2026/3/7: NES: Simpsons: Bart Vs. the Space Mutants, The, Simpsons: Bart Vs. the World, The, Simpsons: Bartman Meets Rad

[VideoGameCritic]

I'm reviewing all the old Simpsons games. Here's my first set!

Let me know what you think.

[Retro STrife]

These were all first-time reviews? If so, these are a great addition to the site. In the early 90's, other than Ninja Turtles, I imagine that the Simpsons had to be one of the hottest cartoon licenses out there for turning into an NES game. So much potential, but then again, I guess it's no surprise that these seem more like cash-grabs.

I owned 2 of these as a kid - one was Bart vs the World, but I can't remember the second. Either way, I do remember that I thought both games were way too difficult. Despite not owning many NES games growing up (maybe like 15-20), I have almost no memory of playing the Simpsons games. Not surprised by the scores based on that.

[VideoGameCritic]

Yes these are first-time reviews. I have two Genesis reviews (one re-review) and two new SNES Simpsons reviews coming up.

[Anchoa79]

I love The Simpsons but amost every game, except Hit & Run and Escape from Camp Deadly (I know this is bad, but I love it) are meh!!

[travistouchdown]

The NES and the Simpons seem like the perfect match. It's a shame there was never a truly good game for the NES/SNES.

Why they didn't they port the arcade game to the SNES, that was an amazing beat em' up!

Oh well....great reviews, very interesting.

[mbd36]

I was in my early teens and loved both Nintendo and Simpsons when those games came out. I never played them because always thought they looked like crap.

[VideoGameCritic]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad these reviews turned out okay. I was reviewing about 10 Simpsons games at once, and worried it would result in them being "watered down". But it was kind of necessary because there was a lot of overlap between systems, giving me a good basis of comparison.

For example, the Genesis mutants game isn't really any better than the NES, which is disappointing.

[mbd36]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad these reviews turned out okay. I was reviewing about 10 Simpsons games at once, and worried it would result in them being "watered down". But it was kind of necessary because there was a lot of overlap between systems, giving me a good basis of comparison.

For example, the Genesis mutants game isn't really any better than the NES, which is disappointing.

I was surprised you never covered these before.

[strat]

The NES and the Simpons seem like the perfect match. It's a shame there was never a truly good game for the NES/SNES.

Why they didn't they port the arcade game to the SNES, that was an amazing beat em' up!

Oh well....great reviews, very interesting.

Acclaim had exclusive console rights. The only Simpsons arcade ports were on computers.

[TheKingOfGalaga]

I have a soft spot for Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, only because I spent a stupid amount of time getting good enough to make it to the fourth level. Haven't beaten it without a Game Genie though.

Krusty's Fun House is a great Simpsons game, both the NES and SNES versions are good.