Here is the game synopsis, according to the blurb on the back of the box: No, like most Simpsons games, it was a case of a lot of random shit happening that had very little to do with the series itself, because why the hell not? At the time, the initial wave of Simpson-mania was still in full swing, and I presume we were supposed to get off on the meagre thrill of getting to control a sprite in the shape of Bart Simpson (or one of his associates) and to not ask questions. Right up there with that episode where Bart saves Earth from alien invasion by spray painting everything red and Smithers kidnaps baby Maggie. You remember that Simpsons episode where Krusty acquires a "fun house" (whatever that is) and a swarm of rats move in, so he and Bart must unite to exterminate the rats as well as all the snakes, flying pigs and laser gun-wielding cats that have snuck in along with them. Like all Simpsons games from that era, it was a meticulously crafted experience that perfectly captured the tone, heart and humour that the viewers the world over so loved and admired about the series. ![]() The game was called Krusty's Fun House and was released in 1992 for the NES, Amiga, Sega Master System and various other platforms (note: when it was released in 16-bit form for the Super SNES it was retitled Krusty's Super Fun House). (If not - long and short of it, I'm a rat fancier and have a great amount of affection for the Rattus Norvegicus, so it all cuts a little too close to home.) And if you know me, you know why a game of that premise isn't very likely to worm its way into my affections. Your pest control services were required in Springfield because Krusty the Clown was having a few rodent troubles, so splat every last one of 'em and go out for frosty chocolate milkshakes. Killing rats was actually the be all and end all of the game. By that, I don't mean a game in which a couple of levels entailed mowing down a few enemy sprites in the shape of rats as part of a grander adventure. ![]() Something I've tried long and hard to repress about The Simpsons is that they once put out a video game where the main objective was to kill rats. Isn't it always terrible when the two greatest loves of your life go to war with one another?
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