The Simpsons video games are a line of official video games that use the characters from the animated television show The Simpsons. The popularity of The Simpsons motivated the video game industry to turn to the characters and world of Springfield. While critical and public reaction has been mixed, several of the Simpsons games did very well commercially, most notably Konami's arcade game The Simpsons and Acclaim Entertainment's The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants.
Simpsons video games have spanned all sorts of video game genres and systems, including The Simpsons Hit & Run, The Simpsons Road Rage, The Simpsons Skateboarding, The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Juggernauts and Krusty's Super Fun House. The recent generation has been somewhat more well-received by the general public, starting with The Simpsons Road Rage (based on Crazy Taxi): There have been two Simpsons pinball games; one released after the first season, and the other still available.
Vivendi Universal Games, the publisher of recent Simpsons games, announced shortly after the release of The Simpsons Hit & Run that there was a sequel in the works. However, no news or any development has been announced since then. The plans by Vivendi to create a sequel were no doubt cancelled when Electronic Arts announced in November 2005, that they would purchase the exclusive licensing rights to publish future Simpsons video game titles, including a potential tie-in to the upcoming Simpsons feature film, as Electronic Arts has successfully overseen many film-to-video game projects.[1]
In May 2007, EA announced the release of a new title, The Simpsons Game, expanding the franchise to consoles including the Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.[2] Also in May 2007, Microsoft announced the release of a limited-edition The Simpsons Xbox 360. According to The Simpsons Channel, Microsoft only gave away 100 units of the promotional system.[3]
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Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis
Original release dates:[4][5][6][7] 1991 |
System release: 1991—Handheld |
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System release: 1991—Arcade, DOS, Commodore 64 |
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Original release dates: 1991 |
System release: 1991—DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear |
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Original release dates: 1991 |
System release: 1991—Game Boy |
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Original release dates: 1991 |
System release: 1991—NES, Sega Master System, Game Gear, Commodore Amiga |
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Original release dates: 1991 |
System release: 1991—DOS |
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Original release dates: 1992 |
System release: 1992—Game Boy |
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Original release dates: 1992 |
System release: 1992—Amiga, NES, DOS, Sega Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis |
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Original release dates: 1992 |
System release: 1992—NES, Game Gear |
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Original release dates: 1992 |
System release: 1992—Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES |
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Original release dates: 1993 |
System release: 1993—Game Boy |
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Original release dates: 1993 |
System release: 1993—Game Boy |
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Original release dates: 1994 |
System release: 1994—SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis |
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Original release dates: 1995 |
System release: 1995—SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear |
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Original release dates: 1996 |
System release: 1996—PC, Mac |
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Original release dates: 1997 |
System release: 1997—PC, Mac |
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Original release dates: 2000 |
System release: 2000—Arcade |
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Original release dates: 2001 |
System release: 2001—Game Boy Color |
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Original release dates: 2001 |
System release: 2001—PS1 |
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Original release dates: 2001 |
System release: 2001—PS2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance |
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Original release dates: 2002 |
System release: 2002—PS2 |
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Original release dates: 2003 |
System release: 2003—PS2, GameCube, Xbox, PC |
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Original release dates: 2007 |
System release: 2007—Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 |
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Original release dates: 2007 |
System release: 2007—Mobile, Windows Mobile |
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The Simpsons: Itchy and Scratchy Land
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System release: Mobile, Windows Mobile |
References
- ^ 'Simpsons' to become year's top-seller?
- ^ "EA's The Simpsons Game Unveiled Alongside The Simpsons 400th Episode". http://www.ea.com/simpsons/news.jsp. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "Limited Edition Simpsons Xbox 360". http://www.simpsonschannel.com/#newsitemEEZllZEypFWQcseqQo. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ Acclaim. Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis. (Acclaim). Dedicated handheld. (1991) "The Simpsons (TM) & © 1991 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved."
- ^ "Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis". Handheld Empire. http://www.handheldempire.com/game.jsp?game=75. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ "Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis". IGN. http://cheats.ign.com/objects/763/763654.html. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Gomes, Bruce. Sr. Simpsons Games. The Simpsons Archive. 18 June 2008.
- ^ "The Simpsons: The Arcade Game for C64 - The Simpsons: The Arcade Game Commodore 64 - The Simpsons: The Arcade Game C64 Game". Ocean. http://www.gamespot.com/c64/action/simpsonsthearcadegame/. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Land". http://www.eamobile.com/Web/mobile-games/movies-tv/the-simpsons-itchy-and-scratchy-land. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
External links
- The Simpsons Game official site at EA
- Minutes to Meltdown official site
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