| rdfs:comment | - One day, the Simpson clan is strolling through Springfield, when all of a sudden Homer bumps into Mr. Smithers, who is stealing a diamond from Springfield Jewelers for Mr. Burns. After dangling in the air for a few seconds, the diamond takes the place of baby Maggie’s pacifier, and Smithers kidnaps her. The rest of the family takes it upon themselves to rescue Maggie, fighting tons of mooks, Smithers, and Mr. Burns himself in the process. Such is the plot of this well-received, licensed arcade Beat'Em Up released in 1991 by Konami, based on The Simpsons.
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| abstract | - One day, the Simpson clan is strolling through Springfield, when all of a sudden Homer bumps into Mr. Smithers, who is stealing a diamond from Springfield Jewelers for Mr. Burns. After dangling in the air for a few seconds, the diamond takes the place of baby Maggie’s pacifier, and Smithers kidnaps her. The rest of the family takes it upon themselves to rescue Maggie, fighting tons of mooks, Smithers, and Mr. Burns himself in the process. Such is the plot of this well-received, licensed arcade Beat'Em Up released in 1991 by Konami, based on The Simpsons. The gameplay engine is derived from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (another game by the same company). Up to four people can play, assuming the roles of Homer (who uses Good Old Fisticuffs), Marge (who swings her vacuum cleaner), Bart (who swings his trademark skateboard) and Lisa (who whips enemies with her jump rope). Two players could perform team up attacks on enemies, a feature introduced in this game. In addition, the four playable Simpsons are voiced by their respective voice actors from the series, providing quips and general observations. It was ported to the Commodore 64 and as a DOS title, but due to obvious technical limitations, they couldn’t live up to their bigger brother. Thanks to MAME technology, the game can be emulated in all its original glory on computers. With the exception of MAME, though, there has yet to be an arcade-perfect port of this game...until now. The Australian ratings board slapped on a rating in November 2011 for this game, and not for nothing, an online-capable port of the game was released as a downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network in early February 2012, just ahead of the 500th episode of the series. A game inspired by it, The Simpsons Arcade, was released by EA Games for the iPhone. Reception was decent, but it was criticized for having a name that might dupe people into thinking they’re buying this game. Thats not to say they don't put nods to the original arcade though. For the platform game released by EA Games, go to The Simpsons Game.
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