Well, it's the weekend, so I give myself permission to not feel bad about having two entries in a row regarding silly ant things to buy. Sometimes you just have to veg.
I had one of those gel ant farms on my desk for awhile but they all died. Perhaps I should give this computer ant farm a try:
Ant Farm Simulator Game Online Game
'Bandai is set to release Ant's Life Studio this November in Japan, a virtual ant farm simulator that could very well become the next Tamagotchi. It's apparently being aimed at the hordes of Japanese men who do nothing but slave away at a tiny desk all day, working until their eyes fall out. Maybe Bandai's making some sort of social justice metaphor here, but, then again, they could just be wanting to cash in on a fun idea.Like real-world ant farms, people simply watch the virtual ants go on with their lives, moving dirt, making tunnels, getting nervous when approaching the queen to ask for a favor, etc. Up to 100 different nests can be built by the ants, ensuring that no matter how dull and meaningless your work day is, you can always watch your pets toil away.'
Bandai's Ant's Life Studio via Tokyo Times via gizmodo
For small DOS games like SimAnt, you can play online immediately with your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer.). This feature is still experimental, the game may not work properly. Warning: game save should work, but you should try it early! Also, be careful to select the right game executable in the list below. ANT FARM SIMULATOR V0.0.2 remix by scallywag05. ANT FARM SIMULATOR the coulorful kind by fireplace2. ANT Simulator New drone ant added by TurtleTower. ANT FARM SIMULATOR V0.0.3 remix by ma530. ANT FARM SIMULATOR V0.0.2 remix by iornman132. ANT FARM corni1 by corni1. Version: 0.0.1 almost 7 years ago. Ant Simulator was originally created for a 48 hour game jam contest called Ludum Dare. After this one-man-built game was created in less than 48 hours, it seemed to catch the interest of many gamers around the internet. So much so that the game was played nearly 50,000 times and has now almost 150 'Let's Plays. Begin a journey like no other, become the Ant Queen and establish your empire. Ant Queen is a simulation game where you breed different types of ants to ultimately conquer your surroundings and achieve a stable ant colony. All Reviews: Mixed (196) - 59% of the 196 user reviews for this game are positive. (59% of 196) All Time.
