The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World, known in Japan as Bart World (バートワールド), is a game based on The Simpsons that was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. It is the sequel to The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants.
Story
Bart Simpson wins an art contest. The prize is a Worldwide Krusty the Clown Treasure Hunt for his entire family. However, the contest has been rigged by Mr. Burns and his assistant, Smithers, in order for Burns to rid himself of the Simpson family for all the trouble they have caused him over the years.
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling platform game played as Bart Simpson, who travels to four locations: China, the North Pole, Egypt, and Hollywood. Each location consists of two levels and one or two minigames, which can be played in any order from the map screen (though the first level must be completed before the second level can be played). The goal of the levels is to collect items and reach the "Map" sign at the end. After both of the levels have been completed for a location, Bart can fight the boss by selecting the "Exit" sign from the map screen, who is always a distant relative of Mr. Burns bearing a striking resemblance to him. Other Simpsons cast members sometimes make cameo appearances in the levels. The minigames are optional but award Krusty Collectibles when completed (which are worth an extra life after fifteen have been collected). The player can exit any minigame by pressing
. There is no penalty for losing a minigame, and they can be attempted again if lost.
Bart walks with
and
and ducks with
. He jumps by pressing
and "super jumps" farther by pressing
+
while moving. He can run by holding
while moving. He can attack by throwing firecracker balls at enemies by pressing
(though these are limited, so he must first find a bag of firecrackers first). He can climb things (such as the masts in the Junk level or the Sphinx in the Egypt levels) with
and
.
Bart has four health points, depicted as balls in the top-left corner, and he loses a health point when he is damaged by an enemy. The number of health points is carried over between levels. Bart loses a life when he loses his last health point and must restart the level from the beginning. The game ends if the player runs out of lives.
Items
In addition to these items, each location has unique "One-of-a-Kind Krusty Items" that are worth 2,000 points.
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Grape Squishee
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Replenishes all of Bart's lost health points. Worth 300 points.
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Bag of Firecrackers
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Gives 10 firecracker balls to Bart, which he can throw at enemies by pressing .
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Small Diamond
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Worth 100 points.
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Big Diamond
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Gives the player an extra life. Worth 500 points.
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Cheap Krusty Collectible
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Collect 15 to earn an extra life at the end of the level. Worth 100 points.
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Jebediah Springfield Head
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Makes Bart temporarily invincible. Worth 200 points.
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Bartman Cape and Cowl
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Transforms Bart into his superhero alter-ego Bartman, who can fly by pressing     . He starts to flash when he is about to change back into Bart. Worth 500 points.
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Map Sign
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Touching this sign ends the level. Worth 10,000 points.
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Levels
China
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The Junk
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The Great Wall
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Sliding Puzzle
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This is a sliding puzzle game where the player tries to unscramble the picture by arranging the fifteen pieces into the right order. The pieces are numbered to help. A piece can only be moved by shifting it into the blank space. The D-Pad moves the cursor and moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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Card Match
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This is a matching game where the player flips over a card, then tries to complete the pair by finding the same card. Finding the right card removes both cards from the board; finding the wrong card flips both over, and the player tries again. The D-Pad moves the cursor and picks the card. The game is won if the player makes pairs of every card without making 5 wrong guesses.
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Fu Manchu Burns
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The North Pole
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The Ice Cave
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The Frozen River
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Igloo Shell Game
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This is a shell game. A Cheap Krusty Collectible is hidden under one of the igloos, then the order of the igloos is shuffled. After the igloos are done moving, the player chooses the one that contains the item by moving Maggie in front of it with and and pressing .
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Sliding Puzzle
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This is a sliding puzzle game where the player tries to unscramble the picture by arranging the fifteen pieces into the right order. The pieces are numbered to help. A piece can only be moved by shifting it into the blank space. The D-Pad moves the cursor and moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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The Abominable Snow Burns
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Egypt
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The Valley of the Kings
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The Sphinx
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Sliding Puzzle
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This is a sliding puzzle game where the player tries to unscramble the picture by arranging the fifteen pieces into the right order. The pieces are numbered to help. A piece can only be moved by shifting it into the blank space. The D-Pad moves the cursor and moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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Ramses Burns
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Hollywood
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Soundstage 1
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Soundstage 2
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Moe's
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Bart stands on the bar while Moe, the bartender, slides mugs, glasses, bottles, and Cheap Krusty Collectibles down the surface. Bart must jump over the beverages and collect the items. The game is lost if Bart is hit by a mug. He moves with and and jumps with .
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Find the Bats
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Bart must open each coffins in the right order, which is randomized. When a coffin is opened in the correct order, bats escape from it. The game is won if the player opens all three coffins in the right order, releasing all of the bats; otherwise, the game is lost if the player opens the wrong coffin. The player chooses a coffin by moving Bart in front of it with and and pressing .
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Eric von Burns
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Production credits
- Programming: John Barber, Stuart Middleton, Byron Nilsson
- Graphics: Paul Walker
- Music: Andi McGinty
- Acclaim Development by The Black Team: Mark Flitman, Donn Nauert, Mike Arkin, Tom Rademacher, Joe Allocco, Linda Spelman, J.J. Mazziotto
Source: In-game credits[9]
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in (US) #61: "February 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
Print advert in (US) #0501: "February 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
Physical scans
Master System version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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(FR)
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PAL
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[10]
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(FR)
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PAL
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(UK)
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PAL
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[12]
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(UK)
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PAL
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[13]
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The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Master System, EU
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 Cover
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Master System, AU
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Master System, BR
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 Cart  Manual
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Game Gear version
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Division by zero.
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The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Game Gear, JP
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 Cart
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Game Gear, US
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 Cart  Manual
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Game Gear, EU
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 Cart  Manual
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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CRC32
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f6b2370a
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MD5
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cba2ec2940619956359801618e7aab17
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SHA-1
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038920e63437e05d8431e4cbab2131dd76fb3345
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256kB
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Cartridge (EU)
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CRC32
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da7bd5c7
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MD5
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b71c156bb1fcfa6c3c48924a7b3747ff
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SHA-1
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256672261c9a2d35e10eb06e990e8ebc46fb35c1
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256kB
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Cartridge
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References
- ↑ File:BvtW GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ File:BvtW GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 34
- ↑ Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 20
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 194
- ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 18
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 100
- ↑ File:Bart vs the World SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 162
- ↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 117
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 76
- ↑ Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 18
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1994" (JP; 1994-07-08), page 23
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-15), page 78
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-08-05" (JP; 1994-07-22), page 41
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 3 March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
- ↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1994" (GR; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 129
- ↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 116
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 1, Januari 1994" (NL; 1993-12-29), page 62
- ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 110