The $0 SimCity™

[@ambiguousamphibian]

They said it couldn't be done, until they saw it with their own eyes... RIP Loser City 2000-2258 I said "amongus" 0 times in this video unfortunately.

[@stanlee2738]

1nd

[@GhostWolf472]

amogus.......

[@shrekevin7608]

🗿

[@maddogkyler5964]

Is that a bad thing?

[@incog.lr2]

Unfortunate

[@brutalbunny]

"defunding the fire dept Just until there's a fire" is really so devious it made me think about real world politics for a sec. then i got over it

[@rashidisw]

Its tried in real life too with defund the police.

[@J-wm4ss]

@@rashidisw except nobody defunds the police anyway

[@rainbowhyena1354]

@@J-wm4ss But they defund healthcare just until there is next epedemy. It kinda works

[@jonathaningram8157]

How to create arsonist 101

[@mcmerry2846]

You used devious and politics in the same sentence man. That's redundant.

[@smugshrug]

I've played SimCity 4 for YEARS and have never seen some of these phenomenon - potholes, tanks on the streets, emergency vehicles destroying things... incredible.

[@kyh148]

I know that potholes come when you lower road funding. I tried it once because I had no money, worst mistake I ever made in that game. Such a beautiful metaphor for the United States, isn't it.

[@BuddyLee23]

If you think US roads are bad, you should see Central America. The Pan-American highway literally looks like the roads in this video

[@dollors1]

The emergency vehicle was being controlled via the Rush Hour expansion

[@realcanadiensneverdie]

@@BuddyLee23 come see roads in quebec, mafia holds hostage asphalt, they mix it with cheep rocks and with shift in temperature make the roads look like TWD's roads after 3 months

[@SpaceKebab]

@@dollors1 i could tell immediately

[@timbatimba]

Man this game really holds up, graphics- and UI-wise

[@finger3215]

I can't express how much I would love to get a SimCity 4 reboot.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Something about 2.5D that aged so gracefully...

[@shrekevin7608]

🗿

[@LoneGuardian]

I really prefer the look of SimCity 3000

[@rodsk8dude731]

@@LoneGuardian One thing I liked about 3000 (having played it a long time after having played the heck out of 4) is that it's easier to mess with the terrain to make it the way you want. It's nice that it doesn't destroy buildings. It's less detailed, but easier to see hills and slopes. I think a modern 2.5D City Builder should ideally feel like Sim City 4, with it's features, a few modern ones (I liked being able to improve buildings in 2013, like adding new parts to, say, a Fire Department or a park) but with the look and terrain manipulation of 3000, but being allowed to adjust on the corners of the tiles too.

[@zora4527]

Man I love how he just made pretty much night city from cyberpunk in sim city at one point no taxes, gambling, military, supervillains. Pretty much the same.

[@Red-Tower]

Huh yeah, that's extremely accurate. In game year isn't even that far off lol

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

He basically built green Nevada

[@MonsieurBro]

This playthrough reminded me of a real-world town that decided to go 0 taxes/budget for services, and they too had similar problems with roads. Also they had black bears instead of fires

[@Red-Tower]

Ohhh, I saw someone else make a comment about bears and was confused, but I had totally forgotten about this lol. Still wild to me that actually happened.

[@eduardopupucon]

whats the name of the town

[@hjalfi]

Grafton, New Hampshire. The place was taken over by libertarians, who defunded everything, then everything turned to crap as you would expect, and then the bears moved in.

[@davidhange9187]

@@hjalfi Thanks for the info my good sir! Had an interesting read on some article about the town.

[@D71219ONE]

@@hjalfiI view bears moving in as a positive. “Local wildlife in your back yard!”

[@MurderMostFowl]

I love this video because it’s just as ludicrous as the other real things you can do in the game. In sim city 3000 my go-to thing was to build a straight line road with the farthest point away from the main city be the city dump and the super max prison. Then I put all my money into building insane amounts of hydro pumps and connecting them to other cities ( which were obligated to accept the deal ) after the first few years you’d eventually gain so much money it was never worth it to play any other way

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Oh my god that sounds amazing

[@tivvy2vs21]

Gotta mention mangasanti, the massive dystopian project, look it up if you havent seen it

[@Yonkage-ik5qb]

SimCity 3000 had a bulky strategy guide that literally taught you to do this to "cheat". Run a city into the red, get all the Business Deal buildings, start deals with neighboring cities for power, water, and garbage services, and then let the city run overnight on the fastest speed. When you got back, just demolish them and you'd have basically infinite cash, have unlocked all the stuff you couldn't get until like 2050, and due to the way the game modeled land value increases over time, have really high values everywhere.

[@eclipseeffigy]

I love that you went for 0 taxes in this 0 money challenge. It just seems fitting. And it was only slightly disastrous! 😄

[@Wrutschgeluck]

there are so much more methodes to gain money in this 0§ challenge. all what he did is stupid and just for entertainment. he played like someone who didnt know the game but sometimes (driving with the fire truck) he do things and sayed it happens by the game, which is a lie. he even stretched the video above 10 minutes for the algorythm but all what he did is less than 4 minutes livestream.

[@ewan7283]

@@Wrutschgeluck calm down man its just a youtube video

[@joesomebody3365]

I remember that when you built the "Federal Prison" it would make it so you didn't need to have your own separate prisons. So I'd usually get that one on purpose so I wouldn't have to worry about jails later on.

[@Groza_Dallocort]

Getting sent to maximum secruity by your first minor offence

[@albaniaalban]

@@Groza_Dallocort It's the American way.

[@JL-dance]

@@Groza_Dallocort you shouldn't have stolen that apple timmy, now you get to live in a cubicle

[@gandalf8216]

@@JL-dance but mister, I wanted to become a phone salesman. how is my fate any different?

[@seby826]

@@albaniaalban 🤣🤣🤣

[@Thalatash]

I loved this game and played it all the time when I was younger. I was never very good, but I still tried. The one thing I remember thinking was how awful it was that the military base was seen as a negative and would drive up pollution and crime. I enlisted in the Army and after I was sent to my first duty station, Fort Hood, it started making a lot of sense.

[@TheMep12]

What's the game name?

[@Thalatash]

@@TheMep12 Sim City 2000. The military bases might have been in the original Sim City, too, as I played that some, but Sim City 2000 is the one I played mostly growing up.

[@Swordie100]

@@TheMep12 This game is Simcity 4.

[@TheMep12]

@@Thalatash thanks

[@abbas-aliibnmohammadal-nam929]

Yeah American army is rotten as is the country.

[@peste1463]

Something about ambiguous's smooth, melodical voice and his on point narration that fills up my soul with joy.

[@rusoplatense]

You created an libertarian paradise, toxic waste included. I love it

[@Descriptor413]

I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Loser City.

[@MDHilgersom]

No bears sadly

[@unlimitedpower978]

Plus cynically and purposefully ruining the finances of the city government to make it retract its services. All the libertarians are just so erect

[@NixodCreations]

a libertarian paradise bankrolled entirely by the federal government lol

[@evilmiera]

@@NixodCreations Like they all are, because libertarian policy doesn't work

[@naufalnaufal125]

I don't think people realized how tedious that 1st million dollar was. How you have the conviction and consistency to not just stop halfway and do another easier video is beyond me haha.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

He could have stopped before a million and built a couple houses or something

[@naufalnaufal125]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I would agree, but then, this is the guy who started out as a fkn Torso in Kenshi and a Pacisifist in Spore. Doesn't seemed too far fetched haha

[@ZipClipChannel]

this is almost at the level of LetsGameItOut where Josh legitimately spent like 5 days cutting trees to find out "how many he can cut"

[@Indrakrn]

@@naufalnaufal125 Playing as torso wasn't that bad. You just have to endure the slow walking speed

[@mushreemman]

Ambiguous’ voice at 9:30 scared me. I had never heard such emotion from him. Goddamn man I almost fell out of my chair.

[@Megasteel32]

I love how taking out loans is against the spirit of the challenge but exploiting firefighters for 200 years isn't.

[@badxradxandy]

Blowing the radiation clouds at the gamblers with the turbine was hilarious

[@dutt6222]

The work that goes in to the little details for sounds on these videos is amazing. Like the little rising chimes for making money, and descending chimes for losing it.

[@DPadGamer]

You can really *feel* the lack of empathy and blatant disregard for human life Mr. Ambiguous Amphibuous embodied throughout this challenge. This might be the most realistic SimCity 4 Mayor the world has ever seen. Great video :)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

You made my wife enjoy a gaming video. She legit hates them all - including mine! You win the internet, sir! Great video!

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Haha, relatable! Lol On the contrary I've enjoyed yours - pop up into my recommended a lot, too :)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

@@ambiguousamphibian likewise and likewise! I see yours in my recommended nearly daily :)

[@SconnieKayaker]

20 years later and I still play this game. One of my favorite Sims games to EVER be released. In my opinion, this game does not age. The graphics still hold up very well today. I'll continue playing this for the next 20 years. Lol.

[@theweatherstudio9101]

Yeah it’s a great classic I started playing it in 2011 and still play it now sometimes.

[@flatpackfuture]

You basically created the Sierra Madre by slapping that gamblers den next to the toxic landfill

[@Pedro-nk6yw]

5:52 Man really just made the Sierra Madre, "Has your life taken a turn? Do troubles beset you? Has fortune left you behind?" was all I could think xD

[@TheMegaElmo]

Mr Sinclair?! Where are you? Im trapped in here! Sinclare! Sinclare!

[@Pedro-nk6yw]

@@TheMegaElmo Legend xD

[@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д]

Finding it, though, it's not the hard part... It's letting go

[@christianwilliam1167]

I love how dynamic this game can be

[@lunalovecraft9814]

I think we should hire amphibian as a city planner IRL

[@jpheitman1]

Man, this brings back memories. I sunk hundreds of hours into SC4: Rush Hour back in the day, building my dream interconnected region. Definitely the best city builder before Cities: Skylines came out.

[@MrGhillieMonster]

Same. This was extremely nostalgic.

[@Wrutschgeluck]

if so, you guys should see that he do stupid things. even in this challenge

[@SH4RKNADO]

“My patrons give me all the cash I need to throw out the windows of my limousine. If I HAD a limousine” had me CHOKING

[@FormalGibble]

If I had a nickel for every video AA made where defunding the firemen was part of his strategy I'd have 2 nickels. It's not a lot but it's strange that it's happened twice.

[@mr.cathacker]

Should of went for silver dollars, now all you have are two lousy nickels

[@selfawaretrashcan4594]

I’ve never played most of the games Amphibious plays, but I fall in love with all of them through his passion for the games

[@Wrutschgeluck]

as a record holder in this game, i just can say: his video is bad. he didnt know the game like you. to start with 0§ is so easy, all what he did in 10 minutes, you could do in the first minute...

[@luthilman5664]

@@Wrutschgeluck no one gives a shit, buddy. we are here to be entertained, and we were.

[@Wrutschgeluck]

@@luthilman5664 yes, follow the leader. dont think and just follow. youre a good fanboy :P

[@tricorius9653]

@@Wrutschgeluck you do realize this is an entertainment channel, right?

[@Wrutschgeluck]

@@tricorius9653 I just hope the others know it and didn't think this game ist that bad. Or he can play it so well...

[@RealBazman]

I have never felt this much love towards an amphibian before. wow

[@ThePrimith]

Wowzers, even.

[@Scrawwlex]

Honestly, Videos with great Storytelling are the greatest form of content on KZbin right now. So enjoyable. And...genuine.

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

Every game is a rollercoaster. So much happiness and sadness at once. Its wonderful.

[@jpheitman1]

Especially Rollercoaster Tycoon

[@joonasnaski9513]

@@jpheitman1 lmao

[@syncopatedglory]

i was drinking at "this town sucks!" and the near-death experience that followed made me hit the like button immediately afterwards. proceeded to rewatch 3 more times. that might be one of the funniest sequences on this channel 😂

[@TheDuckumz]

I remember downloading a heightmap of my local area and a bunch of IRL business replacements and building a replica of my city, was a PITA but sure was cool when i finally got done with it. Surprisingly accurate population figures came out of it compared to IRL in the area. Hours upon hours of time spent on that project only to have it be lost to a failing HDD...

[@charlescassels3826]

“The year was 2258…” shoot, I thought you were about to drop a Babylon 5 reference!

[@characterreporter4420]

Firefighters extingushing nuclear waste for 200 years battling for payment everyday. Sounds like a torture in hell.

[@sonyvegas9838]

6:12 love how the sinister track playing in the background is an actual Simcity 4 track. It just starts like that, with that omnious sound and then proceeds with an amazing drum beat. Phenomenal soundtrack.

[@Baleur]

4:00 w,, wait TWO HUNDRED YEARS?

[@jameslovdokken]

Congratulations you built Detroit!

[@Lloidrocket]

Your sound effects and music are honestly genius. Hilarious and timely without being overly wacky or loud.

[@cujoedaman]

So... you simply created California. Well played. Also, I found out in SimCity 2 that when you build the Space Arco's to the point that they leave for space, the taxes you make continue to rise. I left the game going for about 8 hours, letting my coffers fill with money from people that didn't exist. I think I got to like the year 20,000-something and so much money that I could have bought Mars. It also allowed the trees to take over and it was a literal forest that I could carve my city into :D

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

With a game as old as Sim City 2 I'm surprised your funds didn't suddenly change to -2,147,483,647

[@Codisrocks]

Quite the opposite. California is one of the worlds largest economies and generates a lot of capital. You're thinking of Grafton, New Hampshire.

[@cujoedaman]

@@Codisrocks Sure, California of the 60's :P

[@Codisrocks]

@@cujoedaman no, California now. I hope you're stupid because otherwise you're just a bad person willing to hate.

[@qazacthelynx1358]

This man could narrate me doing math homework and make it interesting

[@penguinista]

I love that 'give up and accept yourself' is what appealed to you as a positive note to end on.

[@LunarShimmer]

the _EA SPORTS... _*_BIG_* caught me so offguard, i used to do the same thing

[@martinescobar3908]

You should try Theo Town, it is more of a sandbox, and there is a lot to unpack, like, you could fund your entire city by allowing the army to test nuclear missiles in the area, and yes, they can land on your city, or even attract... visitors...

[@Wrutschgeluck]

i played both games long time. and yes, you can build nuclear missiles. build them in a edge and if they touched the border they are gone. means it happens only 25% of the time that they fly in your territory :)

[@MineCartable]

I appreciate this, because I remember someone doing something like this. However, they immediately took out a loan, and started playing the game normally. I don't remember who, when, or where but I know that I was left very disappointed. Great job.

[@tan8777]

Ah, one of the things that inspired me to pursue engineering. Thanks for the nostalgia

[@daviddenver5883]

All hail the green reptile, for he blessed us again with a video one will take upon his soul with joy and gratitude.

[@justarandompurplefox3243]

Little did we know, the evil mastermind lair was actually ambiguous amphibian’s lair

[@lucashoffmannn]

This is incredible! Please do this with the other SimCity games

[@The_Dork_Lord]

I was expecting a "That's why you invest in gambling" or something like that at the end; but no, you had to go and make it wholesome.

[@googiegress]

"If I had a limousine!"

[@12345arno]

i was watching some of your older videos earlier, and I must say, hats off to the improvements on your video quality over time. Good shit!

[@fragleshnagl]

Sim city 4 was always my favorite but when I installed the network addon mod to make transportation actually work correctly and more in line with how it works irl I immediately dumped another 150 hours into the game nonstop for like 3 weeks

[@AnthonyBate]

Love that bit of music you use at the start. From The Sims building menu.

[@JackiW]

Usually you hear "walking through" a neighbour's yard, but "climbing out" is a new one.

[@elijahoconnell]

i miss project zomboid but i love the challenges self imposed by this insight invertebrate, this honest hopper, this ambitious, nay ambiguous amphibian. a self imposed sisyphus feat of the mind yet, they are able to overcome

[@nathanbrute9075]

AA always here with those hard-hitting pep talks

[@burnttoast26]

Kinda funny how this basically turned into a statement about taxes. "Yeah taxes are shit, but no money means no good roads and stuff. Also deals with the devil."

[@CarlJohnson-du3pc]

I loved when ambiguousamphibian said "In today's video" and ambiguousamphibianed all over them

[@Kkffoo]

I love your takes on simcity 4, so many features of that game I haven't yet experienced, and an interesting challenge too.

[@Tydusis1]

I laughed so hard! Great editing! This is the kind of content I subscribed for!

[@Wrutschgeluck]

great edit? yes, hes good in stretching 3-4 minutes of content in a 10 minutes video just for the algorythm. but if you play the game, you know this isnt a challange since its so easy to get money in this game.

[@linuxstreamer8910]

i love that this is not just challenge channel but because of you being a word smith it makes it even more interesting

[@SkelterHelter]

You made a mini documentary of Detroit by accident lmao

[@bigmacnash2146]

i LOVE the sims 1 music u added, and the sim city 4 music! this is our childhood 😍😇 creative funny video overall

[@JCDentonCZ]

I often have this same problem where a lot of games straight up aren't challenging anymore due to knowing how to play well. I wish games would integrate a more impossible-challenge kind of mode for this reason, or something that throws the rules around, ie. mutators.

[@Hyperlingualism]

I used to love playing games like that when I got too used to them. I did a no-kill run of Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, and beat Mercenaries for the PS2 at the minimum 20% health for every mission. I feel like those challenge runs are harder to make up in modern games with how scripted the experience can be now.

[@camthesaxman3387]

It's just like nuzlockes in Pokemon.

[@JCDentonCZ]

@@camthesaxman3387 Nuzlockes are a decent example but I'm more thinking of the boosted difficulty of Pokemon romhacks but as a difficulty and/or challenge mode option in the base game.

[@D4egon]

What a glorious project. I love the crashing car notes

[@Tushonka-Ted]

You know its gonna be a good day when Ambiguous uploads

[@BerserkGriffon]

I was just watching your vod of dwarf fortress, I know it does not fit your "theme" on the channel, but I would love to see you do anything in the game

[@Jazkal-V420]

If a city building game can be beaten without money, you need to figure out how to fix it

[@vimb1717]

“The year was 2258, and the name of the place: BABYLON 5”

[@jcskyknight2222]

The army base right next to the prison so people convicted for war crimes don’t have far to go. The prison full of inmates with military experience right next to the evil base so the villain has easy access to henchmen. And then of course the evil base will produce toxic waste that can then be dumped in the toxic waste dump right next door. Perfection!

[@Mognet_t]

This reminds me of every IRL attempt at a Libertarian paradise LMAO

[@stanlee2738]

Why can't it be negative, being nothing isn't enough

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Say, that's not a bad idea...

[@char1721]

@@ambiguousamphibian ok

[@deskandachair5378]

@@ambiguousamphibian no organs SIM city

[@chefteryaki]

you are my favorite up and coming youtuber man, i absolutely adore all your videos man you helped me through some dark times and i really appreciate it man, hope theres more to come :)

[@NazadYT]

This is quite literally history of Detroit simulator

[@heqraouzi6739]

make most profitable city possible? love the vids! excitedly wait for new ones :) keep it up! your style is unique and very fun.

[@ax14pz107]

A libertarian paradise

[@Alwaysaspy]

Except libertarians are fascists.

[@a3vus]

Wait, like 5 times im watching this vid and pretty sure I only just now picked up on the MLP music at 4:15

[@olliefischer]

i think 9:30 was the most emotion i've ever heard in AA's voice

[@Jack-ik4qu]

You are hands down my favorite creator, in any medium. Peaceful, thoughtful, hilarious. Just wanted to say thanks somehow

[@starskihutch]

Your extensive versatility in the English vernacular bring such a soothing and chill vibe to your videos 🤙🤙

[@Liarliar69420]

Ah yes, an ambigiousamphibian video to round off the night. Can't imagine anything more cozy

[@-Raylight]

So this is how Gotham existed huh... You made like Thanos looks like a joke by snapping those civilians and the city xD

[@gluteusmaximus8881]

Man, this game has an incredible soundtrack. Haven't played it in ages

[@johnbosch1839]

This is the simcity I grew up playing, best one to date imo

[@基督教是光和道路]

You made Chicago. Congratz.

[@littlesisterlover9105]

Unironically the most realistic playthrough I've seen

[@turbo8628]

"And blow the radiation toward the gamblers" 🤣 that's not how wind turbines work but i love it haha

[@nooobiechild]

Instantly subscribed. This man is like the combination of Graystillplays and CallmeKevin.

[@SaintCyrX]

I would always take all the business opportunities and start with gambling legal. That would be supported with creating cul-de-sacs with toll booths in and out. They basically keeps you afloat and let's you fill the map before removing these incomes and letting the city finally support itself. One of my favorite games, the best of the series.

[@dannys6871]

big fan of Cantstandtinople.. my cousins actually comes from there. they had a problem speaking. i just told them to speak forward rather than backward. their english has improved significantly.

[@Holgast]

Always happy to see more SC4!

[@yoyokid6661]

Thank u so much for making vids of Sim City. Put soooo many hours into this back in the day lol

[@UnterholzHolz]

Dear Mr Amphibian, in refference to 05:52, wind turbines don't blow the wind themselves, which could be grounds for a misunderstanding in the WindTurbine industry. Sincerely WhyDidIEvenWriteThis

[@godslittlestidiot2984]

this was a really fun video, I really love all your stuff! These challenges make my day.

[@alleosussquirt8041]

I wish these videos could be longer, it feels like all of yours lately just exist to clock 10 mins and no longer.

[@pwnzcrewgaming]

I played this game years ago when it was released! on windows 98 as a CD-ROM instal, Honestly there are things in this game i wish they implemented in the current latest versions, Great Game and Awesome Video!

[@garrettdemoss9465]

You know ive played this game for hundreds of hours and i can't seem to remember an evil scientist laboratory in the game...

[@dimitar4y]

your editing and sense of humor straight at the start and the glowing eyes shaking turtle, i cant. my sides. I'M NOT EVEN IN THE MEAT OF THE VIDEO

[@flash6018]

ambiguousamphibian thank you for a different look at this game, well done.