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The Simpsons: Bart Vs The Space Mutants
by loulou22
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants - Mega Drive
Firstly, I'd like to point out that although Dooyoo have this listed in the Amiga games catagory it is in the right place as this is where they keep all of the Mega Drive games.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants is a single player game which was released on the ... Sega Mega Drive back in 1992. The game came as all Mega Drive games did in a box between Video and DVD size. The box contained an instruction manual and a 16 bit cartridge specifically for the Mega Drive.
** Game play **
My mum bought me The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants as a compromise present for one of my birthdays as she didn't allow me to watch The Simpsons show as she didn't feel it was suitable for me when I was young.
In The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants aliens have landed in Springfield and only Bart Simpson with his X-ray glasses knows about these aliens. In the game you play as Bart and must defeat the aliens to prevent them taking over Springfield.
The aliens have cleverly disguised themselves as humans and the only way you can tell them apart from the real residents of Springfield is by popping on your x-ray glasses, these will show you the hidden aliens and you must bounce on their head to kill them. You can also use weapons such as cherry bombs and rockets to help you.
In each level you must destroy certain items as you skateboard along. In the first level you must destroy any purple items by spraying them with your can of spray paint as you pass them.
The game is a platform game and when you are on your skateboard the gameplay is reasonably fast paced and can be quite hard to defeat aliens and managed to spray all the items you are supposed to be destroying. There is an option to walk instead of skateboard, this does make some things in the game easier, however there are somethings that are only possible when you are on your skateboard so I have always found it better to stay on the skateboard as much as I could and simply play a lot to improve my gaming skills.
While I found the controls of the game really easy and had no problems controlling Bart I found the game itself to be really difficult. The levels are really long, which is good as there are only five of them, however they are really hard to finish and I think in my best games I have only ever got as far as halfway through the second level where I was required to continue with jumping on aliens while destroying hats.
Due to the way the Mega Drive was, with only certain games having a save ability I find that with the levels being so long and quite difficult to complete this destroys some of the game life as each time you play you have to start all over again. I think that maybe a cartridge which allows you to save the game might have been a good idea with this game, or more levels but shorter in length and not quite so difficult until you progress further in the game.
** Graphics and Sound **
The graphics in the game are basic but good. They're smooth and the loading time between screens is pretty quick. The sound is good and features The Simpsons theme tune along with many of Bart Simpson's "Eat my shorts!" catchphrases.
** Price and Availability **
If you want to get your hands on this game you are best to look on eBay where there are often listings for The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants starting at 99p for auctions and around the £2 mark for buy it now.
** My Experience and Opinion **
Although I cannot get very far with this game I would just about recommend it as it is fun and as a Simpsons fan I find it to be better than more recent Simpson's games released on other consoles. I am however only rating it as 3 stars due to the difficulty and extra long levels!
Thanks for reading :)
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World Of Illusion
by cpj1987
World of Illusion was the Mega Drive game that took me from a childhood gamer at six years old, to a committed Mega Drive collector above the age of 20.
A Mega Drive console game released in 1992, World of Illusion allows you to play as classic Disney characters Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck through a series of levels in a magic ... world, and offers varied gameplay throughout. You can fly on a magic carpet, swim through the ocean in a bubble, and bounce your way through a land made of cake and candy before visiting Wonderland to control the cards. With puzzles and fun bosses (including a giant spider and Madame Mim from Sword In The Stone) the game has enough to keep players young and old interested.
Accompanied by unforgettable music, the game holds its own magic power that never fades - exactly what drew me back to the Mega Drive console after so many years of nostalgic memories. It also features a password function to keep happy those (like myself) who don't enjoy playing levels over and over again as soon as the Mega Drive console gets a little less than responsive (not an uncommon occurrence).
World of Illusion also boasts some ahead-of-time features, including clear voice acting from Mickey and Donald and a different gameplay experience based on which character you choose (meaning that the game has some definite re-play value). Likewise, it features two-player co-operative play in which you and a friend can work together to complete the game (helping each other climb to high ledges, or through narrow gaps) making it an enjoyable game to play at least three times.
Colourful images and quality music (would you expect any less from Disney?) make World of Illusion the game that, in my opinion, every Mega Drive owner should have on their shelf.
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Quackshot (Amiga)
by Burning_Darkness
Originally released for the Sega Megadrive back in 1991, Quakshot is a Disney-licenced side-scrolling platformer starring Donald Duck in an Indiana Jones-style role. The plot sees Donald set out on a trip around the globe looking for an ancient lost archeological treasure, the various levels spanning a wide range of environments ... including Egypt, Mexico, India, Transylvania, the Soulth Pole and even a haunted Viking longship, with appropriately colourful adversaries to fight your way through at each location. There is even a section that sees you careening along a track at high speeds in a mine cart, in a nod to Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom.
As with most disney games of this era (Castle of Illusion is another good example) the graphics and animation are highly professional, bright and coulourful and hugely appealing, whilst the cheery midi music is equally well done, the whole package feeling highly polished.
The gameplay itself is the standard jumping/shooting side-scrolling affair, although there is also a puzzle element included, whereby you need to travel between the game's different geographical settings in a particular order via biplane in order to progress through the game, adding depth and making it feel a little less linear than it is. Donald has at his disposal a plunger that stuns his enemies for a short while allowing him to pass safely, and can also be used as a makeshift way to climb up walls, whilst popcorn and bugglegum projetiles can be used to fend off enemies as well when collected.
Whilst nothing stunningly original, Quackshot is still a charming and inventive early 90s platformer with endearing visuals and simplistic but engaging gameplay, and still remains worhty of revisiting today.
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