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|Release= December 21, [[2009]]
 
|Release= December 21, [[2009]]
|Developer= [[Electronic Arts]]
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|Developer= {{W|Firemonkeys Studios|IronMonkey Studios}}
|Publisher= Electronic Arts
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|Publisher= [[Electronic Arts]]
 
|Genre= Arcade
 
|Genre= Arcade
 
|Platforms= iOS
 
|Platforms= iOS
 
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'''''The Simpsons Arcade''''' is an arcade beat 'em up-styled game developed by IronMonkey Studios, and published by EA Games for the iOS. The game consists of you controlling a character, that fights other regulars of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
 
  
== Playable Characters ==
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'''''The Simpsons Arcade''''' is an arcade beat 'em up-styled game developed by IronMonkey Studios, and published by EA Games for iOS on December 21, [[2009]]. It was removed from the App Store at some point prior to October [[2014]].<ref>[https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-EA-Games/The-Simpsons-Arcade-for-iOS/m-p/3663137 EA Answers HQ - "The Simpsons Arcade for iOS"]</ref>
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*[[Homer Simpson]]
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== Gameplay ==
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The game consists of using the joystick on the touch screen to move [[Homer]] around in the game, using the bottom button to attack enemies, whilst the top button can be used to jump. Crates can be smashed to collect items and pick-ups. There is a score multiplier that goes up for every enemy Homer defeats without getting hit.
  
== Levels ==
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=== Moves ===
Downtown Springfield (with Wiggum and Quimby)
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{{THT|Move}}
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{{TH|Method}}
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{{TBT|Combo Attack}}
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{{TB|Attack three times.}}
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{{TBT|Ground Attack}}
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{{TB|Attack a downed enemy.}}
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{{TBT|Punch-Throw}}
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{{TB|Move over a dizzy enemy. Attack them.}}
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{{TBT|Throw}}
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{{TB|Move over a dizzy enemy. Press another direction.}}
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{{TBT|Charge attack}}
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{{TB|Hold and release attack button.}}
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{{TBT|Belly Flop Attack}}
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{{TB|Jump then attack.}}
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Springfield Mall ( with Squeaky-Voiced Teen and Roger Meyers, Jr.)
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=== Power-ups and weapons ===
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There are several power-ups and weapons in the game:
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*Donuts and sandwiches - restores health when eaten.
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*Giant mallet - a large wooden mallet that can deal a lot of damage.
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*[[Bart]] - Bart jumps onto Homer's shoulders and uses his slingshot to hit enemies.
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*Plutonium rod - throw the plutonium rod at an enemy to down them.
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*[[Lisa]] - Lisa shows up with her skipping rope and downs all the enemies.
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*[[Marge]] and [[Maggie]] - Marge uses the vacuum near Homer, and Maggie bonks him on the head with a toy hammer, riling him up and he starts swinging his arms.
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*Taser - shocks and downs enemies.
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*Baseball bat - knocks enemies back and down.
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*Exploding barrel - A barrel that explodes when it hits its target.
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*Boomerang - When thrown, deals damage then comes back to you.
  
Channel 6 Studio (with Bumblebee Man and Brockman)
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=== Minigames ===
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Between levels, minigames are played.
  
Krustyland (with Sideshow Mel and Krusty)
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*Inflato Head - The player has to hit buttons to inflate their balloon. If they beat the opponent, they get a continue.
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*Donut Dream - The player tilts the device to eat donuts, but has to avoid broccoli. Every 12 donuts eaten earns a continue.
  
GOP Headquarters (with Wolfcastle and The Rich Texan)
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<gallery>
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File:Inflato Head.png|Inflato Head
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File:Donut Dreams.png|Donut Dreams
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</gallery>
  
Burns' Mansion (with Smithers and Mr. Burns)
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== Story ==
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[[Mr. Burns]] organizes a secret cabal of [[Springfield]]'s most powerful citizens, and [[Krusty]]. They entrust [[Waylon Smithers]] with a hidden microchip containing the plans to Project: Operation Mission, which was their plan to steal all of Springfield's natural resources or something, the narrator gives up coming up with a story at this point assuming the player has skipped it. The USB is hidden inside a donut and as Smithers exits the building, he bumps into Homer. Homer takes the unexpected donut from Smithers, but is then attacked by some goons who want it back. [[Mayor Quimby]] takes the donut and gets into a car and drives off. Homer decides that he must get the donut back
  
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== Levels ==
 
=== Downtown Springfield ===
 
=== Downtown Springfield ===
Playing as Homer, three men in suits come and rid Homer of his donut. [[Mayor Quimby]] then drives off, with the men running behind. [[Smithers]], who was lying on the ground, stands up and runs off. Homer is angry, and as so, fights three men in suits. Then, a mysterious man in a ''white'' suit, appears to fight. Once beaten, Homer proceeds to fight a suited man with a giant hammer (which can be stolen if lucky). After proceeding, the player sees [[Moe]] who runs off. Mayor Quimby's car drives back and he throws three explosives back, then drives off. A white-suit and black-suit man both then appear to fight. Then, four men - two with white suits, two with black - will finally try to fight Homer. When beaten, the level is ended.
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[[File:The Simpsons Arcade Quimby fight.png|thumb|200px|The fight against Mayor Quimby.]]
 
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Throughout the level, Quimby will throw bombs at Homer from his car. Outside the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], Homer encounters and fights [[Chief Wiggum]]. Wiggum attacks Homer with his baton and taser. Once Wiggum is defeated, Homer moves on to the next area. Eventually, Homer gets closer to Quimby's car and starts to chase after it as Quimby throws bombs. The car stops at [[Krusty Burger]] where Homer then fights off goons as Quimby hides in the trunk of the car. Homer has to pull Quimby out of the trunk to hurt him, but Quimby calls in more goons and goes back to hiding. The level ends once Quimby is defeated.
In the next section, [[Chief Wiggum]] decides to fight you. When his health has depleted to half-way, he begins to use a tazer as well as a charge attack.
 
 
 
Next, you must fight a white-suit man. Next, Mayor Quimby will throw four explosives back. Then, white and black suit men fight. Then black, white and black men appear to fight. In the next area, Mayor Quimby along with a black-suited and three white-suited men will appear. Mayor Quimby throws three explosives, yet again. Finally, two black-suited men fight, when [[Marge]] and [[Maggie]] hit Homer over the head for an indestructible attack. Just in time, two white-suited men appear out of a helicopter.
 
 
 
Then, Homer runs after Quimby's car. You must dodge the explosives thrown.
 
 
 
Having finally gone as far as he can go, Quimby proceeds to fight Homer by calling some aide. During this, you must pull him out of the car and thrash him.
 
 
 
=== Bosses ===
 
 
 
Wiggum:
 
 
 
First phase: Wiggum hits you with a baton and charges at you with it.
 
 
 
Second phase: Wiggum pulls out a taser, which he can electrocute you with from long-range.
 
 
 
  
Quimby:
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=== Springfield Mall ===
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Homer gets to [[Springfield Mall]] and continues to fight goons. The [[squeaky-voiced teen]] tries to stop Homer by throwing food at him. When Homer defeats the squeaky-voiced teen, he moves on and eventually makes it to a store with ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' logo on, where [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] confronts Homer. Meyers uses an axe and a wooden mallet and throws out exploding [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] dolls to try and stop Homer. Once Homer defeats Meyers, he moves on to the next level.
  
First phase: Quimby dives in the back of his car, when he pokes his head out of the car he is vulnerable and can be thrown out, onto the ground and hurt.
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=== Channel 6 Studios ===
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Homer arrives at [[Channel 6 Studios]] and fights his way through more goons. Along the way, Homer has to avoid electrified wires that damage him. When Homer reaches the set of ''[[Smartline]]'', he has to fight [[Bumblebee Man]]. Bumblebee Man uses a spinning attack with his maracas, which makes him dizzy after. Once Bumblebee Man is defeated, Homer moves on to the next area. Eventually Homer makes it to [[Kent Brockman]] who attacks Homer by spinning his microphone at him. Once Brockman takes enough damage, his microphone becomes electrified. When Brockman is defeated, the level ends.
  
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=== Krustyland ===
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At [[Krustyland]], Homer fights goons who are wearing Krusty masks. Bouncy balls with Krusty's face on are sent towards Homer too, which he has to dodge. The first boss of the level is [[Sideshow Mel]], who attacks by throwing his bone and blowing his slide whistle. Once Mel is defeated, Homer continues to fight more goons until he eventually reaches Krusty. Krusty uses spring shoes and pies to fight. When on his next phase, Krusty inflates his hand to hit Homer. The level ends once Krusty is defeated.
  
Squeaky-Voiced Teen:
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=== GOP Headquarters ===
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[[File:The Simpsons Arcade Burns fight.png|thumb|200px|The fight against Mr. Burns.]]
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Upon reaching the GOP Headquarters, bats head towards Homer, which he has to dodge. Homer then continues fighting through the goons until he gets to [[The Rich Texan]], who fires his guns into the air, causing a stampede of cattle to charge through. After defeating more thugs, Homer is attacked by [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]. Wolfcastle attacks with his bag of golf clubs. Eventually, Wolfcastle abandons the clubs and starts hitting Homer instead. Once Wolfcastle is defeated, Homer moves on until he encounters The Rich Texan again, who causes another stampede. Eventually, Homer has to run to avoid a large stampede of cattle whilst dodging falling debris. Eventually, he gets to The Rich Texan and they fight, with The Rich Texan shooting the ceiling, causing debris to fall, and causing stampedes to run through. Once he is defeated, the level ends.
  
First phase: Behind service counters, Squeaky-Voiced Teen hurls cans at you, then slides out of harm's way and behind the opposite counter. Break apart the service counters to expose him.
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=== Burns' Mansion ===
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Homer arrives at [[Burns' manor|Burns' mansion]] where he is charged at by [[the hounds]]. Homer then continues fighting goons, some of which are revealed to be robots. Homer then gets to a room filled with landmines, and must navigate through them. Homer eventually comes across Smithers, who is wearing roller-skates and throws bombs at Homer. Once Smithers is defeated, Homer moves on and fights his way through more goons, dodging more hounds along the way. Eventually, Homer has to run from the hounds, dodging land mines along the way. He then gets to Mr. Burns who fights Homer from a mech. Homer has to break Burns' batteries before he can do damage to Burns. After damaging Burns, the batteries come back online. When enough damage to Burns' mech is done, the body breaks apart, leaving Burns in a flying pod. The pod shoots lasers at Homer, and Homer has to break the batteries again to do damage. Once Burns is defeated, Homer gets the donut and eats it, finding that it is a little bit crunchy.
  
Second phase: Now vulnerable to attack, Squeaky-Voiced Teen will defend himself by tossing pizza slices and sliding under Homer's feet when knocked down, which will hurt Homer.
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== References ==
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
 
Robert Meyers Jr:
 
 
 
First phase: Meyers tosses exploding Itchy and Scratchy dolls onto the ground, which follow Homer around and explode after a period of time. If you knock him down, sometimes he will brandish a cartoon axe at you when he gets up.
 
 
 
Second phase: With the same weapons as last time, Robert Meyers Jr. now pulls out a giant hammer, which he can knock you sprawling with. Make sure to stay out of harm's way when he takes a swing.
 
 
 
 
 
Bumblebee Man:
 
 
 
First phase: Bumblebee Man is easy at first sight: just hit him, knock him down, walk away from him when he flies backwards and tries to hit you with his stinger and resume your attack.
 
 
 
Second phase: Bumblebee Man then uses a pair of maracas to spin around the room. He is moderately slow, so you should be able to dodge his frantic attack. Make sure to sock it to him when he gets dizzy and stops spinning.
 
 
 
Third phase: His spinning-maracas attack becomes about ten times worse. Bumblebee Man spins around at a crazed speed, fast enough to seriously damage you.
 
 
 
 
 
Kent Brockman:
 
 
 
First phase: Brockman uses a microphone to try and pull you down and hurt you. Make sure to move into a different lane when the mic starts spinning in his hand. Once Brockman has lashed out a few times the mic will go limp. This is your window in which to hit him.
 
 
 
Second phase: Brockman's microphone now gets electrified, and he throws these circular objects at Homer. Repeat your same tactic of getting out of the way, waiting for your attack opportunity, and beating down Brockman.
 
 
 
 
 
Sideshow Mel:
 
 
 
First phase: Mel will play a harmonica if you get too close to him, which will do damage. Wait for him to throw the bone in his hair a few times, on the third throw it will knock him dizzy from behind, which allows you to hit Mel.
 
 
 
Second phase: Same as before, except Mel's bone throw is a little more lethal if the bone strikes Homer.
 
 
 
 
 
Krusty:
 
 
 
First phase: Krusty will throw pies at you. Dodge the pie at the last second, then hit Krusty. When Krusty recovers from his pounding, he won't get up - he will spring into the air with his joke clown shoes. Watch out for his leap attack.
 
 
 
Second phase: Krusty inflates his glove to make it huge. You will be seriously injured if he his you with this hard strike. Dodge at the last second, then his big glove will deflate and you can attack him.
 
 
 
 
 
Rainier Wolfcastle:
 
 
 
First phase: Wolfcastle is seemingly untouchable - he cannot be harmed by physical attacks because he'll hurt Homer if you go near him with a big golf bag. He will throw golf clubs from the bag at you when he walks away. When a crate drops from the ceiling - open it, grab a giant hammer out of it - and crack Wolfcastle.
 
 
 
Second phase: Wolfcastle will now throw the golf bag at you, which can deplete your health like crazy. Avoid his throwing attack until another crate drops from the ceiling, then bring the hammer down on Wolfcastle again.
 
 
 
Third phase: Wolfcastle abandons the golf bag and decides to fight Homer one-on-one. Don't hit him- he'll be unaffected. Just wait for another crate and take some more swings at Rainier Wolfcastle until he falls.
 
 
 
 
 
The Rich Texan:
 
 
 
First phase: The Rich Texan shoots his guns into the ceiling, which will cause debris to fall down. Avoid the falling hazards and make a beeline for The Rich Texan, so you can knock him down. When he gets up, stay away, he will twirl his guns and knock you down. He can also do this hat-throwing trick from long off.
 
 
 
Second phase: He now fires his guns again, leading a group of bulls to rampage onto the stage - get out of the way as soon as you can. Resume your attack and finish off the Rich Texan.
 
 
 
== Gameplay ==
 
{{Incomplete}}
 
The game is set out in arcade-mode style in which Homer must fight other characters in order to proceed on to the next areas.
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170625115806/http://www2.ea.com:80/simpsons-arcade-iphone ''The Simpsons Arcade'' on EA.com (Archived link)]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170625115806/http://www2.ea.com:80/simpsons-arcade-iphone ''The Simpsons Arcade'' on EA.com (Archived link)]
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The Simpsons Arcade
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Game Information
Released: December 21, 2009
Developer(s): IronMonkey Studios
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
Genre: Arcade
Platforms: iOS


The Simpsons Arcade is an arcade beat 'em up-styled game developed by IronMonkey Studios, and published by EA Games for iOS on December 21, 2009. It was removed from the App Store at some point prior to October 2014.[1]

Gameplay[edit]

The game consists of using the joystick on the touch screen to move Homer around in the game, using the bottom button to attack enemies, whilst the top button can be used to jump. Crates can be smashed to collect items and pick-ups. There is a score multiplier that goes up for every enemy Homer defeats without getting hit.

Moves[edit]

Move Method
Combo Attack Attack three times.
Ground Attack Attack a downed enemy.
Punch-Throw Move over a dizzy enemy. Attack them.
Throw Move over a dizzy enemy. Press another direction.
Charge attack Hold and release attack button.
Belly Flop Attack Jump then attack.

Power-ups and weapons[edit]

There are several power-ups and weapons in the game:

  • Donuts and sandwiches - restores health when eaten.
  • Giant mallet - a large wooden mallet that can deal a lot of damage.
  • Bart - Bart jumps onto Homer's shoulders and uses his slingshot to hit enemies.
  • Plutonium rod - throw the plutonium rod at an enemy to down them.
  • Lisa - Lisa shows up with her skipping rope and downs all the enemies.
  • Marge and Maggie - Marge uses the vacuum near Homer, and Maggie bonks him on the head with a toy hammer, riling him up and he starts swinging his arms.
  • Taser - shocks and downs enemies.
  • Baseball bat - knocks enemies back and down.
  • Exploding barrel - A barrel that explodes when it hits its target.
  • Boomerang - When thrown, deals damage then comes back to you.

Minigames[edit]

Between levels, minigames are played.

  • Inflato Head - The player has to hit buttons to inflate their balloon. If they beat the opponent, they get a continue.
  • Donut Dream - The player tilts the device to eat donuts, but has to avoid broccoli. Every 12 donuts eaten earns a continue.

Story[edit]

Mr. Burns organizes a secret cabal of Springfield's most powerful citizens, and Krusty. They entrust Waylon Smithers with a hidden microchip containing the plans to Project: Operation Mission, which was their plan to steal all of Springfield's natural resources or something, the narrator gives up coming up with a story at this point assuming the player has skipped it. The USB is hidden inside a donut and as Smithers exits the building, he bumps into Homer. Homer takes the unexpected donut from Smithers, but is then attacked by some goons who want it back. Mayor Quimby takes the donut and gets into a car and drives off. Homer decides that he must get the donut back

Levels[edit]

Downtown Springfield[edit]

The fight against Mayor Quimby.

Throughout the level, Quimby will throw bombs at Homer from his car. Outside the Kwik-E-Mart, Homer encounters and fights Chief Wiggum. Wiggum attacks Homer with his baton and taser. Once Wiggum is defeated, Homer moves on to the next area. Eventually, Homer gets closer to Quimby's car and starts to chase after it as Quimby throws bombs. The car stops at Krusty Burger where Homer then fights off goons as Quimby hides in the trunk of the car. Homer has to pull Quimby out of the trunk to hurt him, but Quimby calls in more goons and goes back to hiding. The level ends once Quimby is defeated.

Springfield Mall[edit]

Homer gets to Springfield Mall and continues to fight goons. The squeaky-voiced teen tries to stop Homer by throwing food at him. When Homer defeats the squeaky-voiced teen, he moves on and eventually makes it to a store with The Itchy & Scratchy Show logo on, where Roger Meyers, Jr. confronts Homer. Meyers uses an axe and a wooden mallet and throws out exploding Itchy and Scratchy dolls to try and stop Homer. Once Homer defeats Meyers, he moves on to the next level.

Channel 6 Studios[edit]

Homer arrives at Channel 6 Studios and fights his way through more goons. Along the way, Homer has to avoid electrified wires that damage him. When Homer reaches the set of Smartline, he has to fight Bumblebee Man. Bumblebee Man uses a spinning attack with his maracas, which makes him dizzy after. Once Bumblebee Man is defeated, Homer moves on to the next area. Eventually Homer makes it to Kent Brockman who attacks Homer by spinning his microphone at him. Once Brockman takes enough damage, his microphone becomes electrified. When Brockman is defeated, the level ends.

Krustyland[edit]

At Krustyland, Homer fights goons who are wearing Krusty masks. Bouncy balls with Krusty's face on are sent towards Homer too, which he has to dodge. The first boss of the level is Sideshow Mel, who attacks by throwing his bone and blowing his slide whistle. Once Mel is defeated, Homer continues to fight more goons until he eventually reaches Krusty. Krusty uses spring shoes and pies to fight. When on his next phase, Krusty inflates his hand to hit Homer. The level ends once Krusty is defeated.

GOP Headquarters[edit]

The fight against Mr. Burns.

Upon reaching the GOP Headquarters, bats head towards Homer, which he has to dodge. Homer then continues fighting through the goons until he gets to The Rich Texan, who fires his guns into the air, causing a stampede of cattle to charge through. After defeating more thugs, Homer is attacked by Rainier Wolfcastle. Wolfcastle attacks with his bag of golf clubs. Eventually, Wolfcastle abandons the clubs and starts hitting Homer instead. Once Wolfcastle is defeated, Homer moves on until he encounters The Rich Texan again, who causes another stampede. Eventually, Homer has to run to avoid a large stampede of cattle whilst dodging falling debris. Eventually, he gets to The Rich Texan and they fight, with The Rich Texan shooting the ceiling, causing debris to fall, and causing stampedes to run through. Once he is defeated, the level ends.

Burns' Mansion[edit]

Homer arrives at Burns' mansion where he is charged at by the hounds. Homer then continues fighting goons, some of which are revealed to be robots. Homer then gets to a room filled with landmines, and must navigate through them. Homer eventually comes across Smithers, who is wearing roller-skates and throws bombs at Homer. Once Smithers is defeated, Homer moves on and fights his way through more goons, dodging more hounds along the way. Eventually, Homer has to run from the hounds, dodging land mines along the way. He then gets to Mr. Burns who fights Homer from a mech. Homer has to break Burns' batteries before he can do damage to Burns. After damaging Burns, the batteries come back online. When enough damage to Burns' mech is done, the body breaks apart, leaving Burns in a flying pod. The pod shoots lasers at Homer, and Homer has to break the batteries again to do damage. Once Burns is defeated, Homer gets the donut and eats it, finding that it is a little bit crunchy.

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