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81. The Simpsons (WhiteLens)


This is probably one of my most played arcade games, up there with various Street Fighters, the old X-Men arcade game, and strangely enough, Space Invaders. The dentist I went to as a kid had a Space Invaders arcade cabinet in his lobby, and you could lift up the cover and give yourself free credits, so that was cool. Anyway, it felt like just about every bowling alley and skating rink in the '90s had The Simpsons game in it, so I had plenty of chances to play it growing up. I didn't get it when they ported it to PSN a few years ago (and has since been discontinued), but I remember seeing lots of people saying the game hasn't aged well. I guess there was a part of me that was afraid it wouldn't be as good as I remembered, so maybe that's why I didn't get it, but I think it wouldn't be the same without being able to play with two or three other people anyway. Some games are just better experienced the way they were originally intended.

Anyway, like I said, since I haven't played this game in a long time, I can't speak to a lot of specifics. I think Marge is considered to be the best character, although I preferred to play as Bart because, again, he was my favorite Simpsons character. I love sidescroller beat-em-ups in general, and I was a big Simpsons fan back in the day, so this was a good combination. I seem to remember the game being pretty difficult and I never had enough quarters on hand to finish it, but that may have been me not being that good at video games as a kid. I guess I'll never know now! Although who knows? Maybe there's a bowling alley or skating rink out there somewhere that still has this game in it, and maybe one day I'll find it! I can only hope!

Bonus Question: What is your favorite arcade game?
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