Status Reset_Tears May 22, 2022
The Siiiimpsooooons...
It's an arcade beat-em-up from the early 90s, a classic from Konami back in their heyday. A really popular one too, surely in part due to the TV show's massive popularity at the time. But it helps that the game was actually a good one, and a lot of fun to play with friends (up to four players). …
The Siiiimpsooooons...
It's an arcade beat-em-up from the early 90s, a classic from Konami back in their heyday. A really popular one too, surely in part due to the TV show's massive popularity at the time. But it helps that the game was actually a good one, and a lot of fun to play with friends (up to four players). I think the game was as successful as it was thanks to three factors:
- Ease of play (anyone can immediately jump in, and it's a beat-em-up so the controls are very simple) -- and no menu fiddling, even for character select (character is determined by which slot you put your quarter in)
- The game looks like the show (great cartoon-style graphics for the time, basically all the favorite characters and locations are featured)
- Secrets and replayability (finding new things you can throw or use as weapons, hidden health items, learning the combo moves [two characters join together for special attacks], etc)
The game does get to feel repetitive after a while, and the later levels are very blatantly out to get your quarters (namely on the bosses that require a billion hits). But still, it's a good time especially if you can get three friends to join you through a playthrough of it.
