

Who here played the Galactic Adventures expansion? It was so much fun

[@ImTerasHD]

Did not expect a spore playthrough here! Wonderfully relaxing yet intriguing! 🙏

[@ezza1449]

Yooo TerasHD

[@sporelover9945]

AYYY TERASHD

[@themyconidwitch]

and i did not expect to see you here!

[@theix1622]

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU HERE TOO

[@thedragonthatlovesskittles7132]

SPORE ASMR

[@The42Horsepower]

i dont think any other game has ever reached the level of pure uniqueness that spore had. im so sad that it seems to have faded into the background, but every now and again people seem to find interest in it.

[@paradoxicalocus3761]

Fun fact: if you spin the galaxy fast enough, the face of Will Wright (the ‘Creator’ of Spore) will appear

[@CharliMorganMusic]

There are a couple games like this right now. Maybe three, actually.

[@Jpeg.g]

@@CharliMorganMusic tf2 comes to mind

[@keulron2290]

Allow me to introduce you to Stellaris.

[@MagentaLizard]

Hope the game Thrive becomes what spore should've been

[@the_Googie]

This game WAS my life as a kid. I grew up in a small village in Germany. Me and my friends shared the same CD of Spore and I remember it barely running on our parents PCs. We made clubs based on our favorite creatures, drew comics and made weekend long sleepovers playing the Adventure add on. It was also the first time I made friends online, through the creature upload archive, where I would make gifts for other Spore players. Signs of its impact are still in my life to this day

[@mzamethodman7134]

Based, wholesome comment

[@wingedwolf94]

Man spore was so great. I'd die for a new game with a similar concept.

[@daddyleon]

Been hoping this for many years now!

[@sandmountainsam9287]

Ther is a game you might like called adapt

[@seantaggart7382]

There is some games out there but just never like this

[@bosniencommie1202]

Thrive is in development and is kindow simularish

[@mistakesregretsandimperfec7740]

Same. Maybe even a bigger, more complex and advanced version of it. (Adapt and Thrive are pretty cool, tho)

[@justusb.plorer8773]

I love this. This approach of focusing on real-world biology is the one I use when making my own spore creatures. I even go as far as creating entire biospheres for my planets (6 herbivores, 3 carnivores/omnivores) so I can make a scientifically accurate version of my planet in space stage.

[@thegaminghistorian1209]

I kinda ripped off Archive, my Omnivore is named Pluminus Sapiens (last iteration) meaning Feather Wise

[@vincentleonard3797]

I may have only played twice (one was on a public computer that barely got into the Creature stage, and the other was a straight-shot from Cell to Space on a borrowed laptop), but I still enjoyed what I experienced before losing access. Some convergent traits I noticed between the two species were an omnivorous diet (as is recommended), a tetrapodal step onto dry land before mutating their manipulator limbs (making them quadrapedal hexapods), and a distinct second mouth on their raised tails adept at singing, freeing up their original mouth to go all in on bite strength. If I regain access to Spore in the future (likely through a digital copy), I've got some ideas on how to shake up that concept.

[@alvaronavarro4895]

ARE YOU SERIOUS? DUDE YOU MADE MY DAY! This Game was what drove me to study biology

[@CuriousArchive]

Thank you!

[@kingghidorah8857]

Great! and there are people who say that video games are useless

[@quempire2656]

@@CuriousArchive how did you think of doing spore

[@alvaronavarro4895]

@@CuriousArchive Thank. YOU!

[@vreekyinsect16]

hell yeah spore was my first ever game

[@anauthorwhoknowsnothing.9536]

If you like Spore then I recommend keeping an eye on “Adapt”. It’s a spore-like indie game with more in depth features based on realistic speculative evolution.

[@natkatmac]

This is the first I've heard of Adapt and the initial glance is getting me hyped

[@Mr.Derp8finity]

"Thrive" is one that's also like spore, but it's still in very early access.

[@cometkeiko]

Is it available on steam? I would be like sad if it was.

[@Mr.Derp8finity]

@@cometkeiko It is and it's free

[@Mr.Derp8finity]

@@cometkeiko Idk if it's ONLY on steam but it is on steam.

[@Hegataro]

Unironically, Walking with Dinosaurs and Spore were the two things that drove me to be more interested in biology I'm a software dev now, but I still really like learning about animals and speculative evolution I really wasn't expecting a video on Spore, considering how "intelligent design"-y it gets

[@Crow0567]

Then again, Serina goes in a similar direction at times and it's still super interesting!

[@Yokoji_1227]

Walking with dinosaurs was the best

[@SanilJadhav711]

Doing exactly the same thing rn, pursuing BTech in CS and still love everything about biology, paleontology and geology I'm thinking of taking Datascience as major so that maybe I can still work in fields like these, out of the tech field ? Is that a possibility ?

[@aqilaiman9739]

@@Yokoji_1227 its from bbc show right?

[@Yokoji_1227]

@@aqilaiman9739 I can't remember

[@sivanlevi3867]

The motto of Spore is "How will you create the universe?" and I have been part of it for a long time. I think the game is awesome, and about the last thing I expected to end up on this channel. Thanks, CA!

[@DarkEdgeTV]

Oooh this was wonderfully unexpected! :D

[@facundodamiangomez1893]

Indeed! it's amazing!

[@bentb1500]

It's Dark!

[@xc809]

Another part of my childhood joins the fray!

[@sporelover9945]

AY IT’S DARKEDGETV YAY

[@sporelover9945]

btw I love spore

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how this series so far is closer to a let's play than it is a fiction documentary like so many other videos on this channel.

[@TheProtoInvasion]

How on Earth were you able to document spore seriously when most people use it to create civilisations of pears

[@TiagoH1710]

@calamity CRAB

[@grate9]

do not question the pear people

[@astick5249]

Praise the almighty fruit bowl

[@Leaf._the_foliage_man]

I can just imagine this reply section out of context and its hilarious, so I will add to it *OPEN YOUR EYES THE WORLD IS L O N G .*

[@bluesap7318]

I like chicken

[@rlowellm]

This is tangential learning at its finest. I’ve been watching this channel since the first upload and I’m impressed how far the archive has come.

[@mahari893]

I genuinely love this. When I was a kid, I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do a play through taking a realistic approach to spore, but alas, I was only 7.

[@dakotashroom5401]

Age shouldn't stand in the way of an active mind that wants to learn!

[@Graphomite]

@@dakotashroom5401 She wasn't being a defeatist about learning, she was simply saying that she was too young to have a sense of biology at her immediate disposal when playing Spore at 7 years old.

[@colbymarsh2074]

I’ve put a hundred or so hours on spore over the years and it still manages to capture my imagination unlike a lot of other games from it’s time.

[@xiao-ans]

I would love to see a second part, even if the creature isn't evolving anymore.👍

[@horse14t]

Same!

[@dakotashroom5401]

Seeing their interpretation of tribal and civilization stages would be quite entertaining. They have made similar videos before. They won't even have to show pictures. They can just show words.

[@gabriellittle2827]

Wish Granted

[@milky3494]

IMO the creature creator still holds up extremely well to this day. Plenty of features for the advanced creator but also simple enough for anyone to understand how it works in just a couple minutes. Been playing this game nearly religiously since 2012 and I'm still finding new ways to create something truly unique. It's also fun doing challenges to keep things fresh. Sometimes me and my friends get together and we'll pull out a random number generator and try to recreate pokemom corresponding with that number from memory, it's a lot of fun

[@confusedcryptid]

This is great, I recently got spore back on steam and its the only game I want to play. I love to make weird creepy creatures with the Cute and creepy DLC and its just a great game. I wish that EA didn't abandon spore.

[@somniumoflight276]

Same, dude - fortunately, I think some Spore fans out there have started trying to make games that at least give similar experiences, so we might get something like a better version of Spore in the future! I've seen a couple videos on the topic by DarkEdgeTV...

[@confusedcryptid]

I wonder if EA and Maxis came back to spore, what would be changed?

[@TheOneCalledSloth]

@@confusedcryptid A lot more DLC I'd imagine

[@pattonramming1988]

@@confusedcryptid even more lackluster quality and tons of content behind massive paywalls

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Exactly. Until they get rid of their greedy CEOs we should not push for a spore game from them.

[@anevilstripper6095]

Spore is fantastic! A game of my childhood that I still play today! I really enjoyed seeing the footage of real life examples of what you were evolving, seeing those microorganisms was fascinating and I never fail to learn something new, watching your content! I really hope for a new Spore some day!

[@miguelchanes6064]

Man seeing this vid brought a tear to my eye tbh. I remember when spore first came out and me and my dad were in the line at GameStop to get it! Can’t believe I was 7 when it came out. Even tho the original vision of spore never came to be, the game we got still instilled a love/passion to evolution, wildlife and speculative evolution in me :,)

[@bunnycat5552]

I'm glad to know others also made up how their creations function as a part of their ecosystem. It was my favourite part of playing Spore

[@theterminator546]

Spore is one of the most nostalgic games for me, and I’d love to see you make a second video on this covering the Tribal, Civilisation and Space stages.

[@zelenpixel]

spore is literally my absolute favorite game and this is a really interesting way to explore sciency real life topics through its mechanics

[@Bluerockpie]

There is a newer science based sporelike game called thrive. Currently the people working on it are developing the cellular part of the game, what's playable is pretty good!

[@johncaze757]

Really that's interesting and fun 😊

[@Bluerockpie]

@@johncaze757 yeah, I reccomend you check it out!

[@radudancoroian5169]

do they plan to make also a land stage or something similar, or are they going to stick to cells?

[@Bluerockpie]

@@radudancoroian5169 last I checked they plan to.

[@radudancoroian5169]

@@Bluerockpie I made a bit of research. It semes to me like one of those games that will never achive their complition due to being way to ambitious

[@daorignaldumbucket]

Man I love Spore. I used to not go past the tribal stage because I found the civilization stage so boring. When I finally bit the bullet and did the space stage, I was in love all over again

[@ayzekpie9432]

I recently passed a Spore with task to make the most reliable evolution. It turned out nice and science

[@ursidae97]

Very cool to approach the script like you're explaining lore when you're really explaining your own gameplay. Can't wait to see more

[@pabloruiz821]

Man loved this game...Would be cool if someone made some kind of spiritual sequel, being more realistic

[@dinoe.t.8079]

There is on in the works! It's called Adapt. It doesn't LOOk more realistic because it's an Indie, but it seam like they're improving the mechanics to be more realistic.

[@teaking9672]

you can check out elysian eclipse and thrive

[@liliqua1293]

I'm working on one myself. It will be realistic but will not be linear like Spore and aims to teach ecology and natural selection. There will be a deep story mode as well.

[@teaking9672]

@@liliqua1293 cool! what is it called? and do you have any pics of the game that you can show?

[@anothenblue2630]

No no no, don't have it be realistic, just have it be fun above all else. Let the player turn green sausages with fins into dinosaurs in a single generation and breakdance to befriend flying pears, just make the gameplay more engaging than a weird MMORPG thing that then devolves into endless repetition in space stage. I've always found Spore's final presentation to be far more charming, it just suffered greatly in gameplay department. I still find it fun, but it could have been more if they cut down the scale of the whole thing and released certain stages separately (Cell+Creature, Tribe+Civilization and finally Space, grouped according to gameplay type). As it is, the game tries being everything.

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Honestly I would love to see a detailed speculative evolution/story on the Curiosus Sapiens.

[@deepstonecostco]

SPORE!! I also dumped hours into this and it really inspired a lot of my love for world-building and speculative biology.

[@GreyishBobbi]

Not having played this since I was a child, I really forgot how charming the whole experience was. Thanks for sharing!

[@-insertnamehere-5503]

This man ain't stopping till he has given us all the awesome content we need.

[@pico1201]

I know it sounds silly but this video genuinely made me think of the vast history of life itself and made me emotional, you made a great video :3

[@babyboi3910]

I would pay good money to watch you do a full playthrough of this game, and explore more possibilities and new creatures, i was genuinely super invested in the story or curiousus and what would happen to them.

[@DoorWikipedia]

this type of video really should be done in thrive because of how detailed it is i mean when it's done it clearly is no where near done yet

[@Aozame]

You should do a video on the novels "Fragment" and "Pandemonium", now that I think about it, they've got some cool speculative creatures in them (especially if you think mantis shrimp aren't deadly ENOUGH already). I thought of that because I remember using the spore creature creator to replicate one of the creatures from the novel, just to see if I could, because the creators in Spore are still some of the best ever made.

[@ralei1497]

My favourite video on this channel yet

[@rooooly]

spore’s the reason i’m interested in speculative zoology, so thanks for this

[@noobsweatxvardhan4391]

I am 14 now and I never got to play these games and watch famous documentaries but thanks to these videos I can experience the thrill of biology that many people felt watching them. Thank you curious archive.

[@ItsWazzza]

Ayyyyyy let’s go, CA covering Spore! One of my favourite games I’ve ever played! Also, it would be cool to make a Birrin-like creature in this game, as I think it could definitely be done.

[@frostysharkboi]

Spore was a game that outgrew itself, mainly because of EA, but Maybye if someone else release Spore today, it would become much more than what was achieved back when Spore was rushed and released

[@skiniver5307]

No way, did you do a video on Spore, this game was the only thing I played for years, thank you so much.

[@tundra5105]

This was so cool! I’ve seen a lot of Spore videos but never one that tried to be realistic. I’d love to see what you’d do with other Spore creatures if you wanted to do another one of these

[@emilyslawson9753]

Spore is so underrated- thanks for making this :)

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

Something you could've considered was to retain the Lateral Spikes from Cell Stage, gradually moving them towards the Shoulders in Creature Stage & eventually these Spikes would become the Feather-Like Display Structures in the latter part of Creature Stage.

[@konradlorek3043]

I never thought of that Curious Archive can make a video of Spore. That's litteraly my main Steam game.

[@shapeswitch_mood7221]

This is the approach I take when I play Spore. What hit me is when you hesitated to remove the fin upon reaching land. Something I do and that I slowly remove over the generations. :) It's quite a fun way to play the early game! Sure I am slow, but it's fun-

[@PloverTechOfficial]

I Love this series of scientifically studying fictional biology. If I may suggest an idea, I was thinking that No Man’s Sky has some interesting biological diversity, it may not be handcrafted like subnautica, but it still may make for an interesting study.

[@rey1906]

What makes this a lot more fun to watch is not just the very interesting real life biology comparison but the gameplay which was very entertaining to watch and I really hope to see more videos like this in the future

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

I think it's really sad that Spore had so many internel Problems while being made. I wish it would have gone even more into realistic science.

[@dakotashroom5401]

Thrive is a game with a similar concept as Spore. It takes a more reasonable route. You play as a cell and you have to collect colors with really long names. There are videos of people playing it.

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

@@dakotashroom5401 I know it, the colours you mentioned are things like aminoacids XD. Sadly it's very earlie in it's Development and so very limited

[@Bacony_Cakes]

EA tried to kill it.

[@thatguywhoanimids]

@@Bacony_Cakes and partially succeeded sadly

[@rachelbockrath6276]

I LOVED Spore SO MUCH as a kid. I am pretty sure it is the game I have put the most hours into. Thanks for the nostalgia! Now I want to play it more again.

[@cinemationfilms4607]

YES!!! My favorite game of all time! Thank you so much for making this!!! You have no idea how much this video and this entire channel in general means to me, dude! ;D

[@SSADO-]

This is the game that made me love biology. It's always been my most wanted game to get since 2013 and im finally getting it in a week or 2. It's awesome to see this video

[@Unorite]

Fun Fact: The galaxy you play on in spore is actually the Milky Way because you can actually find Earth!

[@veikkakarvonen831]

:O

[@Aozame]

@@veikkakarvonen831 also there's an achievement for blowing up the Earth, iirc

[@veikkakarvonen831]

@@Aozame gonna get that achievement irl 😈

[@modables]

How

[@BorisEdiacarov-ui8sk]

This is something I didn't know I needed before now

[@toybonnieglitch1337]

You are the best KZbinr Thank you, this game is one of my favorites!

[@eneskaracar4334]

I'm waiting for spore again with a different evolutionary history (best spore video I've ever watched in my life) :D

[@kanchomerocks12]

I love this game. When it first came out, I couldn't stop playing. Imagine my shock when I found out that many people dislike it! I remember one time when I decided to remove my creature's first set of hands and replace them with mouths, turning the arms into necks

[@avocado1714]

This was not expected. I mean, I was expecting to not expect something, but I was NOT expecting this

[@radudancoroian5169]

I am an artist. All I want is one day to get into the gaming industry and together with a small team of devs to make a spore like game but more complex and up to modern standard .

[@Vultus873]

I hope you succeed!

[@creepywaffles4783]

I wish a remake would come out. Just feel like it was ahead of it’s time in a way with how complicated and beautiful the concepts are. Just imagining it with today’s technology in mind would be amazing! I have a copy of it for the ds I haven’t played yet. I’m thinking I might sometime soon.

[@badmusicproducer_offical]

i really vvant another spore game vvith a fish phase

[@lukasthelen1297]

Spore is still awesome. I wish it would be possible to put in more diversity within species or technologies to make it more colourful. Or a teck-tree and crafting-systems.

[@m.ubaidaadam]

i dont know why but i was smiling constantly as you described the evolutionary path of our little creature! man i loved spore its such a fun game

[@adriaen3538]

Happy to see you doing a video 'bout spore!

[@lukasart3951]

Spore slaps. Some video games are pure art. It will always have a special place in my heart.

[@TheCaxa]

It was Spore that showed me what speculative biology is

[@dpeterson5630]

I haven't even started the video yet but I have to say how absolutely DELIGHTED I was to see this video pop up in my feed. I put thousands of hours over many years into Spore and it holds a special place in my heart. Can't wait to see how you cover this wonderful, janky game

[@gollymimus5261]

Haha this is awesomely nostalgic, it's crazy how this game still lives! Also there's a game called Thrive that is currently in kind of an early development and available to play, I think you may be interested in that too!

[@ivanpermanaputra4749]

I was a student 17 years ago and enjoyed playing this game every night during my college days. Today, I am an assistant professor of biology at my university, and I encourage my students to play Spore :)

[@Dynvali]

19:03 You might be interested in the game "Thrive". While it's still really early in development and not expected to be completed for a long long time, it seems like an interesting take on a more scientifically-accurate Spore and definitely one to keep an eye on IMO.

[@roseae2202]

As someone who’s made spore content, and have a heavy love for the game, you covering it is such a treat. Love your stuff dude! ^^

[@Norwyn]

There are a few games that might have the potential to become worthy successors of Spore: I think Elysian Eclipse, Adapt and The Sappling might be the ones. Thrive is also interesting.

[@LupusArtZ]

indeed one of the best Spore gameplay I ever seen, I love this channel and it's content

[@konradlorek3043]

I'm waiting for Thrive next :D

[@wilhelmeniabilliedoherty5917]

This is the kind of content I live for, thank you

[@PrimeTimeHooligans]

I love spore!! Great game to cover and great content in general 👍 I love your work

[@TheGoldenDragonDev]

this is probably the best spore lets play I have ever watched

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

I think the mircoscopic cells are actually multicellular and not a single cell because they have mandibles and mandibles are only in multicellular organisms

[@bentb1500]

I love Spore so much. Still playing it to this day.

[@Violet_iris]

I love spore, I love curios archive I love this and haven’t seen this video yet

[@cachalotreal]

Other people: just plays the game Curious archive: biologically narrates the gameplay

[@mr.watson3237]

Im a simple guy. I see Spore, I click.

[@WordofSil]

Thank you for the video dedicated to my childhood, and to a game with more potential for greatness than most, yet a failed one.

[@marclytle644]

Enjoyed this game years ago. Had lots of fun playing it, never beat it. Sadly I have lost so many creatures that I made, some good, some bad. I liked building Starships as well. I made one that looked like a whale, that one actually I think is still in the online files.

[@Jell_DoesStuff]

Yooo I also made a whale-like ship

[@benjamindebo9283]

A video I didn't think the archive would cover, and didn't know I needed. Love it

[@svenandersen]

I would like to see how technology evolved with this kind of creature

[@weegeebeast]

This is by far my favorite way to play, tbh. It really tests your creativity when you’re limited to just gradual or subtle changes!

[@KingCruz456]

Spore: babies first spec evo. I absolutely loved playing this game spent waaaayyyyy too many hours creating those abominations

[@Leto85]

I have countless of let's plays about this game, but your scientific approach gives it an even more exciting vibe.

[@CarlytheWolf23]

Yes, I'm nearing the end of the game for the first time now. I had wanted the game for years and got a physical copy, but I found out about the issues the physical copies can have to prevent piracy, so I bought off steam, only to find out I can't even login due to EA doing stuff lmfao But yeah I've always loved it and always thought I would only like the creature stage. But surprisingly I actually really like all the stages. I wish a sequel could be made or a reimagined game by someone else.

[@StarNeverDoes]

Spore was among one of the first games I've ever played. I played it when I was around 4 years old, and I still enjoy it quite a lot to this day. It has basically infinite possibilities, and every time you think you've done everything you discover a new kind of feature of the game. In my opinion, Spore was and still is the best game to come out of the hands of EA.

[@dionettaeon]

I was 11 by the time Spore came out, but I feel like I grew up on this game; the Creature Creator at least, initially. So many hours, countless creatures, what a blissful time that was. Heck, I still have the game guide book, albeit a bit tattered. A real shame that it's been left on community life-support.

[@alexb859]

Awesome video!!! Also there are species that do get along to the point to interact with eachother, for example Humans and Dogs love eachother, playing with eachother, and even sleeping with eachother in the same bed, for example me and my Cavapoo Charlie sleep in the same bed :) another species that get along with eachother are Hippos and Tick Birds, Tick Birds eat pests off Hippos like Ticks, Mosquitoes, Wasps, Nats, ETC, and Hippos let Tick Birds hang out on their backs :)

[@arjunh0725]

B I R R I N

[@shieldplus]

spec evo carcinization

[@rarewhiteryano]

This should be a series. Different worlds, different creatures.

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[@shillnar]

How dare you sir teaching me biology using my gaming addiction!. I may give you a sub.

[@racer927]

The thing I like about Spore is the content people make. The creative minds that write up additional background fluff and inject their own imagination into their species brings a charm of its own. One of my favorites was "Luminar" who had a collaborative galaxy called "Luros-B" between them, Uroboros, and RacieB who all designed unique civilizations and creatures with backstories not depicted in gameplay but shows that the creativity can go beyond the in-game editors and gameplay.

[@EvilBandeez]

We need a part 2 of this, I whould love to see this playthrough complete.