The Game of Life (Windows, 1998) Gameplay
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- The only game where you can be a doctor and still only make minimum wage.
(If you want to just see the enhanced mode straight away, skip to 59:39)
The late 90s computer adaptation of the classic board game! You have probably played this game at least once, and I'm sure you all know the premise -- you traverse down a one-way board starting either at college or with a career straight away, and go through the twists and turns of a full life up to retirement. This is a very faithful adaptation of the game, and has a great presentation going for it, even if a lot of the CGI does look rather dated now. It includes both the classic board game which is one-to-one with the original (at least at the time; the rules have changed a bit on the current version), and a new "enhanced" mode that foregoes the Life tiles in favor of money-grabbing minigames.
This video shows both the Classic mode and the Enhanced mode, with me against five other AI players both times. The Classic mode went abysmally for me -- I not only got struck with the early luck of going last, I also spun poorly my first several times and ended up being last to get a career, with the worst possible salary at the college option, and I picked the doctor which I had totally forgotten upon recording was a terrible choice as he has extremely few spaces, basically dooming me to playing horribly. Oh, and for some bizarre reason, even though everyone except me retired to Countryside Acres, I didn't get the four free Life tiles at the end even though you're supposed to be locked out of those in Countryside (I guess it was a bug of some sort?), so as a result, I ended up locked in dead last. Oof. I'm really interested in knowing where I would have placed had I gotten the Life tiles like I was supposed to. Also, for those who may ask -- the last time I landed on the "Trade your salary card" space, I picked 90K because the AI will only go for who has the highest salary, which ended up being a miscalculation because that space never got landed on afterwards. Oh well.
As for enhanced mode, I think it's easy to say the game decidedly went a lot better for me...however, once I reached the end, it was clear I wasn't going to come out on top if I chose to retire to Countryside, so I decided to try my luck at Millionaire Estates again and...well, the results speak for themselves. Oh well, everyone has their bad days, right? Also, all of the minigames except Cannonball got hit at least once which was nice. I only landed on two, sadly.
Also, due to a bug, one of the AI players ended up choosing a stock that I already owned. I don't know what would cause this but it did. I guess the "Stock market soars" space doesn't account for stocks already owned if an AI player lands there.
I hope you enjoy the video!
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This version was wayyyyy better than either of the new ones. The animations are king.
I cant believe I got this in a cereal box way back when xD This version is truly the best!
I could like the new gameplay well you don't necessarily have to get married and that it's not all about who had the most money but a mixture of both money and life fulfilled but I would prefer that they bring in these cute animation and comic strip for their jokes and punch lines
This needs to be on Steam!
I agree with you on that
I also agree .. I was just looking for it yesterday ..
Yes, I agree
The thing it needs is one patch to play it online through steam and also have it playable on modern systems
@@ShiroColdkeyesTheHedgehoglet us know if you convince someone to do it
My entire family has so many fond memories of this game. I wish I could still play it!
Buy it for ps1!
Same here!😄
Why play the game when you can play the real deal by being born!!
you can
@@fan.of.feet2310 imagine being born 🤮🤮
The cutaway gags after each turn make this game hilarious. I wish I still had it. Ah the memories
"STOP! GET MARRIED!" Randomly popped into my head today, and I spent the last 2 hours trying to figure out where that came from. It's been 18 years since I've played this game... The brain works in weird ways.
Very relatable and understandable. 😌 Indeed, long dormant memories occasionally "escaping" or "peeking through" into a more conscious state. 👌🏻
thats hilarious 😂
So did you get married then?
@@samnangchea5025 nope, but I did get invited to a wedding. Maybe that's why this popped into my head
@@TheDivoture Universe works in funny ways eh?
Man, when I was growing up, this was on our family computer. Whole family played it a bunch, including my parents (who, unsurprisingly, didn't really get video games) and my brother, who at the time must have been like 5. The only game that comes to mind that my whole family played. Lots of good times. I can still remember some of the jokes.
Boy do I have some news for you tonight when you get on Discord (Yes this is who you think it is)
If they brought this back it would definitely make money.
Also the music is so good fitting the different decades
I always loved the one 60s song that sounds like Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones.
@@Retrotude I like the 80's one that sounds kind of like Van Halen's Jump
This was one of my faves growing up! I initially discovered it at a friend's house and loved it so much my dad ended up buying 3 copies so we could try out the LAN network mode on our first Wi-Fi setup. My dad played it at one end of the house while my little brother and I played in our respective rooms. And the fact that it can run fine on low-end hardware made it perfectly on the laptop during vacations.
Memories of my sisters and I as kids huddling around the PC playing this flashed in my head from this
Same!
If only they can get this game up and running again. I very fondly remember playing this game a ton on my families first computer in the early 2000s. Good times indeed
I have memories of fighting with my brothers over the main computer in the playroom, just to play this game, along with theme hospital
Babe you could have played with them
“Olly Olly OxinFree….Hey, where dad?” lives in my head rent free on the daily
Got this free out of a cereal box, this game was sick.
I actually remember playing this a lot of times when I was of course way younger back in the day. Those were most certainly good times indeed.
God I spent so many hours on this game as a kid, tried to play this a few years ago after finding the disc but waddaya know, my PC is too new to run it! Feels great being able to watch gameplay again.
could either get an old PC, or use a PS1 emulator.
My aunt would put our combined names in so that I wouldn't feel left out just sitting there. She would also include me in the decision-making parts of any game we played. Does anyone remember the 5-disc oregon trail set? Iiiiiii dooooo!
Core memory unlocked. Holy shit I was, like, 7 when I played this!!!
What the heck this version has so much more personality tyan any other game of life, board game included
So true mate
I always liked playing the Game of Life Cd-ROM. A friend of mine still has this game, I hope I’ll borrow it and have the right software to play it with!
I was rooting for you on both games - the Trade Salary space was a real killer
That starting part of the board's music is forever in my head
Oh my god my aunt and I would play this together for hours! The jail cell eating the money and the lady going "two words, guard rail!" always brighten my day!
Two words.....guard raillll
I wish this one was on steam... 😢
I played the 1998 Game of Life PC Game version a long time ago. It was fun and more fun than playing the board game.
This is such a nostaglia trip! I played this game so much as a kid and would give anything to be able to play it again
I missed playing computer games like this! I was sad when they stopped making them.
7:22 "Let me get this straight... My in-laws are outlaws?" Has lived in my head rent free for decades.
This sure brings a lot of childhood memories of playing this game with my family when I was a kid!😄🤩😎👌😭🤧
I cackle like a maniac when I see the sponsor golf tournament cutscene
I spent so many hours playing this as a kid! Still find myself saying random quotes from this
Haven't seen this since I was 7 years old. Man how time flies.
I got this game from a cereal box I remember.
Childhood, I welcome back thee…
I used to play this all the time with my sister and parents, so many hours of fun. Thanks for uploading!
God I remember playing this when I was really, really young.
Need to adjust everything for inflation now and see how the game plays out 😂
This and the oregon trail used to be my jam
I so want to play this game again
My dad and I played this game so much when I was younger. Man I miss it
I miss this game soooo much!
Gosh, the nostalgia… I remember getting this from the “Life” cereal box
Ohhh what a time to be alive. To see a sports car only cost $25k must’ve been nice 43:10
I remember playing this a lot as kid by myself. I was an only child so i couldn't exactly play a lot of board games.
ahhh i remember playing this game on my windows 98
Spent so many hours playing this game with my family on PS2 and even by myself on pc
Does anyone have a link to play this game somewhere??
01:12:55 used to scare me as a kid
This one, and the one where the grandmother is being chased by the chomping baby while yelling "it's a monster...!"
I honestly didn't even know this existed as a computer game.
God, I remember playing the hell out of this when I was like 6... lol
I'm trying to find some of my favorite jokes on this video. I'll keep a list of timestamps in case anyone else just wants to jump around to the "highlights."
6:54 Get married
10:58 Synchronized swimming
18:23 Paid C.O.D
19:45 Twins
20:34 Big Check
21:34 Baby boy
27:20 Two party system
29:27 Look like your mother
31:31 Bee my valentine
47:25 Sailboat
54:38 Funny money
56:44 Two for me
Where's the "taxes due" and it's the jail cell eating the money and burning it? That one always makes me laugh and I wish I could find that clip and use it for when I have to pay taxes.
Played this version all the time, either against the computer or my sister. Closest version I’ve been able to find is on the App Store, which isn’t bad but I’d still rather play this one instead.
4:06 Even this game was against drugs.
memories
I remember playing this on one of those game websites in...I dunno 2001 or 2002? I likely haven't thought about it since then until it got recommended to me for some weird reason, so thanks for unlocking those memories TH-cam
I think I got this game free in a cereal box. played the fug out of it.
Yo just remaster this game, put an online mode and its millions of sale instantly.
This game was so lit
God I played this religiously after primary school
The Game of Life (PC 1998) music in the background
Someday, I'm going to track down a physical copy, find a computer that can run it, get that computer fixed up, and play this childhood game. I know it'd be easier to download it from somewhere, but I'm willing to go the extra mile.
Also, you got completely screwed over in the first game.
That's what I did. No regrets haha 😆
I was lucky enough to track it down at a thrift store and I gave it to my dad for a present, as I always used to play it with him when I was young. After giving it to him, we'll play it again sometimes by hooking his laptop up to the tv and using a wireless keyboard and mouse. Good times.
I have recently been playing this again and it seems to count the computer players as going to Millionaire estates in competition for the four lifestyles even if they go to countryside acres…
I think that if you retire at Millionaire Estates, you only get the extra tiles if you were the player with the most money at the end (or believed you had enough at the end to be the one with the most money)
It’s supposed to be the player with the most money who goes to millionaire estates, so not counting the country side acres ones.
I still have the cd but can't play it anymore because I have a newer computer now and its not compatible *: (*
It's a shame computers today can't play the disc anymore.
Dame white really won big with the stonks marketing
Why am I offended that the only real player ended up in last place?! 😹
32:33 cool 80s song.
Reminds me of one of those songs you would hear in an old dragon ball z game
Sigh. I wish |I could play this game with my friends, but I can't because it's too old for my top notch PC.
If this game was re-released today it'd get cancelled by all the libtards cause of the racial stereotyping.. but man do i wish it would be re-released some great family memories with this game.
I have absolutely no clue how this got included in a fucking cereal box
8:36 stop get married
18:13 It’s Pay Day, Baby!
Childhood!
*lands on buy a house* and then "pay $100,000" ... 😢😢😢 I wish lmao
will you play the PlayStation 1 version of the game of life as well?
36:22 hmm. Whoever drew that picture must have seen the Kissyfur Cartoon in the 80s, because they look a little bit like Duane the Piglet and His Parents,
They gave the other opponents the dirtiest looks during their turns 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Played this on PS1 lol
is this game that have part "friday, saturday, sunday, PAYYYDAAYYY!!!" ????
I placed this all the time as a kid! I always kick myself for getting rid if it.
Love this game!
24:09 😂😂😂😂😂
0:41 Anyone getting Splat Era Nickelodeon ID vibes?
4:22 “Wa, wa, waaaaaaaaaaaa…”
Where do you get this game
An abandonware site
I still have this game! would it be possible to run it on a windows 7 laptop?? :o
You'll have to tweak some settings but yes
Possibly. try it in compatibility mode.
Yeasss. Aw. To be 8 again smh
There were a couple of tiles that I was slightly worried wouldn't have aged well, like "go on an African Safari" or "help out in the Special Olympics" but they were still very PC.
Same game on ps1
16:01
4:06
Aged like milk.
Does anyone know if this game is compatible with Windows 10
No, i tries on Windows 7 and the colors were way off. There is a PS1 version as well.
How can I play this without buying a super old computer
Buy a PS1? it was also on that.
I bought a CD external thing that plugs into my computer with an HDMI And it works
@Nemofishman I did just that. Thank you!
4:00 dang the game of life devs must have been well informed and intelligent to successfully slip a poison shot reference in the game back then
I remember once getting like six kids.
Home run! 21:54 😮😂😂😂 22:04
59:16 Orange
54:28 It's payday, baby!
25:14
Wow... The AI made a joke out of you... ^^;
No kidding, haha.
Also I like your icon, it's cute!
0:23 what