Now you can play three of The Simpsons’ in-universe video games
Because indie game makers need something to do while pursuing their dreams of becoming monorail conductors, developer GumpyFunction created playable versions of three video games featured in classic Simpsons episodes. Kevin Costner’s Waterworld (from “The Springfield Files”), is basically a playable version of the episode’s gag, while the Battletoads-inspired Escape From Grandma’s House (from “Bart Gets An F”) has more gameplay, but also diverges the most from the version you see in the show, in that there’s no opportunity to blow grandma away with a shotgun, for instance. Larry The Looter (from “Radio Bart”) is the most like a classic 8-bit era beat ’em up, and in a nod to older gamers, lifts music cues from the original Contra and what sounds like Ninja Gaiden 2.