# Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life (1997) **URL:** \ **Category:** Science!\ **Created:** [February 3, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461 "2020-02-03T22:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/1 "2020-02-03T22:18:03Z")
This game was published by the Discovery Channel in 1997 as an educational tool. Because there are so few games about evolution, it is still worth investigating, I think. However, its age necessitates some complicated steps to play it. I made a video describing how to download and install it. I will soon make another video describing how to play. I wish to know whether my steps work for you. I spent a few hours trying to ascertain what needed to be done, and I am uncertain whether these steps are universal. ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/2 "2020-02-04T19:22:56Z")
Here is the aforementioned gameplay video. ---
**Author:** ![blackjacksike](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/blackjacksike/32/7094_2.png) [@blackjacksike](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/blackjacksike)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/3 "2020-02-04T20:14:51Z")
For those who have the same question and don’t want to go over YouTube to see my comment, here is my comment. > I’m going to edit the comment 1:12 Wait you can download the game as JPEG!? 1:36 Will my antivirus detect qbittorrent as a malware? because it now detects utorrent as malware. 4:04 Wait is it the software that is german or is your computer german? because most options are in english while that one only is german. 4:21 What if I don’t have a disc drive? 7:24 Is there an emulator for the game? Would it fix or prevent the three issues? Sorry if it feels offensive, it just gives the occasion of answering all questions at once for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/4 "2020-02-04T20:26:44Z")
Not a problem. Here are my answers: 1. The JPEG is just that cover picture. 2. No. My computer did not consider qbittorrent to be malware. It isn’t, so that shouldn’t be a problem. 3. The software can be in whatever language you choose. I chose German. My computer is a weird mix of German and English. 4. You don’t need a disc drive. Mounting an ISO file creates a virtual disc drive, a pretend one. 5. No, to my knowledge there is no emulator. That would fix the problems, yes, but this game is so obscure that I don’t think that will work. ---
**Author:** ![zenzonegaming](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/zenzonegaming/32/11724_2.png) [@zenzonegaming](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/zenzonegaming)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/5 "2020-02-05T11:01:18Z")
That’s your voice?! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/6 "2020-02-05T12:58:39Z")
You’re surprised? What did you expect? ---
**Author:** ![blackjacksike](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/blackjacksike/32/7094_2.png) [@blackjacksike](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/blackjacksike)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/7 "2020-02-05T15:27:36Z")
For a German, you speak English extremely well. I didn’t notice any accent. Excellent work. ---
**Author:** ![thunder](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/thunder/32/10469_2.png) [@thunder](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/thunder)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/8 "2020-02-05T16:02:49Z")
Well they come from germanic language so it makes sence ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/9 "2020-02-05T18:28:11Z")
I’m not German. German is my second language. I moved to Germany later in life. ---
**Author:** ![Omicron](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/omicron/32/3618_2.png) [@Omicron](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Omicron)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/10 "2020-02-05T23:39:47Z")
What’s your first language if I may ask? English, or something else? ---
**Author:** ![OoferDoofer](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/ooferdoofer/32/9337_2.png) [@OoferDoofer](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/OoferDoofer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/11 "2020-02-05T23:43:55Z")
They speak German and English and German isn’t their native language… ---
**Author:** ![hhyyrylainen](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/hhyyrylainen/32/32_2.png) [@hhyyrylainen](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/hhyyrylainen)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/12 "2020-02-06T06:26:18Z")
I haven’t had the time to watch the videos, I just watched a couple of minutes. But I want to say that this is cool. This is the type of quality threads we should have more of on the forums. ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/13 "2020-02-06T09:16:33Z")
I’m glad you’re pleased with it! I find many of the threads here uninteresting. I hoped that Thrive players would also be interested in this game. I haven’t seen any reports of the installation process failing, so I assume it is working. I find odd that the topic shifted from Evolution to me. Anyway, my first language is English. I am more interested in hearing whether you could install and play the game. ---
**Author:** ![Omicron](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/omicron/32/3618_2.png) [@Omicron](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Omicron)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/14 "2020-02-06T09:38:06Z")
It is not that difficult to speak more than 2 languages. As someone living in the Netherlands, I know plenty of people that speak at least three fluidly, with another one or two at a basic level. ---
**Author:** ![zenzonegaming](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/zenzonegaming/32/11724_2.png) [@zenzonegaming](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/zenzonegaming)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/15 "2020-02-06T10:06:24Z")
I am probably not going to play it but it seems very interesting and complex especially for when it was released. ---
**Author:** ![blackjacksike](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/blackjacksike/32/7094_2.png) [@blackjacksike](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/blackjacksike)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/16 "2020-02-06T21:43:27Z")
Well I can’t remember words from three languages. Two languages at most (maximum), which are English and French. Though I can remember grammar/syntax from a third language, it needs more practice. So I don’t learn a 3rd one by pure lazyness. Anyway, since I created many threads which are always empty, I agree with Solitarian that many threads are uninteresting. jk jk or not In any case, this game is pretty captivating. May I ask: Is there only animal kingdom or is there any microorganism? ---
**Author:** ![Solitarian](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/solitarian/32/2356_2.png) [@Solitarian](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Solitarian)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/17 "2020-02-07T09:39:52Z")
There are only animals. So the game is working for you, then? If so, then I am glad that my instructions worked for someone else. ---
**Author:** ![spore123](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/spore123/32/7671_2.png) [@spore123](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/spore123)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/18 "2021-12-01T03:44:32Z")
Sorry for necro this thread. So far i can’t make this game work for me. Everytime i try to enter the game, it always generate an error and shut off. ---
**Author:** ![Untrustedlife](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/untrustedlife/32/3855_2.png) [@Untrustedlife](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Untrustedlife)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/19 "2021-12-02T17:18:59Z")
I looked into this game in the past. Its very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Scyobi\_Empire](https://thrivecommunity-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/scyobi_empire/32/15060_2.png) [@Scyobi\_Empire](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/Scyobi_Empire)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461/20 "2021-12-03T16:31:49Z")
Kinda reminds me if the board game “Dominant Species” in a strange way [Next page](https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/evolution-the-game-of-intelligent-life-1997/2461.md?page=2)