The control panel repeats the graphics from the marquee and has 4 joysticks (one for each player), each of which is a different color. The marquee shows a family photo and has a 'The Simpsons' logo done in yellow. American machines are usually blue in color, while the European ones were usually white. Some cabinets may have this same scene as a large sticker, instead of it being painted on. The sides were decorated with painted side-art showing all five members of the Simpsons family scampering around (Homer seems to be stepping on the tail of the family cat). The Simpsons dedicated cabinet was fairly large and had an over-sized control panel (to accommodate 4 players). The only real difference in game-play between versions was the maximum amount of players. TECHNICAL There were several distinct versions of this game available in the arcade, the 4-player dedicated cabinet, the 4-player conversion kit (designed to retrofit "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", but a lot of them ended up on "Gauntlet" machines too), and the 2-player conversion kit (designed to retrofit almost anything). The colorful, smoothly-animated sprites captured the spirit of the legendary cartoon superbly, and the game's many humorous touches were timed to perfection. The Simpsons was designed to Konami's typically-high production standards and was, like the 'Ninja Turtles' games that appeared a couple of years' earlier, very faithful to its source material. The game ends with a final showdown with the evil Mr. The archetypal 'boss' character awaits the players at the end of every stage. Many Simpsons characters that don't appear as enemies have 'cameo' scenes in the game (Otto working at a burgerstand in Krustyland, for example). The players must battle their way through a variety of Simpsons-themed levels - such as Springfield and Krustyland - fighting goons, thugs, zombies, drunks, firemen, and several Simpsons regulars. Each Simpsons character possesses an attacking move specific to them Marge is armed with a vacuum cleaner, Lisa has a skipping rope, Bart has his skateboard, and Homer fights with his fists. Between one and four players take on the role of either Homer, Marge, Lisa, or Bart in this colorful, horizontally-scrolling beat-em-up from Konami. A jewel heist gone wrong sees Mr Burns's sidekick, Smithers, kidnapping Maggie and making his escape. Arcade Video game published 30 years ago: The Simpsons © 1991 Konami.
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