<s>
SimAnt	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Ant	I-Application
Colony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	B-Application
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Maxis	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
third	O
product	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimAnt	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SimClassics	O
Volume	O
1	O
compilation	O
alongside	O
SimCity	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
and	O
SimLife	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
SimAnt	B-Application
alongside	O
several	O
of	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
simulation	O
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Maxis	O
Collector	O
Series	O
with	O
greater	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
differing	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Classics	O
beneath	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
an	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wright	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
E	O
.	O
O	O
.	O
Wilson	O
's	O
study	O
of	O
ant	B-Application
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
adds	O
eight	O
scenarios	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
in	O
each	O
is	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
enemy	O
red	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
various	O
locales	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
different	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SimAnt	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
ant	B-Application
in	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
black	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
the	O
back	O
yard	O
of	O
a	O
suburban	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
must	O
battle	O
against	O
enemy	O
red	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
spread	O
throughout	O
the	O
garden	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
to	O
drive	O
out	O
the	O
red	O
ants	B-Application
and	O
human	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
respect	O
,	O
SimAnt	B-Application
differed	O
from	O
other	O
'	O
Sim	O
 '	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
open-ended	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
victory	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Quick	O
Game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
establishes	O
a	O
black	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
patch	O
of	O
yard	O
,	O
shown	O
in	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
opponent	O
establishes	O
a	O
competing	O
red	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
ant	B-Application
colonies	O
are	O
depicted	O
in	O
a	O
side	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
ant	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
yellow	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
switch	O
control	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
ant	B-Application
at	O
any	O
time	O
by	O
either	O
double-clicking	O
the	O
desired	O
ant	B-Application
or	O
choosing	O
Exchange	O
from	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Ant	B-Application
menu	O
and	O
clicking	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
yellow	O
ant	B-Application
may	O
influence	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
other	O
black	O
ants	B-Application
by	O
leaving	O
pheromone	O
trails	O
to	O
destinations	O
such	O
as	O
food	O
and	O
enemy	O
ant	B-Application
colonies	O
and	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
other	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
a	O
limited	O
way	O
(	O
by	O
ordering	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
to	O
follow	O
it	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
yellow	O
ant	B-Application
can	O
also	O
dig	O
new	O
tunnels	O
underground	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
network	O
of	O
the	O
black	O
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
yellow	O
ant	B-Application
may	O
pick	O
up	O
food	O
and	O
pebbles	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
trophallaxis	O
(	O
by	O
receiving	O
regurgitated	O
food	O
from	O
friendly	O
ants	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
attack	O
enemy	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groups	O
of	O
ants	B-Application
(	O
or	O
yellow	O
ant	B-Application
with	O
her	O
recruits	O
)	O
may	O
attack	O
and	O
kill	O
bigger	O
enemies	O
like	O
spiders	B-Protocol
,	O
caterpillars	O
,	O
and	O
antlions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natural	O
hazards	O
include	O
human	O
footsteps	O
,	O
electrical	O
outlets	O
,	O
bugspray	O
,	O
spiders	B-Protocol
,	O
antlions	O
,	O
lawnmowers	O
,	O
and	O
rain	O
,	O
which	O
washes	O
away	O
pheromone	O
trails	O
and	O
can	O
flood	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
ant	B-Application
nests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Full	O
Game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
an	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
in	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Quick	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Experimental	O
Game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Quick	O
Game	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
control	O
red	O
ants	B-Application
and	O
spiders	B-Protocol
and	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
experimental	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tools	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
place	O
pheromone	O
trails	O
,	O
maze	O
walls	O
,	O
rocks	O
,	O
ants	B-Application
,	O
pesticides	O
and	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boxed	O
game	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
researched	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
which	O
not	O
only	O
covers	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
information	O
regarding	O
ants	B-Application
and	O
ant	B-Application
societies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
players	O
seeking	O
a	O
non-linear	O
,	O
unconventional	O
and	O
provocative	O
strategy	O
simulation	O
will	O
hit	O
paydirt	O
with	O
SimAnt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
Educational	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
SimAnt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
delightful	O
combination	O
of	O
simulation	O
,	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SimAnt	B-Application
was	O
rereleased	O
by	O
Maxis	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SimClassics	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Wright	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Sim	O
series	O
,	O
said	O
he	O
got	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
while	O
working	O
on	O
SimAnt	B-Application
.	O
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