The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (PC) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@peterbelanger4094]

This brings back memories for me. I was a 3D modeler on this game. Yes, the street views in this we're painstakingly hand modeled in the original DOS version of 3D Studio, we had one of the 1st cell shaders custom written as a 3D studio plug-in for pre-rendering the animations up and down the streets of Springfield. WE would watch scenes featuring a particular building and look at all possible views from the show itself, and construct a 3D model. And work out any geometric inconsistencies from art styling. It was a very fun piece of software to work on. Vortex Media arts did the lions share (90+%) of the development. 'Digital evolution was just the last minute pre-release clean up crew, because Vortex went broke, closed up shop, and laid everyone off. But that's the game industry for ya, you win some you lose some. Most everyone went on to be more successful in the game industry, while others of us did not have very much success. Some of the memories this game brings up kinda suck. Vortex was kind of a clickey, crappy place to work.

[@VGDCMario]

Do you still happen to have the 3D model for Springfield?

[@Cuddly2]

Woah awesome :D Great job, you contributed to many childhoods :P

[@Xegethra]

VGDCMario I wish, I always thought this game had the better layout for the town. Somebody ported over the Road Rage map into Hit and Run, I'd love this map in Hit and Run. But seeing a 3D render alone of the town would be neat.

[@postironichno_innit]

ahaha gut jok m8

[@michaelgoda7150]

Peter Belanger do you still work in the game industry?

[@GPIA]

Been almost 20 years since I played this... and the sounds just come flowing back into my memory watching this.

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

This is like ASMR for me. Love the Simpsons, the old days of PC gaming and really enjoyed playing this game as a kid.

[@aaronsharp3858]

Core memory unlocked

[@worksa8]

The fact this was from 1997 is what is impressive.

[@kakt]

yeah, it looks like it's from 1993

[@elijahvincent985]

It's odd seeing an obscure game from 25 years ago be a part of a show that's STILL on the air... I heard they've renewed "The Simpsons" for an additional 4 seasons... and more is expected soon... I love "The Simpsons" and I admire the longevity of the series, but sooner or later, the show will have to wrap up. Oh, and I have this game for my Lenovo laptop and I can confirm that it IS Windows 10-compatible!

[@geralt_di_rivia]

FF7 was in 1997

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Not really.

[@gregorydezoete3601]

0:54 - Phil Hartman, He is Voice Role in Only Two Video Games, The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield & Blasto

[@bunnybismuth]

7:36 The muzak playing in the Kwik-E-Mart is an instrumental of "Baby On Board" from "Homer's Barbershop Quartet".

[@bunnybismuth]

+LegomanNew76 Do your research, moron.

[@NintendoComplete]

Legoman276 He meant muzak, like he said. Elevator music? Hello, McFly?!

[@yejavu2268]

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[@wcthesecret]

Jelte Smit why would you post this?

[@gemmkore]

@@yejavu2268 i literally clicked on it and the noise I made when I was trying to get out of it was unexplainable

[@ssbblucario4]

Marge, my face hurts again.

[@SamtheAngelFox]

This was one of my favourite games ever! Thank god I still have it

[@nvbetrippop]

i was looking for this videogame for a lot of time! it's kind of magic, it feels something unusual on your stomach, love this! thank u so much!

[@stdomingoblues1187]

💯

[@sarysa]

The only Simpsons game ever to include original voicework by Phil Hartman. For 1997, this game was pretty impressive visually. There has to be some real 3D rendering going on in the overworld map, right? I couldn't imagine all that fitting onto a CD if it were prerendered.

[@jdng86]

If only this came out two years later it would have encompassed all of the best of The Simpsons and been a perfect representation.

[@maxxadrenaline]

This game is the closest thing to actually being inside the Simpsons universe. 3D just doesn't cut it.

[@completesentences2125]

I spent so many hours playing this game as a kid. I’d love to play it again!

[@hectormugwump5530]

Fingers crossed for a VR update.

[@NintendoComplete]

I would pay with someone else's first-born child for this on the PSVR.

[@nisarojas2869]

That would be amazing

[@MorganNye]

Nah

[@EmpanadaDeCaca]

The graphics are very well done for a 1997 game

[@geralt_di_rivia]

No

[@lacryingbaby3005]

@@geralt_di_rivia goddam kid you really reply 5 years later to say no, bruh you just didn't have to agree and just go on with you day

[@MadPaperMario]

@@lacryingbaby3005no

[@marvy3022]

​@@geralt_di_rivia Uh, yeah.

[@TheH7469]

Oh man I have so many memories of playing this with a scratched disc and the game breaking when I went to certain places like the kwik-e-mart or the gorge, and then my brother telling me I had to unlock those places even though he knew the game was scratched, good times. Also, since I was a little kid, I would always try to beat that Larry the Looter game over and over not realizing it was a joke game. I guess I was pretty dumb.

[@peterkeys1105]

Oh man I tried and failed so hard at Larry The Looter lmao

[@danielgoss6367]

Don’t worry I tried beating it too never realizing it was fixed until I saw the episode where Bart played it and same thing happened to him. I wasn’t much of a Simpsons fan at the time when I played this so the humor was completely lost on me.

[@xadamx94]

Oh my god I remember Troy McClure! It's been so long since I've seen him!

[@ADreamingTraveler]

Yeah this was a year before he was murdered :

[@NintendoComplete]

Poor Phil Hartman. Wasn't it his wife? I remember it being a big deal in the news when it happened.

[@AeizzatToha]

NintendoComplete Yup, her name was Brynn Hartman. She caused a homicide in his house while sleeping.

[@greenaum]

@@AeizzatToha "caused a homicide" is a weird way of saying it. She killed him, shot him with a gun, then killed herself a while later when the cops turned up. She apparently had a massive cocaine habit, on top of anxiety problems. Cocaine is really the last thing an anxious person needs. She and Phil had lots of marriage problems, and she was Phil's third wife. He apparently had a habit of marrying crazy women, but that's painting it with a bit of a broad brush. Anyway, apparently Phil was loved around Hollywood just cos he was a lovely guy. Lots of people got really upset about his death.

[@JordanKane97]

I remember seeing the ad for this on the Simpsons VHS tapes when I was young boy

[@billyh88uk]

We didn't even have the internet when we first bought this game, and by the time we did in the early 2000s the secret web address on the 75th card had expired :(

[@cannon9009]

Well what did you expect, the game to actually plain out GIVE you the last card?

[@MrParkerman6]

It's still the early 2000s, dumbass.

[@Fizzlesmirk]

@@MrParkerman6 The early 2000’s usually refers to specifically the earlier parts of that decade, aka 2000-2009.

[@jamestaylor6924]

If I remember correctly, all that was on that website was that you could use ctrl + shift + v + s to teleport around town rather than having to navigate.

[@mitchblack6979]

The first version of SPRINGFIELD GOOGLE MAPS!!! Even a Street Veiw!!! loved this game on pc finding everything so good :)

[@Gearoidmcnaught]

I used to play this game for hours so many memories.

[@Fifth313ment]

It's like Google Street View Simpsons version! Do any of you remember Doom Simpsons?!

[@thatchick8796]

Brandon Drangel yes!

[@wrylyo]

I remember playing this as a child. Only now, watching this on youtube, do I realize that I never actually had any control over Larry the Looter.

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

Here I am commenting again 2 years after my previous comment. This playthrough is legitimately ASMR for me. The game is so nostalgic, Simpsons is my favorite franchise and the nature of this game is so relaxing. The way that you click around and can take your time exploring areas makes it feel like you're enjoying a long lazy summer day in Springfield.

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

I would love to see a virtual Quahog or New New York!!!

[@Lord-Gazimus]

Yes, made in the golden era long before Disney killed it.

[@ADreamingTraveler]

All the nods to older episodes is pretty great. I had no idea this game even existed. I would have loved this :

[@VikingBoyBilly]

PC games back in the day were so awesome in that they went in a total different direction console games did since they used a mouse and keyboard for controls. They were more about simulations and exploring that didn't follow the mario formula.

[@Beyonder1987]

VikingBoyBilly PC is dead as far as personal home use is concerned. 90% of PC's in use are from PC gamers and Businesses.

[@AvitalShtap]

That's what I love about games from that era! Well said!

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

Love this game. One of my dreams is to live in Springfield and hang out with The Simpsons. Currently this is about as close as you can get. Still hoping someone makes Virtual Reality Springfield where it feels like you're really there.

[@Siegmeyer_]

Me too :-/ I used to literally dream about being a character in the Simpson’s and making a life for myself in Springfield lol.

[@WeezeBadfishHalen4]

Well they have a Springfield Simpsons town thing in Universal Studios don't they? That'd be cool to go to

[@AvitalShtap]

@@WeezeBadfishHalen4 As someone's who has been lucky enough to visit when I was 10 the Ride was truly AWESOME!!!!!!!!! But the Simpsons area is quite small (no more than 100 feet for example) and the references aren't quite so many. It doesn't try to be Springfield, it's more like an Itchy and Scratchy Land version of Springfield references mostly for casual viewers. From what I can recall in the 2009, the people there weren't hardcore watchers, mostly just people who were like "Ah yes Homer, that's the donut guy right?". The only characters they had are the actual Simpsons, which was awesome, but they are like Disneyland characters in that they won't actually talk to you. I do have a prized possession image of me with Lisa and Bart which I have to find! But anyway that's my review. Best way to feel like I'm in springfield is to kepe watching the show XD

[@Wesley_C]

This game’s brings back memories, this is my favorite show.

[@G00berella]

"Better sit near the window, I've had dairy." Christ, even this software has better lines than current Simpsons. :)

[@AvitalShtap]

I love early seasons too but I think "Undercover Burns" or "You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About - Act Three Will Shock You!" might change your mind! XD

[@MrGriser]

5:30 I didn't realize Larry the Looter was not passable.

[@Smartacus420]

It is, you just gotta know how ;)

[@MrGriser]

@@Smartacus420 But how I never could.

[@Smartacus420]

@@MrGriser actually I was being cruel. I wanted people to keep trying 😂 I tried a lot as a kid too.

[@AyeThatsHandsomePete]

The cd-rom for this game looked like homer’s soul doughnut.

[@volcano83]

As crude as this was, I loved this game. Really made you feel like you were in Springfield.

[@bigdick7785]

This game is a classic. the funniest parts were barely touched in this video. To get everything from it you need to click on EVERYTHING multiple times.

[@jtszabo1691]

This game brings back so many memories. I still have it and play it from time to time

[@americangermanmapper3636]

I remember the 32 bit quality of PC games. It brings back memories

[@Sparkster2600]

Man, this game brings back memories. I played this all the time as a kid. I was watching and I noticed you wanted to see Rod and Todd possessed. You don’t control that, it’s just an animation that plays sometimes when you enter the Flanders’ house.

[@josephmendoza4658]

Man I was like 5 years old when I played this game man that's crazy how times fly

[@DagobertDrug]

Well, it’s 2023 and we are still using the same movement mechanics in our VR games. This game was way ahead of its time.

[@garthdavis4320]

Ah, Troy McClure. I miss this character.

[@completesentences2125]

I spent so many hours playing this game as a kid. I’d love to play it again.

[@cannon9009]

oh yeah I remember larry the looter it was made into a easter egg in the simpsons hit and run game

[@NintendoComplete]

I remember that!

[@DC.....]

Thank you this was my childhood nice to relive it

[@JoeCambo]

I can't believe I once found this game to be fun

[@90sNickfan91]

Joe Cambo I still play it.

[@brandongill2577]

Abraham: "Hold on, dang-blasted! I'm still washing the dishes!" (Toilet flushes) "Oops! We'll need some new spoons."

[@AverageEmu]

Another game I had not known about and it's on archive for download. Added to the next year playlist 😁🍰

[@dillathehun]

Just had a massive flashback to my youth!!!!

[@elijahvincent985]

Proud owner of this game! I still enjoy visiting the Simpsons' house and Apu's store! It's strange to see a game intended for Windows 95 work well on my 2017 Lenovo IdeaPad laptop with Windows 10! I didn't even have to download an emulator or Virtual PC to play it directly, which is a winner in my book! There are very few flaws and only one game-crashing bug that, while not fatal to my computer, is somewhat annoying. Thankfully, all of the flaws are consistent with my other computers of previous generations, so technically, the crash is exactly the same since the Windows XP I first tried this on, and that is the game freezing whenever I cross in front of the business centers deep in downtown Springfield. Thankfully, the area the game crashes at was not an area critical to completing the game to 100%, so I can easily avoid it without fear of losing the full game experience.

[@iguana9173]

59:32 what was homer doing there?

[@yoelhgo02]

Mom can I have Google Maps Mom: we have Google Maps at home Google Maps at Home:

[@superfrycook6360]

This game deserves to be remastered.

[@RobLikesToPoundBeers]

I had this for my macintosh back in the day. Such a dope game!

[@sparkles8109]

Man I miss this game!

[@RMCanimationOFFICAL]

0:30 the Simpsons theme but with Baldi’s basics or MIDI style

[@InterDimensionalLizard]

7:36 The Kwik-E-Mart's background music is Baby On Board by The Be Sharps. That's nice.

[@MrWolfTickets]

11:12 "....There's nothing like an unfurnished basement for pure comfort."

[@jojomayard7233]

59:02 Bart: Whoa! Bride of Frankenstein Lisa: BART!

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

I had so much fun with this back in the day

[@nathanforester5993]

1:00:49 - Dogs, that's obviously a Cats parody. And also the water balloon game.

[@ZakWolf]

Heh, in Super Slugfest I like how the referee only says "Marshal" in that garbled low-quality sample, especially at 6:52 when he's counting.

[@MrMosebysLobby]

the roblox sword sound was used in a simpsons game before roblox even existed wonderful lol

[@saphireroze001]

59:11. “I’m singing in the shower just-a washing my butt!” 🤣 gets me every time!

[@mpoukanouka6622]

1:25:22 hahahahaha

[@ZironOfTime]

Best part

[@USMC49er]

Disappointed it didn't have the cartoony pratfall sound

[@robbiegloverofficial]

The concept of this game is brilliant, they should do a new game based on something like this as it would be awesome, plus so many characters since that could be included, such as Frank Grimes for example.

[@mod4it87]

What do you wanna do visit his grave stone ?

[@lilmancc35]

Imagine this being remastered and more fleshed out.

[@atsukosan_artwork]

Man I wish I could play this game on Windows 7, I totally love it! so awesome game

[@atsukosan_artwork]

Fuck yourself you piece of shit! Windows 10 is fucking shit!

[@nickokapo9761]

Now you can!i wanted to do the same, and if you look up a blog called "The Collection Chamber", the admin accepted my request for this game, and created an easy to install setup, & ready to play. it runs on PCEm which emulates 90s processors like the pentium series, 90 to the MMX series, and it worked a charm!I requested this one in particular because it seemed as if it wouldn't run on anything other than an actual windows 95 machine some comments said, and i asked the blog owner because he had recently done similar packages with older windows 95 games through "DOSbox". He did an awesome job, i didn't even know about PCEm...hope that helps and that you have fun!!

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Atsuko san You still can. You just need to stop explorer.exe before starting it or the colors will be all funky for some reason..

[@luigi7834]

You probably can. Used to run it on my grandpa's Windows 8 machine, hehe. They probably don't cost much on eBay

[@AeizzatToha]

13:10 I can hear Mr. Burns and Squeaky-Voiced Teen, but offscreen.

[@isaacjacobroyvivarais2140]

57:45 Maggie's Baby Book. 1:14:36 We're going to watch the show! 50:56 Marge's Secret Recipes. 51:34 Click on Bart Simpson to prank calls Moe! Which house I wanna go? 46:43 My House! 23:08 Flanders' House! 48:23 I'm going to watch the TV! 1:08:24 What the hell did you do to my hair!? And here's your sucker.

[@foggypebble5159]

I loved this game so much when I was a kid but it always locked up at the same place halfway through

[@rodluv21]

I remember my math teacher had this. Whoever finished their assignments first got to play this.

[@jvk9789]

Thanks for the memories :)

[@HarrySylveon]

32:48 no lie, I like this song

[@9562david]

😢 I miss all these old games I used to play

[@ScottTheAnimatorEST]

Vortex Media Arts (1997) Nicknames: "The Vortex Spins the Character" "Spinning Vortex" Logo: On a black background, we see a character along with a vortex spinning, the character above tries to touch it, suddenly then the vortex spins through the character as reveals "Vortex" in letters spinning around before stopping to it's normal position as well as "MEDIA ARTS" fades in below. FX/SFX: 2-D-CGI animation. Music/Sounds: We hear thunder and windy sounds as it turns to a cartoonish fanfare as we hear grundy sounds followed by a child laughing as well. Availabilty: Can be seen on The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield on PC.

[@HyperionBlueGT]

51:50 be careful what you said moe, that looks funny. 🤣

[@andradeasg]

I remember this game!! I had 7 years old when my brother playing this game in our pc u.u

[@powercage]

Love the Phil Hartman line at the beginning. RIP Bought this game but the family computer at the time wasn't up to specs so I ended up giving it to my cousin.

[@LastSifu]

How did I not know about this? Man, I would’ve loved to play this. Still would.

[@RobertoGoodra]

Next coming soon in Meta, Oculus and PSVR. Years?..

[@wumpus976]

32:47 for the Stonecutters song

[@Histio]

is there a way to still play this today? like online or something

[@SpringsterR-317]

uploaded on my birthday :D

[@RichPoorFashion]

I used to have this but never finished it. It was funny, but even though my whole family watched and enjoyed The Simpsons I was the only one who got into this game.

[@Pulsed101]

Wish I could get this working, installation works but when starting the game, I just get a blue loading circle next to the mouse pointer for a few seconds, and nothing happens.

[@stdomingoblues1187]

This game was unreal

[@DaftFanPunk]

1:08:57 this scared me as a kid but I still played it all the time lol

[@ignorethis214]

Thanks! I was looking for this. I was in the same boat as a kid.

[@jamiewalton1249]

Just had an overwhelming urge to search for this game! Played it ALOT as a kid but never really understood it or what to do...but i knew i loved it anyway

[@Lord-Gazimus]

Well, it was generally just to explore all the places, find the items to go to the hidden locations... and that was it. There are, of course, hundreds of hidden character cards, but it would take a very long time to collect them all. By then, the repetition of the locations would probably get on your nerves (unless you're like me, who has a high tolerance for it). At best - spend a day or two on it, wait a few months or years and dive back for nostalgia (like a classic movie).

[@javierg.5418]

Just imagine if this was release with the technology of 2022...

[@remusmasterplaydohmakersbe8545]

Yeah this is it, I nearly finished last arcade Simpsons

[@remusmasterplaydohmakersbe8545]

Oh yes, I remember game virtual and Reality like VR before

[@PopADoseYo]

I still have the Donute CD Flip Case and the Donut CD-Rom. Great condition surprisingly. Phantasmagoria and Gabriel Knights are scratched though :/

[@GunstarHeroes777]

Cool to see this. I have an old copy, but it wont run on Win 10 which is a huge bummer. For some reason, DirectX fails to initialize and just crashes the game. I dig seeing all the new voicework and animation that was done for the game now, sad we don't see software like this anymore on computers

[@frankie1136]

Miss this game soo much. I may still have the cd :D

[@evandetwiler2810]

this game is so freaking good

[@AvitalShtap]

1:01:13 WHY??? Why on earth do they have a skull in the toilet?! Is that an episode I haven't seen?!

[@movedtoanotheraccount7317]

Too bad there was no "Virtual New New York".

[@ZironOfTime]

Because its not a hell of a town

[@Spiggle.]

That would be interesting, i don't think Futurama explored much of the surrounding area of the Planet Express work place though. But there could be enough to make a game out of it.

[@cartoonliker4666]

21:42 Krusty laughing "Shush!!" "Why don't you make me!!" "Oy, this is gonna be ??????? (Not sure what word he used) "No, not the nose!! Not the nose, I just bought it!!" Krusty gets beaten up. Well that's what he gets for being a smart mouth. 😂😂 Loved this game when I was a kid.

[@Dragonamy5]

Why didn't you bless everything in Neds House?

[@Taka-Kevz]

ohhh this game brought back so much memories.

[@joe123452]

Anyone know is there anything like an online soundboard maybe where you can listen to different characters lines from this game?

[@andreajohnson6464]

Best Simpson game hands down. is there a way to beat it though or no?

[@nvi808]

O H *W H Y* *H I M* *D E A R* *L O R D*

[@miloseviczarko45]

This game has no plot, but I love it so much because it's the closest that we have to se how Springfield look a like, however there are some errors for example Hospital (in series you see Hospital placed on some kind of hill, not on the street). Also the quotes from the characters they are absolutely hilarious. As I still have XP (call me crazy), 5 years ago I desperately tried to install this game in multiple attempts until I figured out that only thing I needed to do was to switch the compatibility to Windows 95. And it worked, I was so happy that I was finally able to play this game after long time!