The Sims 1, Survival... 

Nice to see my challenge make it to the larger RU-vidrs. It was madness, but I need to do a part 2!

“If you burn the portrait, that destroys his soul” so what you’re saying is… four children… didn’t HAVE to die

it will never stop being hilarious to me that sims 1 added a mechanic for when your sims have low fun and social, but instead of helping like something like the social bunny in 2, it just actively makes it harder to get your sims in a good mood

Pushmeets portrait makes her look like a damn serial killer, the ending is unsurprising.

10:23 Power posing after a victory shows the self-awareness of this entity. Truly terrifying. Overall: 9/10 needed more dinosaurs

"The Sims 1 was extremely difficult." That's an understatement. I still remember my sims all starving to death and me telling them to eat something, but they throw a fit because they're too hungry to make dinner and die shortly after.

Turn Pushmeet into an adult using the "Age of Instant" charm from Makin' Magic and have her take over the world.

"Law enforcement is powerless against a slippery clown" is my new favourite AA quote

"It's a school night, so bedtime is at 3 am" No surprise here. That also happens if my child sims have both their parents, a grandparent and a nanny.

You truly have a gift for creating coherent and hilarious narratives out of insanity.

The first day was literally kids going to school, then coming home and either reading or playing, with snacks. And AA is able to make it such an incredible adventure. His narration is so engrossing.

Fun fact about The Sims 1! If you launch fireworks inside a room where every tile except one is covered with a rug then the firework will have no choice but to land in that open space. And then as soon as the fire spreads, it will spread to *every single tile in the room at once.* No one escapes from that kind of inferno!

I loved the organic reveals of all the children names as the video went on

Now you made me think of something else. Run two sims games at the same time. Make TWO different house designs, same family, leave free will on and see how long they survive and how successful the two families are. DO IT

For me as a brazillian The Sims 1 have a spot in my heart for many reasons but two in particular that made a impression on me was the game be translated to Brazilian portuguese not just portuguese and even portuguese was rare brazilian portuguese even more... And the second was the soundtrack with this mix of bossa nova/samba with even cuica sounds in some musics, that was fenomenal to experience as a child.

I remember that there is a "clown exterminator" (or a similar name) option somewhere on the phone. They look like MIB agents and use a weird gun...

I was really rooting for Flap-a-Boo... she was so well put together.

I remember doing this as a kid with a friend also on the Sims 1. Eventually the game forced us to create (his) parents. If I remember correctly that is.

There was actually a UK television show where they left kids to do what they want in a house for a week. They were supervised and had a therapist on site, and they could call to go home at any point, but the adults on set were otherwise encouraged to not talk to or interfere with the kid's antics. It's on RU-vid somewhere. It went about as well as this, with more major home damage and emotional trauma.

This challenge is literally a Fallout Vault experiment. Loving every second of it.

The mesmerizing modern interpretation of "Lord of the Flies." 😂 Looking at that clown makes me shiver, horrible memories. Never stop making these sims vids please.

What amazes me is that we can still play Sims 1 in 2022 and still get fascinating stories out of it exactly like this. Talk about an enduring game.

Greatest thumbnail ever, both terrifying and infinitely intriguing. Top notch

Big thanks to SariaFan93 - the original creator of this challenge - an hour-long journey into madness: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YuExtlRuG8E.html

this is the greatest thing i’ve seen in a while. it’s like home alone if it were a survival tv show where the prize is you don’t go to military school. i love it

“Dukakis”, “cornbread” “huckleberry” I’ll never struggle to name my Sims again. 😂

One minute in and this sounds like “Lord of the Flies” with some extra steps

7:20 so a fire started, chaos appeared, people were suffering, this piece of drama... was made even more dramatic with the happiest music ever whilst everyone's dying and that is why these youtubers are successful

The fact that the entire clown bit just played out like a horror movie amazes me

9:46 Pushmeet is literally laughing while the other girl is taken away. It's a sign that she is, indeed, a psycho.

Felt a great connection to Flap-a-Boo lol. I, too, grew up with a telescope, six other children, love pizza, and had a psychotic sister.

Please make more of these Sims videos!! The way you narrate them is hilarious. I love it! I've already watched all the other ones, i need more! Please keep 'em coming!

The difficulty of Sims 1 (without expansions) is something sadly lost in later offerings of the franchise.

This was the perfect video to brighten up my Sunday! Thanks AA!

Hearing the sentence "This will galvanize the other children" is not what I expected to lift my spirits, but it is greatly appreciated nontheless

ambiguousamphibian, I absolutely love your dialogue. If it weren't for your videos, I wouldn't never truly understood how to play Project Zomboid. It was because of you, that I streamed the game and finally hit Affiliate. I thank you so much for your continued entertainment. Keep up the smart, witty, and comical dialogue. You have a way with the English language and it shows! Cheers from Guadalajara, Mexico!!

Your videos inspired me to get Sims 2 working on modern hardware. With updated walkthroughs, It has been a blast being able to play my childhood game again. Even got it setup and working for my sister who initially got me into the game lol A challenge you could try is to capture multiple bigfoot. Then turn around and turn them into a money farm and see how much you can make. I captured 3, put them in a shack with 3 computers, dragon plants, 3 beds, and put them to work writing novels. They all shared the same type of job outside of it. Once enough money was made, I moved them back into my family and killed them for their money. Resurrected them as zombies and moved them back into the shack. Ofc all on Sims 2.

hearing an amphibian say, "EA games challenge everything" is so satisfying

This kind of content that Graystillplays use to do, thanks for keeping that style of gameplay alive.

I did a similar challenge when I was a kid, except with pets instead of kids. You start out with one Sim buying 7 pets. Then, you furnish the home with a lot of pet stuff, fill all the food dishes, and then get rid of the Sim. When they run out of food, the cats will eat the mice and the dogs will drink from the toilet. It sounds kind of cruel now that I'm writing it out, but it was sort of interesting to watch.

Gotta love how you use these experiments to inform the uninitiated of the game's mechanics as well. From my own past attempt, I seem to remember boys can still order Servo to make salad.

Survival of the simmest.

5:18 "Bounded neither by night or day, at 3:53 AM he was still active." Somehow this line makes me crack up every time, like im watching an actual documentary about paranormal activity , within the context of the challenge and the clown npc its so ridiculous i cant

i loooove watching sims 1 videos. brings back so many memories!! i’ve been obsessed with the sims since i was little. i remember one occasion when i created my real life family (i have six other siblings so i had to leave a few out lol) and it was complete chaos. the kids would constantly call for pizza deliveries, using up all the money because they were starving. then one of the sims finally started cooking and started a fire and we all burned. i miss those days lololol

There was a real experiment like this with pre teen boys in the Uk and other than the counselor and the camera crew they were left alone for a week. It was a very interesting video. (They also did one with girls)

This is like watching a kid's book about a horrible orphanage from the perspective of the school's director

A simply beautiful experiment. Would love another Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 or even an RCT original vid. These hit hard on the nostalgia meter.

I would love to see this with the Sims 2 haha!

GOLD! Please keep these sims 1 experiments coming!!!

I really like how the story is told its hilarious 😅

“This video is about survival” Oh dear, we’re in for a rough one lads

I can't believe how entertaining the Sims 1 still is. The commentary is hilarious!

I always love your The Sims content.

I watch ambigious's vids at 0.25 speed so I can savour them longer

I like this sequel to "It". These children went hardcore and dragged the clown to hell in a blaze of glory.

"It's a school night, so bedtime is at... 3 AM" hits a little too close to home

sitting in a cramped stuffy laundry mat. your work always helps me forget about my woes

I love your humor dude. I nearly choked on my tea every few seconds

Babe hold on new ambiguous amphibian video dropped

This is, and always will be, my favorite video you've ever done. Peak narration, editing, and horrendous story that captivated me from start to finish. Absolutely insane challenge, but an amazing video idea.

I’m living for these sims 1 videos. Please keep them coming!

The playing alone skills will come in handy when Dukakis gets crushed by a bush in 40 years. Shame he didn't play alone more in nature.

The scary part is, there were actual tv shows with this premise. Children alone without any adults intervening labelled as "social experiment"

I love the little details in your videos, like Beethoven's 9th symphony that was added to Windows XP as one of the sample music files, that really took me back some years :)

Pretty realistic that a bunch of kids home alone would eat nothing but chips all day, every day.

I love Sims 1, 2 & 3. #4 Ruined the Open World & Pets, and I refuse to support that game now with a broken heart.

The first time I'm this early and it's for what is basically a Sims 1 hunger games. I'm not disappointed.

“Lunacy, but also a pretty baller idea!” Frogman, The Great Philosopher

Going to name my first born “Pushme” in honor of her win.

Here a comment for the algorithm

"It's a school night, so bedtime is at 3am" bit too real on that one

9:41 "Telescopes were looked into" dunno why but it got me good. 😁👌🏻

Genuine question, how do you run Sims 1 on a modern computer? I'd love to give it a re-go

Heck yeah man I've been waiting for more amphibious adventures. I gotta know, is that your real cadence or is it more of a "tuber voice?" I can't tell why, but I quite enjoy the way you speak

I can't believe you named a boy Dukakis. That's... just a hell of a historical footnote.

I challenge you to taking over the neighborhood by marrying into each household with your own children. Ultimately forming a clan that rules over the town.

Ah, the "Kid Nation" challenge.

I can't believe you're still playing Sims 1 and such old games of their time, after doing a video of each game already. I totally respect you more for this now.

Love you for these Sims 1 videos my dude! I could watch them all day.

I got an ad for RU-vid premium in the middle of this video saying "watch videos about parenting advice without ads" and was like yes RU-vid, I am definitely watching a video about how to be a better parent right now, spot on.

What a ray of sun on a otherwise dark and rainy day. I appreciate your efforts in every video you make.

Thank you so much. I needed the TL;DR version of "Lord of the Flies".

So lovely to see you Reticulating Splines again.

I needed this SO bad today, perfect timing as always.

Omg I used to do this all the time as a kid. I used to keep one child at home so I would have something to do while the others were at school.

Your deadpan commentary is so good. I'm hooked.

"If your smile's a frown, then down with the clown." A quote worthy of Gerald Williams himself.

i love that this went pretty much exactly like that one experiment

Love this series! Nostalgic especially the music 🥺❤️

when pushmeat comes to shove children can be terrifying creatures

Top tier video. Perfect writing and comedic delivery

Pizza before school is the best decision anyone has ever made

Cornbread- gone but not forgotten.

I love love love all of these Sims 1 videos! Can't wait to see more!

Once the neighborhood fills up, you can always build a big ass party mansion, spam the Throw Party button and once everyone's In, only the most truly powerful of all can leave. Except Drew Carry who eventually shows up, and you can try but he's unfortunatelly Immortal.

Just discovered your channel and I’m loving it!

I really miss your Rimworld videos! They are comforting and so entertaining! I have actually watched the tribal sea ice series more than once!

7:34 What a nice quote

This is the only title where I can't get anyone's career to lvl 10 -- making friends is nearly impossible to meet job requirements. I've tried with the newbie household so many times

Hey AA I'm not sure how often you read comments but I wanted to recommend a game that I think you would enjoy. Casino Inc is a pretty crazy and often comical top down management style game in which you are the proprietor of a 70s casino trying to make a profit while out competing your competitors