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Episode 66
Is The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The World the best Simpsons game for the NES? After the massive success of the first game, Bart Vs. the Space Mutants, publisher Acclaim Entertainment knew they had to do a sequel. The game may look similar at first glance, but this time the levels are much bigger, and have more vertical elements to them!
That's not the only improvement they had in store for the sequel. This time Bart will be traveling around the world, which adds some spice and variety to the gameplay. Exploration is even more important this time, because not only are the levels larger, but they also contain hidden items that can unlock a secret bonus level, and the game's true ending! This kind of thing is fairly common in modern times, but in the 1990's, it was super rare!
So how did this game get made? In today's episode we'll find out, and then we'll dive deep into the gameplay where we'll learn:
* How to beat EVERY LEVEL - China, The North Pole, Egypt, and Hollywood - they're all here!
* Where to find ALL of the UNIQUE KRUSTY COLLECTABLES!
* How to perform the most DIFFICULT JUMPS easily!
* Where to get TONS of EXTRA LIVES!
* How to unlock the SECRET BONUS LEVEL - Hollywood Soundstage 3!
* The best strategies for defeating EVERY BOSS, even Eric Von Burns... AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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[@hamz7986]

This was a case of “this is one of the only games I have so I might as well play it all the time” from my childhood

[@CeeJayThe13th]

This is one I always wanted to play but could never get my hands on until it was way too late to really care.

[@mikemccann978]

These NES Simpsons games were so mediocre. The bizarre controls really held them back but I absolutely know that feeling. I’ve played my share of shitty games because it was all I had or made a bad weekend rental decision (defender of the crown anyone?).

[@ravager48]

@@mikemccann978 Then the SNES era came in and we had more terrible Simpsons games like Bart's Nightmare and Virtual Bart. It's a shame we never got a port of the Simpsons Arcade Game to consoles back then (Yes, I know about the PC ports).

[@mikemccann978]

@@ravager48 totally agree. They absolutely could have made it happen too. Look how good the SNES Turtles in Time and Sunset Riders ports were! Instead we get Barts Nightmare and that other one where I think you played as Krusty? I can’t quite remember. That arcade game was sadly the pinnacle of Simpsons games. Road Rage and Simpsons Game are both fun too but nothing I’ve personally cared to repeat after the one time through. The Simpsons deserve better, damn it! Lol

[@LarryLonson]

People are dying in Ukraine and you're here!?? Dude cmon show some support

[@moldyorangepeel]

When I was about 8 years old I was completely stuck at the part where you jump on the bubble in the cave. I tried it for days, then one night I had a dream where I waited until the bubble was at its largest to jump on it and it worked in my dream. I was so excited to try it in the game for real, and it turned out to be the solution. I'm still amazed at how my dreaming mind found the solution and it's led me to respect dreaming quite a bit.

[@tsukikagenoknight7915]

The brain is incredibly powerful and while sometimes it needs some time and rest to process things, it can figure out things you don't realize yet. Ever got to a really hard part in a video game, came back the next day after some sleep and got through it within a few tries? same thing.

[@disciple2742]

Thats pretty awesome

[@carlrygwelski586]

@@tsukikagenoknight7915 yeah I was playing Metroid Return of Samus on my 3DS a couple months back and got stuck on the final boss. Picked it up on my day off saturday and beat Ridley first try lol. Time for Metroid Dread on Switch!

[@moldyorangepeel]

@@tsukikagenoknight7915 i agree. Rest has a huge roll.

[@FreneticZetetic]

The subconscious is the secret weapon!

[@gamerboy6787]

Always appreciate the brief history lesson and context you include for every game, before you begin the playthrough.

[@tyo6896]

Its my favorite part. Definitely, i always watch the intro.

[@LarryLonson]

Punk

[@autobotstarscream765]

The Hollywood level feels like the graveyard of scrapped ideas, like Carribean and Transylvania stages were being planned for Bart's travel itinerary but got cut and recycled at the last minute.

[@adolfhitler3238]

Ignore the account name. I'm a drunk and didn't think KZbin would let me use it and I'm too stupid to know how to change it. Love this channel, been waiting for something like this for years! You're an S class gamer!

[@tylerirwin9932]

Moe sending the drinks flying at you is a reference to the Tapper game.

[@chasonlapointe]

I admire your ability to find the fun in seemingly any game, I never did really enjoy this one!

[@tigerofdoom]

"If he wanted to get back at the Simpsons, he could just fire Homer for sleeping on the job. Considering they're living paycheck to paycheck with three kids, that would probably be devastating" Wow, U Can Beat Video Games got super real, super fast.

[@SuperN1ntendoChalmers]

He can beat video games AND lives!

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

And I still dont see how that s Burns fault. Homer sits on his ass all day doing what he was trained to do and never puts any effort into becoming more proficient in Nuclear Physicis

[@tigerofdoom]

@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay I don't think anyone would begrudge Burns firing him. It's just way more real than the game's goofy travel/assassination plot line.

[@AbduCola]

Yeah but he has no idea who Homer is

[@Evan-C]

@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay I can be lazy too. I dont have to do my work because someone else will do it for me. Doh doh doh

[@joshuasears4566]

When I die, I want you to narrate my obituary. "He collided head on with a semi at 90 mph which is INSTANT DEATH. He hadn't collected enough Krusty heads, so it was GAME OVER."

[@patrickaycock3655]

When crossing the street, watch out for that oncoming traffic. Itll do you some damage.

[@jonus28]

Just commenting so hopefully the algorithm gives your channel the love it deserves. Nothing too witty to say - I just appreciate your content.

[@BABYSNAKEASSMASTER420]

Thank You for making these Videos. You are the New Nintendo Power for me. Back in the day, we all had friends who could Beat Video Games, or all of us would find our own little pieces of a game that we were good at, and collectively put all of our knowledge and experience together to Beat Games, sometimes passing the controller off to the person who was good at a certain part to get by it. By watching someone else play, getting tips from others on the playground or on the Bus on the way home from school, and Obviously using a Nintendo Power( Bought, Begged, Stolen, or Borrowed, and Sometimes even Photocopied), all of these little Tips and Hints made playing these games even more enjoyable. Thank You for all of Your research, dedication, and Humor to make Me feel like I am a 8 year old kid trying to beat Super Mario 2 with my Brother and Cousins and friends Watching and Waiting for their turn to Play. You are on the Couch right there Beside us Now, and You feel like a New Old Friend. Keep up the Great Work, and say Hello to your Doggo For Us! Sincerely, Bruce Cirksena!!!!!!!

[@ItsThatRetro]

Krusty's Fun House was also released on NES, so there were actually two more after Bart vs the World

[@BelmontClan]

Good history context and don’t forget a few on gameboy

[@ggbetz]

Just as broken

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

It was released on many consoles so maybe he counts more of the mean focused ones?

[@xRocketzFighterx]

Absolutely dig how the ending is just endless throwing pies at Mr. Smithers and Burns. If I played this as a kid i would've done this for hours.

[@KRobinson-ko1ne]

Excellent

[@FeralInferno]

Interesting pick for this week! I remember renting this back in the 4th grade!

[@BronzedTube]

HA! Same. Same grade too.

[@jeremyhansen2611]

Same

[@mark6302]

hello fellow age group people

[@fathergetdown]

I had this game as a kid and never made it past the Ice Cave level. The platforming was just too difficult for me. I've seen a few playthroughs here on youtube, but this is the first time I've seen that final bonus stage and real ending. Thanks for the closure.

[@TheMikeyb86]

My hands were sweating for you on the platforming areas.

[@daveh8447]

I have never beat this game. Every time you get some form of gem it gives me a boy and his blob flashbacks the sound. I knew I heard that sound before from another game every time I play The Simpsons game. Thank you brother

[@alfredocanas6802]

After all these years the game doesn't seem to look as bad as when I was a kid, I might gave it a shot.

[@RoninCatholic]

The exit is in the sphinx's _left_ ear, which is on the right-hand side of the screen.

[@josephjones7828]

From the Sphinx's perspective it would be its left ear.

[@teeterharris]

The sliding drinks to a customer thing is an old west movie trope. That’s why Moe has a cowboy hat.

[@BelmontClan]

Your weekly videos begin after I’ve posted my videos every Friday so I definitely enjoy your channel it’s very insightful.

[@earlthepearl6414]

Excellent video! I always look forward to Saturdays!!!!

[@ChaosFraktal]

What makes me wonder today ... as a child i figured this out all myself. Man we've been really patient in the old days :)

[@minitower]

I remember playing this game as a kid, I just played the wall of china level over and over.

[@hannes8835]

I really like your editing with the extra infos and graphics. ^^

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I can't imagine why IGN didn't include this one in their top 100 list.

[@RainBowChild4]

They probably rage quit in the ice caves.

[@RoninCatholic]

I could swear when I played this game in 2001, it asked trivia questions relating to episodes that came out _after_ 1991. More likely it's just that some characters or in-universe facts in the first couple seasons were a lot less prominent and memorable at the time, then reintroduced with more prominence later.

[@autobotstarscream765]

The Simpsons wasn't as Flanderized and reliant on self-referential humor back then-the show even caused the term "Flanderize" (named after poor old Ned) in the first place when they changed!

[@danbauer3669]

Love the channel! Any games you cover that I own I play after I watch your video! I have a million requests, but let's just start with one... Addams Family on NES. You already did Fester's Quest, so it would be great if you could help us beat the other one!

[@fialhojacson]

I like how nice the person is to insert the cart for the dog to play. Nice.

[@tonydeluna8095]

I also remember the arcade of the Simpsons a beat em up game which was really badass. Bart used his skateboard as a weapon to fight. I miss that game too

[@BelmontClan]

Download an arcade emulator or buy a Pandora box it will be on there.

[@tonydeluna8095]

@@BelmontClan thank you!

[@BelmontClan]

@@tonydeluna8095 your welcome Tony I own the Pandora Box WiFi 20S it comes with 4500 games plenty of arcade games on it. Was $160 on eBay with free shipping.

[@tonydeluna8095]

@@BelmontClan oh that’s awesome. For 160, that’s not bad! That’s cool. Yeah I miss the days of arcade gaming

[@BelmontClan]

@@tonydeluna8095 pick one up and you can be back to arcade gaming

[@pouncingpantherpucks2779]

Another great video as always. Love the fact you put out an episode every Saturday since the weekend is the time to chill. You have to do more SNES games. Love the channel. Keep it going.

[@Kheapathic]

Definitely the cleanest playthrough of the Masoleum; that part was the bane of my existence as a child.

[@Jazzypants2007]

"This sounds like something Skeletor or Shredder would come up with." Well who do you think Mr. Burns's board of advisors consist of?? For the record, Cobra Commander ALSO used to serve on said board, back when he... WAS ONCE A MAN!!!

[@tyo6896]

The memories lol, are flooding back into my inner cortex.

[@robertlee9602]

This game was infuriating yet so satisfying to beat.

[@scottnovak5559]

I'll always remember going over my friends house to play this game . If I didn't have the game usually my buddy did and we loved playing the Great wall of China stage.

[@cammy85]

This game and the preceding Bart Vs. The Space Mutants took place during the second season when the show had more heart. Homer got fired in the first season and almost committed s****** before becoming safety inspector in Season 1. The idea behind the game was to do away with the whole family solely because accidents have risen exponentially since Homer started at the plant. This game was also the answer to how Burns and Smithers were the villains in the arcade game and how we weren't getting an NES port of said game like we did with Ninja Turtles etc. Let's even talk about the ending.

[@lipnoodle117]

I'm glad I found this channel. Your videos are relaxing to watch, and make me appreciate games I've otherwise overlooked. I hope one day you do Jurassic Park for the NES. I don't think it's a gem, but I do think it's a little underrated.

[@clintonjohnson5973]

I love the positive, informative approach as opposed to James Rolfe's AVGN version. Both are great!

[@troywright359]

I dislike the speaking here, the tone sounds so unnatural in an attempt to be 'different'.

[@thomasboehnlein5205]

This channel is like when as a kid I used to spend hours reading guides on Nintendo Power for games I would never play but 10000x better.

[@deighton13601]

Hey been gone a while. It’s crazy ur almost at 80k. Your on the road to 100k. Dude I am so proud of you :). Ur amazing

[@hanchiman]

Back when Bart was still the "star" of Simpson

[@eyeswideshut7354]

Now it’s Peter G.

[@macmacox]

This is somewhere around the 10th worst nes game only being beaten with such horrors like Dash galaxy, The mutant virus, and oh... Bartman meets radioactive man.. and you need those Maggies.

[@repyukJC]

I'm starting to fall in love with your channel. Has anyone told you that you sound like an old 900 number operator (in the absolute BEST way?) Something about the cadence of the way you speak strikes me strangely but your confidence never wavers and your consistency is fantastic, I am now a GIGA fan of you (and your dog!) I love how concise and methodical you are in your speech, and the occasional jokes and quips tossed in without skipping a beat are so awesome. You deserve way more traction than you have now.

[@goodolddoug889]

"Best Simpsons game on the NES" is a ridiculously low bar to set, though.

[@findantu]

Now Saturday can start.

[@CeticWales]

Another game I loved as a boy, I could never get past the mausoleum part. I enjoy this channel and reliving the games of my childhood. Great job.

[@RetroXRicardo]

This game definitely brings back memories of staying up till 3am on my summer vacation, trying to beat this game!

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

This game gave me hell when I played it back then as a kid. And needless to say, i no longer have the game because it was so crappy. But still great work in completing this game, as I had no idea there were special things to collect if you 100%'d it. The AVGN reviewed it years ago, and his take on this game, and the Space Mutants was not great but funny as hell regardless.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Me: "Man I just did overtime, it's 3 AM and I'm just about ready to crash down." KZbin: "How bout you watch UCBVG do a playthrough of a Simpsons NES game for 1 hour instead?" Me: "Yeah, I got time."

[@bigsj3632]

I can watch youtube on my trucks dash board. I got off work and sat in my parking lot to watch this episode 4a this morning eating WhataBurger

[@gonzaloreina]

Finally I beated this game after so many years... thanks to this guide!! Greetings from Argentina

[@CeeJayThe13th]

You're doing the lord's work

[@HaunterOfKanto]

Being mentioned in the same sentence as Skeletor and Shredder is high praise. Such a huge honor.

[@pokey4200]

One of my all time favorites! Don't know why but I always liked this game...

[@pentelegomenon1175]

I believe that this game takes major inspiration from Bart Simpson's Escape From Camp Deadly, a Game Boy game also made by Absolute Entertainment. That game had a lot of climbing, collectible projectiles, power-ups that grant temporary abilities to Bart, an adventurous non-urban setting, Bart's health shown as a number of circles that is increased by food and decreased by injuries, many helpful appearances by Lisa, and a villain who is a relative of Mr. Burns.

[@mikeforte]

This game was so tough! It took me forever but I was so proud to beat it and get the true ending as a 7 year old kid. I thought I was a game master back then… but I think I had more patience for these games than I do now as an adult!

[@BIayne]

I am so happy I found this channel. I love the history lessons before the guide

[@ochoshow8296]

You help me conquer the NES demons that I was never able to beat. Thanks so much!

[@GuardianAngel..]

Do you know what would be Awesome if this guy could cover the entire NES Library in this format by the way I have a personal request of a game that I want to see you playthrough it’s an RPG Game called The Magic of Sheherazade.

[@ggbetz]

Really want to see Sheherazade

[@fefyfona4318]

This channel is like Nintendo Power in video format. Most of the games shown on the channel I've played before and thought i knew it all but still end up learning some new things

[@ggbetz]

Great job, trying to make some of the lesser games fun and less frustrating!

[@tsunami_snuff4800]

Fantastic video … this was one game from my childhood I never finished! Completed now ✅ thank you 😊

[@Leonsunshine]

When I was a kid I beat the game and got the good ending ( obviously after many... many... MAAAANY tries) and remember being creep out of homer when he is on a tomb stone. That was scary for me. Because why was he there? was he dead? yeah. that is what crossed my mind back then.

[@mrchristoph5674]

This was my jam! I have been waiting for you to do this one my friend!

[@jkanelol4397]

My neighbor had this game as a kid - we would be stuck for hours on the North Pole - the endless jumping on those green platforms haunts me to this day. Also - why didn’t he just walk around the frozen pond? It looks like the whole thing is like 2 feet wide

[@Mr.Slam87327]

Even though I knew you would get the collectables at the snowflakes, my anxiety and blood pressure still spiked as if I were the one playing the game. This game was one of many of my bad gaming memories as a child. 😩

[@BigAntNJ]

Thank you! By far my favorite channel on KZbin!!

[@guestvonpach2659]

Hey. Thank you for playing! I remember this game from my childhood with love ❤️ and eventually I play it with emulators but it's not the same that play it in the nes. I remembered of this like an hour ago and a saw you play 😅so thanks. I past a great time watching you play.

[@RicardoMartinez-or1wu]

Dude this video was amazing!! I enjoyed like when I was a kid!....I remember when my mom came home from work in my 4 or 5 birthday 🎂 and she give me this game! It was like 1990 or 1991 or something and I really enjoy it! I never finish the game, I only can make it to the 3th world (Egipt) but my neighbors can make it and let me throw pies to Mr Burns and smithers! Thanks for the good memories!! I appreciate it!

[@destroyedforcomfort]

"Do The Bartman" was written by Michael Jackson, which should explain why it was on the radio.

[@SinsOfScience]

Loving these videos. I have to ask, though. Do you do many takes of the moment when you pick up the game at your dog's feet? Doggo deserves all the pets and scratches.

[@J0SHUAKANE]

Werewolf: The Last Warrior please🙏

[@daveh8447]

I used to love that game. But I've never be in it. Also skate or Die 2 would be pretty dope

[@daveh8447]

Beaten*

[@ggbetz]

One of the few yellow games

[@AClockworkHellcat]

Back when I was a kid, you could rent NES games from Phar-Mor, so I was always nagging my dad to rent this, Bart vs. the Space Mutants, or one of the Mega Man games. Never beat any of 'em back then. Why couldn't KZbin have existed in 1996?

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Was Phar-Mor a national chain? because that's the place where I used to rent games. When they decided to discontinue their NES rentals, they put them all on sale for like $5, and that's actually how I got Shadowgate.

[@SaitoXD]

A great video as always! Played this when I was a little kid, didn´t advance much XD

[@exodous02]

Spent hours on this game. Loved the show when I was a kid and rented this well after our video store got SNES and Genesis games

[@Evan-C]

Me and my brother 100 percent this game some time in the 90's. No youtube , nothing. Just had to figure it all out ourselves. So we did. Took awhile but we did it

[@UpIrons777]

I completely agree. It is the best Simpsons game on The NES. Although many of the NES Simpsons games were not all that great to begin with because of the horrible and terrible controls. Simpsons games got much better as time went on with other systems. Especially Simpsons - Hit & Run on PlayStation 2.

[@edparadis6685]

well done this channel is like y Saturday moring cartoons or Monday moring coffee etc .. love it

[@paisleyprince5280]

I had a game genie and still couldn't beat any of the Simpsons games. Still blows my mind how craptacular the controls were/are.

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

Yeah, as the AVGN would say: "What were they thinking?!" Lol.

[@thegamerdad5444]

AND MORE .... so glad I found this channel

[@jebussonofgob]

"This plot doesn't do anything to make the game less enjoyable." No, the rest of the game design does that fine by itself.

[@greyninja2143]

Wait simpsons can see the future but I can't understand if they know the future so how there is alien attack. (Btw It is a cartoon I just mixed it with real life physics)

[@CC-bm3wb]

Screw this game, it's so freaking hard lol. Glad to see someone beat it though.

[@sobrietyliiving]

This content really brought me back ^_^, as always, loved the video! As a child I always rented this game and (due to not having the internet/ game booklet back then) I could never figure out how to fly XD

[@daggerv]

Cowboy Moe might also be a throwback to spaghetti westerns? Which used to be a huge component of hollywood.

[@dimebagdave77]

Needed this, thank you very much👍🔥

[@Misaio]

I love how Pokemon Blue is in the SNES. I salivated over being able to play it on the T.V. I never got to, but boy was it amazing to imagine it. Team Vulpix for life.

[@xyonblade]

As a kid I always wanted to go fast on the skateboard part of the wall of china, so that's usually where I got game overs.

[@maskedbadass6802]

Seeing those thin green cave platforms gave me PTSD flashbacks lol. Only part of the game I remember.

[@johngavalas74]

Only Simpsons game I've beaten but I didn't know about the special ending I'm stoked!

[@schwarzerritter5724]

I beat Escape from Camp Deadly and Bart's Nightmare. The rest remain unbeaten too.

[@johngavalas74]

Bart's Nightmare is a lot of fun have you beaten Bart Meets Radioactive Man?

[@RyanRead]

I so loved this game. I rented it several times but sadly was unable to buy it even though I had Space Mutants. I wanted more for the “perfect ending” but I loved the pie throwing.

[@DaWhiteTyger]

I fucking LOVE you! I hated Bart VS space Mutants, and now you've gone and done the improbable! Thank you for this video!!!!!!!

[@nufi20]

I missed out on this one but loved the other 2 ones as a kid

[@thecunninlynguist]

I remember renting this and surprised I beat it in a weekend cause I could never beat space mutants.

[@Goliath32114]

They bite. They Fight. They bite and fight and fight. Bite bite bite. Fight fight fight. It's the Itchy And Scratchy Show.

[@longplayVHS]

thank you, I wanted to stream this to its completion and after 2 nights of watching this video and practising I have it down now

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Good luck on your stream!!

[@longplayVHS]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames thank you :)

[@HoganLegDropSoup]

Finding hidden items to unlock additional content might be a bit more common nowadays. That being said, I wish it were the standard. Unfortunately, paying to unlock additional content is the norm. "Here's half the game. The rest can be unlocked for $39.99, even though it's already on the disc." Remember when Legend of Zelda gave you an entire new game? Or how about Castlevania Symphony of the Night?

[@Bootes_Void]

When I was a kid I finished this game like 100 times.

[@travezripley]

This game made me so mad, I had a short fuse as a kid. I threw it against the wall... Wall 0 - Cartridge 1.

[@rinbros]

It took me 30 years but I did it! Thank you