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"No, Lisa, knocking over planks of wood in protest of the logging industry is not ironic. It's hypocritical and I hate you and your stupid electric car." lol
I am the king of this game forever.
I am the king of this game forever.
Awesome review! I have to admit that I've never played a Simpson's game... though I did google an ex-boyfriend I dated at University and found out that he took his Engineering degree and apparently works in the gaming industry now - and he actually worked on this game! (this and another Simpson's game... The Simpsons Hit and Run... had to google him again to get the name).
Anway... life is interesting! What are the chances that this would be the game you would review so shortly after my blight of boredom and the googling of ex's names! LOL!
Anway... life is interesting! What are the chances that this would be the game you would review so shortly after my blight of boredom and the googling of ex's names! LOL!
I really didn't like this game, despite all my friends claiming it's greatness. I told them, "It's just Crazy Taxi without the fun and for 10 times the price." I know I'm not alone and you've just now given me closure on this.
Yeah, I remember playing this game & hating it, but then years later, playing Crazy Taxi in the arcade & having SOOOOOOO much fun.
The original arcade beat-'em-up (why the hell did it never get ported), Hit & Run, & The Simpsons Game were the only 3 good Simpsons games.
The original arcade beat-'em-up (why the hell did it never get ported), Hit & Run, & The Simpsons Game were the only 3 good Simpsons games.
Personally I liked it. Hit and Run also. Quit being so serious and take it for what it was always meant to be, harmless fun. plus, it's the fucking Simpsons man, you can't help but love it.
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I disagree with that statement. It's the Simpsons, you can't help but accept it. Just because it's got Simpsons branding doesn't mean it's good. Take any season after 13, for example.
I disagree with that statement. It's the Simpsons, you can't help but accept it. Just because it's got Simpsons branding doesn't mean it's good. Take any season after 13, for example.
I remember renting this piece of shit for the gamecube. As a rental, being a cheap knockoff of Crazy Taxi wasn't too disappointing, but the god damn loading times ruined the whole thing. It seriously takes longer to load the same map over and over than to actually be playing anything. I can't think of any other game that offers less gameplay for so much loading time, but I never owned a PS1, so I don't know. Don't bother with multiplayer, it's even more of a mess.
Yes, I'm one of the people who played long enough to unlock the Homer car. This one was a major guilty pleasure back when I first got my Gamecube.
Yeah, Road Rage was pretty bad. Hit and Run though... I still have that for the Game Cube and boot it up occasionally. That's a pretty cool game.
Is it wrong that I actually loved this game? Although the Cube was the only console I owned, meaning it was the clostest thing to GTA I could get my hands on...
I used to love this game when I was really into the Simpsons, now it's just meh and Simpsons is too long.
Thankfully I never played this one but I do remember renting The Simpsons Wrestling when I was little. It was one of those situations where the game is terrible but you don’t feel like returning it so you end up playing the hell out of it even though you hate every second of it.
even if every time you do a clothesline with Groundskeeper Willie he shouts “MAKE WAY FOR WILLIE!!!” which we found hilarious back then.
even if every time you do a clothesline with Groundskeeper Willie he shouts “MAKE WAY FOR WILLIE!!!” which we found hilarious back then.
This was actually a fun little distraction back when my xbox still worked. The only time I got to play Crazy Taxi, or any arcade games for that matter, was when taking the ferry to and from Vancouver.
Despite having fun initially, I think I only made it to $500k before I stopped playing it and picked up Otogi instead, which I don't regret in the least.
Despite having fun initially, I think I only made it to $500k before I stopped playing it and picked up Otogi instead, which I don't regret in the least.
At first I was confused, because Simpsons: Hit & Run was just average, not terrible. Then I realized that they are two different games.
I actually enjoyed this game. It was very lighthearted and funny. It wasn't original but it was entertaining.
To be fair Crazy Taxi 2 was much more fleshed out and was almost perfect on consoles minus those wanky, featherweight, cars.
I admit, I did get some enjoyment when I played it. But that was only because I kept using the Escalator To Nowhere as a giant ramp. Everything else was garbage. At least Hit & Run was marginally better.
I had the GameCube version. I don't remeber the loading times being as bad as you say. Bad? Sure, but not 40 seconds.
Nice write-up. I love this game. It's an obvious Crazy Taxi rip-off, sure, but it's one with great Simpsons quotes and references.
"Come on, Simpsons! Make me laugh, assholes!"
I've been yelling that at the actual show for over ten years now.
I've been yelling that at the actual show for over ten years now.
Still have my copy of Hit & Run for the GC. It inherits loadtime on an almost impossible to beat timed point to point race. But as a game I believe it is much improved. Play Hit & Run!
Wow, I liked it. Played it for hours and hours. However, everything you've state above is correct. the game LOOKed like shit and the all the cars drove like a dump trucks. The loading screens were long, long, long. And you'd pick the same people up in the same place every single time -- like some star trek time loop.
But, the game was fun as hell. Why? Because "Simpons Road Rage" was broke beyond belief. That's what made it fun. We actually got Lisa, to drive the car off the game map and into space. On the mountain board, which I think was level 5. If you flip the car into the lake -- the game would bug-out, and you could drive the car straight off the geometry. That was always good for a laugh.
But, the game was fun as hell. Why? Because "Simpons Road Rage" was broke beyond belief. That's what made it fun. We actually got Lisa, to drive the car off the game map and into space. On the mountain board, which I think was level 5. If you flip the car into the lake -- the game would bug-out, and you could drive the car straight off the geometry. That was always good for a laugh.
You should of put up footage of Cray Taxi for easy comparison so we could all see how poor a rip-off this really is.
When will developers learn, if you're going to copy something, copy what makes it good.
When will developers learn, if you're going to copy something, copy what makes it good.
I actually got the 1,000,000!!!!!!!! I was f%#&ing determined and actually got it!!! The game finishes with some shitty cut scene thats not worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'l film it if you really wanna see it without wasting your time :P
I'l film it if you really wanna see it without wasting your time :P
I actually got the 1,000,000!!!!!!!! I was f%#&ing determined and actually got it!!! The game finishes with some shitty cut scene thats not worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'l film it if you really wanna see it without wasting your time :P
I'l film it if you really wanna see it without wasting your time :P
My friends and I enjoyed the hell out of this game around 2002/03. Instantly worth the 15$ we paid for it out of the bargain bin.
I'm not going to defend it's horrible flaws, just saying it can be a pretty fun game for <10$.
I'm not going to defend it's horrible flaws, just saying it can be a pretty fun game for <10$.
I have to admit that I actually liked this game as a kid. Crazy taxi kinda made me bored but the stupid simpsons one liners and the environments sold it for me. I regret noting.
(also the arcade i work at still has the origional simpsons arcade cabinet (still works)
(also the arcade i work at still has the origional simpsons arcade cabinet (still works)
There's a Simpsons arcade-sorta game on the App Store, a beat-em-up with only Homer as the playable character. Not a port, but it's like they know they're taunting their fans.
I don't get why they couldn't, oh, just hire the animation studio to do the cutscenes and junk. Sure, it would've looked out of place with the gameplay, but I'd hope that'd be acceptable as far as breaks from the norm go. The Reboot PS1 game was made with this in mind (though it being pure CG probably helped its cause too).
Also, pardon me as I haven't seen the show in a good long while, but since when did Springfield have an actual transit company? The only times I saw where the bus was used was in a few episodes where one of the kids had to go somewhere without one of the parents driving them or something like that. I was under the impression everyone in Springfield drove as it was. :F
I don't get why they couldn't, oh, just hire the animation studio to do the cutscenes and junk. Sure, it would've looked out of place with the gameplay, but I'd hope that'd be acceptable as far as breaks from the norm go. The Reboot PS1 game was made with this in mind (though it being pure CG probably helped its cause too).
Also, pardon me as I haven't seen the show in a good long while, but since when did Springfield have an actual transit company? The only times I saw where the bus was used was in a few episodes where one of the kids had to go somewhere without one of the parents driving them or something like that. I was under the impression everyone in Springfield drove as it was. :F
I hated this game when my cousin got it, but when my sister got me Hit and Run I enjoyed it. It had decent gameplay and humor.
I would just like to say that I really like this game. While the gameplay is very simple, its still fun. Also, if you were skidding all over the place in the cars, you must be terrible. The cars actually control pretty well I've found. And going into anything other than a stand up comedy club with the attitude of "I bet you can't make me laugh" will make you right most of the time.
The Simpson has been an American pass time for a long time. I remember the classic arcade game. Audio Visual Orlando
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