The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a video game released in late 1991 by Acclaim for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear and various home computers. It is based on the animated sitcom mh:besttvshows:The Simpsons.

Plot
Bart Simpson wins a Krusty the Clown art contest and is offered a prize to go on a worldwide treasure hunt with his family. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns attempts to stop the Simpsons with help from his counterparts around the world.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The controls are exactly the same as in Bart vs. the Space Mutants with no improvements. This means that jumping and running are still mapped to the A button.
 * 2) Once again, the game has poor collision detection.
 * 3) The level design is pretty bad.
 * 4) * The second North Pole level involves jumping on an ice block constantly to get it to move across the frozen river, which is incredibly annoying, especially if Bart overshoots it as another ice block approaches and falls into the water due to the ice block moving away.
 * 5) * Hollywood has a level set in the graveyard, where various coffins can warp Bart to another location (kinda like the warp pipes in Super Mario Bros.), and since there's no map, it's really frustrating to figure out where you're supposed to go.
 * 6) * One level in Egypt involves jumping across really tiny platforms over a bottomless pit.
 * 7) * The final level has a bunch of platforms going upwards that require precise jumping. This section is long and very tedious, and if Bart misses a platform, he can either fall to the platform below him or into a bottomless pit.
 * 8) The bosses are way too easy.
 * 9) Once again, there are no continues. If you lose all your lives, you have to start the game from the beginning all over again.
 * 10) Some of the unique Krusty item locations are hidden in places that will likely get you killed and are seemingly impossible to backtrack from, like Maggie in the first China level. You can climb up the pole to get back on the ship, yet it isn't clear that you can climb it.
 * 11) * Furthermore, getting the unique Krusty items is required to get the good ending, otherwise, Krusty states "It's too bad you didn't get all of the unique Krusty items".
 * 12) The "Simpsons exploring the world" concept seems a bit lackluster, as Bart and his family only explore four locations around the world.
 * 13) The Master System and Game Gear versions are even worse than the NES original (the complete opposite of Bart vs. the Space Mutants, where the Sega versions were improved ports), with worse controls, bland and repetitive music, and missing all the cutscenes. The graphics are better than those of the NES version, but not by a whole lot.
 * 14) This game didn't receive a SNES nor a Sega Genesis version, despite Bart vs. the Space Mutants getting a Genesis port.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The game's levels are more straightforward than Bart vs. the Space Mutants, as they simply involve getting Bart to the goal without doing additional objectives, like changing the colors of the purple objects or collecting hats.
 * 2) The music is more varied, and features different renditions of the main theme of the Simpsons depending on which level Bart is in.
 * 3) There are various minigames that allow you to rack up extra lives, which really come in handy for some of the later levels.
 * 4) Bart in this game has twice the amount of health, with him dying after taking four hits instead of two like in Bart vs. the Space Mutants.
 * 5) The Amiga port has improved graphics, an entirely new soundtrack (albeit missing the Simpsons theme for some reason), and has all the content of the NES version.

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