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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 19, 2020 10:43:24 GMT -5
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 19, 2020 11:02:06 GMT -5
That is.. That is definitely a creative use of a license....
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hassanchop
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Post by hassanchop on Dec 19, 2020 11:07:24 GMT -5
Virtual Springfield?
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 19, 2020 11:13:07 GMT -5
Juh?
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Post by Mandarin Dessert Version 0 on Dec 19, 2020 11:35:27 GMT -5
Who knew that the Mr. Mosquito series would spark the minds of someone working with a Simpsons licence?
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Post by Spider2024 on Dec 19, 2020 11:47:10 GMT -5
I hope the game over screen was Mr. Largo flicking you away and saying "Ew, a bug!"
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Post by Bad Moon on Dec 19, 2020 11:51:21 GMT -5
The best theory I can come up with was that the studio were already developing a cel-shaded game about bugs in a suburban home, then halfway into development they got the Simpsons license, but since they were already working on a game, instead of pulling resources from it to develop a Simpsons game they decided to turn their original designs for the house and human characters into the Simpsons. The player character in the screenshots looks pleasingly cartoony, but not like they fit in with the Simpsons aesthetic at all.
What I wanna know is what stopped them from releasing it. Did Fox pull the license when they saw what they were doing? Did they lose faith in the project? This is fascinating stuff.
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Post by DSR on Dec 19, 2020 11:58:45 GMT -5
Is this a creepypasta?
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 19, 2020 15:04:29 GMT -5
Gameplay.
More than likely this is a tech demo.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 19, 2020 15:15:49 GMT -5
You know what would make this a really strange Simpson's video game? If it was good.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Dec 19, 2020 15:40:02 GMT -5
You know what would make this a really strange Simpson's video game? If it was good. Theres been some good simpsons games.Sadly the bad are more numorous. The arcade,The one that was like Crazy Taxi The GTA like one. Hell back when I wasn't old enough to work yet so got at most 4 NES games a year I loved the hell outta Bart vs the Space Mutants. |
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Post by Bad Moon on Dec 19, 2020 19:02:13 GMT -5
You know what would make this a really strange Simpson's video game? If it was good. I resent that. Hit & Run is an underrated classic. |
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Dec 20, 2020 4:23:53 GMT -5
You know what would make this a really strange Simpson's video game? If it was good. Hit & Run and the arcade game were great, Road Rage was pretty good and the 2007 game was quite decent. Not a great track record in 30 years, but there were some good Simpsons games. |
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Post by Malcolm on Dec 20, 2020 15:53:55 GMT -5
I have a theory that Bug Squad was a separate game that was being made(but got scrapped) and the developer was using The Simpsons to show off the cel shading engine to create interest for a potential Simpsons game?
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Post by Vampiro138 on Dec 20, 2020 23:07:15 GMT -5
From one of Red Lemon Studio's founders, Andy Campbell:
"Oh my! Not seen that for 20 years! We had a great coder who had developed an amazing cell shading engine for DC. I knew Fox pretty well, so this was a demo we created and I pitched to them. We were never commissioned, so this was technically never an official title in development
This was a trip down memory lane. The tech was great, developed by a guy named Rich Evans, great coder. Bug Squad concept came from Jamie Grant if I remember. A great art team built the models. The tech was also pitched as a production tool for the show itself. No game made though"
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Dec 21, 2020 0:02:56 GMT -5
You know what would make this a really strange Simpson's video game? If it was good. Theres been some good simpsons games.Sadly the bad are more numorous. The arcade,The one that was like Crazy Taxi The GTA like one. Hell back when I wasn't old enough to work yet so got at most 4 NES games a year I loved the hell outta Bart vs the Space Mutants. I’ve played Bart vs The Space Mutants in my adult life, and it’s baffles me how I could constantly get to the museum level, and sometimes the final as a young child. It’s nearly impossible to get to the mall now! The controls are ridiculous! Lol |
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