The Simpsons

1991 · Beat 'em up · Arcade

Overview

The Simpsons (1991) is Konami's four-player arcade beat 'em up, in which the family chase Smithers after he kidnaps Maggie.

Deep Dive

Smithers steals a diamond for Mr. Burns, it ends up in Maggie's mouth, and he takes her too. Homer punches and kicks, Marge swings a vacuum cleaner, Bart uses his skateboard and Lisa her jump rope across eight stages to the nuclear plant, ending with Smithers and then Burns in a battle suit.

Developer Story

Konami released it in North American arcades in March 1991. It was one of the three best-selling arcade machines of the year and won an AAMA Platinum award. Novotrade ported it to the Commodore 64 and MS-DOS, and it came to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2012.

Did You Know?

The Japanese version supports only two players.
It mixes first-season recordings with new lines from Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith.