The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare on SNES| Friday Night Arcade

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024

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  • @Metal2Hedgehog
    @Metal2Hedgehog 3 года назад +17

    honestly, it's easy to bash this game if you don't understand it. But overall it's actually quite a fun game. The overworld requires you to do specific things as you progress to unlock more pages. But many people just can't put the effort. The mini games aren't as difficult to master or yet you can break them to make them easier. The itchy and scratchy game is the easiest one to progress. But again, "i don't understand it there for it's bad" It's such a horrible way to look at a game. Which is basically what you did.
    The indiana jones level is a puzzle level. Figure out how the platforms react to you moving. Yet you just wanted to rush through it. The best level is the bartman level. Just because it's a small quick shooter. The godzilla bart level is SUPER easy. The second level where it has you climb to beat homer is more difficult.
    Sadly, games like this are easier to just bash on get a quick like from those that give it a 2 minute playthrough and quickly give up than those that are willing to learn it.
    Hell, people are quick to try and master the "good games" but give up on hidden gems like this.
    It's sad how people are quick to judge without actually giving it a go. Yeah, I'll admit. The snes / 16 bit era had some great titles, but few are willing to give the time to titles that aren't 10/10 master pieces. I played this as a kid and quickly grew to understand what you had to do. to my surprise how many people quickly over looked it. Which I'm surprise you did as well considering you've played WAY worse games but still praised them. Nostalgia? Or just playing favoritism? After a while you run out of things to review, so you dip onto things you don't know shit about and just follow what people agree on. Horrible way to see things. The later levels do get more difficult. But not a bad game.

    • @ChiefXuligan
      @ChiefXuligan 3 года назад +5

      First, you are literally the only other person that I have heard ever say anything nice about this game. And I agree with pretty much everything you said about it. This game is definitely one of my favorites from back then. But I didn’t think this review was really all that harsh. Especially in comparison to every other review I have seen.

    • @colinmcdonald2499
      @colinmcdonald2499 3 года назад +4

      Dude, FNA runs a gaming channel and I am guessing he has thousands of games on more than a dozen platforms. Sorry if this game was not the most Epic piece of crap, ever, he was stuck with from his birthday until Christmas, as you were.

    • @brandonhill6288
      @brandonhill6288 3 года назад +1

      As someone who has owned this game for decades now, I will defer to Mike matei's judgement of its merits. Look into it if you enjoy watching good people suffer so we dont have to.

    • @JMFSpike
      @JMFSpike 3 года назад +3

      Well, that's your opinion. You're probably right in your assumption about people calling it bad just because it's hard and not giving it a real chance, but this is not always the case. Many people have actually played it quite a bit, know how to play it, and still hate it. Keep in mind that we always tend to really like games we grew up with and are nostalgic for us, even if they're bad. I've owned this game for 2 decades, and while I wouldn't call it bad, I certainly wouldn't call it a hidden gem. I guess if you can look past it's brutally difficulty, have a ton of patience, can figure out how to play all the mini-games, and know what all the items do, then it could be great for certain people.

    • @classicmikecade
      @classicmikecade 3 года назад +2

      Uhhhh, it's called an opinion bro.....relax....everyone's entitled to them.

  • @Scather8
    @Scather8 3 года назад +14

    Pro tip...you can control the bubble gum buy holding down the button.

  • @backinthedaygamer
    @backinthedaygamer 3 года назад +3

    Fighting Barney on the pink elephant lol

  • @GlitchedVision
    @GlitchedVision 3 года назад +8

    fastest rental return in my gaming history, never touched it again.

  • @GamerThumbTV
    @GamerThumbTV 3 года назад +4

    These were the days where Simpsons video games were just pumping out one after the other. I thought this one was alright but my favorite had to be the Itchy and Scratchy game. That was awesome

  • @KrisVilliger
    @KrisVilliger 3 года назад +6

    Whatever way the wind is blowing is which way you need to walk to find the closest next page.

  • @orenmauritzen8674
    @orenmauritzen8674 3 года назад +2

    They do a great job emphasizing on this game being a dream, the lack of music and bizarre world made it all feel very dreamlike and trippy, I even remember as you got weaker the game-world would start to fade away while you would hear a weird muffled voice of somebody that was trying to wake you up it was all like "Nana? Naaaaaaaanaaaa!" just the memories give me good chills

    • @Ixapter
      @Ixapter 6 месяцев назад

      I believed it was "Hey man! Heeeeeey man!"

  • @lsgreger2645
    @lsgreger2645 3 года назад +1

    Simpson's Road Rage and Hit and Run are by far my favorite Simpson's game. I played the PC and PS2 versions. Well, other than the arcade, but that didn't get a console release really.

  • @JanetStarChild
    @JanetStarChild 3 года назад

    You just made me realize that, in the three decades, I've never played a Simpsons game on any console. Lack of opportunity as a kid and lack of interest as an adult.
    I've only ever played the Simpsons arcade game and the handheld electronic game (catching falling cupcakes, which was very fun!).

  • @JoeyJ0J0
    @JoeyJ0J0 3 года назад +4

    I rented this game a lot as a kid, I could never beat the game, I always got stuck on the Indiana Jones level

  • @soxandbears
    @soxandbears 3 года назад

    this game sounds a lot like virtual bart but with more frustration in the hub world

  • @natejoe9924
    @natejoe9924 3 года назад

    As a kid because I used to always watch The Simpsons I appreciate this game for what it was

  • @kristophsams5036
    @kristophsams5036 3 года назад

    I remember playing both Bart's Nightmare and Virtual Bart on the Genesis. Never owned an SNES until way later in life. Both were very odd games and Virtual Bart was insanely difficult

  • @oldgrimrascal
    @oldgrimrascal 3 года назад

    sad fact, as a kid I only had a black and white TV in my room so never got anywhere on bart vs the space mutants as I couldnt see the purple objects. Luckily a walkthrough eventually came out in a magazine lol

  • @joegahan7055
    @joegahan7055 3 года назад +1

    Really hated facing Smithers on the Bartman stage

  • @raziyatheseeker
    @raziyatheseeker 3 года назад +1

    This game is a running gag for my Twitch streaming buddy. He hates this game, and everyone keeps requesting it on audience-choice nights. Then all of a sudden, here's this review.
    Don't think it don't say it

  • @classicmikecade
    @classicmikecade 3 года назад

    It really is a bizarre game. Thanks for another entertaining vid to finish off the week Aaron!

  • @MrClawt
    @MrClawt 3 года назад

    I rented this one and had a great time as a kid. It didn't have a manual so I had no idea about the Z health bar. Totally need to play this again.

  • @BeeHatGuy
    @BeeHatGuy 3 года назад

    I was obsessed with the Simpsons as a kid, and beat most of em with the aid of Game Genie. No way can a normal person beat it without dedicating their lives lmao

  • @orenmauritzen8674
    @orenmauritzen8674 3 года назад +1

    This was a pretty good game, I liked how you could strive for greater ratings even as you lost and got slightly different endings, the mini-games were pretty funny, and while the game lacked a save system I do not think it would have benefitted much (if at all) by having one, not a perfect game, but pretty solid for its time, still decent today, I wish every mini-game had several levels that triggered randomly during the game, so there is less focus on one, and much more variation all in the same
    Update: Never mind, this game had music, but it would fade out when Bart was at low "Zzzz's" and about to wake up

  • @chadadams1393
    @chadadams1393 3 года назад

    Another great video. I always look forward to Friday night arcade .... even if I don’t watch it until Saturday morning .

  • @michaelfields7088
    @michaelfields7088 Год назад

    I have a Simpsons shelf in my arcade room and I made sure to make special mention of Barts Nightmare. Before the game was announced, I remember my friends and I being very excited about any news for The Simpsons Arcade on the SNES. Imagine our disappointment when this game was announced instead. I was very cold towards the game but intrigued by the nightmare part of it. I did end up owning and beating it.

  • @FNAFEDITS171
    @FNAFEDITS171 3 года назад +3

    New episode!!! Hell ya!

  • @jonnda
    @jonnda 3 года назад +1

    Played this on a Mac emulation in the late 90’s or early 2000’s. I found it just as tedious and frustrating as you did.

  • @TechVyper
    @TechVyper 3 года назад

    What do you use to play the games at 1080 and so clear? They look really nice!

  • @algunoscuenticos
    @algunoscuenticos 3 года назад

    For some reason all the NES and SNES Simpsons games are so hard, but I never owned them, I only had those a few days, so I didn't know if I could have beated them. I rented this game when I was about 16, I found it very very hard, and my 16 years old version was very good at games, but I think with more time, I could have finished this one. I have it installed in the SNES classic, I have to find time to give it a try again.
    Nice review!

  • @tonyf2455
    @tonyf2455 3 года назад

    I loved this one, keep up the good work!

  • @saltytexasranger6301
    @saltytexasranger6301 Год назад

    I rented Bart's Nightmare a couple times back in the day because I loved The Simpsons and the box art was freaking cool. I could never figure out what I was supposed to do so I would get frustrated and play Bionic Commando instead. That usually went better until I died and had to start all over again. God bless the save start revolution...

  • @MotherKojiro
    @MotherKojiro 3 года назад

    I played and even owned this back in the day, and it was okay, but it took a LOT to figure out how everything worked, and some of the games were better than others. I don't necessarily think that it's always bad design for something to be difficult to immediately pick up and play, but get better once you get to really understand it, but when you have essentially 6 different games in one, and most of them are like that, it's a little much. I like this just fine, but if I were to pick it up now for the first time, I probably wouldn't spend a whole lot of time with it. Also, I totally agree with you about Bart vs. the Space Mutants: the first stage was great, and they should've kept with that for the rest of the game.

  • @migueldias8546
    @migueldias8546 3 года назад +2

    1:16 What is wrong with Krusty's Super Fun House? You killed me man!!! As a kid, I can see the disapointment. And yes, the Simpsons universe is just used to sell the game, there is no link at all. So this add to the disapointment if you are a kid. But it's a solid puzzle game, in the same category as Lemmings. So it gets pretty hardcore at the certain point... I am not saying it's an hidden gem and because it requires a lot of investment, I am not sure it's worth it today. That said, I discovered it when I was 20 and I had some fun with it.

    • @pentelegomenon1175
      @pentelegomenon1175 3 года назад +1

      Apparently it's a sprite swap of an Amiga game, and I can't believe I didn't see it earlier, it was so obvious.

    • @migueldias8546
      @migueldias8546 3 года назад +1

      @@pentelegomenon1175 I didn't know back then. Now I know, it's Rat-trap ! But when I discovered the game, it was obvious the Simpsons universe was just added as a skin. I thought back then, it was just to help sell a game that is not easy to sell (puzzle game). And yes, the late level, you see the Amiga touch. I am not sure anybody cared about the difficulty or if an human could possibly complete the puzzle!!!!

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf 3 года назад +1

    I used to LOVE this game when I was growing up, however, I went back to play it again a little more recently, and I absolutely HATED every second of it! Little me had no idea what he was talking about when it comes to good games!

    • @Nick-up5wv
      @Nick-up5wv 3 года назад

      Truthfully I think it is a good game; not great, but not bad. Your taste just changed, that's all. Little you would've had more fun with this game if you played it with little me.

  • @RexRude99
    @RexRude99 3 года назад +1

    Highest score I ever got was a B+. That was good enough for me and then I never went back to this.

  • @brettkihlmire573
    @brettkihlmire573 3 года назад

    I used to rent this and super castlevania 4 a lot as a kid. I eventually got Bart's Nightmare at a thrift shop when i was around 12. took me another 20 years to beat it and i got a B+ lol.

  • @7thangelad586
    @7thangelad586 3 года назад +1

    I borrowed Bart vs The Space Mutants from a friend and wasn’t impressed by any of it.
    My rule of thumb as a kid was that most games based on any kind of film, book, anime, etc were mediocre, with a handful of exceptions. ;)

  • @MT-or7lv
    @MT-or7lv 3 года назад

    The Simpsons Hit and Run...great game.

  • @jacksonblack9408
    @jacksonblack9408 3 года назад

    Loved this game too, but yeah it was another snes game I had no idea how to play. That's what happens when the game you buy doesn't come with a box/manual, and the internet isn't a thing.
    OST is quite good though. For me that's the decider. If a game is bad, they don't bother giving it a good soundtrack

  • @Carnelust
    @Carnelust 3 года назад +1

    Have you thought about what games you might play with your kids when they get a bit older? Start from the Atari and work your way through the generations of consoles?

    • @FridayNightArcade
      @FridayNightArcade  3 года назад +4

      That's the plan!... If they're even interested in their old pops' junk in his office, heh. I figure Atari is a good start because the games are so simple, you've got one button and a joystick. Easy to pick up and play and get that hand eye coordination going. And hopefully be something we can all do together as a family.

    • @Carnelust
      @Carnelust 3 года назад

      Having something do to together with your family is probably very healthy for everyone's relationships. I think a lot of people can wax nostalgia recounting their family trips or playing boardgames or just doing something as a family.

    • @stoptryingtomakeithappen9099
      @stoptryingtomakeithappen9099 3 года назад

      @@FridayNightArcade You'll be amazed on how quickly their motor and problem solving skills will progress. My son beat Mario Odyssey when he was 4, it's fun to watch him traverse levels and solve puzzles to get power moons.

  • @PoisonousPen
    @PoisonousPen 2 года назад

    I owned this game and honestly it was frustrating and mental 😅
    Definitely a product of its time and has a nostalgia factor, but I’m in no hurry to play it again today.

  • @Nick-up5wv
    @Nick-up5wv 3 года назад

    I've owned this game for two decades as well now and I have mixed feelings. I use to play it with my one friend and we spent HOURS trying to figure it out. I have fond memories of beating much of it when he finally let me borrow it. Some levels are just better than others. Sometimes you feel like you ARE doing homework and other times you're having a blast. When you Love the Simpsons, want a game, and have a friend or two to play this with, and are young you ENJOY exploring all the possibilities of playing this game and have fun DOING all the tedious stuff. When you get older, stop playing it with a friend or two, no longer care for the Simpsons, and; biggest of all, realize there's no REAL payoff you tend to skip this game. If you just want to play a fun Simpsons game without the intention of winning and just want to relax; revisit this game. Be like me. Enjoy this; until Virtual Bart completely BLOWS the doors off of this game; and than accept Virtual Bart as the greatest Simpsons game EVER; until Playstation FINALLY; after close to THREE decades, releases what we ALL know to be the GREATEST Simpsons game of ALL time; simply known as the Simpsons Arcade Game from Konami for the PS3!!!🕹🎮👏👍
    Thanks Sony!🤩

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone 2 года назад

    I haven't watched new Simpson's since like 2007. Seems like it took a steep decline in quality at that time. I still really like the late 90s seasons/early 2000s tho

  • @WalkingRoscoe
    @WalkingRoscoe 3 года назад

    Wooooooohooooooo!!!
    A new FNA video!

  • @garyaldridge5574
    @garyaldridge5574 3 года назад +1

    FNA delivers another win :-) Dude, IMO this game was only enjoyable with a game geenie. Even then, notable for a once-through to get some Simpson's laughs (there's Skinner! There's Blinky!!) but not much value in replay. You are kind for trying to wade through it for the purposes of science...or whatever lol. Bonus points if you play this game while listening to your original cassette tape of The Simpson's Sing the Blues !

  • @draketungsten74
    @draketungsten74 3 года назад +1

    Simpsons Hit and Run is a good Simpsons game, if you're looking for a good one.

  • @SevenCompleted
    @SevenCompleted 3 года назад +3

    The grade is actually based on score you can get an A without getting a single page. Also the minigames have multiple levels if you do manage to beat one the next time you see the door it will be a more difficult version. I think the worst mini game is the Indiana Jones one for sure. The bartzilla second level you are climbing a tower to get to homer who is king kong. I know its a jank game but I got some nostalgia for it playing it at my friends house.

  • @_Xstatic_
    @_Xstatic_ 3 года назад

    This was a neat looking game but got old really fast. I rented it when I was pretty young and did not have the instruction manual and just had to figure things out. It really needed a way to practice some of the mini games as it was pretty difficult not knowing what or how to do things. Even back when simpsons hype was at its peak it couldn't save this game from becoming boring quickly and making you look to other more entertaining games.

  • @GoodVibeCollecting
    @GoodVibeCollecting 3 года назад

    The Simpsons has been on for so long that the kids who grew up watching it now have kids of their own who probably watch it. Pretty crazy right? I don't understand why this game gets the hate it does. I love it and think it's a pretty creative concept. Yes, the Indiana Bart game feels cheap but is still doable with enough practice. I guess I'm in the minority here but I really don't think this is a bad game and it might be one of my favorites.

  • @JLAvey
    @JLAvey 3 года назад

    That show is still on the air?

  • @natejoe9924
    @natejoe9924 3 года назад

    You forgot when Bart turns into a pig maybe that was exclusive for the Sega version they had this game for Sega and I had it

  • @kyleharmon9548
    @kyleharmon9548 3 года назад

    Sorry you rented Super Krusty's Funhouse, I rented it on NES that was a lost dull weekend

    • @orenmauritzen8674
      @orenmauritzen8674 3 года назад +1

      Haha! As a kid I was about to get it for the Snes because of its title, but then I saw an image of it at the back of a gaming magazine and was like "The name says its fun, but the game does not look any funny"

  • @pentelegomenon1175
    @pentelegomenon1175 3 года назад

    Generally I prefer the look of 2D Simpsons games, with the exception of the NES ones which really dropped the ball. I'm positive it has nothing to do with the hardware since Krusty's Fun House on NES looks fine, and the Game Boy ones all look pretty good.

  • @Sinn0100
    @Sinn0100 3 года назад

    Unfortunately, I too rented Crusty's Funhouse for the Genesis and I want my two hours back...that's as long as I could stomach it when I was a kid. Barts Nightmare was another God awful Simpsons game that I did play way back when on the Genesis. Yeah it looked great but man is it bad. Bart vs. The Space Mutants however I always liked. It was incredibly hard but once you got it, the reward for beating it was huge. It almost reminds me of the first time I played A Boy and His Blob. Well just the experimentation and reward factor you get for beating it.

  • @marktomlin5818
    @marktomlin5818 3 года назад

    The best simpsons game for me was hit and run and the arcade game road rage was alright it had more content than crazy taxi btw if you haven't you should check out virtual bart

  • @christianpalmer7899
    @christianpalmer7899 3 года назад

    If they had just used a better hub world, it would have been an awesome game.

  • @natejoe9924
    @natejoe9924 3 года назад

    No I didn't play when it first came out but I did get it and there is a pig mini game maybe she's exclusive for the Sega version I did have it for Sega

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 3 года назад

    That game tried it's best.

  • @zachmcclintock7431
    @zachmcclintock7431 3 года назад +1

    Always good job FNA....I’ll definitely take your advice and won’t try it the game, looks cool tho

  • @AskDr78
    @AskDr78 3 года назад +1

    Love your channel but totally disagree. This game was awesome when it came out. The game's challenge is what kept me comin back in childhood. Beating it felt incredibly rewarding!

  • @gitgeronimo9375
    @gitgeronimo9375 3 года назад +1

    I never played this one. I think I was so disillusioned by the mediocrity of the three NES Simpsons games that I had given up by the time this one was released. In fact, by then I probably realized that 99.9% of movie/tv licensed games just plain blew.

  • @tonypacino7034
    @tonypacino7034 3 года назад

    Yea the game was a nightmare

  • @jonathanlabelle6725
    @jonathanlabelle6725 2 года назад

    i loved this games as a kid the only one those level that i hated was the indianna bart because it was infuriating and cheap

  • @michaeladams9807
    @michaeladams9807 3 года назад +1

    👍👍

  • @natejoe9924
    @natejoe9924 3 года назад

    This game is tedious especially the pig one

  • @LaC64
    @LaC64 3 года назад +1

    Was that an incredible edit at 0:53?

    • @FridayNightArcade
      @FridayNightArcade  3 года назад +3

      Lol when I originally recorded the VO I must have been in a cold medicine induced stupor because I said the wrong name of the game. Two days later I was editing and realized it, rerecorded the line but my cold had gotten progressively worse giving me a discount Barry White sound ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @claytonbyrd6134
    @claytonbyrd6134 5 месяцев назад

    Just tried it earlier on some emulator. Hated it. What a garbage game.

  • @seandavis7218
    @seandavis7218 3 года назад +1

    Ugh super crusty fun house not good but barts nightmare was not much better..... Took awhile for anyone to get a good simpsons game

  • @painter5391
    @painter5391 6 месяцев назад

    This is a decent review but I just see skill issues left and right