![]() ![]() The game is challenging and offers a nice diversion if you have nothing better around to play with. Everything by the rules and entertaining as usual. Through 9 or so stages at the end of which you have to face an obligatory boss fight against a unique enemy. ![]() Gameplay is brain-dead simple, and consists mainly of you hitting color-variating versions of the same two or three guys around as you try to hunt down Mr. Well, what can you say in favor of this particular licensed cash-in? Well for starters it features mostly recognizable Simpsons characters and landmarks for you to play in, and the gameplay and graphics are cartoony and cute enough to make you forget about the fact that a a bald, greasy old man can grab a little girl like Lisa from behind and hold her while a guy in a suit punchs her in the stomach. and of course: "The Simpsons: The Arcade Game" made by one of the two leading companies in the market: Konami (the other one being obviously Capcom). So you had the TMNT, The Punisher, X-Men, Batman, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Robo Army, King of the Dragons, etc. If you didn't have a Final Fight clone that beared your name then you were nothing. Remember those days when the 2D sidescrolling beat em-ups were king of the arcades? Every videogame maker worth a damn had at least one title that fitted the description, and the same went for every marketable series, comic or motion picture out to make a quick buck. I haven't been to an arcade in years, but this is definitely still a game I'd seek out to play. Just all out Simpson's streetlight with all your favorite stars from the show. Playing as Marge swinging around that vacuum and beating up local thugs is probably my most memorable moment in the game. While this isn't my all-time favorite, it does rank quite high.Ī 4-player co-op brawl takes place on the streets of Springfield in this Simpson's themed beat-em-up brawler arcade classic. Many great times as a kid running between boxes with neighborhood kids and various Simpsons arcade titles were always popular. I still get filled with excitement when I see these today in 2020. The Simpsons was an arcade game released back in the early '90s to pretty huge acclaim by general audiences/gamers. Again though, wasn't that super commonplace for the time? In any case, it could have benefited from something more fulfilling. I don't recall the story or plot being meaningful whatsoever. I do wish there were a larger variety of weapons to find and pick up, but who doesn't want more, more, more! out of their games and entertainment. The game felt shallow, and I don't recall ever getting particularly far or ever played quite as long as some other classics from the time. Well, it sometimes was hogged by a bunch of kids who didn't like sharing but I can't quite blame that on the game as much as the arcade's management, haha. I also remember the arcade boxes having really awesome sound bites from the characters which really sold the appeal to kids like myself at the time. The game included what felt like a ton of content from the show, and really made me feel like I was in Springfield enmeshed in the town-wide fight. Luckily, a street brawler game makes total sense allowing for a large cast of characters and fun props/weapons double functioning as throwback references to the show. It's The Simpsons family! What COULDN'T a kid in the 90s like about it. Burns in a robotic outfit.īetween levels, the player can compete against the other characters in two mini-games to be first to complete a task (inflating a balloon and waking up their character). There's also the showdown finale against Smithers and Mr. End level bosses are the wrestler Professor Werner von Brawn, a hot air balloon shaped like Krusty the Clown, a pair of bouncers, a drunk at Moe's Tavern, a henchman in a bear suit, an imaginary, gigantic bowling ball, and a martial arts sensei dressed like a kabuki actor. Each level ends with a boss whose speed and strength will increase after taking a certain amount of damage. The game's levels are Downtown Springfield, Krustyland, Springfield Discount Cemetery, Moe's Tavern, Springfield Gorge, Dreamland, the Channel 6 studio, and the Power Plant. Other weapons such as hammers and bowling balls are also available to use. Homer, who punches and kicks Marge, who swings her vacuum cleaner Bart, who wields his skateboard and Lisa, who uses a jump rope as a whip. The player can choose to play as each of the four Simpson characters. The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show. Burns has tons of henchmen, who want to prevent the family getting their daughter back. The Simpsons decide to go after him, but Mr. Maggie catches it in her mouth, prompting Smithers to grab her and run off. While trying to make a getaway, he crashes into Homer, which knocks the diamond out of his hand. Waylon Smithers has just stolen a diamond from Springfield Jewelers for Mr. ![]()
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