Comments on: Be God https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:13:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Anne-Marie https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6925 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:13:52 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6925 Any idea whether this is Vista compatible?

]]> By: Rev. BigDumbChimp https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6924 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:41:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6924

I can’t wait to get my copy.

Tell me about it. This game has been in development for what seems like forever. I’ve been following it for a while and anticipate a few of “those looks” from the wife following its release date.

]]> By: Tim N https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6923 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:03:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6923 I remember being into SimLife as a kid and reading up on evolution as a direct result of it. With any luck Spore will have the same effect on other kids.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6922 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:35:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6922 Brian,I read Tony’s comment above to my daughter, who was sitting next to me on a different computer playing Zoo Tycoon. She was busy doing something with large carnivores and large prey and penguins that was rather sadistic.She heard Tony’s statement about what he does with Sims he does not like, and said:”Wow, that’s really sick and disgusting…”And a moment later, added:”Of course I would do that too…”then retrained her interest on the giraffes and brown bears and penguins ….

]]> By: Hael https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6921 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:45:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6921 God I’ve been waiting for Spore for years. It just keeps getting delayed and delayed. It’s infuriating.

]]> By: Deth https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6920 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:31:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6920 You should try out Dwarf Fortress by bay12games.com – it’s similar to sim city but on a smaller scale, and makes some effort at adding real complexity to things.

]]> By: Brian https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6919 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:15:09 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6919 My kids always played ZooTycoon (a sims knockoff) and I liked to block all the exits, then let the lions and tigers out of their cages.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6918 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:37:01 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6918 Didn’t you ever try SimEarth? That should make you feel godlike enough. I don’t think they made a SimUniverse but making a planet or two should be enough.

]]> By: Elizabeth https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6917 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:26:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6917 Don’t the SimPolice come and take you away when you do that?

]]> By: Tony P https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6916 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:18:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/04/20/be-god/#comment-6916 I too love Sim City. I always love unleashing a natural disaster on my creation.But the Sims, that’s another favorite of mine. You see, when a Sim displeases me I end it’s life in a unique way.I’ll build a walk-in closet then make the Sim go into it. I’ll then pause the game, take out the closet doors and wall the Sim in.Then I speed it up and the Sim eventually dies.

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