The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@mstrikesback168]

Nostalgia ends when he gets to level 2.

[@Andy_0L]

Lol

[@josephhedgecoe]

Yep

[@xhacorerdx]

Facts

[@Smirgelius]

Only for those who never played the game through. 😎

[@danserrano2251]

😂

[@jbarriossandrea]

So you are telling me that someone actually finished the first level of this game?

[@geilor]

I've played it through on the Amiga 500. And it was hard as f...

[@johnmutz9919]

Ive made it to the museum a few times, but never past that.

[@Femaiden]

first level is easy. It's the second level that's almost impossible. . .

[@animemaster4861]

I think I did on the Sega Genesis

[@rsquared9444]

I'm just as surprised as you are 😳

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

This has the feel of a Friday night. Home work is done pizza is ordered and we just rented this game. That’s why I like this game. Has the feel of nostalgia

[@DemocracyManifest]

Sounds like a childhood well enjoyed mate 👍

[@michaelreyes1337]

You gotta down broski... it was usually little ceasar pizza for me or us at home lol

[@digitaldigdug7811]

@@michaelreyes1337 My older sister used to manage a Little Caesar's and brought home the leftovers pretty much every night. Sure that took a few years off my life. But as a kid seeing free pizza....

[@arananation]

@@issacharezechias2209 you just made because you couldn’t beat the game

[@penguinszn1317]

The simple times as a kid I loved this game! Very happy I got to be a kid in the 90s

[@bluehealer81]

This is the first game I ever beat on the NES. Every day I would come home from school and take a crack at it. Little by little, every day, I would get a tiny bit further in the game. When I finally beat it my family actually stopped what they were doing to come watch. I think this is my favorite NES game.

[@billny33]

Certain games I remember were so hard that when I beat it for the first time it was such an immense explosion of joy and excitement. It was THRILLING to finally beat this. Looking back I'm very impressed with my child self for finishing this dandy pre-internet.

[@arrocitodrums]

All this years and still remember clearly I never made it past the first level.

[@BDG96]

Facts. I was totally confused. I think in was too young to understand. I knew I just like the Simpsons. I thought I had gotten the one we played at arcades and we got this.😂

[@justinaqua9653]

omg Ikr XD I still remember playing this game, sonic, earthworm jim, ristar, Ren And Stimpy and the other one Taz in Escape from Mars those are the only ones I remember by heart the other one I seem to not remember the name of was like some gargoyle thingy not too sure about it though XD

[@MrParkerman6]

I eventually did thanx to internet help, bit then got slaughtered on The Second Level.

[@JamesJones067]

Same!! Far too hard for a kid to figure out with no internet videos to guide u. There are no instructions in the game that tells u to do all these tasks. Lol.

[@franckjames9052]

same, I never had the idea to paint with the spraypaint ^_^

[@NintendoComplete]

I don't care how much the internet seems to hate Bart vs. The Space Mutants. I've always really enjoyed playing it.

[@darkfocust2467]

same here, couldnt get far but would always rent it

[@HiddenInTheTruth]

If the whole game had been like stage 1 I'd agree. But the fact that most of it is just a collect-a-thon platformer is so disappointing. I was so hype for the environmental puzzles as a kid, and super excited when I finally got to stage two, only to be disappointed at it turning into a platformer. My lack of skill and enthusiasm prevented me going further. Shame, I might have been more excited if I knew the fair had puzzles again.

[@marrainemamounette4901]

I love this game bro...

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@HiddenInTheTruth I think the closest is stage 3, the fair. But yeah...would've been funner if it was more like the first stage.

[@danielsantana540]

I actually think Bart vs the space mutants is a good game .

[@ongosk]

I sure wish we had KZbin walk throughs back then. I wandered around aimlessly trying to figure it out.

[@7Roeth]

Me too, as a kid i never did figure it out, it became known by me and my buddies as the game nobody knew how to play lol.

[@soloenlibros]

All the things he does in the first 5 minutes took me months to discover. Great memories!

[@KrashmanVonStinkputn]

Goes to show just how random, bizarre, and absolutely damn difficult these NES games were compared to modern games.

[@RodrigoLonguinho]

Este jogo émuito difícil, mas é muito divertido this game 🎮 🕹️ is very difficult but very fun

[@insertu5ernamehere]

@@RodrigoLonguinhothis game sucks bro stop the cap and nostalgia lying. I would rather watch all the episodes in one of the newer Simpsons seasons than play through this

[@Eman-vp5wk]

Check out "ET" for the Atari

[@jonathanturbide2232]

As a kid I could never pass the first level, yet I played this one like crazy and was really proud to have it in my NES collection. I liked the colorful cover too lol. 😂

[@hYBRYDcOBRA]

Man I thought I was the only one lol

[@Dorian_Scott]

The old Simpsons games always had great cover art. They really captured the spirit of the show.

[@Tsol345]

I could beat the first level every now and again as a kid but never made it past the mall

[@stevesearle9144]

Same. I rented it several times as a kid and never made it passed the first level. I could never get passed the barricade at the end of the skateboard part.

[@connorlayman8331]

SAME! I never beat level 1 until I was 17!

[@marcelohf6390]

Good use of color palette, scrolling speed and no flickering. Smooth in general. Difficult as hell, though

[@CJ-jh9ri]

I was terrible at this game, but boy is it nostalgic.

[@oosha2000]

yeah

[@CalvinTennessee]

Man the carnival level was SO much fun as a kid. I never got past it but having those side games to play was REALLY cool.

[@opo3628]

I *LOVED* discovering the candy bar trick in the mall, letting you skip that utterly miserable platforming experience. Heck, it's crazy just how many secrets are crammed into this game...a few of them I'm seeing for the very first time right now!

[@plsteffens]

Watching this now I'm shocked that I made it to the museum as a kid, definitely never got to the power plant. This game was bananas.

[@penguinszn1317]

This game was very difficult but pure nostalgia loved being a kid in the 90s!

[@knightshousegames]

My game design professor always told me you can learn a lot more about game design from playing bad games than playing good ones. This game has all the classic hallmarks of a game from this era in terms of cutting corners on design. The first level seems like it got all the attention, while the second and forth levels look like Bart is on drugs. There is SO much inconsistency in terms of what you can and can't jump on, they love these secrets where you just jump on something random and something random happens, and theres just so many situations where it is completely unclear what you are supposed to do, and the solution is completely unintuitive, something the player NEVER would have guessed on their own. Also, they keep rewarding you with coins long after they have any use, since you only seem to be able to spend them in the first level. And not at the mall....which would actually make sense. Every single boss is a dude who throws something at you, with pretty much no variation except I guess Sideshow Bob. The final level, instead of being a proper puzzle, crutches on how cumbersome they made getting between the floors as the main obstacle rather than something more clever. I had this game as a kid. I could never get past the first level. But I always felt smart when I figured out one of the weird solutions to some of the problems, like using the payphone to call Moe's. I remember asking my mom about all the different joke names and she wouldn't explain them, so it took years before I finally got it, ha ha.

[@Dorian_Scott]

I can agree with your professor in this case. I *_really_* hate this game. The graphics, cover art, and 8-bit theme song are fine. But the monotonous gameplay, the droning original music, and that horrid control just make for another game cartridge to destroy.

[@NintendoComplete]

I can agree there. Pretty much everything wrong with the game can be traced back to the lack of a consistent design and a concrete ruleset. And yeah, those ledges in the tar pit exhibit were merciless. The coins do serve another purpose, though. You get extra lives for collecting them. I think it awards one per 14 or 15 coins? I can't remember the exact number.

[@plawson8577]

@@NintendoComplete Acclaim hyped this game like Crazy because they had secured a Licensing deal with Fox when Simpsons was barely a year old. In ‘90, it was a NEW IP. I remember seeing and reading about all about its hype and anticipation from Summer CES 1990, and then finally renting it brand new during the Holiday season and then being completely letdown and frustrated as hell.

[@bra-c-ket4175]

The furthest I ever got was the very start of the museum this was very satisfying to watch the end finally.

[@maxmax5103]

First level is a masterpiece, so many things to do and fan service, this game is a pure gem

[@AustinTXSlasher]

That museum level drove me nuts as a kid!

[@vandamme84]

What a nostalgic feeling.. I used to play with it when I was a kid.. so difficult game. Sometimes I reached the circus..

[@MikeC-ps1tc]

This might be one of my favorite game play videos yet. This game is HARD! I have barely made it into the second level just ONE TIME! I never thought I would see the rest of this madness! Good job and thank you so much for sharing!!!! Edit: After watching all of this, I am even more impressed! Very well done and SUB'ED!!!!

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

Glad to read the comments and learn I was not the only one who never made it passed the 1st level, one of the worst game designs, but boy there's a lot of nostalgia.

[@oosha2000]

ikr

[@rgr2508]

Almost thirty years later... I discover you can pick up those top hats from the ground.

[@yusakug]

It was the first Simpsons game, so kids were required to like it at the time, since we had nothing to compare it to. A good friend of mine growing up had this (and later Bart vs. the World), and I remember playing this a lot at his house. But after the Simpsons arcade game came out, I couldn't really go back to this.

[@Dorian_Scott]

@yusakug I Got this game on release day as a kid and it is the *_ONLY_* Simpsons game that I absolutely refuse to go back to. I was a huge Simpsons fan at the time and it really tore me up inside just how bad the gameplay and the controls were. The boxart, graphics, and 8-bit rendition of the theme song were fine, but everything else... bleh! I pity your childhood with this game. :(

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Bart vs. the World is pretty decent, though.

[@benbendingrodriguez5572]

Was difficult to play on my black and white TV 😵

[@virtualmadworld]

I have just completed this after all these years thanks to you. Cheers ever so

[@zach7551]

You know what I think this game needs ? A fan remake. While the puzzle aspects could be kept , they can be polished up a bit to make them more fun, and most importantly, the controls could be reworked.

[@BlueBoy0]

Yeah, you can't tell from this video just how bad the controls in this game are.

[@Cthulu1985]

VERY late reply, but I must agree with you here. A remake will help this game A LOT, not just on the controls (I´ve played this game in the distant past, and those controls were a veritable struggle) but also some bizarre and rather outdated (even for the time) design choices (maps for the more labyrinth-esque levels, improved graphics, some way to at least defend yourself, more streamlined levels, etc.)

[@felinusfeline5559]

Have the puzzle be easier to decipher too

[@oosha2000]

couldn't agree more

[@solarflare9078]

And most importantly, making the 2nd, 4th, and 5th stages more like the 1st and 3rd in terms of giving players fun references to the Simpsons, and experimentation in gameplay

[@AljRest]

Used to play this game on a black and white TV at my grandparents' house, a total challenge! looking back in time it brought me so many great memories, thanks for sharing.

[@JohnnyOTGS]

The game is a Parody to the one time movie: They Live, starring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. They also used some of the spund effects from the first Ghostbusters 2 game.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Someone on the writing team must have been a Piper fan, I remember in one episode Willie is shown on tv as Rowdy Roddy Peeper. 😂😂😂

[@nickclone]

Had this game as a child, never even got close to beating the second level. Didn't even know about all of the secrets in the first level. Thanks, great video. You've earned a thumbs up and a subscriber.

[@BlessedWarrior]

I could never pass the shopping stage LOL Good childhood memories :)

[@thecunninlynguist]

Never owned this, but rented the hell out of it. Never could beat it. Think the farthest I made it as a kid was the museum. It wasn't until I got into emulators I beat it with saved states.

[@NorthStarBlue1]

The museum's where I got stuck too. Those disappearing block jumps were the bane of my existence for quite some time.

[@murrfeeling]

The controls in this game were not great and the hit detection was spotty. Those jumping platform challenges in the museum were just MEAN.

[@BDG96]

Yall remember the Dominoes Pizza "Noid" game? The older kids had it and I only got a chance to play a few times.

[@fivebearrugs]

I had Yo! Noid, lol; the boss fights were pizza contests, and some levels were more fun than others.

[@SoulDelSol]

Ya lol. Avoid the noid! In intro stage there was the word Doom written on wall with arrow pointing to starting door

[@noneyabidness9644]

I loved this game so much as a kid. Still watching it and love it. Thank you for the memories.

[@Dorelaxen]

Take a moment and think about the fact that The Simpsons have been on through FIVE different decades (late 80's through now, even though it's actually been on the air for 31 years) and that the first game was for the NES. Kind of mind blowing.

[@markassnigga]

I'm counting 4...

[@Dorelaxen]

@@markassnigga 80's, 90's, 2000's, 2010's, 2020's. First debuted in '89.

[@markassnigga]

@@Dorelaxen fuck

[@bebebebota11]

Yeah. When I started watching it I was Lisa's age. Now I'm Homer's...

[@juniorlucena3767]

The stage 1 must be one of the most original stages in history of videogames... Only passed it as a kid because I read how to in a magazine. Thanks for this upload!

[@TheRisingTide89]

Of all memories i have with gaming dating back to 3 years old around 1992, some of my fondest memories is of the games i couldn't beat. Back then beating the same game 5 times was enough to put it down cuz you got tired of it. Since a child i loved very difficult games and would never stop coming back till i beat em, the wonder thats left to the imagination of whats still there gave incentive. Losing cables, new tvs that needed additional plugs, is the reason i moved on from nes and snes without beating Dick Tracy, Bart Vs The World, The Ninja Turtles( wit the underwater level) Jurassic Park, Adventures Of Bayou Billy, Batman..mind you i was 3, 4 and 5 playin these with limited time and brain power lol.

[@KRobinson-ko1ne]

Alright! Someone in MY age group!👊 I didn’t have the home consoles when I was little because my mom thought I’d be hooked (for some reason she trusted my four year old self with a Game Gear) I do have fond memories with The Simpsons Arcade Game as well as Barts Nightmare(my dad’s college buddy’s son had it). Even if the Simpsons Games weren’t technical marvels they were still charming and worth playing

[@Malachor01]

As a kid the dinosaur always gave me palpitations. That jump......... Took me years to complete this.

[@NintendoComplete]

The jumping feels so bs at times in this game.

[@alexr4208]

We rented this. It was a big deal that you could hear Bart Simpson saying 'Eat My Shorts' in the game as you never heard the characters speak in a NES game.

[@mattsneed4569]

I'm glad that you uploaded this video Alex. Hope you do the other Simpsons games like Bart Vs. The World, Bartman Meets Radioactive Man and Krusty's Fun House.

[@NintendoComplete]

I've actually done most of those already. I've updated the description with links to them.

[@mattsneed4569]

@@NintendoComplete Okay Alex.

[@brianb2565]

I love watching videos like this and I see things that I remember from my childhood but couldnt remember where I saw it from. I mustve used a game genie because idk how younger me couldve gotten through this game.

[@tonguelessghostofsin]

Completing this game when I was a kid was one of the highlights of my childhood, but this game was insanely difficult. I still remember being at the power plant, having failed multiple times at finding the last rod, finding Maggie and just randomly jumping into her....and that was it!

[@DwayneAPurple]

It's impossible to get through the museum without losing a life because the timer is so short on your first life.

[@robertcroxtonjr2025]

now here's someone who knows how to play this game like a true professional. i need a few tips on how to find the secret passages and shortcuts to beat bart vs the space mutants.

[@Zolega89]

2:52 The aliens would never think to look under those towels

[@nubianprincess5192]

This was the hardest game to actually win. It took me months just to finish the 1st level.

[@risboturbide9396]

Wow, you did it! This game was so frustrating for me, back then. Thank you!

[@ThePhonequeen3]

Until now i never realized that Gary Kitchen and David Crane made this game. It's strange but somehow this obscure game makes more sense to me now. The game mechanics, music and sound effects are so similar to A Boy And His Blob. They even have Bart standing on crocodile heads in a nod to Pitfall which I have to believe was deliberate.

[@Kris-ez2qp]

I was 8-10 years old I definitely didn’t have the comprehension to make it past the first level after looking at how it’s done lmao

[@jopar024]

Unbelievable, I remember renting this game from the video store back in the day and spending hours only playing the first level. I had no clue you could do a fraction of the things this person is doing lol.

[@metalcoola]

"Eat my shorts!" Only Simpsons games i ve played, was arcade beat emm up, and Krusty Fun House on Amiga, im familiar with Bart vs ... thanks to AVGN :)

[@hexagon1970]

Man, that background at the forest sure is impressive as hell, specially for a NES game! Great use of colouring. I love this game, even though it's one of the few I could never finish.

[@SpeeeedyG]

15:07 is as far as I ever got. I later found out that you have to jump exactly in a certain spot or you will fall through. Programming problem

[@susanfit47]

The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants is the second video game based on the animated television series The Simpsons, and includes the theme music from the show.

[@plawson8577]

Nope. It’s the First Simpsons licensed video game. The VERY first one.

[@pandamonium9255]

Its nice to see someone beat what i couldn't lol. This game was a nightmare.

[@randallyoderjr3477]

1:31 The original 1980's War Of The Worlds TV Series aliens.

[@bowmaj8666]

I just realized something. In the first level you have to get rid of everything purple, and yet Bart's shorts are, for some reason, purple! Does that mean that Bart was forced to eat his own shorts?

[@mark6302]

Acclaim video games all look and feel like they were slapped together late on a friday

[@Katiaegustavo]

Jogo este game desde 1997 e até hoje não consegui zerar, graças à este vídeo acho que vou conseguir! Abraços! 🇧🇷

[@chrissaldana4519]

I’m playing it literally right now and it’s one of nes hardest games

[@Dracolino]

Um dos jogos mais injustos kkkkkk joguei o de Master System, não sei se conseguiu, mas boa sorte

[@veronicaubach1312]

Wow...I used to play it like a mad when I was a child but Ive never found out how to ' kill the dinosaur '...so now I ve seen the end of this hard game! Thanks for uploading!

[@patcahill3724]

I keep thinking of AVGN when I watch this video And I love the classic seasons of Simpsons too

[@devonwilliams5738]

When it comes to Simpsons games, you take what you can get when it comes to games that aren't utter garbage.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Hit and Run is the only great Simpsons game, I think.

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@jonathanturbide2232 What about the Arcade game? That game kicks a@@!

[@jonathanturbide2232]

@@Dorian_Scott Oh right! I meant console game, but you're right it's a classic! 😃👌

[@JoeAndrewsWorth]

Proudest moment was beating this game before my dad. We had a load of NES games like this, Rad Racer etc, he would beat them all and I used to suck but one game he never beat was this

[@TrueSolunar]

I never knew about the Abe Simpson secret, using the key to access other parts of the town, the kid in the theater, or the locations of most of the hidden items...

[@thebigeasye77]

oh wow I remember actually getting quite far in this game as a kid! Remember the museum and such...didn't realize many didn't even get that far. Impressed with myself now. 😆

[@ElvisFerbeyre]

Memories of my childhood, this game was tough I beat it but it took me some time.

[@professors84]

I got this game for a Christmas gift in 1991 so I've always had a soft spot for it. The puzzle solving stuff is the best part of the game and it's a real shame it's bogged down by lousy platforming.

[@NintendoComplete]

I'm the same way. I rented it a few times and then I asked for it for my 9th birthday in 1991. I thought it was great :) It was no Mario or Contra, but it was fun.

[@Dorian_Scott]

The puzzles are one of the worst aspects about this game. It's just boring.

[@plawson8577]

1990.

[@Tornado1994]

@@NintendoComplete The Game Shipped in December of 1990. Now, Bart VS the World, that Shipped in The Spring of 1991.

[@lo.p4089]

I loved this game. This is great to see! I used to get stuck on Level 4. I never managed to crack it and get to the end.

[@roc2256]

One of the best NES games thks for the walkthrough

[@Alzrad]

Was given this game as a Christmas present when it was new! I’m still just as excited about it as I was then…and I’m still just as frustrated with it as I was day one. Somehow I never stopped loving it…a game that I can barely get through the first level

[@hetaes]

We never got to the end of the museum. We died collecting keys. Lol. Thanks for showing the end of the game.

[@petetecp]

I didnt know that I finished the game until I watched this video, thanks!

[@dasteelerz7413]

part of my life is complete now that ive seen this finished lol

[@susanfit47]

The Simpsons were huge, and Bart was icon, so naturally, they decided to make a video game. That "The Simpsons" arcade game is a classic. Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, on the other hand, is mostly know for being incredibly tough on account of the fact its controls are a mess, terrible or good. Sometimes a game is tough is tough on purpose. Sometimes it's tough because it's a fiasco. This is a latter.

[@Lokigard]

I loved the arcade game until I played it in a retro arcade a few years ago. Now I realize just how shitty it was. This is way better.

[@loud865]

Never could beat Indiana Jones and the temple of doom Or the home alone 2 for Gameboy Games were hard when I was a kid

[@jaadea]

7:14 LOL

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Man, they really cheaped out on music in this game. Just the Simpson's theme, which is modified for the boss theme(s), and one original theme?

[@sr.blanco5191]

OMG. I'd never passed first part of level 1. 😂 You're awesome.

[@danejasho]

Nothing about this feels like The Simpsons

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

My dear dad gave me this game as a christmas present in the 90's. I have fond memories of it but looking back now it sure had some repetitive music.

[@beatlesfan1990]

I had this game when I was a kid. Played it primarily between ages 5 and probably 8 or 10. Could get as far as late museum - if memory serves, I'd get past the tar pits, but that T-Rex mini boss I think was always just a skeleton. Didn't attack and I couldn't get past it.

[@jonknapp7335]

Thank for the share. I remember playing this game as a kid and could never get past the 1st level.

[@blaketindle4703]

There’s more than one level in this game????

[@GalitUnggoy]

I remember being excited bringing it home from Blockbuster. Man that was a frustrating weekend.

[@jaadea]

Bart vs the world

[@elick0]

Underrated game

[@wilverbal]

This game was my first lesson about Acclaim's habit of making bad games. Ridiculously hard game, this one.

[@deepny01]

After all these years I thought I was no good at the game for not finishing the first level but after reading the comments, I don't feel so bad😮

[@Lokigard]

My sisters and I rented the game often as kids, but the first level is about all we could beat. I think the second is actually pretty easy as well in hindsight, but yeah. That was about it.

[@alanharper4910]

After reading comments I’m glad I was not the only who could not get past the first level

[@dinitis]

my brother and I got to the 3rd stage fairly often. Was a slog though.

[@mattydips2887]

The problem with this game is the difficulty is exactly the same for every level. It doesnt get harder as you go its at max difficulty right away and stays consistent throughout

[@gbrown932]

Anyone else notice Bart is wearing purple shorts?!? I noticed that at age 11 years old and no one has talked about it since.

[@Iwidelyoutliveeverything]

Somebody ate the blue ones

[@gbrown932]

@@Iwidelyoutliveeverything but the aliens needed purple items.

[@pyratorside5711]

The colors dosent fit on multiple way

[@ladygreen632]

So, great video, but you missed the keep off sign in the first level. Still watching

[@blightedgrounds]

This game is way more intense than i expected

[@remusmasterplaydohmakersbe8545]

Hang on minute, Red Acid, Blue Alkali, and green Neutral

[@megabolt5898]

The fact that The Simpsons has an NES game should tell you exACTly how old this show really is...

[@wonderguardstalker]

Always thought it was weird that it got a NES game since Simpsons came out at the perfect time to develop the game for SNES. Though there are even some first party Nintendo games that came out on NES long after the SNES so who knows

[@megabolt5898]

@wonderguardstalker People weren't as accepting of "next gen systems" yet so, NES had a longer lifespan.

[@roningarrison]

Why did the sega version make the aliens look so different? I actually preferred this version as some elements looked waaaay better. than the others. One of the few games I could play from start to finish, good times.

[@superfurryfox1]

I got to the museum as a kid

[@MajinKaine]

The critics need to eat Bart's shorts nowadays.

[@CrescentCannon]

AVGN did technically eat his own shorts. So...

[@shawndamccormick278]

Like how we didn't think anything like. "Ok next ingredient is hats, how unrealistic is that!" Our mission was hats so hats it was! Such a fun game! "Game" is the key word! Souls still be today! GAME, FILM, ok i wrote this a year ago and haven't a clue what i was trying to say. But... I stand by my words, lol.