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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *Although he appears very frequently driving [[ | + | *Although he appears very frequently driving [[Mr. Burns]]' limosine, [[Smithers]] does not speak at any point in the game. |
*In printed ads for ''The Simpsons Road Rage'', it depicted a drawn panel similar to a comic where the entire town is in calamity, with Marge, acting as a passenger to Homer in a convertible, tells him with fear that he's driving like a maniac, and Homer responding nonchalantly that "Driving's just a suggestion. Like pants." | *In printed ads for ''The Simpsons Road Rage'', it depicted a drawn panel similar to a comic where the entire town is in calamity, with Marge, acting as a passenger to Homer in a convertible, tells him with fear that he's driving like a maniac, and Homer responding nonchalantly that "Driving's just a suggestion. Like pants." | ||
*Mr. Plow is treated as a separate character from Homer. | *Mr. Plow is treated as a separate character from Homer. | ||
| − | *Due to the fact that the game is so similar to Sega's ''{{ | + | *Due to the fact that the game is so similar to Sega's ''{{W|Crazy Taxi}}'', Sega sued Fox. The two settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money. |
*The game takes advantage of the date system incorporated into the games console by providing holiday-themed characters on certain dates. | *The game takes advantage of the date system incorporated into the games console by providing holiday-themed characters on certain dates. | ||
| − | **[[ | + | **[[Marge]] - Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday of November) |
| − | **[[ | + | **[[Bart]] - Halloween (October 31) |
| − | **[[ | + | **[[Apu]] - Christmas (December 25) |
| − | **[[ | + | **[[Krusty]] - New Years (January 1) |
*In the save game menu in the PS2 browser, "[[Dancin' Homer]]" represents the save file for this game. | *In the save game menu in the PS2 browser, "[[Dancin' Homer]]" represents the save file for this game. | ||
| − | *Early builds of the game suggest that [[ | + | *Early builds of the game suggest that [[Principal Skinner]], [[Moleman]] and [[Jasper]] were going to be playable. |
| − | *The scene at the end involving [[ | + | *The scene at the end involving [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] is not present in the PS2 version. This may have been because of the PS2 version's earlier release date. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
| − | * | + | *Several of the game's dialogue clips also went on to be used in ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''. |
| + | *Billboards appear throughout the game advertising a [[Springfield Skate Tour|skateboarding competition]]. This would become the main plot of the game ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'', released a year after this game. | ||
| + | *Two {{ap|Radioactive Man|comic}} comic covers appear on the sandwich board outside of the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|Android's Dungeon]]. One is the cover of the {{ap|Radioactive Man|comic book series|real life}} [[Radioactive Man 1|issue #1]] and the other is the fictional issue #25 originally seen on the front cover of the real life comic {{RM|100}}. The second cover would also been seen outside the Android's Dungeon in ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''. | ||
*In the character select screen, if one selects Moe's Sedan, pandas will hop out of the trunk, a reference to "[[Cape Feare]]", where Moe was smuggling pandas. | *In the character select screen, if one selects Moe's Sedan, pandas will hop out of the trunk, a reference to "[[Cape Feare]]", where Moe was smuggling pandas. | ||
| − | * | + | *Some of the statues in [[Mr. Burns]]' garden have surveillance cameras in place of heads. This was originally shown in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]". |
| + | *The game's cover art was parodied in the [[Enter the Cheatrix#Krusty Koupons|"Krusty's Stop & Go" trophy]] in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:36, March 11, 2023
Cultural references[edit]
- If the player picks up Captain McCallister and takes a long time to reach his intended destination, one of his possible comments is "Call me Ishmael. And late." This is a reference to the opening line of the novel Moby-Dick.
Trivia[edit]
- Although he appears very frequently driving Mr. Burns' limosine, Smithers does not speak at any point in the game.
- In printed ads for The Simpsons Road Rage, it depicted a drawn panel similar to a comic where the entire town is in calamity, with Marge, acting as a passenger to Homer in a convertible, tells him with fear that he's driving like a maniac, and Homer responding nonchalantly that "Driving's just a suggestion. Like pants."
- Mr. Plow is treated as a separate character from Homer.
- Due to the fact that the game is so similar to Sega's Crazy Taxi, Sega sued Fox. The two settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money.
- The game takes advantage of the date system incorporated into the games console by providing holiday-themed characters on certain dates.
- In the save game menu in the PS2 browser, "Dancin' Homer" represents the save file for this game.
- Early builds of the game suggest that Principal Skinner, Moleman and Jasper were going to be playable.
- The scene at the end involving Kang and Kodos is not present in the PS2 version. This may have been because of the PS2 version's earlier release date.
Continuity[edit]
- Several of the game's dialogue clips also went on to be used in The Simpsons Skateboarding and The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
- Billboards appear throughout the game advertising a skateboarding competition. This would become the main plot of the game The Simpsons Skateboarding, released a year after this game.
- Two Radioactive Man comic covers appear on the sandwich board outside of the Android's Dungeon. One is the cover of the real life issue #1 and the other is the fictional issue #25 originally seen on the front cover of the real life comic Radioactive Man #100. The second cover would also been seen outside the Android's Dungeon in The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
- In the character select screen, if one selects Moe's Sedan, pandas will hop out of the trunk, a reference to "Cape Feare", where Moe was smuggling pandas.
- Some of the statues in Mr. Burns' garden have surveillance cameras in place of heads. This was originally shown in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
- The game's cover art was parodied in the "Krusty's Stop & Go" trophy in The Simpsons Game.
