What was that weird Bullfrog breeding RTS? Gene Wars?
Itās not Genewars, or by Bullfrog. It is by a major publisher, and I think youāre on the right trackā¦
Neo Scavenger?
Creatures?
Sim Ant? Completely random guess. Donāt have a clue what that game looks like.
Wow the beta version of The Sims was weird.
It is not Neo Scavenger or SimAnt. Itās also not a beta version of The Sims, but thatās a really interesting guessā¦
Something to noodle on while watching the awards show ā¦
Starting to think I might lose here ā¦
Iām going to put this full frame here and hopefully someone will get it overnight. Else Iāll declare the loss tommorrow.
Random guess: Digilife AL-2000
Sorry, Iām mystified. Looks unique, though!
No worries, I played this game a lot in high school ā¦ Itās Unnatural Selection by Maxis (1993).
Which is what made the ābeta for the Simsā so interestingā¦ Will Wright isnāt listed in the credits on Moby Games, but a lot of the people who are listed also worked on other Sims titles from the time period. This game involved breeding creatures and dropping them on islands to out compete creatures made by an evil scientist. Itās not exactly a genetics system under the hood, but the individual creatures do their own thing based on behaviour preferences and physical stats. I donāt know if any of that eventually migrated into The Sims, but it might be possible?
Iāll try to get a new game up this evening.
Cool pick! I thought I was familiar with all the Maxis games!
Ok ā¦ major publisher, released on multiple platforms, including a commemorative edition. I didnāt see it in the cheat code listā¦
Trees!
Crossbow?
Halo 2600?
Cannon Fodder on the Atari 7800?
Not Crossbow, Halo, or Cannon Fodder. Not Atari 2600 or 7800. :)
More trees!
Some weird port of North & South?