History VideoGame / TheSimpsons

Due to Acclaim's home console license for ''The Simpsons'' in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, [[NoPortForYou it was not ported to any of the major consoles of the era]]. However, it was ported to the Platform/{{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 modern computers. Outside of MAME, an online-capable port of the game was released as a downloadable title for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live Arcade}} and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} in early February 2012, just ahead of the [[MilestoneCelebration 500th episode]] of the series. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes Unfortunately, it's been delisted from both services]]. Later it was released in 2022 [[https://arcade1up.com/products/the-simpsons-arcade-cabinet as a home arcade]] by Arcade 1Up, this release would also come bundled with ''The Simpsons Bowling''.

* CutLexLuthorACheck: Burns is the richest man in Springfield. Can't he just buy that diamond? Sure, he's infamously cheap, but at some point between the hordes of mooks and the giant robot he really should have started asking if it was really worth all this.

* BellyDancer: In Moe's Tavern, a group of belly dancers who look like palette swaps of Princess Kashmir are seen dancing on a stage to the sax playing of Bleeding Gums Murphy.

* SlapYourselfAwake: A mini-game consists of the player slapping their character's face to make them regain consciousness, following the InevitableWaterfall.

Due to Acclaim's home console license for ''The Simpsons'' in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, [[NoPortForYou it was not ported to any of the major consoles of the era]]. However, it was ported to the UsefulNotes/{{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 modern computers. Outside of MAME, an online-capable port of the game was released as a downloadable title for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live Arcade}} and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} in early February 2012, just ahead of the [[MilestoneCelebration 500th episode]] of the series. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes Unfortunately, it's been delisted from both services]]. Later it was released in 2022 [[https://arcade1up.com/products/the-simpsons-arcade-cabinet as a home arcade]] by Arcade 1Up, this release would also come bundled with ''The Simpsons Bowling''.

* CatchPhrase: Homer's "D'oh!" returns when he gets hit to the point of being knocked down.

** From the show itself, Homer's scream when electrocuted is taken directly from [[https://youtu.be/_nYa13-lUPk?t=95 when he wakes up screaming]] from his ''Super Slugfest''-induced NightmareSequence -- when he and Bart are in the ring as characters from the game and he ends up being beaten and killed -- from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E6MoaningLisa Moaning Lisa]]". Mr. Burns' [[{{Catchphrase}} "Excellent."]] was also taken from [[https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/1f2c2d82-4c2f-4951-9856-90690c947ea2 when Homer agreed to become the plant's safety inspector]] in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey Homer's Odyssey]]".

* ButtonMashing: Subverted, somewhat. Over-reliance on button mashing will actually cause your character to stall for a second. Played straight in the Bonus Stages.
** This is also how to escape if a goon grabs your character.

* ShoutOut: Moe's Tavern features appearances of ''VideoGame/{{Aliens}}'' cabinets, also a Konami arcade game based on a Fox license.

* OffModel: Mr. Burns' sprite outside of his machine in the end cutscene is almost twice as tall as any of the player characters.

Due to Acclaim's home console license for ''The Simpsons'' in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, it was not ported to any of the major consoles of the era. However, it was ported to the UsefulNotes/{{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 modern computers. Outside of MAME, an online-capable port of the game was released as a downloadable title for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live Arcade}} and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} in early February 2012, just ahead of the [[MilestoneCelebration 500th episode]] of the series. Unfortunately, it's been delisted from both services. Later it was released in 2022 [[https://arcade1up.com/products/the-simpsons-arcade-cabinet as a home arcade]] by Arcade 1Up, this release would also come bundled with ''The Simpsons Bowling''.

** Take for example, Lisa, an extreme vegetarian since the season seven episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian Lisa the Vegetarian]]", exclaiming, "All right!" as she devours a health-regenerating Krusty Burger. She's also shown to be bratty, saying "Ha-ha, made you look!" in her idle animation, rather than her more familiar characterization as the intelligent voice of reason.

** The game's bosses all actually appeared in the show, but seeing as the show was only in its second season at the time of release, most players won't recognize them. Even longtime fans would be hard-pressed to remember what episode the wrestler at the end of Level 1 is from...
** Also, Smithers has blue hair (as he did in the early Simpsons episodes).

** Bart is wearing a blue shirt instead of the signature red one he's well-known for (though he wears the red one in the intro). The change makes it easier for players to distinguish him from Lisa during the game.

** Take for example, Lisa, an extreme vegetarian since the season seven episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian Lisa the Vegetarian]]", exclaiming, "All right!" as she devours a health-regenerating Krusty Burger.
** One of the most infamous examples, Sideshow Bob cameos in the Springfield Butte, but since he'd only had one appearance beforehand, he doesn't speak or even attack the Simpsons. Today, ''he'd'' be the logical choice for an antagonist of this sort of game, but his villainy wouldn't be established until the end of the first season.

** Lisa is listed as being 7 years old instead of 8. She would have a birthday [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad not long after the game's release]]. Similarly, Homer's age is listed as 35 instead of 36-40.

** Lisa is listed as being 7 years old instead of 8. She would have a birthday [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad not long after the game's release]].

* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Once you defeat Smithers, all the bombs hidden in his cape are suddenly ignited, much to his horror. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard He gets blown up to a crisp]].

* PreFinalBoss: You finally catch up to Smithers at the Nuclear Power Planet and face off against him just before you take on Mr. Burns.

* SequentialBoss: The Nuclear Plant stage consists of two boss fights in a row: Mr. Smithers and Mr. Burns, the latter having multiple stages before defeat.

--->'''Mr. Burns:''' (''bursts through the wall of his office'') Welcome to your ''grave'', suckers!