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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Halloween 2013 content update is the thirty-third, and second Halloween, content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. The update was released on October 1, 2013, as version 4.5.0. The event finishes on November 7, 2013.

2012's Halloween event saw the player squishing zombies in order to receive currency, and in this update, the zombies are replaced with ghosts. The player must 'pop' ghosts in order to acquire GOO, the currency this update. Also, this time, instead of toilet paper-ing and egging friends' houses, the player can haunt them!

Description

Ghosts have risen from beyond the grave and are haunting the town of Springfield. You’ve tested yourself against zombies and snakes, so saving the town from the invading ghosts and gremlins should be no problem. With new ghastly characters, scary buildings, and a slew of creepy decorations and quests, this update is frighteningly fun. Plus, don't miss Treehouse of Horror XXIV on FOX, Sunday October 6th, for your chance to unlock a unique outfit for Homer.

Returning items

Several items from the Halloween 2012 content update are re-added in this update, for the benefit of the players whom missed the previous year's event.

Characters

Image Name Costs 150px Marge The Witch Unlocked via purchase of Cauldron 150px The Raven 30 150px Devil Flanders 75 150px Talking Krusty Doll 60 150px Burns Monster 25

Buildings

Image Name Costs Springfield Cemetery 75 Springfield Pet Cemetery 70 House of Evil 45 Bad Dream House 85 Heck House (façade) 40

Decorations

Image Name Costs Cauldron 75 UNLOCKS Marge The Witch Spooky Tree 325 Dead Tree 270 Mausoleum 60 Jack-o-Lantern 135 Pumpkin Patch 450

Characters

Note: characters in red are prizes; characters in purple are community prizes.

Image Name Unlock message Unlock method/Costs Booberella I hate playing with NOOOBs! 100 Clawing Zombie *Meow* (I can has brains?) Community Prize: requires 2,000,000,000 to have been collected. Crazy Zombie Not Brains! 12 Frog Prince Every moment I live is agony. Community Prize: requires 4,000,000,000 to have been collected. Gremlin Homer Strongman (Costume) I’m in the best shape anyone is, in the 1930’s King Snorky Snorky… talk… man. 5,200 Kodos I love humans, but I couldn’t eat a whole one. Count Burns (Costume) No Smithers, I vant to suck your BLOOD! Burns coffin Maude Flanders Ghost Wait — who’s Edna Krabappel? Senile Zombie Brains? 12 Shuffling Zombie Brains…. 2,000 Snarling Zombie *Woof* (Brains…) 50,000 Susane the Witch Those amber alert phone messages have really cut into my children eating. Gingerbread House

Buildings and decorations

Note: Buildings and decorations in red are prizes; buildings and decorations in purple are community prizes.

Image Name Building time Costs/Requires to be unlocked Task Character(s) unlocked when built Ultrahouse 2 4,000 Ancient Burial Ground 40 500 to obtain via prize system Burns Coffin 8,000 Count Burns First Church of Lard Lad Community Prize: requires 1,000,000,000 to have been collected. Gypsy Fortune Teller Store 24h 2,000 Freak Mobile 35 Freak Show Tent 760 Ghost Zapper 60 200px Gingerbread House 10,000 Susane the Witch King Homer's Skyscraper Community Prize: requires 5,000,000,000 to have been collected. Peanut Cart 520 Pumpkin House 100 Violating Every Building Code Ray Gun Kodos Spooky Wall 1 Twirl 'N' Hurl 6,500 Vacuum Tool 1,250 Victorian UFO 3,000 Wailing Wall 50

Gremlin

A chance to collect a Gremlin is possible when a ghost is popped. With the Gramlin can the user release to their friends towns. If the player put gremlins in someones town and they catch them before four hours, you both get two GOO. If they don't catch them, after four hours, you get four GOO.

Simpson Attic

Collect all four items to get the Homer Strongman Costume.

Description

Pop Ghosts to find new items, or as we call them, "frightems!" Collect them all to unlock a prize. A new frightem is released each day fro our servers, or as we call them, "fearvers."

Items

Name Flaming Hoop Barbell Leotard Top Hat Image Day Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

After getting all four items, there is a trivia question on Sunday that you have to answer.

Wednesday

After collect the Wednesday's frightems A flaming hoop! I better save this in case someday I get poodles that want to jump through things. Message Homer has put the Flaming Hoop in the attic and disconnected the smoke detector so it won't keep annoying him by going off. Collect other unique items to unlock a special prize.

Thursday

After collect the Thursday's frightems This barbell will come handy if I ever have two side-by-side stacks of giant papper that I need to stop blowing away.

Sunday (Question)

The question on Sunday will be:

"What item of Moe's does Homer covet in this season's Treehouse of Horrors episode?" An Emerald Ring A Sapphire Tie Clip A Ruby Nipple-Stud

Gameplay

The Ghost in the Machine-based App

Pt. 1

I think our house is haunted. Last night I heard ghostly moans and shrieks, and I saw a strange figure draped in chains. That was me wearing a chain of 50 sausage links. The shrieking was me later realizing I'd ear them all. As always, there's a perfectly logical although disturbing explanation. Yes. But there were also ghosts. What?! Our house really is haunted? We better call in trained professional. We can't afford that. Let's go see an unlicensed quack. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 1" which is to "Build the Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 100 and 10 in reward. So, you seek the old gypsy’s help because you are troubled by ghosts. And yet when I ring your doorbell selling herbal supplements, it’s “nobody home, gypsy.” Please, just tell us why we’re being haunted. The spirits are angry, and seek justice for wrongs done to them in their Earthly lives. And ghost justice involves possessing people – it’s neat to see! I’ll tell you how to get rid of them if you buy 10 jars of my house gingko blend. Nobody home, gypsy. What if we were to just pop the ghosts. Then we could collect their “ghostly organofluid outflow”, or GOO. Very smart, little girl. I foretell that in the future you will have trouble finding a date. How did you learn about GOO, anyway? Google. Message Event is now open

Pt. 2

The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 2" which is to "Pop Ghosts and Collect their GOO" (x10)". The player receives total 25 and 10 in reward Man, I popped ten ghosts and they still keep coming. What is there, a ghost bubble machine somewhere? We’ll get our friends to help pop ghosts, and make sure they get nice rewards. Maybe some pop-corn! *giggles* I get it. “Pop” cause you pop them, and “corn” cause that joke’s corny.

Upon 'popping' a Gremlin: What is that thing? It’s simultaneously cute and terrifying, like my daughter Maggie. It’s a Gremlin, a creature so unsafe an American-made car was named after it. They’re attracted by GOO like a senior citizen is drawn to pureed hamburger. Hey, do you think if I set this little guy free in the other Springfields it would steal me some of their GOO? Either that or make their school buses crash. Worth a try. Message Release Gremlins in your friends’ towns to earn extra GOO and possibly destroy their school buses.

Pt. 3

After tapping on Ned Flanders's exclamation mark Homer, I hate to be a specter hector, but your ghosts are all over the Flanders homestead. And they’re gumming up the Kwik-E-Mart worse than Squishee syrup gums up your intestines. Their otherworldly shrieks are so laoud I can’t hear my video game, “Ghost Scream III”. Message Tap on haunted buildings to pop the ghosts inside! The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 3" which is to "Remove Ghosts from Haunted Buildings" (x3)". The player receives total 25 and 10 in reward. Homer, I’m sorry dinner’s late but two poltergeists were playing keep-away with the pork chops. Then we must take drastic action… and see that annoying gypsy again.

Pt. 4

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark So, you return, just as I foresaw — when I saw you walking up on the security camera. Nice gypsy, we need to summon a spirit and ask why it is so angry. Very well! Hold hands in a circle while I enter my trance. Look! Her eyes are rolled up in her head! (BABYLONIAN BABBLING) *gasp* She’s speaking in tongues! I wonder what she’s saying. It better not be that she charges by the hour. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 4" which is to "Make Homer Listen to the Gypsy’s Babbling". It takes 24 hours. Someone is here! Unquiet soul, what is your name? Maude Flanders. O unattractive and boring spirit, why are you angry at us? You killed me with a T-shirt cannon. Why do you think? The spirit speaks in riddles. Send it back and get another one. New Character

Pt. 5

After tapping on Maude's exclamation mark It’s so nice to see you, Maude. You don’t look a minute older than the day Homer killed you. That how it works. Noe hear me! Three ghosts are angry at Homer! I am the first. We have raised the an army of the dead to haunt Springfield until Homer makes each one of us a sacrifice. What, like giving up beer for 15 minutes? ‘Cause that he can’t do. I wish to possess Homer’s body and spend one more day with my beloved Ned! Okay, but no taking my possessed body past first base. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 5" which is to "Make Maude Possess Homer" ,"Make Homer Get Possessed by Maude", and "Make Ned Spend Time with Possessed Homer". It takes 12 hours and the player receives total 15 and 210 in reward. It was wonderful to spend time with you again Maude. But, don’t you want to see Rod and Todd? Eh. Now that I’ve been away from them for a while, they kinda creep me out.

Pt. 6

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark What are all these pesky Gremlins doing here? Shoo! Shoo! No, Marge, I brought them here. They love GOO, any GOO. So I’m going to have them clear our stuck drains. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 6" which is to "Make Homer Use Gremlins to Clean Drains". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 600 and 150 in reward. *moan* The gremlins cleaned out my drains, but then they ate my gooey cheese and chocolate pudding. On the other hand, a plumber would do the same thing and also charge you money.

Pt. 7

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark Template:Tapped Out Grimes Icon Homer Simpson! It’s is me, Frank Grimes… the only man to ever truly hate you. Grimsey ol’ buddy! Great to see you, pal! How’re you doing, amigo? Template:Tapped Out Grimes Icon Poorly! I killed myself acting like an idiot. And the idiot I was acting like was you. Sounds like my best friend is looking to be appeased. Template:Tapped Out Grimes Icon I want you to go to the power plant and tell everyone how I was always better than you. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 7" which is to "Reach level 11 and Build the Control Building" and "Make Homer Praise Frank Grimes". It takes 12 hours and the player receives total 5 and 110 in reward. No doubt about it, Frank Grimes was a great guy. But you know who’s better? Homer. For saying such nice things about Frank. Template:Tapped Out Grimes Icon Dammit!

Pt. 8

After tapping on Apu's exclamation mark These ghosts are driving me crazy. They look into the future and tell everyone tomorrow’s winning scratcher numbers. I’m going to reincarnate them as birds. Let’s see what it sounds like when doves cry! I’m going to sprinkle holy water on them. I’m going to argue them away by pointing out that according to science they can’t exist. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 8" which is to "Make Apu Reincarnate Ghosts", "Make Ned Sprinkle Ghosts with Holy Water" and "Make Prof. Frink Have an Epistomolgical Argument with Ghosts". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 35 and 525 in reward.

Pt. 9

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark Finally, a ghost with a sense of style. Template:Tapped Out Bont Icon My name is Bont. James Bont. British secret agent supreme. At least, I was until you got me killed by Hank Scorpio. Yeah, Hank still sends me candies at Christmas for that. Template:Tapped Out Bont Icon To appease my fury, you must let me take over your body, fight supervillians, and make love to a beautiful exotic woman. Well, I was supposed to work today, but I guess I can call in possessed. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 9" which is to "Make Apu Reincarnate Ghosts", "Make Ned Sprinkle Ghosts with Holy Water", and "Make Frink Have an Epistomolgical Argument with Ghosts". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 35 and 535 in reward.

Pt. 10

Pardon me, Mrs. Gypsy, but my dad appeased Maude Flanders, Frank Grimes and James Bont. How come we’re still haunted? I feel the presence of other, older spirits who are also angry at this town. I sense unspeakable horror… and a tent. Sounds like my last Girl Scout camping trip. Just kidding. Girl Scouts are great. Please don’t cut off my cookies. Anyway, my only clue is an old tent. Time to do some research in back issues of our town’s longest continuously published newspaper: The Springfield Elementary Daily 4th Gradian. The player receives "The Ghost in the Machine-based App Pt. 9" which is to "Reach Level 12 and Build the Springfield Library" and "Make Lisa Research Old History". It takes 24 hours.

Ancient Burial Ground

Pt. 1

This sacred place holds the bones of the Native Americans who once roamed this land in peace with Mother Earth. According to this sign, it’s also the future site of “Dirty Redskin’s RV Roundup. That's so offensive! I’m going to start a petition to stop it. And there’s nothing as indignant as an eight-year-old child. The player receives "Ancient Burial Ground Pt. 1" which is to "Make Lisa Prepare an Indignant Petition". It takes 60 minutes and the player receives total 170 and 27 in reward. I can't believe we couldn't find a compromise you could all live with. Template:Tapped Out Mastodonghost Icon We can't live with anything -- we're dead. Message Mastodon spirits now roam the town.

Pt. 2

Native American spirits, my petition has succeeded. They won’t be building an RV dealership on your burial ground. Template:Tapped Out Nativeamericanspirit Icon Thank you, Lisa. Now we may rest in peace. Template:Tapped Out Cavemanspirit Icon Great, but what about us? You Indians built your burial ground on top of our caveman body dump! Template:Tapped Out Mastodonghost Icon What about US?! You dumped your caveman bodies on our mastodon death field! Template:Tapped Out Cavemanspirit Icon If you don’t like it you shouldn’t have gone extinct! The player receives "Ancient Burial Ground Pt. 2" which is to "Make Lisa Mediate Land Rights Between Angry Spirits". It takes 60 minutes and the player receives total 25, 70 and 27 in reward. I can't belive we couldn't find a comprise you could all live with. Template:Tapped Out Mastodonghost Icon We can't live with anything we're dead. Message Mastson spirits now roam the town

Prize Gameplay

Pumpkin House

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark Boy, you can tell housing prices have really shot up when people have to live inside giant vegetables. According to the realtor’s brochure, it’s a fairy tale cottage. Although that could just be marketing hype. Nutmeg floors, cinnamon fixtures…mmm, edible floorplan! The player receives "Pumpkin House" which is to "Make Homer Attempt to Eat the Pumpkin House". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 600 and 150 in reward. *burp* Pretty good, although that was a lot of vegetables. I’m ready for some meat. Well, up the street there’s a little old lady who’s selling a shoe. Shoe leather… the poor man’s beef jerky. Let’s go!

Vaccum Tool

After unlocked the Vaccum Tool Congratulations! You’ve just acquired the latest in ghost disposal technology from Frink Removal Incorporated, or FRINC. It looks like one of those little robots that vacuums up dirt, but it’s completely and utterly different. It’s a little robot that vacuums up ghosts. Okay, let’s suck soul. Where does it plug in? It doesn’t! In a major convenience, it runs for fifteen minutes at a time on two pounds of uranium. Ooh, that’s lucky. I have a couple uranium rods in my pocket. I put them there to keep my genitals warm. Message Equip your new tool and suck up some Ghosts!

Twirl 'N' Hurl

Cool! The “Twirl ‘N’ Hurl,” a brand new Krustyland ride. High speed spins, over-the-top loops… Time to give it the Bart barf baptism. The juvenile Earthling has fallen for the oldest trick in the boo: a trans-neuronic brain enslaver disguised as an amusement park ride. Each lopp-de-loop will erode his will, until he must obey any command I give. Even cleaning my excretion pores, which believe me, I cannot pay people enough to do. The player receives "Twirl 'N' Hurl" which is to "Build the Twirl 'N' Hurl" and "Make Bart Ride the Twirl ‘N’ Hurl". It takes 16 hours and the player receives total 166 and 125 in reward.

Booberella

The Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Pt. 1

After tapping on Booberella's exclamation mark I used to host "The Matinee of Blood and Commercials" at Channel 6. But they canceled my show because I used my catchphrase too often. They are such BOOOOOOBS! Pardon me, Cleus. Do you have any work around the farm? Um... you cold milk the cow. I see. Pray tell, what about me made you think of milking? Well, you ain't dressed for stabbin' possums. The player receives "The Girl Just Want to Have Fun Pt. 1" which is to "Reach Level 6 and Build Cletus's Farm" and "Make Boobrella Milk Cletus's Cow". It takes 60 minuts and the player receives total 205 and 36 in reward.

Pt. 2

After tapping on Comic Book Guy's exclamation mark Miss Booberella, you are almost as attractive in person as the life-sized Booberella figurine I have in my bedroom. Almost. Would you like a job bending low to reach things? The player receives "The Girl Just Want to Have Fun Pt. 2" which is to "Reach Level 13 and Build the Android's Dungeon" and "Make Booberella Work at the Dungeon". It takes 2 hours and the player receives total 275 and 50 in reward. Tell mew, Booberella, who is you favorite Cosmic Wars character? That whould be Patmi, the princess of NaBOOOOB.

Pt. 3

After tapping on Booberella's exclamation mark If you want to get ahed in the world, you have start your own business. That's why I'm here with my new "Street Cart of Horror and Peanuts." Goobers for sale! GOOOOB-ers! The player receives "The Girl Just Want to Have Fun Pt. 3" which is to "Place a Peanut Cart" and "Make Booberella Sell Peanuts from a Peanut Cart". It takes 8 hours and the player receives total 520 and 115 in reward.

Pt. 4

Chief Wiggum! A lawless gang of teenagers just attacked my store! They stole candy and Squishees and read my magazines without buying a single one… just as if I were a library! Sorry, Apu, I’m dealing with something much more dangerous… an unlicensed peanut vendor. Please, Chief Wiggum, it’s a mistake any vampire-themed horror hostess could make. I’m sorry, but I have to throw the boob at you. I mean throw the book at boob. I mean boob the boob boob boob. The player receives "The Girl Just Want to Have Fun Pt. 4" which is to "Reach Level 19 and Build the Springfield Penitentiary" and "Make Booberella Serve Time for Unlicensed Peanut Vending". It takes 24 hours and the player receives total 1,100 and 235 in reward. Boobarella, you’re free to go. I’ll just get these handcuffs off you… Darn it, why do they always stick? Maybe they need some LUUUUBE.

Pt. 5

Great news! I have a new show — “The Bloodcurdling Hour of Children’s Educational Programming!” The player receives "The Girl Just Want to Have Fun Pt. 4" which is to "Reach Level 23 and Build Channel 6" and "Make Booberella Host a Children’s Show". It takes 4 hours and the player receives total 360 and 80 in reward. Today’s show was brought to you by the emotion “fear”, the animal “snake”, and the geometric shape… CUUUBE!

Krustyland

Hey! There's no ghosts in Krustyland! Even the dead are terrified by our walkaround characters.

Prizes

Prizes were used once again in this event, the system working similarly to the Whacking Day event prize system.

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Image Object Unlocked after collecting Pumpkin House 100 or 50 Ancient Burial Ground 500 or 65 Vacuum Tool 1,250 or 85 Shuffling Zombie 2,000 Victorian UFO 3,000 Ultrahouse 2 4,000 King Snorky 5,200 Twirl 'N' Hurl 6,500 Burns coffin 8,000 100px Gingerbread House 10,000

Once the player has received all prizes, they receive free donuts for every 200 they acquire, similar to the Bonus Level-Up system.

Community Prizes

Community Prizes were introduced in this event, rewarding the players every 1 billion they, overall, collect. There are five Community Prizes.

Image Building Unlocked after collecting First Church of Lard Lad 1,000,000,000 Clawing Zombie 2,000,000,000 Ghost Bomb 3,000,000,000 Frog Prince 4,000,000,000 King Homer's Skyscraper 5,000,000,000

References