Game Info

Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Year of Release: 1991

Game Review & Impressions

Alongside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons is the second of Konami's iconic arcade brawlers. Konami brought their trademark attention to detail to the game, and it looks and sounds as close to the TV show as you could have wished for, given the time of its release.

In terms of plot, Maggie has been kidnapped by who appears to be Weylon Smithers, and it's up to the remaining four Simpsons family members to rescue her. What starts as a fight through the streets of Springfield spills into the nearby, Krustyland theme park, and culminating with a showdown in the nuclear power plant.

If I'm honest, under the admittedly exemplary graphics, the game is rather shallow. The characters have a very limited moveset, so there isn't a huge variety to the combat. This would be far more fun to play with a group of friends, rather than a solo effort, where the camaraderie and close proximity to the other players would pay dividends in the shared experience.

In any case, The Simpsons arcade game is still one of the slickest coinop experiences of the day, and definitely worth playing, even if it might lack the longevity of other titles.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:00 Stage 1: Downtown Springfield
03:20 Bonus Stage
03:47 Stage 2: Krustyland
07:13 Stage 3: Springfield Discount Cemetry
11:19 Stage 4: Moe's Tavern
14:21 Stage 5: Springfield Butte
18:00 Stage 6: Dreamland
21:52 Bonus Stage
22:12 Channel 6
27:26 Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
28:46 Final Boss
31:48 Ending

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