Virtual Bart

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Virtual Bart
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,8008,800 T-81103
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-81206
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-81206-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		FVIR01SMC

Virtual Bart (バーチャルバート) is a video game starring Bart Simpson of The Simpsons, and was released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. It was the last Simpsons game to see a release on a home Sega console , the last to be published by Acclaim (whose handling of the franchise was seen as iffy), and the only Simpsons game on the Mega Drive to be published by them (the other games were published under their Flying Edge label).

Virtual Bart has Bart complete a series of minigames, randomly selected by a virtual reality machine.

For whatever reason, the Japanese box uses the pre-Saturn box format, including older informational icons.

Production credits

  • Programmed by: James Henn, Rob Nelson, Hung Nguyen, John Tomlinson
  • Directed by: Hal Rushton
  • Designed by: Hal Rushton, Rich Reagan, Dave Ross
  • Lead Artist: Dallin Haws
  • Art and Animation by: Rich Reagan, Joel Izatt, Mike Peery, Ray Cornia, Mike Ulrich, Virginia Sargent, Rob Kemp
  • Music and Sound-Effects Arranged and Performed by: Sam Powell, Mark Ganus, Kingsley Thurber, Eric Nunamaker, James Hebdon
  • Camp Bracken Staff: Vince Bracken, Gary Rowberry, John Howa, Scott Hanks, Brian Miller, Bryan Wong, Steve Jolly, Jeff Hanson, Matt Grate
  • Acclaim Development by: The Black Team
  • Producer: Mark Flitman
  • Associate Producers: Doug Yellin, Tyrone Miller, Ken Kajikawa
  • Analysts: Joe Cool Allocco, Michael Archer, J.J. Mazziotto
  • Special Thanks to: Linda Spelman, Scott Marcus, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Eric Samulski, John Guymon
Source:
In-game credits


Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №5, p15
60 №26, p60/61
65 №46, p129
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
53
[3]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
51
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[5]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[6]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[7]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[8]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
80
[9]
Player One (FR)
65
[10]
Play Time (DE)
35
[11]
Sega Megazone (AU)
35
[12]
Top Secret (PL)
50
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[14]
Sega Mega Drive
 60
Based on
13 reviews

Virtual Bart

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Virtual Bart MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
VirtualBart MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
VirtualBart MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
VirtualBart MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
VirtualBart MD JP CartTop.jpg
VirtualBart MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
VirtualBart MD JP Postcard.pdf
Reg Card
Mega Drive, AU
VirtualBart MD AU Box.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0710.pdf, page 11
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 259
  3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
  4. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 157
  5. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 132
  6. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 15
  7. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 90
  8. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 60
  9. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "3/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 70
  10. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 129
  11. ↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 105
  12. ↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 26
  13. ↑ Top Secret, "Sierpień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
  14. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 220



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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