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shotgunfish's The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (SNES)
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| [February 10, 2007 02:08:14 AM]
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Right, so what I covered doesn't sound that fun, and you still don't know how to win. That's what this part is for.
So after a while of wandering around, you stumble across a page of homework! After getting frustrated about what you're supposed to do with it, you realize that you're supposed to jump on it, as everyone should do with their homework. This starts the minigame sequence, the staple of this entire game. You get a choice of two doors, each one representing a different minigame. There are about 7 different types of minigames in all.
In these minigames, you have to control Bart around some crazy dream environment to the goal. Fighting off Itchy and Scratchy in the Simpson's home, defeating Homer Kong as Bartzilla, and shooting Mr. Burns out of the sky as a superhero are among these intense minigames. If you are good enough to beat the odds and make it through, then you are awarded a piece of homework and sent back to the streets of Springfield. Losing costs you a few Z's and your dignity.
The problem is that some of these games are difficult to understand and very frustrating, due to the fact that you rarely win. But if you can keep strong without giving up, you can figure out the tricks to win.
Thats basically Bart's Nightmare in a nutshell. When you lose, the amount of pages are added up, and the final scene takes place with the Simpsons standing in front of their refrigerator. The more pages you get, the higher the grade on your paper, and the less angry your family is at you. I still don't get why Homer would put your paper up on the fridge if you got no pages and finished with an F, but I guess Bart never really did any better.
This game is VERY frustrating and doesn't explain itself too much. It's a difficult game to figure out, and, looking back, it's not that good of a game. I was mostly loving the nostalgia from playing a game that I struggled so hard to beat my brother at. At least I know that if I fall asleep while doing my homework, I can still get an A on it.
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| [February 10, 2007 01:48:49 AM]
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The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare is a game made for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis back in the days of the huge Simpsons hype. It was pretty addicting when I was a kid, and I didn't get to play it often, so I became attached. Somehow I found a friend who had the game, and I decided to pick it up for my gamelog.
Oh no! Bart fell asleep and lost his homework! It's time to tough up and search the Dreamworld for the missing homework pages before he wakes up and gets a bad grade. You are immediately thrust onto the streets of Springfield, wandering aimlessly, looking for homework papers. Except... they don't tell you that. So if you're not used to the game, you're getting killed by statue heads and three-eyed fish, and getting really pissed off.
That minor problem aside, this is an addicting game. The street goes on forever in both the left and right directions, looping the background. You can move freely about the sidewalk on either side, and even on the street if you want (watch out for buses), steering clear of Simpson-based obstacles. If you get hit, you lose a "Z" from a little bar at the top of the screen. When you lose all of your Z's you wake up and your grade is pretty much screwed. Don't worry, you can shoot bubble gum at the blue Z's floating around Springfield to add them to your bar (What?).
Basically, there's no real plot, characters are simply the lovable cast of The Simpsons, and gameplay is very random and confusing. The level is designed very simply, but it's fun to navigate around the obstacles, and you never really have to worry about where you're going. There are even some powerups around that can make you invulnerable, or help you get Z's fast. This game is fun for any Simpson fan, but I can imagine losing interest VERY fast.
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shotgunfish's The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (SNES)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Friday 9 February, 2007
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