The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. It is set in the fictional town of Springfield and lampoons American culture, society and television and many aspects of the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987, and after a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became a hit series for Fox.. The growing popularity of the series motivated video game developers to create video games based on the series. Two pinball machines have also been produced; one self-titled, that was only made available for a limited time after the first season finale (1990) and The Simpsons Pinball Party (2003). Additionally, several handheld device games have been released, such as Bartman: Avenger of Evil (1990) and Bart Simpson's Cupcake Crisis (1991).
Video games based on the series started with The Simpsons arcade video game in 1991, developed and published Konami. Bart vs. the Space Mutants (1991), developed by Imagineering, expanded the franchise into new platforms, including the Amstrad CPC, NES and Master System. Over the next few years, the franchise would continue to expand, releasing system-exclusive games, such as the PC's Cartoon Studio (1996) and the PlayStation's The Simpsons Wrestling (2001). The release of The Simpsons Game (2007), developed by EA Redwood Shores (Visceral Games), further expanded the franchise, appearing on new platforms including the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Due to the series' longevity, The Simpsons video games have also spanned many genres, such as the puzzle game Krusty's Fun House (1992), the sports game Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness (1994) and racing game Road Rage (2001). The Simpsons is also one of the franchises spotlighted in the toys-to-life video game Lego Dimensions (2015). Characters and locations from the show were added to Fortnite Battle Royale (2017) in Chapter 6: Mini Season 2.
Video games , 27video games focused on The Simpsons series have been released. The following table showcases the correspondent title, release date, publisher, developer and the platforms on which each game was released along with any other relevant information. A detailed overview of each game can be found in their corresponding articles, with the exception of games without articles, which instead have a brief overview in a footnote.
+ List of The Simpsons video games Title Release details Platform(s)Microsoft Nintendo Sega Sony Other Bart vs. the Space MutantsBart vs. the Space Mutants: Released: February, 1991 Publishers: Acclaim Entertainment, Ocean Software Developer: Imagineering NES Game Gear Genesis Master System Amiga Atari ST Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 IBM PC ZX Spectrum The Simpsons Released: March, 1991 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami XBLM PSN Arcade IBM PC Commodore 64 Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly Released: November, 1991 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Imagineering Game Boy Bart vs. the World Released: November 1991 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment, Virgin Interactive Entertainment Developer: Imagineering NES Game Gear Master System Amiga Atari ST Bart's House of Weirdness Released: January 1, 1992 Publisher: Konami Developer: Distinctive IBM PC Krusty's Fun HouseKrusty's Fun House: Released: May 1992 Publishers: Acclaim Entertainment, Virgin Games Developer: Audiogenic Game Boy NES Super NES Game Gear Genesis Master System Amiga IBM PC Bart vs. the Juggernauts Released: September 1992 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Imagineering Game Boy Bart's Nightmare Released: October 1992 Publishers: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Sculptured Software Super NES Genesis Bartman Meets Radioactive Man Released: December 1992 Publishers: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Imagineering NES Game Gear Bart & the Beanstalk Released: February 1994 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Software Creations Game Boy Virtual BartVirtual Bart: Released: September 30, 1994 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Sculptured Software Super NES Genesis Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness Released: November 1994 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Beam Software Game Boy The Itchy & Scratchy Game Released: 1995 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Developer: Bits Super NES Game Gear Genesis The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio Released: 1996 Publisher: Fox Interactive Developer: Big Top Windows Mac Virtual Springfield Released: 1997 Publisher: Fox Interactive Developer: Digital Evolution Windows Mac The Simpsons Bowling Released: 2000 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Arcade Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror Released: March 21, 2001 Publisher: THQ Developer: Software Creations GB Color The Simpsons Wrestling Released: April 3, 2001 Publishers: Activision (NA)Electronic Arts (EU) Developer: Big Ape PlayStation The Simpsons: Road Rage Released: November 20, 2001 Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Radical Entertainment Xbox GameCube PS2 The Simpsons Skateboarding Released: November 12, 2002 Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: The Code Monkeys PS2 Road Rage Released: June 30, 2003 Publisher: THQ Developer: Altron Corporation GBA Hit & Run Released: September 16, 2003 Publishers: Vivendi Universal Games Developer: Radical Windows Xbox GameCube PS2 The Simpsons Game Released: October 30, 2007 Publisher: Electronic Arts Developers: EA Redwood Shores, Rebellion Developments Xbox 360 Wii Nintendo DS PS2 PS3 PSP Minutes to Meltdown Released: 2007 Publisher: EA Mobile Developer: G5 Entertainment Mobile Itchy and Scratchy Land Released: 2009 Publisher: EA Mobile Developer: EA Mobile Mobile The Simpsons Arcade Released: December 9, 2009 Publisher: EA Mobile Developer: IronMonkey iOS J2ME Tapped Out Released: February 27, 2012 , February 6, 2013 , June 24, 2013 Publisher: EA Mobile Developer: EA Mobile iOS Android Kindle The Simpsons Arcade Released: August 16, 2021 Publisher: Arcade1Up Developer: Arcade1Up Arcade1Up Stand-Up
See also List of video game franchises
Notes
References