Retrospective – Alter Ego, The Sim before the Sims.

I’ll get the greatest thing about Alter Ego out of the way first: It has stood the test of time. That may not seem like a huge achievement, but Alter Ego is not only as enjoyable to pick up and play today as it was over two decades ago, but nothing has ever trumped it. Even most diehard retro fans believe that sequels of huge classics like Doom and SimCity brought at least something the table. Alter Ego has never had a sequel, a spiritual successor, or a clone. It’s very easy to compare it with the Sims, but in terms of depth, Alter Ego makes EA’s blockbuster look like a paddling pool. And all this when most games where still mostly dodgy arcade ports.