SimEarth: Tragedy of the Bird People - An LGR Review

[@AngelSonevski]

Damn we need a modern version of this game.

[@huivnthecaitiff1098]

How can you have DLC without a package deal that makes it cheaper? That's monstrous!

[@deektedrgg]

Oh man, I thought Spore was going to be a fancy new reboot of SimEarth. I was so wrong.

[@Sharpstoned]

i think you could kind of call spore a modern successor.

[@alexmulkerrin655]

Agreed, Spore didn't go into nearly as much simulation of the geological ages of a planet :/ SimEarth is really quite engaging but held back so much by the technology of the time. I would love to see an open source development building upon the simulation in the game. Even a port to modern resolutions would be nice...

[@austinfehrer6574]

Angel Sonevski Dwarf Fortress...

[@Darkteen75]

I would love a modern version of this game. It seems so interesting.

[@thecatherd]

If that's how you're playing the game, then you're missing the point. Maxis described it as a software toy, meaning that "winning" is an abstract concept with SimEarth, it's more about the journey than the destination.

[@Leyvin]

+Fixed Fun • Then you haven't won anything, you're merely watched the game play itself. Even still while you can reach the preface then skip to the final chapter in a book to "Win" said book, that isn't the point in reading it in the first place and you miss out on all the context in-between that makes it entertaining and interesting to begin with. I've often had this argument with friends in the industry about approaches to developing Video Game narratives... where I'm often told "Story is merely window dressing for the Gameplay and Mechanics that they've not seen before or like in other games. Engagement comes from giving them 'Cool' set-piece moments." Yet personally, I argue that the ending or even "Win Scenario" is completely unimportant. Instead what matters is the Journey in-between. This is why pacing and weaving mechanics into the story that you're telling is important to the audience ... it's what keeps them coming back for more. As *that* is what engages them. If all people really cared about was Gameplay, then Arcade Games would still be the biggest sellers. Yet they're not; and you see this clear as day in the Sales of titles that begin to Omit Single Player or don't provide players with this interesting Start-to-Finish Narrative that they can then retell at the 'Water Cooler' (as it were). We all know how a story starts and ends... what we don't know is how the fuck things led to it. That's where entertainment is, leaning on peoples abilities to discover and be amazed when things aren't predictable. It's the "WTF" Moments, and it's why Video Games are such a dominant media over traditional static media; as while that'll be entertaining the first time you watch it - it's never going to surprise you.

[@Leyvin]

***** • It could've been a platform limitation... have you tried to play the DOS version? It's still not *fast paced* or strictly as direct influence as Sim City, but having life survive isn't always a guarantee. Personally as a teen I liked the concept of Sim Earth more than the actual game. While my brothers essentially enjoyed it because they played it like they would Sim City - so build up a Civilisation then just throw every disaster at them to see how it all falls apart. So in a way for them it was like getting to the "Fun" bit of Sim City without the tedious city building that was like playing Jenga on a boat. Honestly I didn't really enjoy Maxis games until Sim Ant and Tower. Tower remains one of my favourite to this day... Sim City 2000 certainly improved on the original, and was much more hands on - but then with 3000 and 4 they started to abstract it again; and eh lost interest. I'd say this game certainly isn't for everyone, but I think modern interpretations of it (like ECO, where you craft an Ecosystem to see how it evolves and the effects of change... but it's still in early access) are awesomely interesting - although less of a game and more of an interactive "what if..." experiment. Sim Earth sorta was like that too, where you got more out of it via being more involved with it.

[@gadkinson]

Try the game "Species" or the Universim

[@hoboindachick]

Ro Ad spore is to sim earth as SimCity (the newest) is to cities skylines

[@joewalsh1159]

“Dinosaurs are now sentient.” That is simultaneously the coolest and most terrifying line of text I’ve seen in a computer game.

[@doomslayer163]

I know, right? It is both fascinating and terrifying..."My God, Man...The T-Rex has become self-aware!! Kill it, kill it with fire!!" Lol 😆

[@MonographicSingleheaded]

Look at birds, they kinda are tbh, tho not enouh to make culture

[@MonographicSingleheaded]

Doom Slayer more like “t rex is a presidential candidate now, accept equality losers”

[@diebesgrab]

That was what I always shot for when I was a toddler playing it back in the early nineties, because dinosaurs are awesome and deserved their shot.

[@robinchesterfield42]

@@diebesgrab And I always made it a point to NOT kill them off once something else started making cities, so that we'd end up with an Information Age world that still had dinos around. Because I could! The game tells you to maybe wipe them out on purpose so your mammals can thrive, but...I never needed to. :) Dino jungles next to airports. No problem.

[@welcometothegame3061]

The face on that planet in the gaia window was freakin terrifying... It has seen things.

[@maricampari3970]

The best part of that window is you can poke the planet's face. Poking it's eye is funny.

[@welcometothegame3061]

That sound absolutely terrifying lol

[@wageboy]

It seemed quite horrified by everything he was doing.

[@ezydenias8505]

when I played, gaia was only pleased directly after an civilization had seased to exist. So I always shut down that window and told it to go to hell. Yes this game tells us that gaia is a Relish creature, I mean it's core is basically hell so no wonder it hates civilized live which eventually will even eat non sentient meat from a laboratory and never dies! Gaia want's to consume all their soles and more!. Wait what was the lesson we actually should have learned from that?

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Demonic voice: ....STOP THAT! >:O

[@erickliban2]

It has been a difficult mating season for Birdperson.

[@LGR]

Then it's time to get your beak wet _tonight, playa!_

[@dasstu]

the implications of that sentence are terrifying.

[@zickeli7]

yabba dabba doo...

[@XeCuTioNR]

RESPEK

[@Portalmaster312]

Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!

[@tefras14]

Your story is eerily similar with some bird people i was observing in Stellaris. I found them in the iron age and they advanced all the way until the atomic age. Then someone repeatedly rammed his head against the shitstorm button and they nuked themselves leaving a barren planet behind

[@LGR]

Bird people and nukes just don't mix.

[@tefras14]

Indeed

[@GigglebunsUV]

Maybe a planet of sentient roaches.

[@Elyseon]

Those are some nasty droppings.

[@mogyesz9]

Its almost like both stories are crowbared insertions of late cold war US ideology into a scifi setting.

[@GrandCorsair]

I dedicated this comment to the memory of the proud bird people of Nukem. All I can say is...the planet lived up to it's name. RIP

[@lsg2432]

In my local native dayak located in borneo kalimantan indonesia , birds man are real and exist but they are mysterious, protecting forest and local people .mastered black magic like controling flying mandau(like machete) and targeting their enemies by cutting their head .

[@kingofjs]

I love how during this entire thing the earth is literally begging you to stop

[@KottabosGames]

aw I loved this game so much when I was a kid, so many civilizations rose and then subsequently burned under my guidance. ah good times

[@TacticalAnt420]

I just discovered this game, it’s the first thing I did.

[@brianhill7905]

Same here. This is easily one of my favorite games

[@cainjad9434]

I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any help you can offer me

[@camdyndash6000]

@Cain Jad instablaster ;)

[@JimPlaysGames]

I'm curious about how much of the story of the bird people was emergent and how much was shaped by your actions. Oddly I find this game most fascinating when I do very little and just watch what evolves. If this game was remade today I think it could be amazing to see where they could take it.

[@LGR]

It's hard to separate the two. Things happen in the game because of the things you do, but you don't control them directly. All you do is influence them by changing the environment!

[@dubbleawesome3982]

I'd love to see this remade today but, well.. Spore...

[@tbirddddd]

I thought you could only have one sentient lifeform. It's been a long time since I played this gem.

[@WarthogRacer]

+Dubble Awesome Maybe we will see such things in Spore 2000. It could happen, Spore did manage to sell quite a few copies.

[@chaosgamer1692]

this was actually pretty good maybe you should make it in to a mini series

[@hteekay]

It's soothing to hear you narrates, you're like Morgan Freeman but geekier and nerdier

[@weyen1602]

Gordon Freeman?

[@ZanathKariashi]

10:16 minutes of silence and a guy occasionally popping up to glare at you.

[@Yusuke_Denton]

Gordon Frohman?

[@titusmccarthy]

Frodo Freeman

[@noor-rx1ij]

It's like if Morgan Freeman and Duke Nukem had a child

[@warrenburger9907]

Birds.. birds never changes.

[@StevetendoMii]

Birds has changed. It's no longer about flying, pecking or egg-laying. It's an endless series of nuclear battles, fought by planes and machines. Birds, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled machine. Birds has changed. ID tagged birds carry ID tagged weapons, use ID tagged gear. Nanomachines inside their bodies enhance and regulate their abilities. Genetic control. Information control. Emotion control. Battlefield control. Everything is monitered, and kept under control. Birds has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of birds. All in the name of averting catastrophe from weapons of mass destruction. And he who controls the birds, controls history. Birds has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, birds... becomes routine.

[@StevetendoMii]

It's actually a Metal Gear reference. Here's the original quote from MGS 4: www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/926596-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/trivia

[@StevetendoMii]

Yeah. I know. I think I misinterpreted your comment. My bad...

[@mangar49]

gotta love thomas the tank engine thomas...thomas never changes

[@YukaTakeuchiFan]

'Least they're not chocobos. Wark. Wark never changes.

[@WarthogRacer]

The planets in Spore should've been this deep!

[@blshouse]

Anything in Spore should have been deep.

[@DijaVlogsGames]

I don't want the dick creatures people created too deeply.

[@WarthogRacer]

I'm reminded that Maxis released a program, before Spore released, that illustrated Spore's terraforming gameplay. It played very similar to SimEarth and it looked similar too.

[@pilouuuu]

The planets in No Man's Sky should've been as this as the ones in Spore.

[@dogiz6952]

Spore was deeper than No Man's Sky at least.

[@5559247]

So bird people enjoyed a mad max world of nuclear powered aircraft. They need to make that game.

[@ivanmegafanboy1981]

Hell yes.

[@Redem10]

I want to see more Sim Earth stories

[@UtopiaBasti]

Dwarf Fortress ;D

[@riseuplight]

Yeah tell us another story

[@yuripantyhose4973]

@@UtopiaBasti Yeah I was thinking the same thing ^^ Doing a DF game now, building the Dwarf Fortress like huge underground cavern with huge populated pillars and balconies going ever deep down into the earth. Working on a magma fountain now for increased fun.

[@truthbydesign5146]

How about Rimworld?

[@pangetpampam8272]

i watched some thing like this (documentary type story/ narrative) but played with spore about a species who devoted thier lives to live as pacifists.

[@robcohen7678]

Played this a lot as a kid, many civilizations rose and fell. For some reason I remember it usually being sentient dolphins.

[@timetochronicle]

Sometimes, I wish SimEarth was remade with modern graphics and technology. SimEarth was fairly advanced for the time it was made. Imagine if it was made now: you could literally model a planet and see it in-depth. Spore would have been clsoe to it, but Spore became more of a No Man's Sky prototype. SimEarth, this is where its at.

[@dangerousish7837]

Spore is really nothing at all like No Man's Sky except for the procedural generation, and I've played both for hours.

[@fadzilnoir]

"They detested the dinosaurs so much they wanted them to remain buried" I died at this hahahahaha

[@gideonmele1556]

So did the dinosaurs

[@fadzilnoir]

@@gideonmele1556 Bruhhhhhh

[@CamTroid]

Nuking the largest bird city in the world? In Bird Culture, this is considered a "Dick Move"

[@matthewbohlken6268]

I personally think it's more of the equivalent of flipping the bird.

[@deathwings51]

You mean a Duck Move

[@WinVisten]

B-but ducks are the only birds that have dicks

[@changoelchango]

"Beak move"

[@Synasonic]

man all these people not getting the reference XD

[@TheDanielConsole]

This is hands down my favorite video of yours

[@LGR]

Thank you!

[@sebadcabre]

Why can't modern games be this complex? It would be awesome, just imagine a Sim Earth with a 2016 modern UI in a 1080p screen.

[@neamhdhlisteanach6720]

fucking amazing

[@joelang6126]

Too many stupid people these days

[@SSCrow]

Oh man, I loved SimEarth when I was a kid. I really wish they would make a sequel that had all the complexity of SimEarth but with a 3d planet. Though I doubt Maxis will ever make anything that deep or intellectual again. Maybe if Maxis can figure out how to add parties and socializing to it /s

[@AndiVicio]

I guess we ca always hope that a indie team will pick the idea up and make a spiritual successor of Sim Earth

[@galaxymaster]

EA closedMaxis. It's no longer there

[@Yusuke_Denton]

I have some bad news for you.

[@chewchewtrain]

You would have to pay 20 bucks for the game then pay 10 more for each stage of evolution.

[@manictiger]

EA, devourer of worlds. Where's Silver Surfer when you need him?

[@PercyPumpkinheart]

See, I think Maxis should have opted for incremental improvements. SimCity -> SimState -> SimCountry -> SimContinent -> THEN SimEarth.

[@Roxor128]

And then SimSolarSystem, SimGalaxy and SimUniverse, the latter of which would let you pick the laws of physics when starting a new game.

[@manospondylus]

Percy and Taft "Today we take SimCity, tomorrow SimEarth!"

[@dylan__dog]

@@Roxor128 accidentally hit the + next to gravity and suddenly the moon starts to look bigger and bigger and bigger

[@Roxor128]

​@@dylan__dog Change the - sign in the space-time metric to a + and get Greg Egan's _Orthogonal_ trilogy.

[@jmvsic]

@LGR - I realize I am commenting on a two year old video, but I have to say that was probably the single best script writing I've ever heard on KZbin. The way you took what is portrayed in the game as a slightly academic endeavor and created an engaging, funny, and thoughtful story which was not only entertaining, but prescient as well is a real testimony to your talent as a writer. It was the most imaginative and relatable way to review a game as complex as SimEarth. If I hadn't just lost my job a few weeks ago, I would be signing up on your Patreon page right this moment because I can tell this is your passion and I can respect the kind of creativity and dedication which that requires. Also, your review of the American Girl game made me laugh harder than I have in quite a few weeks... and I really needed it. Thank you. Keep up the excellent work.

[@kevnar]

I have this on Super Nintendo. I never got past the bacteria stage.

[@AndiVicio]

I usually dont get past starfish stage without intervention, the first crabs simply go extinct after a while :(

[@bryguysays2948]

kevnar I have the "original" game on the SNES. Played it the other day in fact.

[@piklan89]

kevnar rip

[@piklan89]

Cal Garian also rip

[@Bloodgaze]

Anderson Souza I wish getting rid of crabs was that easy.

[@leovigild_]

I do hope that one day a savior will come to our people. A savior that will provide us with a modern world simulator game that is this deep. A savior that will show to the world the value of games that have this level of simulation. A savior that can bring us countless hours of entertainment. I don't exactly have much hope that such a savior will ever exist... but maybe it is worth believing in. Also: rip in peace Birdperson.

[@loran1212]

Ignore the game element, and take a look at dwarf fortress' world generation. It is perfect for these kinds of stories. It simulates a fantasy world for thousands of years, down to every single individual that ever lived in the world. My favourite story that I discovered in a generated world, was one where a devil had reached the surface of the earth, and pretended to be a human. He then went to a city, and used his political skills to manipulate himself into becoming the king in a former republic. He then sat as a king for a thousand years.

[@alexmulkerrin655]

Maxis released the sourcecode to the original SimCity but not for SimEarth :( Such a pity, this game is so in need of a worthy sequel

[@ztmackin]

Alexander Mulkerrin Can someone get the sorcecode from the game?

[@alexmulkerrin655]

ztmackin: Uncertain whether the source code still even exists what with Maxis no longer being a company :( Could be possible to reverse engineer from the binary code... Not that I know anything about doing disassembly of compiled code, would be eternally grateful to anyone who was though :P

[@alexmulkerrin655]

Robo9400 Yeah... :/

[@SilverKittiz]

I'd watch an LGRPlays of this.

[@seanmullins6890]

me 3

[@Zel3billion]

Veronika Wolfvalley Me 4

[@metrohunter-qy4fz]

Me 5

[@SaiScribbles]

I had this game as a wee lass on the SNES. I don't think I ever was aware it was based on the Gaia theory. And I don't think I REALLY knew how to play it effectively. But one time I used the monolith to evolve an animal other than humans and I found it amazing. I really wish we'd get a modern version someday.

[@pinky_pepper]

i love simearth to death. while other titles like simcity always boasted of their (nonexistent, biased) realism, simearth set out to truly be a simulation. not trying to throw shade on simcity, but simearth was refreshing, as like a real scientifc simulation, it had a model that could be modified, recognized its flaws as a model, and centered itself around a hypothesis, the gaia hypothesis (demonstrating it while not endorsing it 100%) ig my love for simearth is ideologically grounded: i really like the educational, simulation aspect over the game aspect. reading the manual is like geekass heaven lol there's really no games out there like these edutainment maxis games. they were so ambitious! like simearth is literally a full-blown earth simulator that i've never ever seen before. despite all the 90s jank, to me, it remains the best entry in the simulation/edutainment genre on the grounds considering how innovative it is as simulation

[@colinr0380]

RIP to James Lovelock, who passed away on 26th July 2022, on his 103rd birthday

[@sunofslavia]

Wow, this really deserves a remake.

[@JaRyCu]

This might be my favorite game review ever. I remember getting this game as a Christmas present in 1991 when I was 13. OMG the nostalgia this morning while I drink my coffee. :)

[@myuphrid]

Turns out the reason the Bird People found the post-nuclear apocalypse "heavenly" is because they were both fans of Fallout and hardcore LARPers.

[@SenseiPong]

My God, LGR. The nostalgia hit me on this one... you forced me to boot up this oldie. In my game, I interjected and gave Carniferns sentience. I would like to imagine it's as terrifying and cool as it sounds.

[@corsaircarl9582]

Right in the feels Clint, how dare you squanching remind me about Bird Person.

[@jzfgo]

#SquanchesOutForBirdPerson #FuckTammy

[@LeftBrainRightBrainYouTube]

We can truly learn from the war of the Bird People and Dinosaurs

[@Potpan0]

You think that was bad? Wait until you hear about the Gear Wars...

[@unevenprankster]

Never forget Rick's best friend.

[@N3KN1L]

#FreeRICK #IToldYouWeddingsWereStupid

[@bulletbutter]

My god man, the story you told! Makes you think if things like that actually happen on other planets. Maybe life does flourish on other worldly planets, civilization takes off, and the inhabitants end up destroying it in such a way that it ruins the planet.....millions of years later, the process repeats.

[@jabelsjabels]

we can all learn something from the bird people

[@oz_jones]

Wubba lubba dub dub.

[@chileanguyfleegman]

Yeah, nuke first and hard before the others can react.

[@Fightingbadgers]

OMG I was so hyper engaged in the bird story! I would love more stories like this :)

[@Lomaxxx53]

If this were a D&D session, you would be an awesome Dungeon Master.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

One of the best games EVER!! Goddamn dude I used to fail so hard at this as a kid and I had little to no understanding about how to run a planet without it getting burned up in the sun...But I figured things out eventually. This game was like a very niche and nerdy obsession of mine back then, and I would have my dad help me out with the basics of how to take care of the atmosphere and whatnot, and so we could make it all the way to the Exodus and watch our civilization's cities take off into space. Good times!

[@GhostSilk]

Planet Nukem: It's like Fallout with Bird-people - except everyone died at the end.

[@gabrielcasanovavideorecord9130]

thank you for this review, I'm starting a collection of DOS games and get inspired by you, my first acquisition was the SimCity 2000

[@lightsier]

This video has been a PREMIUM EXPERIENCE!

[@pfefferfilm]

I loved that game! I would adore a modern version... I remember the brick-sided (DOS-version) manual and read the whole thing wow I was a geek

[@magnus87]

SimEarth better and complex than No Man Sky XD

[@CaspisSinclair27]

It was inevitable.

[@rezanon3971]

*long, painful sigh*

[@WhiteRhinoPSO]

I personally can't wait until "X is better than No Man's Sky" stops being the popular meme. As jokes go, it's definitely low-hanging fruit and it's already getting tired.

[@Masonicon]

it's Spore prequel

[@omailiaeverett6132]

magnus87 no man's sky sorry I don't play garbage spewd fourth from a skunks ass

nice touch always keeping the Gaia Window open, watching her constantly switching between angry and frightened

[@ProtoMario]

So this is basically Chrono Trigger.

[@underdog1252]

I didn't know ProtoMario watched LGR.

[@grimwolf5948]

But proto!!!!! This isnt pokemon!

[@eliaspreler7365]

Greetings from austria pal! I just wanted to say thank you for all the efford and pride you're putting in your work! your videos are the absolute highlight in my week!

[@RhinoBlindado]

Damn this needs a remake ASAP! Totally would buy

[@wrmusic8736]

This review reminded me of a gaming mag we had here about 20 years ago. It didn't have a single "game review" that discussed the game's bits and pieces like we are used to, but instead each article was a story made of how writers were playing, exploiting or breaking the game. Needless to say it was a lot more entertaining to read than competition and did help me learn of many good games of the time.

[@KenW66]

I remember this one, I had the intelligent plant life that evolved into plant people who fizzled out due to lack of fossil fuels because they were fossil fuel.

[@WinVisten]

R.I.P, Bird People. 2016-2016

[@salokin3087]

Never forget, never forget...

[@TheSchmuck2]

that was great. I love storytime. You should do more of this kind of thing.

[@TONZAMUSIC]

WE NEED SIMEARTH 2!!!

[@bernardlemay8563]

That was very entertaining! Great storytelling skills. Loved the part where "speeches were squawked".

[@mariecarie1]

LGR: "The bird-people only used clean energy, like wind and solar." Angry Earth: "This pollution is bad."

[@BlueBD]

WEll there are other ways of causing pollution. And the planet looked 80 percent water so it could have been a shit ton of waste.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Well making wind turbines creates a shit-ton of CO2, so if you believe man-made climate change is real, then you're screwed either way. ^^

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@RandomNameLastName811 You can't stop climate change. The climate has always been changing. You can't stop end-timers. You can't stop doomsday cults. They'll always keep emerging even during good times.

[@lobsterbark]

@@abloogywoogywoo Never thought I'd see anti-vaxers and flat earthers in the LGR comment section, lol.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@lobsterbark Well, think again. We're not talking about anti-booster-shooters or flat earths. lol.

[@thewoodiworld2086]

I can't express how much I love your videos. Keep it up!

[@horse14t]

Imagine what this game would look like with today's technology! It would look freaking awesome!

[@456ironmaiden]

Haha, watching your videos always makes my day better no matter how bad I'm feeling

[@Untrustedlife]

Fallout: *Avian Edition*

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

I missed out on the other Sim games besides The Sims and SimPark, but the older games like this look really cool! I'm also really interested in SimAnt.

[@alicesavage69420]

Ah, the SNES version of this was the first video game I ever played.

[@hotelmario510]

Fun fact: As of this writing James Lovelock is still alive - he's 101 years old, 102 this July! Tom Scott recently did a video interviewing him because he accidentally invented the microwave. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKXHmn6KiMl4b7s

[@Bauhauskiddo]

I loved this game and SimLife when I was a kid. Trying to evolve bizarre creatures in SimLife was fun, and my love for these games is why I was so incredibly disappointed with Spore. I'd like to try out No Man's Sky though, I've heard it described as "Minecraft in space" and more like a software toy than a game, which sounds quite nice tbh.

[@perpetualsystems]

well, it's NOT like Minecraft.

[@perpetualsystems]

the only aspect from Minecraft No Man's Sky has is exploration. Aside from this, it's totally different from Minecraft.

[@dubbleawesome3982]

It's like minecraft but without the crafting. So just mine.

[@perpetualsystems]

oh well, he deleted his comment.

[@saigokun]

Great clip Clint. The moment you mentioned the Bird people I was remined of 'Hawk' from Buck Rogers' ill-fated second season.

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Dang, dude, the Bird people deserve their own game

[@thej3799]

One day my dad brings home a pirated version of this game including the manual that had been xeroxed. I remember reading the Gaia theory paragraph and everything. That brings back some memories. When in doubt blow it up. I ended up bombarding the planet with a bunch of ice comets to start things off.

[@SadoMessiahLP]

A moment of silence for Birdperson....

[@GruntUltra]

I never paid much attention to any Sim game after SimCity. Your game & narration makes me want to try it now! -Subscribed.

[@bobsaggat]

This is what i thought spore was going to be

[@Osprey850]

My parents bought me this on the day that I got my braces in 1990 to make me feel better and take my mind off of my aching teeth and raw gums. Unfortunately, my excitement over it wore off faster than my mouth pain did and I don't really have any pleasant memories of it. I remember being disappointed that it was more of an education tool than a game. In fact, I wonder if it cost twice as much as games normally did in 1990 because they were really marketing it to schools. At least they were up front that it was more of a tool than a game, but I don't think that I aware of that at the time and I expected more of a game like SimCity. For 1990, it was pretty impressive, though, just not a whole lot of "fun," at least not in my case, since I guess that I didn't have enough imagination to come up with the Tragedy of the Bird People.

[@pepesilvia8033]

Too soon man, we need to mourn him for atleast 20 more years

[@TimeBunny]

I've been kinda rubbish at keeping up with your video so I'm currently playing catch up. Good stuff, love watching stuff like this.

[@iandavidwolfe]

Great vid Clint. Also, when did the hot button icons like the two you put at the end of the video start working with mobile devices? That's really nice. I watched the Sim Copter vid because of that.

[@LGR]

They added them as a beta feature a week ago!

[@iandavidwolfe]

Awesome! Glad you're taking advantage of it.

[@minecrafttroller1000]

+Lazy Game Reviews what are good computers for this

[@heidirichter]

I had completely forgot about this game, I didn't have it back in the day, but just the name had me wanting it. Thank you very much my good man, this appeals to me on many levels, and you did a fantastic job of showing it off. I'd buy a modern version of this without hesitation.

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

Did you ever hear of the tragedy of the Bird People?

[@warmgoodrob5611]

Dislike cuz Star Wars prequel reference (jk)

[@imlegos2153]

I thought not. It's not a story the dinosaurs would tell you.

[@lsg2432]

In my local native dayak located in borneo kalimantan indonesia , birds man are real and exist but they are mysterious, protecting forest and local people .mastered black magic like controling flying mandau(like machete) and targeting their enemies by cutting their head .

[@angelodira6193]

I've watched this at least a dozen times. I find this just...... intriguing.

[@legionofdoom2009]

Doesn't have any of that echo-filled music of the SNES version. :(

[@amshermansen]

RIP :(

[@BabusGameRoom]

Telling the story of Planet Nukem was an amazing idea. I love it. Excellent idea, excellent video, excellent review!

[@bronwynecg]

I remember buying this when it came out not realizing it was for *WINDOWS* PC’s. I was a hardcore Mac user and had no real idea Windows even existed. So when it said PC compatible I thought I was good, after all my Mac *was* a personal computer 😂 God I was dumb. I think my Dad still has it somewhere.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

Nowadays you could probably play it on Mac using DOSBox or something.

[@bronwynecg]

@@IsmailofeRegime Oh yeah, I've long since figured it out XD It's not as good as I thought it would be :P

[@preciouswes1289]

Excellent work on this one Clint. Very much enjoyed the tale of the bird people, great imagination! :D Keep it up man.

[@MultiLelde]

Honestly this story makes me want to play this game right now. Time to check GOG.

[@RussellTeapot]

oh, I recommend you to check it out. I played it "back in the days" and is fascinating, if you like this sort of things

[@ianoliver12]

(cough) abandonware (cough)

[@alexmulkerrin655]

It's not on GoG :(

[@negative1up]

When you talked about the Bird People only using clean energy, I was expecting a poor Aesop. Instead, I got a rather reasonable explanation followed by hilarious and equally reasonable explanation. I applaud you Sir LGR.

[@jimjolley]

"The first atomic bombs fell on the largest bird-city in the world" In bird culture this is considered a dick move.

[@DarianCohen]

I remember I got a mail order of the Windows port on CD when I was in Elementary school, along with Sim Theme Park, SimAnt and SimCity 2000 Special Edition. I loved this game.

[@realicwiener]

I had no idea you were into Rick and Morty

[@Absquatula]

R&M is such a great show, you'll find fans everywhere. =]

[@Lach90]

Everyone likes Rick and Morty.

[@tankmaverick99]

I don't lol. I just don't get it. I watched the entire first season and it was just meh. Not really worth my time really

[@Absquatula]

+Transcendent Games That's why I said what people, not all, like Rick and Morty. EVERYONE can't like it, that would be insane and boring.

[@ThommyofThenn]

It's a garbage reddit tier show for children

[@jansenart0]

Clint, I think this was the video that turned me on to your channel (and also Rick and Morty though I didn't get the reference at the time). Good show lad.

[@sanstx3987]

I remember this game, my planet always overheated.

[@moserfugger6363]

I'll probably never play this game, but I love your review and all the creativity you put in. Discovered your channel just a little while ago and already became a regular viewer. Loads of delicious content. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany! :-)

[@daddyleon]

Might be quite nice to remake this a bit.

[@Thunder103093]

it's so funny that i was just thinking the other day if you did anything about SimEarth & then you uploaded something!

[@Rowsdow3r]

R.I.P Birdperson

[@sweeneezy]

AWESOME video, I'd be totally interested in more of these kind of videos from other sim games.

[@HisCarlnessI]

This is on a very rudimentary level what Spore was supposed to be.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

I can't help but think if a company tried making something like this today, and actually cared to maintain and update it, it'd have a devoted (and, y'know, profitable) following.

[@1994fishcake]

Can you play on the planet Pluto? Because that is totally a planet, right Morty?

[@pogothem3526]

New LGR Videos are like Presents. And i love receiving them.

[@Moonbeam143]

Bird is the word. And they spoke their last.

[@nardo218]

i used to make sims stories, too. i had harry potter sims and i created a whole AU with Remus and Sirius and they raised Harry and I had so many other fandom sims that wandered into their lot and i posted them on livejournal and i got so attached. i still miss them sometimes. I miss computer games that you had to play pretend to enjoy, but otoh, i'm old now and I don't think i have that magic childhood wonder anymore.