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The promotional image for the update.

The first content update, known as the Level 21 content update, for The Simpsons: Tapped Out was released on September 21, 2012, and came nearly a month after the game's re-launch on the App Store.

Level 21 was introduced, a long-awaited level for players who had finished Level 20 months before. The Muntz House was unlocked with Level 21, and unlocked Nelson. Springfield Library was added as a Level 12 building, and unlocked Martin when built. Also two new premium items were added, the School Bus, unlocking Otto, and the Springfield Observatory. Several new decorations were added as well.

Level Up Message

Its level up is message is spoken by Kent Brockman

Level Up Message

Characters

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Martin 20,500 Requires Level 12 Unlocks with Springfield Library. Nelson 46,500 Requires Level 21 Unlocks with Muntz House. Kearney 60 Requires Level 14. Otto 120 Requires Level 22 Unlocks with School Bus.

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Springfield Library 20,500 2h Collecting Library Fines Requires Level 12. Unlocks Martin. Muntz House 46,500 4h Collecting Welfare Requires Level 21. Unlocks Nelson. Springfield Observatory 75 6s Staring at ... Neptune Requires Level 13. School Bus 120 Money Found in Sock Requires Level 22. Unlocks Otto.

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Snapdragons 270 Requires Level 12. Flowers 520 Requires Level 16. Broken Down Washer Requires Level 21. Broken Down Dryer 595 Butterfly Tent 20 Requires Level 12. Piece-of-crap Car 30 Requires Level 21.

Gameplay

Level 21

Any Given Weekday

After tapping on Bart's exclamation mark Dad, I have a sore throat and my appendix feels rupture-y, but can I go to school anyway? Please, please, please, please? Absolutely! Have fun! Darn it, that was a trick! You're supposed to say "no." Sorry, son. But reverse psychology only works on a normal, healthy human brain. Not what I got. Now, off you go! The player receives "Any Given Weekday" which is to "Make Bart Go To School". It takes 6 hours. The player receives total 375 and 65 in reward.

Nerds Gone Wild

After tapping on Martin's exclamation mark Hey, Bart! How are you, my schoolyard chum? I'm having a bad day. And I would REALLY appreciate it if you didn't try to cheer me up. Perhaps I can cheer you up! Okay, fine. Just don't play an original musical composition. That's all I ask. Let me play you a piece I composed, where in I liken New Springfield to John Winthrop's City Upon a Hill! Can I at least request you don't whip out some sissy old-timey instrument? The player receives "Any Given Weekday" which is to "Make Martin Play The Lute". It takes 45 seconds. The player receives total 13 and 11 in reward.

Nelson

After tapping on Martin's exclamation mark So what are your thoughts on my song? This is why the schoolyard ecosystem requires bullies! Nerd behavior must be kept in check! The player receives "Nelson" which is to "Build Muntz House". It takes 24 hours. The player receives total 100 and 10 in reward. Build New Character

Darwin's Bulldog

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark Nice to be back, everyone! If the nerds would kindly form a line behind Bart, it'd really speed things up. If we work together, every loser here can be properly bullied and back in class before recess ends. Why do I get bullied? I'm the one that built your house and brought you back! You're not making me think, Simpson, are you? That's gonna add to your punch total. The player receives "Darwin's Bulldog" which is to "Make Nelson Shake Down Kids For Lunch Money". It takes 4 hours. The player receives total 275 and 55 in reward.

Zero Tolerance

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark Haw! So much lunch money today! Looks like the suckers felt a little too safe without me around as their unofficial cash handler. This isn't the 1990's anymore! You can't bully in a post-Lady Gaga-said-one-time-that-bullying-isn't-okay world! You will serve detention until the end of the school year! Or until Lady Gaga says detention is bad! The player receives "Zero Tolerance" which is to "Make Nelson Serve Detention x3". It takes 6 x 3 hours. The player receives total 775 and 175 in reward.

Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 1

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark Do your worst, Skinner. I'm not afraid of you. Nor, if I'm being completely honest, should you be. Which is why I'm turning you over to the only man in town with a more demeaning job than mine. Oh, no. You don't mean... He does! He does mean! You belong to Willie now! The player receives "Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 1" which is to "Make Nelson Do Janitoral Work". It takes 12 hours. The player receives total 520 and 110 in reward.

Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 2

After tapping on Willie's exclamation mark Such a beautiful day! I think it'll be a great day to work outside! It's about time! I was starting to get sick of being in that building. Not you! You're in the boiler room. There's some rats down there that the kindergarteners puked up on. I want those rats scrubbed clean, pronto! The player receives "Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 2". Which is to "Make Willie Rake Leave" and "Make Nelson Do Janitoral Work". It takes 12 hours. The player receives total 940 and 210 in reward.

Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 3

After tapping on Willie's exclamation mark I got ano'er job for you, laddy! You got out the floor buffer! Finally, some wicked machinery! Sorry, but ol' Willie's not stupid enough to let you use that thing! You're gonna clean two months worth of trash out of the cafeteria kitchen! The player receives "Nelson's Educational Experience Pt. 3". Which is to "Make Willie Wax The Floors" and "Make Nelson Do Janitoral Work". It takes 12 and 24 hours. The player receives total 1,120 and 260 in reward.

Smell Ya Later

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark Who leaves thirty pounds of perfectly huck-able coleslaw unguarded? Lunchlady Doris, bless you! The player receives "Smell Ya Later". Which is to "Make Nelson Dump Spoiled Slaw in Van Houten House". It takes 10 minutes. The player receives total 27 and 15 in reward. Haw-haw! Smell ya later, Milhouse!

I'm a Superstar!

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark I've trashed a lot of stuff today. But there's one kind of pollution I haven't covered yet -- noise pollution! The player receives "I'm a Superstar!". Which is to "Make Nelson Play the Guitar". It takes 8 hours. The player receives total 375 and 80 in reward.

Dark Humor

After tapping on Nelson's exclamation mark Such a lousy week! I hate school! At least you're not getting beaten up three times a day! My house smells like coleslaw! Ah, the whining call of the Common Nerd. Such sweet, sweet music. The player receives "Dark Humor". Which is to "Make Nelson Laugh at Other's Misfortune". It takes 24 hours. The player receives total 700 and 160 in reward.

Kearney

A Victimless Crime

After Purchased After tapping on Kearney's exclamation mark Hey, Simpson! Gimme your lunch money or I'll break every bone in your body! Sorry, I spent all my cash on houses and decorations. But I'm hungry... and mean. Maybe you and your friend could steal me some food from the Kwik-E-Mart. But... stealing is stealing! Like it says in the Bible: "it's only stealing if you get caught." The player then receives "A Victimless Crime", which is to "Make Bart Shoplift from the Kwik-E-Mart" and "Make Milhouse Shoplift from the Kwik-E-Mart". The tasks takes 30 minutes and set on its own, the player receives total 140 and 20 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

Bullies On Parade

After tapping on Kearney's exclamation mark Nelson! How come you're spending so much extra time at school? Have you gone soft? Sadly, even if I WANTED to go soft, I've forgotten how. It's the price of bully-dom. Good! Let's get down to business! Since you've already got detention into the next millenium, there's no point in me getting my hands dirty. I'll create a diversion while you beat some lunch money out of geeks! The player then receives "Bullies On Parade", which is to "Make Kearney Dance a Jig" and "Make Nelson Shake Down Kids For Lunch Money". The taskes takes 4 hours and set on its own, the player receives total 435 and 115 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest. The player have to unlock Nelson to do this quest.

Parental Priorities

After tapping on Kearney's exclamation mark Simpson, you're all right! You remind me of my son -- he's just about your age!‎ The player then receives "Parental Priorities", which is to "Make Kearney Take Son for the Night". The task takes 24 hours and set on its own, the player receives 1,000 and 225 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

Breaking the Slaw

After tapping on Kearney's exclamation mark Hey Bart! I found a bunch of rancid coleslaw in the dumpster behind Krusty Burger. Let's go heave it at that dweeb Milhouse's house! But Milhouse is my friend. So? We bullies trash each other's stuff all the time. Wait -- do nice people have a different understanding of friendship than us super-jerks? The player then receives "Breaking the Slaw", which is to "Make Kearney Dump Spoiled Slaw in Van Houten House". The task takes 10 minutes and set on its own, the player receives 26 and 7 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

Just How Old Are You

After tapping on Kearney's exclamation mark Bullying is no picnic. Some days, I almost wish I was a weakling. It'd be nice to let somebody else do the pummeling for a change, you know? Man, I need a drink. The player then receives "Just How Old Are You", which is to "Make Kearney Drink at Moe's". The task takes 8 hours and set on its own, the player receives 420 and 105 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest, completing the "Kearney" quest pentalogy.

Otto

A Hard Knock Morning

After Built New Character After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Whoah, how'd I end up here? My head is pounding, I feel sick to my stomach, and I don't remember a thing! That all seems normal. The player then receives "A Hard Knock Morning", which is to "Make Otto Sleep It Off". The task takes 12 hours and set on its own, the player receives 600 and 150 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

Hail To The Bus Driver

After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Hey, Otto! Welcome back to Springfield. Thanks, Lisa. I was talking to Skinner, and I can't get my old job back because the school bus is wrecked. So you think you can fix it? I don't know, but I can definitely try over and over again! The player then receives "Hail To The Bus Driver", which is to "Make Otto Work on the Bus". The task takes 60 minutes and set on its own, the player receives 105 and 26 in reward. Whoa, did money just pop out? Eh, I'm probably just seeing things. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

Crash

After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Hey, little dude, think I could crash in your garage again? I can't seem to find my house. I don't know. Last time, my dad got angry about the place smelling like a rock concert. Why don't you sleep in your bus? What do I look like? Some kind of bus sleeping... guy? I need a crib. Don't sweat it, Otto Mann, I got an idea. The player then receives "Crash", which is to "Make Otto Squat in the Brown House". The task takes 24 hours and set on its own, the player receives 1,000 and 225 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

The Axe

After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Hey Otto Mann, what's going on? Not a whole lot, little dude. I'm bored out of my skull! There's nothing to do in this town! What about your guitar? Oh yeah, I left it in the bus. Thanks, little dude. The player then receives "The Axe", which is to "Make Otto Jam on the Guitar". The task takes 4 hours and set on its own, the player receives 260 and 70 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

The Broken Axe

After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Oh no, I broke my strings. Maybe I can hallucinate money popping out again and buy some new ones. The player then receives "The Broken Axe", which is to "Make Otto Get Guitar Restrung". The task takes 8 hours and set on its own, the player receives 420 and 105 in reward. The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest.

The Rockstar

After tapping on Otto's exclamation mark Hey Bart dude! Hey Otto, what have you been up to? Check out these sweet new strings. The player then receives "The Rockstar", which is to "Make Otto Jam on the Guitar". The task takes 4 hours and set on its own, the player receives 260 and 70 in reward. I can lay around all day, play guitar, and still get money. I love this new Springfield! The player receives 100 and 10 as the reward for the quest, completing the "Otto" quest hexalogy.

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