The Game NO ONE Can Beat - Bart vs. Space Mutants (NES)

[@Oblib-co4cf]

So I did beat this as a kid. I actually wrote into Nintendo power cause I couldn’t figure out how to beat that stupid dinosaur and they printed an answer in one if the issues.

[@GrandPOOBear]

lolololol this is amazing

[@heraldoffire5104]

Kudos man. Kudos.

[@Bibvock]

🎉rad man!🎉

[@michaelharding4556]

Smarter kid than me. That dinosaur ended my relationship with the game

[@jasons9812]

I beat it too. And yes, that dinosaur was a garbage boss. Probably read your response in NP!

[@SpoojFritter]

I finished this game as a 12 year old 1992 out of sheer hatred for the game. I memorised every little jump from thousands of restartrs and playthroughs. One of the only couple of dozen games I had finished by that age. I still remember the 8 bit theme tune, the little jump sounds, the sounds when you get hit etc. - and I haven't played it in 30 years!

[@Mindblazter80]

No 12 year old today will try that. Trust me. Btw, good job!!

[@snickle1980]

I felt the same way about the original metal gear. But without the beating it part. What a confusing strange game thst was...even in the 80s.

[@nathan5266]

good job mate when I was young I would never grind like that I would just give up 😂

[@angryretailbanker5103]

This is what PTSD looks like.

[@gustavovm491]

Also did it at 12, with the cherry on top of playing on a small b&w tv. I was sweating so much my mom thought I was sick. The museum is still one of the biggest BS in level design ever.

[@krisfrederick5001]

No one would have played this if it wasn't based on The Simpsons.

[@twistedtxb]

story of 95% of early themed NES games

[@WilliamBurns-ip9bn]

Same developer as Boy and His Blob, roughly the same level of terrible controls and inexplicable game design. People just bought any crap for NES back then.

[@maxthebear7765]

No one would have played this if it wasn’t based

[@sacredgeometry]

You are wrong.

[@mrtree1368]

The only reason why this game isn't as good as it could be is there's no save or password and they probably could of had a little less things to collect on the first level .

[@jayjasespud]

8:43 Waluigi jumping into the trash can was pretty funny.

[@tist203]

I thought it was part of the game at first

[@uberboomer8670]

Literally just stumbled on your channel an hour ago on a random Fester's Quest search. Respect not just for refusing cheats but especially for refusing save states. Youre a stronger man than i

[@jayjasespud]

In this day and age, in old games, I save-state between levels or at checkpoints. I think that's a good middle ground. No state-scumming mid-play.

[@uberboomer8670]

@jayjasespud agreed. I'm currently breaking that rule though as I'm trying my first UV run of Plutonia....

[@asdbanz316]

@@jayjasespud I allow myself to save on bosses, to learn pattern. And then just return to the start of the level and beat it fair

[@deplorabledegenerate2630]

Like that one guy said, I think cheating is fine to practice something so you can beat it legitimately later. Or if you just suck. I'll admit I never beat Ninja Gaiden without game genie and even then it was a slog.

[@onlinecitizen3266]

I appreciate this. I definitely played level 1 of this game as a kid, not more than 7 years old, and had no hope of winning. As an adult I had no desire to ever revisit this experience, but my number one unbeatable streamer swooped in and now I know how this game ends. You're a legend sir.

[@codyraymiller]

Sometimes, we forget that older games had manuals and, in many cases, they were super important. There just wasn't cartridge space for in-game tutorials and help text.

[@TheShuuman]

Aye, I remember so many times when friends were amazed I beat certain games and when they ask how I got past certain stuff I would just say "Oh I just read the instruction manual" and the amount of dumbfounded looks got depressing after a bit.

[@juhs]

I beat this as a small child. When it's the only game you have to play that you're not bored with, it's a fantastic challenge. Kids these days with endless content options will never understand how fun this game was

[@xenos_n.]

I really prefer having a million options of great games as opposed to being stuck with a few insanely difficult games I had to master. So many controllers were broken back then.

[@reflexoct]

“I need the biggest shoe you have… no… that’s too big.” - Hans Moleman

[@snickle1980]

😑 Looks like ol' Gil wont be getting that promotion to head shoe-man after all...

[@JaxsonGalaxy]

It's a perfectly cromulent game.

[@MrFwibbles]

It embiggens my frustration for sure.

[@burtblando8806]

Everyone who grew up in the NES era had a run-in with Bart vs the Space Mutants, and it was a disappointing one. The only good Simpsons game from that era was the arcade one.

[@willm8896]

Nah I loved this game, it was brutal and that was your reward. Loved the third level carnival. Not sure how much further I made it than that though

[@podpod]

Speak for yourself. I loved this game and beat it too.

[@MM12684]

Barts nightmare was decent

[@longbow6416]

Especially if you had friends to play other characters.

[@fanatic26]

My brother and I beat this and Bart vs the World as kids. We dumped HOURS AND HOURS into this game and beating it was a major accomplishment for us.

[@everycloud3388]

Oh god! I had this game on the ZX Spectrum! it came on 2 tapes. You had to pause the tape after each level loaded. I never pressed play again...

[@PaleVoyager]

The punchline is "stupid idiot" not "stupidiot". I love this series.

[@mcbrideskoi]

Yeah, that was really hard to hear, I don't think I've heard anybody flub it up that bad

[@darksci15]

And people say that I have a lot of patience... But this. This is some LEGENDARY patience to trudge through all of that, without a single cheat or save state. And multiple times over too. Amazing. Simple amazing!

[@PapaBPoppin]

35:17 “I’ve been drinkin green tea all godamm day! You gonna bring the demons out of me? This is MY hat now. This is totally my hat.” - Rico, _Hot Rod_

[@Tsunami-]

This series is legit my favorite thing on KZbin. Thank you so much for attacking these games!!

[@DarkwingDude-f8w]

12:50 "Who am I fighting up there?" Mrs. Botz, the babysitter/kidnapper from season 1.

[@reloadpsi]

The Babysitter Bandit!

[@kickasscorm]

You made me laugh so much throughout that video. I felt for you each game over and marvelled at your steely resolve and determination. Thank you for an epic video. Wanna see more unbeatable game videos now

[@leglockcontrol]

Funny thing, as a non English speaker kid I beat this game multiple times. I couldn't pass the first stage, then when I figured how and moved on, the rest of the game was perfectly doable. Good memories.

[@luckycatdad8369]

I am absolutely amazed that somehow 10 year old me was able to get to level 3. It's so unreal that these games were supposed to be designed for children yet they were made with crazy high difficulty that even adults have a hard time. The 80s were wild.

[@snickle1980]

I made it to level 2 on this one. I put WAY too much time into it. Still not a fan.

[@BrianSavoie-qw6iq]

I guarantee noone tested this. They just shat out whatever. It has Simpsons on it. It looked playable if you just press buttons for a few seconds, they put it on store shelves and blockbuster bought copies for rental and there ya go. Which is still better than now where "indi devs" release vomit and get very defensive about it on their channels and reddit blogs meanwhile expect us to fork over the money for them to even make it because they're no name grifters

[@Journeyman2585]

That's as far as I made it too

[@piotrtoborek2442]

Kids were tougher back then, now they are mostly crybabies/quitters 😂

[@Journeyman2585]

@@piotrtoborek2442 kids were always crybabies and they'll continue to be. It's called being a child.

[@SqueezeBurger]

This is needed. Great content. Scratching an itch watching and rooting for someone I like rip apart something that gave me so much trouble.

[@WorldWithOEnd]

Dude I'm subscribing because you played it only school way with grit & determination showing other generations that's how we did it. Let's go!

[@markchinery387]

Massive Simpsons fan as a kid, my friend had this game and this is the first time I’d seen past level 1 😂

[@tonberrymasta]

I made it inside the tent at level 3 as a kid before I gave up. Props for sticking it out!

[@stevenprutton194]

I beat this game when I was 11, no joke. Hard as hell, but super fun

[@9Rasmus9]

Zombies ate my neighbors was one I never beat

[@bobdole1105]

Glad your editor kept the controller spike in. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nathanatos22]

I’m one of the ones who did beat this as a kid at age 10. Thank you for not cheating, as seeing your frustration, confusion, and pain at having to repeat the first level(s) multiple times was cathartic. I have a distinct memory of telling my best friend at the time, Jimmy, in music class about my accomplishment. He didn’t believe me until I described the ending with Bart’s face in Mt. Rushmore. He then dubbed me “Bart Beater.”

[@erikandsonja]

"Everything is 52% off. The 90's were wild." Lol. so many good quotes

[@YooToobah]

The amount of times I watched you actively jump into the TRex fire balls almost broke me

[@Wolfburns]

I always enjoy a play through of the games that actively shoved our faces in the mud.

[@jasonscott4525]

Glad to see this finally beat all these years later. I remember I played this all the time back in the 90s. Farthest I ever made it was the 2nd level. It would be awesome to see you beat “monster party”. That is a game I played a lot back then and couldn’t beat either

[@FloydRinehart]

I remember this game! As a kid, I thought it was HILARIOUS when I had Bart prank-call Moe and Bart said he was looking for “Freeley, first initials I. P.” “Hey everybody, does anyone know I. P. Freeley?” (I still think it’s a great line….) I think I also got Moe to say “Has anyone seen Mike Rotch?” on another playthrough.

[@ianbattles7290]

The thumbnail just shattered a 35 year illusion I had that Nelson's arm was in a sling.

[@steffmeowi]

Mad respect Bro 👏👏😆

[@OM19_MO79]

“NO ONE” Is that a new way to call the lazy and mentally weak. Even without a guide for the power plant, the hardest part is to get a notepad to make a map and write down the hints.

[@erikandsonja]

Poo and weskill, this video was gold. i laughed a ton. Thank you.

[@UrielManX7]

This is one of my great achievements as a kid, beat it with no help, no guide no nothing. Also beat Bart vs the world and was gonna play Bart and radioactive man when I came back to my senses and asked myself why I was doing this to myself.

[@angelasterner]

Loved this, felt very vindicated about not being able to beat this game! Couldn’t ever beat Adventures of Lolo either!

[@Dinostra]

Loving this thing beating the unbeatable games for us. You've already beaten two of my unbeaten ones from my childhood in Milon and this one, i did manage to beat Festers quest after some cheese. Hope to see Radical Rampage and Journey to Silius at some point, or maybe I was just too bad at videogames and those aren't considered unbeatable. Thanks for these videos though poo, love it

[@davidburton9690]

thank you for playing this. I think I quit it before getting halfway through level 1

[@CharlesVanNoland]

I can't believe this game existed. I had totally forgotten about it too. I remember having really good vibes playing it as a 90s kid though. It's a big fat nostalgia wave just watching this.

[@DamienCooley]

Thumbs up for this just for beating it legit with no save states or anything. Good job man.

[@taragnor]

Honestly in this day and age not using save states to at least practice a level requires such a high level of patience and discipline. Knowing you have to start all over from the beginning just to practice the level you did before is brutal.

[@Eiji475]

Love this series man. New subscriber!

[@nicholasfisher2729]

Definitely a great game. So hard! I never did beat it; finally I can at least see it all the way through. Subscribed!

[@erikandsonja]

Chat: "what was that box bart was speaking into?" Poo: "we're not doing this." That exchange killed me

[@ChrisHaileyTrainHardDiveEasy]

Ive been waiting for this for years!!!! 🤙

[@giraffesforhumanity]

Ah so happy to see it wasn't just because I was a kid, so many memories of failing at Fester's quest and the Simpsons on NES. Around the same time I had so much fun with Micro Machines on NES. So many good memories pushing other cars of the the table! Would make for a fun one in this series too imo.

[@gosimons]

one of the few games as a kid that got bought for me on the Amiga, never made it past the first level, thank you for playing it through.

[@gosimons]

Also i think the amiga version looks better than the NES version

[@hellfire66683]

As someone who went to the malls in the 80's I can confirm they were full of magic

[@deadlightlabyrinth]

Thanks for letting me finally know what's after the first level. 😂❤

[@lvl27_cubone96]

The full minute of escalation at 23:19 is absolutely hysterical. The mechanics just kept getting more and more spooky, LOL

[@7eraser7]

Me: "yo I remember almost finishing this game but never sone it, let's see what is after the skateboard part" Me after a few minutes: "what do you mean the skateboard was still in level 1 and there is 4 MORE LEVELS?"

[@Crunchy_Punch]

Although the show had been out for a few years by the release of the game, it looks like most of the references to the show were based upon the first season. The boss at the end of the mall level was the Babysitter Bandit from the first seasons last episode, Some Enchanted Evening. The concept of beating Sideshow Bob by jumping on his feet comes from season one's Krusty gets Busted. Jebediah Springfield's statue talking to you, and later being a collectable head comes from The Telltale Head from, you guessed it, season one. The museum boss is Marvin Munroe who, outside of a few bit parts, doesn't appear outside of season one also. The Space Mutants in the game don't even look like the Space Mutants in the show because their first big main appearance comes from the first Treehouse of Horror episode in season 2. Looks like the mini boss in the mall level is Mad About Shoe, though.

[@Luni25]

You’re confusing Kang and Kudos with the Space Mutants. The Space Mutants in the series is a series of low budget Sci-Fi/horror movies, and the 4th entry is even seen in the theater from the same episode where Bart cut the head off the Jeb Springfield statue. That said, these aliens in this game don’t match the Space Mutants from the movie (but there is a quick reference right at the start of the game, as Bart passes by the theater!)

[@Crunchy_Punch]

@@Luni25 Dang, you are right. I should probably return my fandom card. Now where did I put it? Hey, that duck's got it!

[@SKotris84]

I remember these games, plus the ultra cash grab, The Simpsons Arcade game. Me and my older brother wasted so much money at the bowling alley trying to beat that.

[@edfreak9001]

that arcade game still slaps imo, it's pretty basic in the realm of beat 'em ups but it's fun and kinetic and i enjoy

[@StevenE-l9y]

Despite being a cash grab, the Simpsons Arcade was the best simpson's game of that decade. They should have ported it to the snes.

[@nathanjay8961]

If you're looking for difficult NES games everyone probably played, I got you! Snake Rattle & Roll Soltice Captain Skyhawk Bionic Comando Hydlide Skull & Crossbones 8 Eyes Solar Jetman Star Wars If you just want to have fun with old games Ironsword Startropics Crystalis Shadowgate Cobra Triangle The Guardian Legend DuckTales Faxanadu Maniac Mansion I left out Mario, Zelda II, Jaws since I've seen you play them

[@paulreynolds5751]

yes.. nake rattle and roll. anopther really hard nes game. the l;ast 2 levels and the final boss is ridiculous, i managed to beat it last year. along with gradius, battletoads and bart vs space mutants

[@nathanjay8961]

@paulreynolds5751 Congratulations! I went through old games a couple of years ago as well. I didn't beat it yet, but I did manage to knock out Zelda II, Ironsword, Hydlide, and a few others. This was some of the NES part of my list, and the bottom half I've beaten since I started the list.

[@psirice]

I'm really enjoying this series, I can't wait for the next episode to come out!

[@malirk]

I had around 5 Nintendo games as a kid (Megaman 2, Mario 3, Mario/DH, Tetris and Bart Verses the Space Mutants!). This was the one game I could never figure out.

[@merrylderrickson3147]

i don't remember playing this game...but my god when you started using that spray paint a torrent of negative emotions came rushing back all the same

[@DudeMcAwesome]

Loving this new series of hard/unbeatable NES games.

[@Chazreal]

LMAO @17:18 I never thought I'd actually miss that! Ahh the nostalgia!

[@merrylderrickson3147]

a tremendous amount of time was put into making this game. it's chock full of unique systems. Can't believe how smooth the scene transitions render, particularly the ones where Bart falls into a new scene in a single frame. I don't remember Battletoads or Megaman or Castlevania or Contra being this way. But trivial memories from the age of seven are a very poor thing to rely on.

[@gonzos-twin]

0:27 that intro slapped so hard as a kid

[@HypedKryptic]

It really did. I love GPB but the intro had me like 👀

[@baronhausenpheffer]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, man! I was definitely one of the kids who never made it to level 2, LOL. I hate to put you through this, but another game I played that I don't see how anyone beat is "Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road". You have to be a special kind of masochi... er, gamer, to conquer that one. ;)

[@GrandPOOBear]

Ikari Warriors 2, I'm putting that on the list!

[@Andyhaz1]

That was a roller coaster of emotions i only got to the second level and quit myself when i was younger good job POOBear.

[@MarshalArnold]

That was crazy lol I used to be able to make it to the mall, but never got passed that. I never even seen half these levels. I'm glad to have seen it all at your expense 😂

[@GrandPOOBear]

You are a legend for making it to the mall!

[@____chris]

I like this series. Its fun to see these games again being older and hopefully a bit wiser

[@MechagirlSachiko]

Oh, dear, this game. It was one of the few games I had for my NES, so I had the opportunity to play it a lot despite how bad it was. With relentless perseverance, I managed to beat it.

[@jaysuschristmas4909]

I don't know what's more frustrating... the game, or watching you play the game.

[@kaiolson9785]

yo this is the high quality content PB was telling us about!

[@justinwhite2725]

Reminds me of Boy and his Blob. Which was insane and bizarre, but was beatable.

[@FurMuzzleGames]

8:43 wtf is comming out of the trash can.. a new sub 😂😂

[@confusdsquirrl]

Treasure Master is a very difficult and interesting game. Had a cool idea to be tied into a real life contest. But boy is it difficult.

[@Polygonlin]

This is like Human Misery in an NES Cart.

[@peterboyll2330]

I LOVE this series! I think NES Gilligan's Island should be next, I was never able to get passed the first level as a kid.

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

Man, making me super nostalgic. As a kid it was one of the two games I owned. How I got it is unknown. I could never beat it as a kid. I think one day I beat it as a teenager and that game was crazy hard.

[@danfors1333]

I beat this game as a kid but it was nerve wrecking. Especially the tivoli level with all rolling clowns, the door puzzle and the airpipes at Krusty's funhouse. Those airpipes usually cost me 8-9 lives in a row, game over and I had to redo the game about fifteen times before getting the hang of it. Very fulfilling to finally beat the game. Another game I beat that nobody else had patience with was Days of Thunder, but only cause I loved the movie. That gave me strength to endure.

[@A1Twins]

If you've never tried Silver Surfer it's worth a shot. Old school NES game and only 4 levels. Good luck! Also this series is amazing!

[@JamesChatting]

This guy sounds like Pauly Shore!

[@OMG-ws6lx]

Ahaahhahahaah love this game! Never got past the first level!!

[@pecosR0B]

dude this is dedication cuz i would have quit after the second or third continue

[@Aurochhunter]

32:58 The instruction manual that came with the game does say that Marge's purpose at the power plant is to ease Bart's burden. In other words: to take the power rods he's carrying to the reactor for him.

[@t0asta]

28:36 this one was ON THE MONEY. This was pure bullying on the game’s part, just old fashioned highway robbery hitboxes

[@andrewparker8636]

Patience of a saint! I really loved this game growing up. I still think it's _almost_ a really good game. Some great ideas. They just ruined it with a few trolly enemies and jumps. If they'd polished it a bit more it'd have been a real winner.

[@FlorianDeimer]

My childhood nightmare was Rayman 1. I came back to it and have finally beaten it. Probably not as hard as your games in the last videos, but I had a lot of held back anger and despair :D

[@ardilosinho]

I've beat the game on my Nes at the age of 14. I had a magazine with a walkthrough, I don't think I could ever achieve it without that.

[@AbsurdImprobability]

Only ever got as far as level 3. What a crazy game. Bart Vs The World was more fun, and still pretty hard.

[@MMasterDE]

I inherited this game. I struggled so hard early on too. I did eventually figure out what you had to do, but I can't remember if I ever actually beat entire thing, because I would die.

[@ImHereFindMe]

I got nowhere with this game growing up, but with the benefit of KZbin I figured it out. Once you know what to do, and how to work the obtuse controls, its playable.

[@The_Nametag]

You're not wrong about the tar pit. That's where I stalled out as a kid.

[@ashen-one--x]

incredible! i absolutely played this as a kid, and never ever ever made it past the 2nd stage!

[@rogue-like4life]

GREAT JOB! If you're looking for suggestions, Battletoads & Double Dragon was the hardest NES game I've ever played, and I beat the original Battletoads as a kid (once).

[@bensons999]

This game was infuriating as kid. I tried SO hard to work out what the fuck was going on but, never got passed the first level. You're a saint for doing this. Eat my shorts.

[@32BitLibrary]

Captain Skyhawk was a tough one on NES along with the Ikari Warriors NES port. You’ve beaten a lot of the other ones I never could as a kid!

[@daviddamasceno6063]

I had a Master System as a kid, but borrowed an NES for a while. This game was a nightmare. We had a game magazine with a very thorough walkthrough, but even then we could barely beat level one.

[@mrheisenberg83]

I think I made it to the magic wands once when I was a kid. This was the first Simpsons game I ever got to play and it was a lesson about licensed games for sure.

[@2sohx]

I always died to the big dinosaur EVERY SINGLE TIME! I had no idea those black lines were platforms you could jump on. Who would have thought black lines blending into the background would be platforms!#@?!

[@SturdyPat]

Great concept for a video. I know I personally had a lot of trouble with Megaman Zero 2 for the GBA (its tough)

[@nathangagliano13]

I'm loving the series. Blaster Master was a game I loved, but never beat