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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Bart World''''' (バートワールド), is a game based on ''[[:Category:The Simpsons|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]]''.
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==Story==
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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.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, China, Map.png|width=200|Map}}
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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 {{1}}. There is no penalty for losing a minigame, and they can be attempted again if lost.
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Bart walks with {{left}} and {{right}} and ducks with {{down}}. He jumps by pressing {{2}} and "super jumps" farther by pressing {{1}}+{{2}} while moving. He can run by holding {{2}} while moving. He can attack by throwing firecracker balls at enemies by pressing {{1}} (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 {{up}} and {{down}}.
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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.
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===Items===
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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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| title=Grape Squishee
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Replenishes all of Bart's lost health points. Worth 300 points.
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| title=Bag of Firecrackers
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives 10 firecracker balls to Bart, which he can throw at enemies by pressing {{1}}.
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| title=Small Diamond
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Worth 100 points.
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}}
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| title=Big Diamond
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives the player an extra life. Worth 500 points.
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}}
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| title=Cheap Krusty Collectible
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Collect 15 to earn an extra life at the end of the level. Worth 100 points.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Jebediah Springfield Head
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Makes Bart temporarily invincible. Worth 200 points.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bartman Cape and Cowl
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Transforms Bart into his superhero alter-ego Bartman, who can fly by pressing {{repeat|{{2}}}}. He starts to flash when he is about to change back into Bart. Worth 500 points.
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| title=Map Sign
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| sprite={{sprite | Bart vs the World SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Touching this sign ends the level. Worth 10,000 points.
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===Levels===
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====China====
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| title=The Great Wall
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| title=Sliding Puzzle
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| screenshot2=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, China, Sliding Puzzle Complete.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=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 {{2}} moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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| title=Card Match
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, China, Card Match.png
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| desc=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 {{2}} picks the card. The game is won if the player makes pairs of every card without making 5 wrong guesses.
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====The North Pole====
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| title=The Ice Cave
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| title=The Frozen River
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, North Pole 2.png
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| title=Igloo Shell Game
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, North Pole, Igloo Shell Game.png
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| desc=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 {{left}} and {{right}} and pressing {{2}}.
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| title=Sliding Puzzle
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, North Pole, Sliding Puzzle.png
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| screenshot2=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, North Pole, Sliding Puzzle Complete.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=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 {{2}} moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Abominable Snow Burns
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, North Pole Boss.png
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| desc=
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====Egypt====
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Valley of the Kings
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt 1-1.png
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| screenshot2=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt 1-2.png
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| screenshot3=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt 1-3.png
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| title=The Sphinx
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt 2.png
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| title=Sliding Puzzle
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt, Sliding Puzzle.png
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| screenshot2=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt, Sliding Puzzle Complete.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=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 {{2}} moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Ramses Burns
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Egypt Boss.png
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====Hollywood====
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| title=Soundstage 1
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Hollywood 1-1.png
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| title=Soundstage 2
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Hollywood 2-1.png
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| tabs=yes
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Moe's
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Hollywood, Moe's.png
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| desc=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 {{left}} and {{right}} and jumps with {{2}}.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Find the Bats
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Hollywood, Find the Bats.png
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| desc=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 {{left}} and {{right}} and pressing {{2}}.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Eric von Burns
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| screenshot=Bart vs the World SMS, Stages, Hollywood Boss.png
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'''''The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World''''', known in Japan as '''''Bart World''''' (バートワールド), is the sequel to ''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants]]''. It was released among other platforms for the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Sega Game Gear]].
 
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
 
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*'''Programming:''' John Barber, Stuart Middleton, Byron Nilsson
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*'''Graphics:''' Paul Walker
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*'''Music:''' Andi McGinty
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*'''[[Acclaim]] Development by [[The Black Team]]:''' Mark Flitman, Donn Nauert, Mike Arkin, Tom Rademacher, Joe Allocco, Linda Spelman, J.J. Mazziotto
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==Physical scans==
 
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==Technical information==
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 22 August 2024

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BartVsTheWorld SMS title.png

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The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge (US/EU)
Sega Game Gear
Acclaim Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Twentieth Century Fox, Gracie Films
Original system(s): Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer(s) of original games: Imagineering
Genre: Action[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		MK 27053-50
Sega Master System
UK 		£29.9929.99[5] MK 27053-50
Sega Master System
AU 		FBAR04SEC
Sega Master System
BR 		027210
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,5004,500 T-81077
Sega Game Gear
US 		$39.9539.95[6] T-81098
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Game Gear
EU 		T-81098-50
Sega Game Gear
PT 		GG81098
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£29.9929.99[8] T-81098-50
Sega Game Gear
BR 		075410
Non-Sega versions

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

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Map

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 1. There is no penalty for losing a minigame, and they can be attempted again if lost.

Bart walks with Left and Right and ducks with Down. He jumps by pressing 2 and "super jumps" farther by pressing 1+2 while moving. He can run by holding 2 while moving. He can attack by throwing firecracker balls at enemies by pressing 1 (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 Up and Down.

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
Replenishes all of Bart's lost health points. Worth 300 points.
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 Bag of Firecrackers
Gives 10 firecracker balls to Bart, which he can throw at enemies by pressing 1.
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 Small Diamond
Worth 100 points.
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 Big Diamond
Gives the player an extra life. Worth 500 points.
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 Cheap Krusty Collectible
Collect 15 to earn an extra life at the end of the level. Worth 100 points.
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 Jebediah Springfield Head
Makes Bart temporarily invincible. Worth 200 points.
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 Bartman Cape and Cowl
Transforms Bart into his superhero alter-ego Bartman, who can fly by pressing 22222. He starts to flash when he is about to change back into Bart. Worth 500 points.
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 Map Sign
Touching this sign ends the level. Worth 10,000 points.

Levels

China

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The Junk

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The Great Wall

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Sliding Puzzle
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 2 moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).

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Card Match
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 2 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

The North Pole

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The Ice Cave

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The Frozen River

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Igloo Shell Game
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 Left and Right and pressing 2.

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Sliding Puzzle
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 2 moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).

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The Abominable Snow Burns

Egypt

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The Valley of the Kings

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The Sphinx

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Sliding Puzzle
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 2 moves the piece into the blank space (if it is adjacent to it).

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Ramses Burns

Hollywood

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Soundstage 1

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Soundstage 2

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Moe's
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 Left and Right and jumps with 2.

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Find the Bats
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 Left and Right and pressing 2.

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Eric von Burns

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

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BR print advert
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Print advert in VideoGames (US) #61: "February 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Play (US) #0501: "February 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joypad (FR) PAL
69
[10]
Player One (FR) PAL
74
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
44
[12]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
80
[13]
Sega Master System
 67
Based on
4 reviews

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World

Master System, EU
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Cart
Master System, AU
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, BR
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Cover
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Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
55
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
40
[17]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
62
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
58
[6]
Gamer (GR)
50
[19]
Joypad (FR) PAL
77
[20]
Player One (FR) PAL
75
[21]
Power Unlimited (NL)
70
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[12]
Video Games (DE) PAL
64
[23]
Sega Game Gear
 60
Based on
12 reviews

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World

Game Gear, JP
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Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Game Gear, PT

Game Gear, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 f6b2370a
MD5 cba2ec2940619956359801618e7aab17
SHA-1 038920e63437e05d8431e4cbab2131dd76fb3345
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 da7bd5c7
MD5 b71c156bb1fcfa6c3c48924a7b3747ff
SHA-1 256672261c9a2d35e10eb06e990e8ebc46fb35c1
256kB Cartridge

References

  1. ↑ File:BvtW GG EU Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ File:BvtW GG JP Box Front.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 34
  5. ↑ Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 20
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 194
  7. ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 18
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 100
  9. ↑ File:Bart vs the World SMS credits.pdf
  10. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 162
  11. ↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 117
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 76
  13. ↑ Sega Master Force, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 18
  14. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1994" (JP; 1994-07-08), page 23
  15. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-15), page 78
  16. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  17. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-08-05" (JP; 1994-07-22), page 41
  18. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 3 March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
  19. ↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1994" (GR; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  20. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 129
  21. ↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 116
  22. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 1, Januari 1994" (NL; 1993-12-29), page 62
  23. ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 110


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The Simpsons games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (1992) | Krusty's Super Fun House (1992) | The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (1993) | Virtual Bart (1994) | The Itchy & Scratchy Game (unreleased)
Sega Master System
 The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (1992) | Krusty's Fun House (1993) | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (1992) | Krusty's Fun House (1993) | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World (1993) | The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (1994) | The Itchy & Scratchy Game (1995)
Sega Dreamcast
 The Simpsons: Bug Squad! (unreleased)
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