Konami had to deal with a show in its infancy and a language barrier, and STILL packed in a ton of awesome humor and references. Still the best Simpsons game in my book.
Konami is a shell of its former self. Classics after classics, almost of their games were amazing. I guess we should be grateful Square Enix & Capcom haven’t forgotten what made them so beloved
I used to love hearing this and TMNT as I walked in to any arcade back in the 90s. I didn't play it much but I was just so fascinated by hearing the speech and music. Compared to what we could get on home consoles at the time this was something entirely new and amazing!
Jack Tramiel (Commodore and Atari) stayed out of the arcade industry. So Arcade hardware makers actually used decent hardware. Although using better hardware made it more expensive, the profit margins were still very good. Once he retired, and Hiroshi Yamauchi started to look towards retirement you started to see consoles that actually had power.
@@JUMBOs-RCSo I set this up on my PC emulation a while back and the whole family played it. It's certainly something else on a 55" TV with a loud surround system, especially when all 4 characters are in play! That was actually the first time I ever completed the game as it was way too expensive in the arcades, especially with all 4 players going.
I remember first playing this in an arcade at a casino while on vacation as a kid, right when it came out, playing Bart. I beat it, going through many quarters, but had severe carpel tunnel for 30-60 minutes afterward. Sometime after I came home, the game appeared in my hometown arcade for the first time, and immediately beat it first try, Tons of people were watching me. Good game and good times! :)
@RodConvoy1987 I had no idea what carpet tunnel meant so I had to look that up. Lol. But I'm glad to hear that you were able to beat the game later on.
One of the last great arcade games I remember playing before they died out. Man that shit was fun, I remember my best friend and I were the first to beat Double Dragon 2 at the arcade by our house, it was nuts people surrounding us screaming and cheering. What an awesome atmosphere arcades created
Omg what a throwback. My mission now as an adult is to try to obtain this arcade game again. Tons of times playing threw this with friends and by myself at the arcade as a kid. Best game.
Will C There are Bar top and table top arcade machines that can be purchased for a little over $1000 that have thus game plus 100's more like TMNT, X-MEN, and Street Fighter I ordered one from Suncoast Arcades the other day, there is also a website called tinyarcademachines.com that you may be interested in
I miss always playing this at the skate arena in the late 90s when my school did roller skating parties 😅 And hearing Backstreet Boys and Destiny's Child blaring in the background. I want to go back
I always used to play this by myself. I remember one time out of nowhere 3 other kids joined and we played as 4. Its been over 20 years and I still remember I had so much fun.
@@90sArcadeGames Selamlar. Ben Amerika'da oynuyordum, ailem yüksek lisans için birkaç yıllığına taşınmıştı, Chuck-E Cheese ünlüydü zaten. Ondan önce ve sonra Türkiye'de gittiğim atari salonu Ankara 7. caddede Las Vegas'dı. Orada bu oyun yoktu diye hatırlıyorum ben de, haklısınız.
This is on top of HIT and RUN imo, the greatest simpsons game and well arcade game ever made. Love the animations so much, I wish it got ported to the super nintendo!! 😭💙
Me and my friend whipped this game's ass back in the mid 90s. I was Bart and he was Homer. We were in Butlins in Wales. Cost us a small fortune but we kicked its ASS!
Early art of Bart had his shirt blue, and Fox had merchandise ready before everything was finalized. That's why his shirt is blue in this game. Oddly enough the shirt's orange in the opening though, but then turns blue for his description.
Hello, nice video. I played this arcade game in a real arcade store. I even saw one time one arcade modded or hacked. Very cool and crazy. You could find much more weapons than the original game and even the enemies were modded turning the game very easy. Shame no one have footage cause in that time (1992 I guess) theres no one with cameras or phones with cameras. I even saw modded/hacked arcade machines with street fighter.
I remember playing this when I was 8,and I loved playing Bart.Before that,I tried to play as 4 of the Simpsons at the same time and I didn’t even stand a chance.Only playing as Bart I was so far in the game,but I don’t remember which level I’m on.
My only complaint about this game, that's the worst point system ever, 1 pt. for each kill (including bosses) WTF? But still such a fun game, I'd even go so far as to say it's better than any of the home console games we got. My greatest memory: so often you'd be playing a 1 player game, another random kid you never met sees you're getting you're ass kicked pops a quarter in and bails you out,
Dude..u should try the japan version because of u can get more points like -u have extented hp on the jp version. If u beat a boss with full hp u get full points but with extend hp u get more points..
Along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this was the other arcade game I adored playing as a kid at the arcade in Lee On Solent. Oh man the memories of staying at my Nan’s during the school summer holidays and we’d go there.
So this game is the source material for the Bart Simpson in Sonic Mania mod. Also, if Maggie was a playable character she would definitely have the most health because she keeps on tripping over and doesn't even cry or get a tiny scratch.
This is my favorite game back in the day and I have beaten it countless times. I can go all the way without LOSING a life. The best trick to beating this game is the special attack, where in Bart's case, a skateboard swing. That will kill everyone on one hit except the bosses.
they had this game at a local pizza shop we went to after baseball games, memories of 20 kids crowded around this machine watching each other play while the adults got drunk and ate pizza haha.... no idea this game was from 1991, we were playing it around 2000-2002 surprised it was 10 years old even at that time
I remember playing this game in a variety of places. When i was 15 i finally beat it. But I only came back for the evil laughter. I can without the waah though.
The Simpsons video game from 1991 the year we was born is a classic love it forever retro early old school vintage '90's of the 1990s love this game I order it one day when I get a house.
Álvaro Javier Castelar Estrada I was mad when I saw they removed it from Xbox Live. I downloaded the demo, but I deleted it to make space for something on the hard drive. It was one of the stupidest things I've ever done.
If you're on mame4droid, you can do it this way. Hold up while pushing coin to be homer, push coin while holding right to be bart, and hold down while pushing coin to be Lisa. Don't worry the controls stay the same.
honestly they should've waited a few years later, so that the game's story could be based from Rosebud's. it makes a lot more sense for smithers to kidnap maggie, who refused to let go of burns' bear, and for the populace of springfield to be against the simpsons due to no beer and no tv.
And also that news anchor isn't even Kent Brockman, I agree. Although in that case I'm sure all of the Life in Hell references would be replaced with Simpsons references, I assume they're in the game because there was so little Simpsons content at the time, this game was released just before season 2, and I doubt they coordinated with the writers to get early season 2 references in the already completed episodes or at least animatics of episodes. So they literally just had SEASON 1 to work with, which has a lot less episodes than all the other seasons. The only reason why they got a game so early I would guess is that people were already familiar with them from Tracy Ullman, and they were such a huge hit when the first season aired, It's my favorite show of all time!
At the very beginning, when Smithers collides with Maggie, you can hear a soft, high-pitched voice say something like "bang." It occurs at other times during the game. What is that?!?!? I have wondered since 1991.
@@scottcharney1091 I'm not sure what sound you're talking about. If you meant Smithers colliding with Homer, Homer gives a pained "D'oh!" which he also sometimes does upon taking a hit.
@@robertanderson9447 It only happens when Homer is onscreen, specifically when he gets hit, but it's not "D'oh." You can hear it at 1:37 in this video: ruclips.net/video/Dpl9_ZTkTYg/видео.html
@@scottcharney1091 I forgot about this, but finally realized what sound you're talking about. Sounds like it's just a regular cartoony bashing noise, I think it's usually called a wet slap.
The Mr. Burns fight is ridiculously long and difficult. They definitely made sure they took as much of your money as possible before you completed the game A very big last ditch effort for all of the tokens you had in your pocket
Often wondered if there's a difference between the characters? More damage, speed, range? Marge seems to have the most well-rounded attack range vs speed.
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Konami had to deal with a show in its infancy and a language barrier, and STILL packed in a ton of awesome humor and references. Still the best Simpsons game in my book.
Underrated comment
Konami is a shell of its former self. Classics after classics, almost of their games were amazing. I guess we should be grateful Square Enix & Capcom haven’t forgotten what made them so beloved
Iconic game, ripe for a pc remaster
It's crazy because the Simpson isn't even popular in Japan
Excellent comment. Konami were truly great at capturing the essesnce of a t.v show as seen in The Simpsons, TMNT and X men games.
I like how this shows how Bart actually cares about his siblings
He always had, even now.
I think Lisa really annoys Bart, but Maggie not so much.
I used to love hearing this and TMNT as I walked in to any arcade back in the 90s. I didn't play it much but I was just so fascinated by hearing the speech and music. Compared to what we could get on home consoles at the time this was something entirely new and amazing!
This was the Pepsi to TMNT’s Coca Cola
Jack Tramiel (Commodore and Atari) stayed out of the arcade industry. So Arcade hardware makers actually used decent hardware. Although using better hardware made it more expensive, the profit margins were still very good.
Once he retired, and Hiroshi Yamauchi started to look towards retirement you started to see consoles that actually had power.
@@JUMBOs-RCSo I set this up on my PC emulation a while back and the whole family played it. It's certainly something else on a 55" TV with a loud surround system, especially when all 4 characters are in play!
That was actually the first time I ever completed the game as it was way too expensive in the arcades, especially with all 4 players going.
I remember first playing this in an arcade at a casino while on vacation as a kid, right when it came out, playing Bart. I beat it, going through many quarters, but had severe carpel tunnel for 30-60 minutes afterward. Sometime after I came home, the game appeared in my hometown arcade for the first time, and immediately beat it first try, Tons of people were watching me. Good game and good times! :)
I remember playing it the adventuredome in las vegas and boy IT WAS FUN
I played this in Boomtown in Reno as a 90s kid. Circus Circus also had it.
Who the hell are you?
@RodConvoy1987 I had no idea what carpet tunnel meant so I had to look that up. Lol. But I'm glad to hear that you were able to beat the game later on.
@@claytonbouldin9381 Another great arcade game. Also, the arcade TMNT2 Turtles In Time was even better!
Memories of playing this at Chuck E. Cheese back in the day
The chuck has gone the corporate greed aisle. Pizza has bland cheap ingredients to Maximize profits
@@sevnlight6313 what?
Exactly!! I can still smell the cheese and feet (from the ball pit). Yummmmm!!!
Same here lol
They do have simpsons soccer so at least they still got them there
this game still looks dope in 2017
Of course it does the Simpsons is awesome Bart is my favorite
2020!!!
2021
Sprite graphics are timeless
2022!
When this game first hit the arcades, Bart was probably the most played character out of the four, due to the Bartmania...
One of the last great arcade games I remember playing before they died out. Man that shit was fun, I remember my best friend and I were the first to beat Double Dragon 2 at the arcade by our house, it was nuts people surrounding us screaming and cheering. What an awesome atmosphere arcades created
We used to have this in a local restaurant in my town, it got replaced by a Galaga arcade cabinet.
I was so pissed when I found that out.
I would be too, galaga is sweet but why the hell would they replace that with it?!
I played this for the first time in a mall yesterday and it is amazing!
And considering the fact that this game is hard to find, It's understandable.
Everyone's making a big deal about the pixelated Simpsons intro going around the internet. Well booyah, the arcade had 'em beat by 24 years.
transce080
Who the hell are you?
Bart's attack is the fastest between the Simpsons, also the easiest to make a combo . Homer's lack range but is the most powerful.
What the phoque 😁😁😁😁😁😘😘😘
I like the dance Homer did, at the end of each level finished. 😂
Omg what a throwback. My mission now as an adult is to try to obtain this arcade game again. Tons of times playing threw this with friends and by myself at the arcade as a kid. Best game.
Will C when I go to a party there's some arcade machines this game is on of them lol I get to play it
Will C There are Bar top and table top arcade machines that can be purchased for a little over $1000 that have thus game plus 100's more like TMNT, X-MEN, and Street Fighter I ordered one from Suncoast Arcades the other day, there is also a website called tinyarcademachines.com that you may be interested in
A Company named 1upArcade made a cabinet you can buy for under $700
Them seizure-flashing almost dead arcade bosses.
+EvilMariobot you bet
God the arcade where I played this closed. I really miss playing this with my siblings
Ahhhh the memories
MrJWC1987 0:11 Ahhhhhhh...
Chorus: 🎶... The Memories...🎶
I miss always playing this at the skate arena in the late 90s when my school did roller skating parties 😅
And hearing Backstreet Boys and Destiny's Child blaring in the background.
I want to go back
its actually amazing how any episode or movie or game of this show is completely timeless and always looks good.
Except current Simpsons 1996-Present.
Tornado1994 i mean in terms of art style and colour (although older episodes have darker more brown colours)
My dad bought me this arcade game When I was a kid came here for the beautiful memories
this game still looks dope in 2018 i am sad i never had a chance to play it all the way through.
Recently played this at Can Can Wonderland. They have it.
Great times in the arcade so fun to see again. Awesome video!
One of most fun games to grace the arcades!
I always used to play this by myself. I remember one time out of nowhere 3 other kids joined and we played as 4. Its been over 20 years and I still remember I had so much fun.
Hangi atari salonunda oynardınız? Ben bu oyunu bir tek Taksim'de eskiden Megavizyon'un olduğu yerdeki atari salonunda gördüm.
@@90sArcadeGames Selamlar. Ben Amerika'da oynuyordum, ailem yüksek lisans için birkaç yıllığına taşınmıştı, Chuck-E Cheese ünlüydü zaten. Ondan önce ve sonra Türkiye'de gittiğim atari salonu Ankara 7. caddede Las Vegas'dı. Orada bu oyun yoktu diye hatırlıyorum ben de, haklısınız.
Memories of playing this and NBA Jam at Southgate Cinemas (now Bear Town Cinemas) in New Bern, NC (circa 1994-95)
Wow this bring back memories as a kid playing this game at the roller skating rink
This is on top of HIT and RUN imo, the greatest simpsons game and well arcade game ever made. Love the animations so much, I wish it got ported to the super nintendo!! 😭💙
Ah, the memories of playing this at the Odeon Kingswest before seeing Independence Day!
Me and my friend whipped this game's ass back in the mid 90s. I was Bart and he was Homer. We were in Butlins in Wales. Cost us a small fortune but we kicked its ASS!
I love playing The Simpsons Arcade (1991) at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Arcade.🕹️🍕
Early art of Bart had his shirt blue, and Fox had merchandise ready before everything was finalized. That's why his shirt is blue in this game.
Oddly enough the shirt's orange in the opening though, but then turns blue for his description.
they also list Lisa as 7 when shes stated to be 8 in the series
Lisa was 7 when the series started. “Stark Raving Dad” in season 3 was her 8th birthday.
@@DownHomeGamer but then theyve had birthdays since (all the kids and even adults) but they stay the same age.
I figured his shirt was blue to help differentiate him from Lisa.
I remember my aunts boyfriend had some sort of console that had a lot of old games on it including this one and I played the hell out of this game
Hello, nice video. I played this arcade game in a real arcade store. I even saw one time one arcade modded or hacked. Very cool and crazy. You could find much more weapons than the original game and even the enemies were modded turning the game very easy. Shame no one have footage cause in that time (1992 I guess) theres no one with cameras or phones with cameras. I even saw modded/hacked arcade machines with street fighter.
I remember playing this when I was 8,and I loved playing Bart.Before that,I tried to play as 4 of the Simpsons at the same time and I didn’t even stand a chance.Only playing as Bart I was so far in the game,but I don’t remember which level I’m on.
This used to be my game right here. And it's still is.
Back when Konami actually cared. Now if only this was on Switch and PS4 arcade archives.
8:14, 8:16, 10:39, 21:36, 23:25, 23:30, 23:38, 37:52, 38:11
Bart's scream from Homer's Odyssey was reused in The Simpsons Arcade Game.
*WAAAOOOHH!!*
I feel like just buying the diamond would have been less expensive than hiring this many henchmen...
Exactly.
There must have been…..
200 blue suit guys
100 green suit guys
150 pink shirt guys
Plus many other enemies
My childhood. Century 16 movie theatre arcade back in 1996-1999. GOOD TIMES. I spent sooo many tokens on this game. I was the SIMPSONS CHAMP SON
such memories. you play very well.
Thank you!
My only complaint about this game, that's the worst point system ever, 1 pt. for each kill (including bosses) WTF?
But still such a fun game, I'd even go so far as to say it's better than any of the home console games we got. My greatest memory: so often you'd be playing a 1 player game, another random kid you never met sees you're getting you're ass kicked pops a quarter in and bails you out,
Dude..u should try the japan version because of u can get more points like
-u have extented hp on the jp version. If u beat a boss with full hp u get full points but with extend hp u get more points..
Along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this was the other arcade game I adored playing as a kid at the arcade in Lee On Solent. Oh man the memories of staying at my Nan’s during the school summer holidays and we’d go there.
So this game is the source material for the Bart Simpson in Sonic Mania mod. Also, if Maggie was a playable character she would definitely have the most health because she keeps on tripping over and doesn't even cry or get a tiny scratch.
I spent a lot of Dutch guilders on this game, I remember it from front to back. Great memory!
I like the music on stage 3 and 6
Stage 3 Springfield Discount Cemetery 8:26
Stage 6 DreamLand 21:50
Only game I wanted to play in Chuck-e-Cheese growing up 😅
its a shame we never got a Simpson's in Time....
This is my favorite game back in the day and I have beaten it countless times. I can go all the way without LOSING a life. The best trick to beating this game is the special attack, where in Bart's case, a skateboard swing. That will kill everyone on one hit except the bosses.
42:02: Name Entry and Game Over
Great Video Can’t Believe You Could Do This
Memories of playing this at Caesarland (which was Little Caesars’ smaller and cheaper response to Chuck E Cheese)
I use to enjoy playing this game and Tmnt Acade game at the Skating Rink in the early 90's! Fun Times!!!
This was one of my favorite arcade games. I wish I could still play it. They should remake it...the same exact game but with better graphics
childhood memorys i love this game
My summer camp had this machine and I have the best memories with it
Ah yes. The infamous blue shirt!
+BRAVEorGRAVE
Infamous? Why?
awesomeguy123450
I've seen Bart wearing blue shirts in other merchandise and official media...
I played this all the time at a skating rink when I was in elementary school!
Used to play this at the roller rink ALL THE TIME.
Oh man this brings back memories
This game's sprites are hand drawn by the creator of The Simpsons himself
I consider this along with street fighter 2, tmnt the arcade game, paperboy and qubert as the best arcades of all time!
1:16 imagine having that feeling of so many people surrounding you and then all of a sudden your family leaves you to beat up people.
0:22 Life Begins At Conception, Man!
Played this at Barros pizza in Phoenix back in early 2000s.
i love the intro music its awesome man!
Wow I never got that far. Nice to know the ending
I love this game from the year I was born I love The Simpsons.
Fun fact: you can play this game online!
Back when I use to play this in 1995
Ikr?? Nostalgia! ^^
they had this game at a local pizza shop we went to after baseball games, memories of 20 kids crowded around this machine watching each other play while the adults got drunk and ate pizza haha....
no idea this game was from 1991, we were playing it around 2000-2002 surprised it was 10 years old even at that time
6:18 the siilly sound when you get knocked out lol
I remember playing this game in a variety of places. When i was 15 i finally beat it. But I only came back for the evil laughter. I can without the waah though.
Woaah this is so awesome!
The Simpsons video game from 1991 the year we was born is a classic love it forever retro early old school vintage '90's of the 1990s love this game I order it one day when I get a house.
This game was my childhood. It's on PS3
Cuales son las teclas para bart? he encontrado la L, I, J, para moverse, pero cuales son para golpes y brincar
??
Bart vs Devil Armies
I played this on Xbox 360 like 6 years ago. God I loved this game
Do You Still Play It
Que buenos recuerdos de este juego.
I literally just bought a full arcade cabinet of this and posted it up in my living room
Hey there's a punch out reference on the da first boss!
Troy Docouto the crowd does sound similar
4:34 my guy did a slide kick and got hit by the trash can lol
Memories Of Playing This At Eddie's Pizza. 1990's 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕
Omg used to play this in the early 90s and the laundromat arcade while my mom washed clothes
Remember alot of pizza parlors had this game
How I can change the character? damn mame, only I can play with marge....
+Álvaro Javier Castelar Estrada You put the quarters in the slot that match the joystick for which character you control.
spongebobfan190 I bought this game in xbox live so that problem is gone
Álvaro Javier Castelar Estrada I was mad when I saw they removed it from Xbox Live. I downloaded the demo, but I deleted it to make space for something on the hard drive. It was one of the stupidest things I've ever done.
Maybe in the future they put it again in the bazar, so don't lose your faith....
If you're on mame4droid, you can do it this way. Hold up while pushing coin to be homer, push coin while holding right to be bart, and hold down while pushing coin to be Lisa. Don't worry the controls stay the same.
honestly they should've waited a few years later, so that the game's story could be based from Rosebud's. it makes a lot more sense for smithers to kidnap maggie, who refused to let go of burns' bear, and for the populace of springfield to be against the simpsons due to no beer and no tv.
And also that news anchor isn't even Kent Brockman, I agree. Although in that case I'm sure all of the Life in Hell references would be replaced with Simpsons references, I assume they're in the game because there was so little Simpsons content at the time, this game was released just before season 2, and I doubt they coordinated with the writers to get early season 2 references in the already completed episodes or at least animatics of episodes. So they literally just had SEASON 1 to work with, which has a lot less episodes than all the other seasons. The only reason why they got a game so early I would guess is that people were already familiar with them from Tracy Ullman, and they were such a huge hit when the first season aired, It's my favorite show of all time!
Imagine if someone remade this for xbox one ps4 and the switch
zero the ninja omg yes
Nintendo Switch Yes
I said the same thing before I read the comments...also how would it suck? If u like this game it would be the exact game but with updated graphics
The only ones that gonna play this game are the ones that born before 1990 or 30 something years old dudes, not a big market for a game developer
@@janviersechan9670 that's why there's arcade archives
0:01 EPILEPSY WARNING!!!
How can I change the character help somebody please!!!!
+HIGHPEREZ insert quarters into another coin slot:
1st: marge
2nd: homer
3rd: bart
4th: lisa
or play the two player version it has character select
At the very beginning, when Smithers collides with Maggie, you can hear a soft, high-pitched voice say something like "bang." It occurs at other times during the game. What is that?!?!? I have wondered since 1991.
That part is the Simpsons yelling "Maggie!"
@@robertanderson9447 No, that's clear, it's something else, and it happens at various other times.
@@scottcharney1091 I'm not sure what sound you're talking about. If you meant Smithers colliding with Homer, Homer gives a pained "D'oh!" which he also sometimes does upon taking a hit.
@@robertanderson9447 It only happens when Homer is onscreen, specifically when he gets hit, but it's not "D'oh." You can hear it at 1:37 in this video: ruclips.net/video/Dpl9_ZTkTYg/видео.html
@@scottcharney1091 I forgot about this, but finally realized what sound you're talking about. Sounds like it's just a regular cartoony bashing noise, I think it's usually called a wet slap.
The Mr. Burns fight is ridiculously long and difficult.
They definitely made sure they took as much of your money as possible before you completed the game
A very big last ditch effort for all of the tokens you had in your pocket
How do I select my character in the mame version!
Are you using the 4-player rom? If so you cant. Your character based on which controller you're using.
This is what should've been for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis rather than what we actually got.
Carlo Nassar Blame Acclaim not letting Konami to do a port for any console.
This was so epic back in the day. Does anyone know if they released this game on a console.
Often wondered if there's a difference between the characters? More damage, speed, range? Marge seems to have the most well-rounded attack range vs speed.
0:55 i love that sound
This game looks awesome. Sadly my parents were too poor to take me to the arcades back then.
I remember this being so hard when I was like 5 or 6 haha
Lol real shit
Pure unadulterated childhood happiness
its a shame you cant get this in a physical copy as its the best one from all the 2D simpsons games
a side from bart's nightmare being my favorite