The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants is the title of a video game based on the cartoon series The Simpsons.\r
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Initially released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, DOS and Atari ST by Ocean Software and for the NES by Acclaim, the game was later released for the Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis and handheld Game Gear console under Acclaims Flying Edge label. There is also an LCD game of the same name.\r
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Acclaim would produce two official sequels to the game: The Simpsons: Bart vs. The World and The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man for the NES. Many more video games would be released featuring The Simpsons characters - there are twenty two games in the series up to and including 2007s The Simpsons Game, although the license has been through the hands of several publishers.\r
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In the single player game, Bart Simpson is the only one who knows of the aliens secret plan and he has to stop them from collecting the items they need to build their ultimate weapon to take over the world. In each level, Bart must collect a certain number of a specific item (e.g., purple objects, hats, balloons, exit signs, nuclear rods), before he meets up with a boss at the end of the level.\r
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The bosses, like the levels, are familiar to fans of the Simpsons animated series and some of the television humor does appear in the game: in the first level Bart can make a prank call to Moe in order for him to run outside so that the player can spray paint his purple shirt.\r
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Although Bart fights aliens in this game, he does not fight Kang and Kodos, the two aliens that appear regularly on the show in the Treehouse of Horror episodes (even though they debuted in 1990, before the games development started).\r
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Levels:\r
Bart first must collect, hide, or destroy all purple things he finds: trash cans, flower pots, doors, hydrants, and signs. Special appearances are made here by Grampa Simpson, Moe Syzlak, and Jimbo Jones. The final boss of the level is Nelson Muntz, who attacks Bart with water balloons. However, Bart is aided by Maggie if he collects the letters of her name. Bart also rides his skateboard halfway through this level.\r
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Springfield Shopping Center\r
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Inside the mall, Bart collects all kinds of hats, from top hats, to helmets, to baseball caps. Unlike the previous level, there are three mini-bosses. Each one is an alien that attacks Bart in sync with the floor he is on (the first attacks him with candy, the second in a shoe, the last one with magic cards). The player will have to avoid obstacles such as living sneakers, giant marshmallows and doughnuts, and towels. Ms. Botz, a thief disguised as a babysitter, is the boss. Marge helps Bart in the mall.\r
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Krustyland\r
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Bart must collect balloons in the amusement park. Some are stationary, others are flying. Here Bart can play carnival games and make lots of extra lives. Lisa is Barts helper in this level. The boss is Sideshow Bob, who Bart defeats by stomping on his feet.\r
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Museum\r
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The museum is composed of museum displays-some of which hold useful items. Like the mall, the museum has three mini-bosses that correspond to a specific display. The first is a giant plant in the jungle area. In the Egypt display, there is a mummy, and a Tyrannosaurus-Rex is at the end of Prehistoric. Dr. Marvin Monroe is the boss, and Homer will help Bart defeat him with enough evidence.\r
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Power Plant\r
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Bart must collect a number of rods which he puts in the nuclear reactor. They are scattered all over the plant. In this level, all the Simpsons help Bart out in various ways: Lisa gives him door combinations, Marge carries rods to the basement for him, Homer stomps all enemies if fed donuts, and Maggie wins the game. Getting a Game Over in this stage will reveal the aliens ultimate weapon: an army of Homer clones
