Beg your Mom for some quarters, jump on your bike, ride down to that dark, smokey, noisy and slightly dangerous home for one of your video games– the Arcade!

Simpsons Arcade Game was one of the most fun multiplayer arcade games you could play-ever. It’s up there with Turtles in Time and X-men, probably both made by this same team. In this side scrolling beat-em-up based on the cable television show where you could play as your favorite Simpson’s family member: Bart, Homer, Marge or Lisa. Each one had their own personalized attack. But this is what sets this game in a different league then the rest–combo moves! That’s right, when two characters were close to each other and did their specialized attack, they would combine and do a new attack. For example: on his own, bart would attack with his skateboard, but when teamed up with Homer, they would use the skateboard as a helicopter.

You would find yourself laughing while you’re playing, the moves, the voices, the plot, the graphics, the surprise cameos, were all really funny, really well done all while being super faithful to the show.

When I played this game with friends, we would be yelling, laughing and trying to punch each other. We would have to shout above all the arcade noise to coordinate a combo attack. We must have spent $50 on this game, but it was totally worth it!

Do you remember playing this game? Did you ever do all the combo attacks? Did you think it was sexist to have Marge attack with cleaning supplies?

Thanks Benjamin for suggesting this game!

11 thoughts on “Analog Arcade: The Simpsons Arcade Game

  1. knuxkitsune says:

    Not only was it the best Simpsons game, it was also one of the best arcade beat-em-ups of all time!

  2. Benjamin says:

    This was a Great arcade game, I just wonder when they are going to post it over onto the PS3/Xbox 360? They have already done it with the X-Men & TMNT: Turtles in Time games.

    1. gabe says:

      They ported it to iOS too, but it’s horrible.

      1. Chris Sobieniak says:

        Face it, Konami’s never going to give in!

      2. Chris Sobieniak says:

        OK, the game will be coming out for the PSN on the 7th this month, and sometime later for the XBLA. Too bad though I haven’t used XBLA myself (being a PSP user and downloaded a few games for that).

  3. Savage says:

    I like the Homer Marge rolling combo. That game was thankfully always at my local game place. I never made it much further than the bear level. Some neat facts about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_Arcade_Game

  4. Peanut says:

    Didnt Marge used to attack with her vaccuum cleaner??! I still remember the sound of Bart & Lisa’s special attack. In fact, last summer I was walking past an arcade on holiday and that very sound eminating from somewhere inside triggered such an emotional nostalgic response that it drew me in – I actually followed the sound of that machine, blocking out all the other louder machines around it, until there, nestled in a forgotten corner of the arcade, was the Simpsons machine!!

  5. Chris Sobieniak says:

    Looks like though we might get it if it’s true from this rumor…
    http://www.xblafans.com/rumor-the-simpsons-arcade-might-be-coming-to-xbla-30796.html

    I absolutely LOVED this one when I was 13!

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    1. gabe says:

      Awesome! I wanna go and check out that place!

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