SimAnt
Sign in to saveSimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony is a 1991 life simulation video game by Maxis and the company's third product, focusing on the lifecycle of ants. It was designed by Will Wright. In 1992, it was named "Best Simulation Game" at the Software Publishers Association's Codie awards. SimAnt was re-released in 1993 as part of the SimClassics Volume 1 compilation alongside SimCity Classic and SimLife for MS-DOS, Mac and Amiga. In 1996, SimAnt, alongside several of Maxis' simulation games were re-released under the Maxis Collector Series with greater compatibility with Windows 95 and differing box art
Game data
- Released
- 1991-01-01
- User rating
- 4.25 / 5
- Genres
- Strategy, Educational
- Platforms
- PC, SNES, Classic Macintosh, Commodore / Amiga
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SimAnt is a simulation strategy game which makes you a head of ant colony. There are 3 ways to play SimAnt: Quick Games, Full Games, and Experimental games. In Quick Games you are a black ant colony competing with a red ant colony for food and territory. Your goal is to defeat the red ants and take over your home turf - the local patch of ground in the backyard. Your task will be complicated by marauding spiders, voracious ant lions, torrential rains, crusing human feet and merciless lawn mowers. In Full Games you must take over the entire backyard section by section. Then take over the ho…
- Released
- 1991
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Sim
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Maxis
Key facts
- Video game.title
- SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony
- Video game.image
- SimAnt Coverart.png
- Video game.caption
- Original cover art
- Video game.developer
- Maxis
- Video game.publisher
- Maxis
- Video game.designer
- Justin McCormickWill Wright
- Video game.series
- Sim
- Video game.released
- Mac, MS-DOS, Windows1991Amiga1992FM Towns, PC-98, X680001993SNES
- Video game.genre
- Life simulation
- Video game.modes
- Single player
- Video game.platforms
- Mac, MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Amiga, FM Towns, PC-98, X68000, Super NES
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- publication date
- 1991-01-01
- title
- Sim Ant
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- Legacy
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SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony is a 1991 life simulation video game by Maxis and the company's third product, focusing on the lifecycle of ants. It was designed by Will Wright. In 1992, it was named "Best Simulation Game" at the Software Publishers Association's Codie awards. SimAnt was re-released in 1993 as part of the SimClassics Volume 1 compilation alongside SimCity Classic and SimLife for MS-DOS, Mac and Amiga. In 1996, SimAnt, alongside several of Maxis' simulation games were re-released under the Maxis Collector Series with greater compatibility with Windows 95 and differing box art, including the addition of Classics beneath the title.
==Gameplay== The game is a simulation of an ant colony. Wright was inspired by E. O. Wilson's study of ant colonies. The game consists of three modes: a Quick Game, a Full Game, and an Experimental Game. It was released for MS-DOS, Amiga, Mac, and Super NES. The Super NES version adds eight scenarios, where the goal in each is to eliminate the enemy red ants in various locales, each with different hazards.