High Score Competition #209: The Simpsons

[SlyBlueFox]

High Score Competition Rules and Scoreboard

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Game Name : The Simpsons
ROM Name  = "simpsons" "simpsons2p"
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Settings
   Default: Lives - 2, Difficulty - Normal
Controls
   Joystick: 8-way
   Buttons: 2 [Attack/SpecialJump/Special]



You move level to level fighting your way through loads of Mr. Burn's hired goons. At the end of each stage you must fight an end-of-level guardian. Each of these are bigger and bulkier than the others.
Each player character has a different weapon that can be used throughout the game. Bart uses his skateboard, Lisa uses her jumprope, Marge uses her vacuum cleaner and Homer uses his fists and his big fat belly.

Last Day: Sunday, January 29th 2017



Quest for the Bronze Joystick! The most successful competitor of each calendar year will possess & display the BYOAC Bronze Joystick Trophy.

Happy Gaming!


Final Scores:

1st SlyBlueFox - 102
2nd jasonbar - 98   
3rd acvieluf - 69

[Titchgamer]

Nice choice, This will be a tuffy LOL

[acvieluf]

Awesome. Nice one.

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[acvieluf]

Am I first? 69.

Marge seems OP.



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[JDFan]

So we are using the original "simpson" Rom and not the 2 player rom ?? - This means everyone is going to be only Marge correct ??

Figure if we use the 2 player rom it allows you to choose which player character you use - So wanted to make sure whether using the mage character for everyone is what was meant to be selected or not.

[acvieluf]

So we are using the original "simpson" Rom and not the 2 player rom ?? - This means everyone is going to be only Marge correct ??

Figure if we use the 2 player rom it allows you to choose which player character you use - So wanted to make sure whether using the mage character for everyone is what was meant to be selected or not.

You know, I apologise, I didn't even give it a second thought. I just fired up the version I use on the cab.

I don't see why we couldn't use the 2p version though. I would think it's exactly the same, save for the character select.

If I recall, didn't we agree on the same thing with TMNT?

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[Titchgamer]

Cant remember I just changed my controls to suit the character I wanted on TMNT lol

[SlyBlueFox]

Either one is fine by me. It is kind of annoying on the 4player version the only way to play as the other characters is remapping the controls.

Edit: I just played the 2p version. Since you can easily select players without changing controls, I will be playing this version.

[JDFan]

Either one is fine by me. It is kind of annoying on the 4player version the only way to play as the other characters is remapping the controls.

Sounds good - Just wanted to find out if there were any other differences or if Marge was the character we should all play to keep it uniform, before remapping the controls or anything. (can only take so much of that vacuum cleaner !!) 

[j.fitzenr]

Well hell.  The nostalgia is real!  LOOK THERE'S DR MARVIN MONROE WHERE DID HE EVER GO?

I remember the time that myself and three random chitlins of varying ages decided that we were absolutely going to beat this game.  No matter what.

Think the operators made about $40 off of us that day, but i'll be damned if we didn't beat it.

I honestly think this is one of the most egregious quarter-munchers of the era, but it's also one of the most fun.  Weird.  Def be able to talk my girlfriend into playing along with me tho and maybe that'll help me get some more practice in

[ninjabadger]

Ah.

I have the Japanese rom setup on my machine  (better imo).

Will try and jump on the next comp.

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[Titchgamer]

Still not had a chance to even have a go at this yet

Me and my Ms completed this last year at the Solstice event.

It was on Free play so didnt cost us anything but by ek did my fingers hurt after completing this and Metal Slug 3 LOL

[SlyBlueFox]

102

[jasonbar]

98 whoppin' points.

What's the point of the blow-up-the-balloon bonus stage, where it shows you getting lots of points but then they don't seem to apply to your real points. What's the point?

I think I used Bart on this game. I tried all 4. Homer & Bart seem to be my faves.

-Jason

[yamatetsu]

Winning the bonus stage gives you some health back.

[acvieluf]

I have played this all weekend, and still can't get past the freakin' 2nd stage boss.   If i could pass the stage 1 boss without dying, i could do it.  But for the life of me i couldn't get any sort of attack pattern down for him. 

Congrats to Sly

[SlyBlueFox]

I have played this all weekend, and still can't get past the freakin' 2nd stage boss.   If i could pass the stage 1 boss without dying, i could do it.  But for the life of me i couldn't get any sort of attack pattern down for him. 

Congrats to Sly

Thanks. The strategy with the 2nd boss was to start at the bottom of the screen and then when it comes to the bottom, gradually move up to get behind & hit it, move up again - hit it, again etc. until you get to the top of the screen & then go back to the bottom - rinse & repeat. Try that out if you play it again.

I was never able to play that much this weekend but I did find out how to do the special move (press both buttons; could have sworn I tried that multiple times) & that move made the harder enemies & boss 1 a lot easier. I was using Maggie most the time.

[SlyBlueFox]

Final Scores:

1st SlyBlueFox - 102
2nd jasonbar - 98   
3rd acvieluf - 69

[yamatetsu]

The scoreboard.