The Simpsons Arcade Game

The Simpsons Arcade Game

Released1991
The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show. The player can choose to play as each of the four Simpson characters. 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. Other weapons such as hammers and bowling balls are also available to use. 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. Each level ends with a boss whose speed and strength will increase after taking a certain amount of damage. Between 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).
71Wit Score

Details

DeveloperKonami
ReleasedMarch 4, 1991
StatusReleased
GenresHack and slash/Beat 'em upArcade
ThemesActionComedy
PlatformsPlayStation 3 PlayStation 3Xbox 360 Xbox 360DOS DOSCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXARC Arcade
ModesSingle playerCo-operativeSplit screen

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Community Score
Worth Playing71/100

About This Game

When Mr. Burns' assistant Waylon Smithers botches his getaway from a jewelry heist, a collision with Homer Simpson sends a stolen diamond tumbling into the hands—or rather, mouth—of baby Maggie. Smithers absconds with the infant, forcing her family to pursue him through Springfield despite overwhelming odds, as Burns deploys wave after wave of hired muscle to keep them from reclaiming their daughter. What begins as a simple case of mistaken possession spirals into a desperate rescue mission against a crime boss's seemingly endless army of thugs and lackeys.