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The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a free game for iOS, developed and published by Electronic Arts, first released on February 17, 2012. The game consists of the player helping Homer and other characters to rebuild Springfield. The game features the original cast. An Android version of Tapped Out will launch a few months after the first release.^[1] On March 3, 2012, due to connectivity problems, Tapped Out was removed from the App Store.^[2]

Description

D'OH! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. Now, it's up to you to rebuild it. From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield...for FREE. Recreate Springfield just like you want it, as you help Homer find Marge, Bart and the rest of his family and friends. Complete comic quests like making Apu work ridiculously long shifts at Kwik-E-Mart, growing and harvesting Tomacco on Cletus’s Farm, partying down with Duffman at Duff Brewery, and more. Finish jobs and tasks to earn currency and...mmm, donuts. You can even get social and visit your friends' versions of Springfield. Make mischief and play pranks on their towns to collect cash. But remember, they can do the same to you. We told you that this game is life-ruiningly fun.

--Official description by EA.com

THIS GAME IS LIFE-RUININGLY FUN! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. D’OH! Now, it’s up to you to rebuild it! From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield... for FREE.

--Description at iTunes Singapore

Gameplay

An example of a town.

How to play

To play the game, players need to tap on things in the game. For example, the player wants a list of Bart's jobs, so the player taps on Bart. Also, when placing things in the game, you need to drag it to a space then tap it to place it. When a character does a task, or builds something, a donut can be used to speed up the task. There is an 'Other Springfield' in which the player can help every day and get money and XP in reward. There is a tutorial in the first few levels.

Tasks

When you tap a character with a speech bubble saying "!", it means they want to say something. What they say may have something to do with a task, and if it does, a box will appear on screen. In the box, there will be a title, eg. Square One, and underneath a task, eg. Build the Simpson House. Sometimes there will be two tasks underneath. Then you might need to buy what you need to complete the task, eg. You go into "Buildings". "Simpson House" will be highlighted and have the price underneath. You buy whatever you need to complete the task, and if your task is to build, you drag the building to the shaded box. Then, a box will come up with the reward, and perhaps another box saying you have unlocked a character, and perhaps ANOTHER box saying you have leveled up.

Adding friends

The player can add friends via Facebook Connect, Gmail, their device's contact list and EA's Origin. After the player has added some friends, they can visit their versions of Springfield to complete three tasks each day, which results in more rewards for themselves. The maximum amount of friends you can add in Tapped Out is 100.

Story

Homer is at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and instead of working, he is playing a The Happy Little Elves Game game on his MyPad. His negligence results in the Power Plant blowing up. Homer starts rebuilding the town, and is soon aided by other characters.

Information

Collecting all characters in a character collection will result in a reward.
Levelling up will unlock new buildings and decorations.
Building new buildings will unlock new actions that the characters can perform.
Donuts are the game's premium currency.
The game is compatible on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad 2, iPod touch 3 (3rd generation) or iPod touch (4th generation), and requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Buildings

Main article: The Simpsons: Tapped Out buildings

The Store

Real money

Product	Dollars ($)	Pounds (£)	Euros (€)	CHF
Boatload of 2400 Donuts	$99.99	£69.99	79.99€	CHF100
Store Full of Donuts of 900 Donuts	$49.99	£34.99	39.99€	CHF48
Truckload of 300 Donuts	$19.99	£13.99	15.99€	CHF20
Tray of 132 Donuts	$9.99	£6.99	7.99€	CHF10
Stack of 60 Donuts	$4.99	£2.99	3.99€	CHF5
Dozen Donuts	$1.99	£1.49	1.59€	CHF2

In-game donuts

Product	Cost
$15,000	115 Donuts
$10,000	80 Donuts
$5,000	41 Donuts
$2,500	21 Donuts
$1,000	9 Donuts
$500	5 Donuts

Decoration

Decoration	Requires
Road
Pavement	Level 6
River	Level 7
Tree	$100, Level 3
Shrub	$25
Homer's Hammock	5 Donuts
Bench	Quest
Bench	6 Donuts
Wooden Fence	$135, Level 6
Parking Lot	$175, Level 5
Garbage Bin	$175, Level 7
Kidde Pole	Quest
Large Hedge	$325, Level 7
Small Hedge	$220, Level 8
Newspaper Dispenser	$325, Level 8
Dumpster	$1000, Level 9
Trash Can	$70, Level 10
Jebediah Springfield statue	See Premium Stuff section

Characters and their tasks

Main article: The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters

User:Phinbart/Sandbox/Tapped Out/Quests and tasks

Levels

The levels for the game go from Level 1 to Level 20.

Level	XP	Character and quote
1	40
2	75	Bart: "Wow, you put the house down where it told you to."
3	85	Apu: "You have been reincarnated to the next level. Thank you, tap again."
4	120	Homer: "Woo-hoo! I bet leveling up is always gonna be this easy."
5	250	Barney: "It's always level 5 somewhere!"
6	800	Mr. Burns: "Excellent! You should celebrate by buying donuts with your money."
7	1 800	Chief Wiggum: "That's some fine grinding."
8	3 200	Luigi: "Now that's a spicy accomplishment!"
9	5 000	Lisa: "If life were a game, leveling up would be birthdays. Happy birthday!"
10	12 000	Otto: "Is it me, or do these levels seem to be taking longer and longer?"
11	15 000	Krusty: "All that for two freakin' donuts?!"
12	12 000	Marge: "I take it you don't have a family or anything."
13	18 000	Skinner: "Congratulations. That was a difficult but insignificant level."
14	22 000	Sea Captain: "Arr! Ye must be playing this on a long sea voyage."
15	22 000	Carl and Lenny: "For he's a jolly good fellow! He's at level one-five."
16	23 000	Comic Book Guy: "Worst. Level. Ever."
17	25 000	Grampa: "This game is a lot like life. It stops being fun after a while, but you gotta keep doing it."
18	28 000	Moe: "Man, I'd have quit this game long ago... and I got nothing better to do."
19	34 440	Groundskeeper Willie: "You're still playing? You should get a girlfriend... or a rake."
20	48 880	Professor Frink: "You've played further into this game than we thought anyone would."

Daily Play Combo

Day 1 - $150

Day 2 - $250

Day 3 - $500

Day 4 - $1000

Day 5 - Mystery Box

Premium

Product	Cost/Requires
Mystery Box	6 Donuts
Volcano Lair	200 Donuts
Duff Brewery	190 Donuts
Springfield Sign	170 Donuts Your jobs income will be increased by 4.50%
Frink's Lab	150 Donuts
Aztec Theatre	80 Donuts
Jebediah Springfield statue	Tap Homer and make him play with his MyPad, then tap him 10 times while he is playing and the player will be rewarded with the Jebediah Springfield statue and 10 donuts.
Homer Buddha	15 Donuts. Buy a Homer Buddha you'll be guaranteed to get a premium item meaning anything from a picket fence worth one donut to possibly one of the big buildings.
Lard Lad Donuts	110 Donuts
Hans Moleman	60 Donuts
Tire Fire	40 Donuts
Squeaky Voice Teen	30 Donuts
Tree Swing	20 Donuts
Burning Bush	20 Donuts
Orange Tree	15 Donuts
Apple Tree	15 Donuts
Flower Planter	10 Donuts
Dumpster	10 Donuts
Bench	6 Donuts
Picket Fence	1 Donut

International release

Country	Release date
Singapore^[3]	February 17, 2012
Sweden^[4]
Norway^[5]
Denmark^[6]
Finland^[7]
Canada^[8]	February 21, 2012
United Kingdom^[9]	February 29, 2012
Spain^[10]
Greece^[11]
Egypt^[12]
Botswana^[13]
Germany^[14]
Australia^[15]
Mexico^[16]
Indonesia^[17]
New Zealand^[18]
Ireland^[19]
Switzerland^[20]
Russia^[21]
Poland^[22]
Portugal^[23]
Romania^[24]
Turkey^[25]
United States^[26]	March 1, 2012

Gallery

A screenshot from a town in Level 20.
The Simpsons Tapped Out ad.PNG

A screenshot from a teaser trailer of the game.
Opening menu.
TappedOutReconnecting.png

Reconnecting screen.

References

External links

view • talk • edit • past The Simpsons video games
Console/Computer games
The Simpsons Arcade Game • Bart vs. the Space Mutants • Bart vs. the World • Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly • Bart's House of Weirdness • Bart vs. the Juggernauts • Krusty's Fun House • Bartman Meets Radioactive Man • Bart's Nightmare • Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness • Virtual Bart • Bart & the Beanstalk • The Itchy & Scratchy Game • Cartoon Studio • Virtual Springfield • Bug Squad! • Bowling • Wrestling • Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror • Road Rage • Skateboarding • Hit & Run • The Simpsons Game
Mobile games
Minutes to Meltdown • Arcade • Tapped Out • Itchy & Scratchy Land
Non-The Simpsons
Lego Dimensions
Pinball
The Simpsons • The Simpsons Pinball Party
Handheld
Bart vs. Homersaurus • Bartman: Avenger of Evil • Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis • The Simpsons Electronic LCD Game • The Simpsons 20Q
Fruit machines/Arcade
The Simpsons (Maygay) • Homer's Meltdown • The Simpsons Beer Guide! • The Simpsons Skateboard Stomp
Other software
The Simpsons Comics iOS • The Simpsons Screen Saver • The Simpsons Ride Sneak Peak Bonus CD-ROM • The Simpsons Unleashed

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[20] Tunes Switzerland

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