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| − | + | '''''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio''''' is a computer program based on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' that was released for PC and Mac computers in [[1996]] by [[Fox Interactive]]. It allows users to create their own ''Simpsons'' cartoons, using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the show. The cast members of ''The Simpsons'' provided their voices for the program. ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' has received generally positive reviews, although there has been some criticism too. It was released in 1996. The game was based on the ''Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox''. | |
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| − | + | == Gameplay == | |
| + | ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' is a design program for creating short ''[[The Simpsons]]'' cartoons using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the series. To create a cartoon, one first selects a background, then inserts characters, props, and special effects, and after that adds dialogue, sound effects, and music. The program allows users to send the finished cartoons to friends via email, save it onto a hard drive, or save it onto a floppy disk. | ||
| − | Mike Langberg of Knight Ridder was less positive, writing in his review that "At first glance, the CD-ROM provides a lot of raw material. There are 350 brief animations, running two or three seconds each, showing 17 characters from the show in numerous poses. The CD-ROM delivery, unfortunately, falls flat[...]." He explained that "Simpsons Cartoon Studio is awkward to operate and limited in what it can accomplish, producing animated sequences that are jerky and out of sync. The CD-ROM comes with 15 cartoons created by the developers, running from 10 seconds to 55 seconds. None flow smoothly or tell funny stories. There's no reason to expect the rest of us will do any better." Similarly, Nancy Malitz of The Detroit News wrote that "you move the characters around and invent the scenarios, but in the end you might feel your creativity wasn't heavily challenged. The whole deal is essentially a cut-and-paste operation. You can't create characters of your own, and the kind of automatic synchronization of sounds with movement that you see in a simple product like Video Jam isn't available, so things look sort of choppy no matter how hard you try." | + | There are seventeen characters, fifty special effects, two-hundred-and-seventy props, and thirty-five backgrounds in ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'', with thousands of individual cels hand-drawn by ''The Simpsons'' cartoonists. Every character has a set of actions; for example, Homer can crawl, ride on a tube, and run away screaming, while Bart can run, trip over, cycle, ride his skateboard, and paint graffiti with spray-paint. Backgrounds featured range from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to Bart's room. There are props include tables, furniture's, and it even includes animals like [[Santa's Little Helper]], [[Snowball II]] and [[Blinky]]. |
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| − | ===Characters=== | + | == Development == |
| + | ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' was released for PC and Mac computers in the middle of 1996 as 16 bit software. It was developed and published by Fox Interactive, and uses an improved version of the interface from ''Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox'' that was developed by Big Top Productions. The dialogs featured in the program were provided by the actual cast members of ''The Simpsons''. It's made in Macromedia. | ||
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| + | == Reception == | ||
| + | Critics gave ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' generally favorable reviews, and it received a lot of hype in the United States around the time it was released. A reviewer for ''The Palm Beach Post'' wrote that it is not very easy to create the cartoons: "Layering characters, props, sound effects and dialogue into seamless animation is no small task, and you'll invest a good chunk of time with this CD-ROM before you're ready to premiere your own ''Simpsons'' episodes. But if you're fan enough to go the distance, this is a remarkably versatile program that turns out great-looking cartoons." Similarly, Jane Clifford of ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' called it "quite a challenging product" which produces cartoons that "really look professional." Benjamin Svetkey of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave it a B+ rating, commenting that the cartoons created "can be entertaining, but they're hampered by a failing common to the make-your-own-movie genre: Since ''Cartoon Studio'' has a limited number of voice clips ('Ay, caramba!', 'Mmm... donuts', and about 50 variations on 'Bart!'), your plot choices are restricted to the usual pranks, pratfalls, and catchphrases. Still, as Homer would say, ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' is more 'Woohoo!' than 'D'oh!'." | ||
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| + | Wired's Erika Milvy commented that "Fox's ''Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' may be more the '90s answer to Colorforms than a finely tuned animation resource, but dang if it isn't fun to watch Smithers and Mr. Burns hula across the monitor as a three-eyed fish swims by," and added that "for the anally inclined, there's certainly a way to have these cartoons make more sense. But I prefer to toss rhyme and reason out the window." Joseph Szadkowski of ''The Washington Times'' wrote that "For the amount of complicated computer stuff going on — frame by frame editing, character motion, voice overlays — even the most computer-illiterate individual should be able to figure this out. ''The Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' is a very fun, relatively inexpensive jaunt into the mind of Mr. Groening." | ||
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| + | Mike Langberg of Knight Ridder was less positive, writing in his review that "At first glance, the CD-ROM provides a lot of raw material. There are 350 brief animations, running two or three seconds each, showing 17 characters from the show in numerous poses. The CD-ROM delivery, unfortunately, falls flat[...]." He explained that "''Simpsons Cartoon Studio'' is awkward to operate and limited in what it can accomplish, producing animated sequences that are jerky and out of sync. The CD-ROM comes with 15 cartoons created by the developers, running from 10 seconds to 55 seconds. None flow smoothly or tell funny stories. There's no reason to expect the rest of us will do any better." Similarly, Nancy Malitz of ''The Detroit News'' wrote that "you move the characters around and invent the scenarios, but in the end you might feel your creativity wasn't heavily challenged. The whole deal is essentially a cut-and-paste operation. You can't create characters of your own, and the kind of automatic synchronization of sounds with movement that you see in a simple product like Video Jam isn't available, so things look sort of choppy no matter how hard you try." | ||
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| + | == Features == | ||
| + | === Characters === | ||
*[[Homer]] | *[[Homer]] | ||
*[[Marge]] | *[[Marge]] | ||
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*[[Lisa]] | *[[Lisa]] | ||
*[[Maggie]] | *[[Maggie]] | ||
| − | *[[Mr Burns]] | + | *[[Mr. Burns]] |
| − | *[[Smithers]] (Mr Burns Role) | + | *[[Smithers]] (Mr. Burns Role) |
*[[Principal Skinner]] | *[[Principal Skinner]] | ||
*[[Krusty the Clown]] | *[[Krusty the Clown]] | ||
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] | *[[Chief Wiggum]] | ||
*[[Ned]] | *[[Ned]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Grampa]] |
*[[Jimbo]] | *[[Jimbo]] | ||
*[[Otto]] | *[[Otto]] | ||
*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] (No Lines) | *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] (No Lines) | ||
| − | *[[Dr Nick]] | + | *[[Dr. Nick]] |
*[[Sideshow Mel]] (No Lines) | *[[Sideshow Mel]] (No Lines) | ||
*[[Milhouse]] | *[[Milhouse]] | ||
*[[Martin]] | *[[Martin]] | ||
*[[Ralph]] | *[[Ralph]] | ||
| − | *[[Kang and Kodos]] | + | *[[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] |
| − | ===Backgrounds=== | + | |
| + | === Backgrounds === | ||
| + | {{main|The Simpsons Cartoon Studio backgrounds}} | ||
*Simpson House Frontyard | *Simpson House Frontyard | ||
*Simpson House Backyard | *Simpson House Backyard | ||
| − | *Living Room (Three | + | *Living Room (Three Scenes) |
*Kitchen | *Kitchen | ||
*Barts Bedroom | *Barts Bedroom | ||
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*School | *School | ||
*Classroom | *Classroom | ||
| − | *Power Plant (Two | + | *Power Plant (Two Scenes) |
*Power Plant Outdoor | *Power Plant Outdoor | ||
*River | *River | ||
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*Graveyard | *Graveyard | ||
*Haunted Mansion (Stairs) | *Haunted Mansion (Stairs) | ||
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*Forset | *Forset | ||
*Jungle | *Jungle | ||
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*Space | *Space | ||
*Crazy Stairs | *Crazy Stairs | ||
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| − | ===FX Sounds=== | + | === Props === |
| + | {{main|The Simpsons Cartoon Studio props}} | ||
| + | *There are lots of props like chairs, tables, frames, clocks, furniture, electrical, light, food, plants, animals, science, transports, toys, outside, signs, instruments, haunted, clouds, black board writing, heads, eyeballs, behind cover objects and ''Simpson'' logos. | ||
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| + | === FX Sounds === | ||
*Music | *Music | ||
*Hearing | *Hearing | ||
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*Transports | *Transports | ||
*Other | *Other | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| + | *[http://www.amazon.com/Simpsons-Cartoon-Studio-Pc/dp/B00001YVBF Buy The Game] | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/bananasofcourse Simpsons Cartoon Studio Animations] | ||
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The Simpsons Cartoon Studio is a computer program based on the animated television series The Simpsons that was released for PC and Mac computers in 1996 by Fox Interactive. It allows users to create their own Simpsons cartoons, using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the show. The cast members of The Simpsons provided their voices for the program. The Simpsons Cartoon Studio has received generally positive reviews, although there has been some criticism too. It was released in 1996. The game was based on the Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox.
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Gameplay[edit]
The Simpsons Cartoon Studio is a design program for creating short The Simpsons cartoons using characters, sounds, music, and locations from the series. To create a cartoon, one first selects a background, then inserts characters, props, and special effects, and after that adds dialogue, sound effects, and music. The program allows users to send the finished cartoons to friends via email, save it onto a hard drive, or save it onto a floppy disk.
There are seventeen characters, fifty special effects, two-hundred-and-seventy props, and thirty-five backgrounds in The Simpsons Cartoon Studio, with thousands of individual cels hand-drawn by The Simpsons cartoonists. Every character has a set of actions; for example, Homer can crawl, ride on a tube, and run away screaming, while Bart can run, trip over, cycle, ride his skateboard, and paint graffiti with spray-paint. Backgrounds featured range from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to Bart's room. There are props include tables, furniture's, and it even includes animals like Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II and Blinky.
Development[edit]
The Simpsons Cartoon Studio was released for PC and Mac computers in the middle of 1996 as 16 bit software. It was developed and published by Fox Interactive, and uses an improved version of the interface from Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox that was developed by Big Top Productions. The dialogs featured in the program were provided by the actual cast members of The Simpsons. It's made in Macromedia.
Reception[edit]
Critics gave The Simpsons Cartoon Studio generally favorable reviews, and it received a lot of hype in the United States around the time it was released. A reviewer for The Palm Beach Post wrote that it is not very easy to create the cartoons: "Layering characters, props, sound effects and dialogue into seamless animation is no small task, and you'll invest a good chunk of time with this CD-ROM before you're ready to premiere your own Simpsons episodes. But if you're fan enough to go the distance, this is a remarkably versatile program that turns out great-looking cartoons." Similarly, Jane Clifford of The San Diego Union-Tribune called it "quite a challenging product" which produces cartoons that "really look professional." Benjamin Svetkey of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ rating, commenting that the cartoons created "can be entertaining, but they're hampered by a failing common to the make-your-own-movie genre: Since Cartoon Studio has a limited number of voice clips ('Ay, caramba!', 'Mmm... donuts', and about 50 variations on 'Bart!'), your plot choices are restricted to the usual pranks, pratfalls, and catchphrases. Still, as Homer would say, The Simpsons Cartoon Studio is more 'Woohoo!' than 'D'oh!'."
Wired's Erika Milvy commented that "Fox's Simpsons Cartoon Studio may be more the '90s answer to Colorforms than a finely tuned animation resource, but dang if it isn't fun to watch Smithers and Mr. Burns hula across the monitor as a three-eyed fish swims by," and added that "for the anally inclined, there's certainly a way to have these cartoons make more sense. But I prefer to toss rhyme and reason out the window." Joseph Szadkowski of The Washington Times wrote that "For the amount of complicated computer stuff going on — frame by frame editing, character motion, voice overlays — even the most computer-illiterate individual should be able to figure this out. The Simpsons Cartoon Studio is a very fun, relatively inexpensive jaunt into the mind of Mr. Groening."
Mike Langberg of Knight Ridder was less positive, writing in his review that "At first glance, the CD-ROM provides a lot of raw material. There are 350 brief animations, running two or three seconds each, showing 17 characters from the show in numerous poses. The CD-ROM delivery, unfortunately, falls flat[...]." He explained that "Simpsons Cartoon Studio is awkward to operate and limited in what it can accomplish, producing animated sequences that are jerky and out of sync. The CD-ROM comes with 15 cartoons created by the developers, running from 10 seconds to 55 seconds. None flow smoothly or tell funny stories. There's no reason to expect the rest of us will do any better." Similarly, Nancy Malitz of The Detroit News wrote that "you move the characters around and invent the scenarios, but in the end you might feel your creativity wasn't heavily challenged. The whole deal is essentially a cut-and-paste operation. You can't create characters of your own, and the kind of automatic synchronization of sounds with movement that you see in a simple product like Video Jam isn't available, so things look sort of choppy no matter how hard you try."
Features[edit]
Characters[edit]
- Homer
- Marge
- Bart
- Lisa
- Maggie
- Mr. Burns
- Smithers (Mr. Burns Role)
- Principal Skinner
- Krusty the Clown
- Nelson
- Apu
- Barney
- Sideshow Bob (No Lines)
- Chief Wiggum
- Ned
- Grampa
- Jimbo
- Otto
- Groundskeeper Willie (No Lines)
- Dr. Nick
- Sideshow Mel (No Lines)
- Milhouse
- Martin
- Ralph
- Kang and Kodos
Backgrounds[edit]
- Simpson House Frontyard
- Simpson House Backyard
- Living Room (Three Scenes)
- Kitchen
- Barts Bedroom
- Treehouse
- School
- Classroom
- Power Plant (Two Scenes)
- Power Plant Outdoor
- River
- Kwik-E-Mart
- Krustylu Studios Stage
- Aquarium
- Graveyard
- Haunted Mansion (Stairs)
- Haunted Mansion (Cellar)
- Forset
- Jungle
- Clift
- Springfield Gorge
- Desert
- Grass Hill
- Beach (Dock)
- Beach (Sea Side)
- Underwater
- Cave
- Heaven
- Hell
- Space
- Crazy Stairs
Props[edit]
- There are lots of props like chairs, tables, frames, clocks, furniture, electrical, light, food, plants, animals, science, transports, toys, outside, signs, instruments, haunted, clouds, black board writing, heads, eyeballs, behind cover objects and Simpson logos.
FX Sounds[edit]
- Music
- Hearing
- Character Speeches
- Effects
- Animal Noises
- Machines
- Transports
- Other
References[edit]
