newfiebangaa plays The Simpsons: Bart and the Beanstalk - Part 1 of 2

Another Simpsons game from the '90s. This is not going to feel pleasant.

In case you need an explanation about the story, it's Jack and the Beanstalk...except it also involves The Simpsons.

Level 1

Bart's main weapon is the slingshot that he got along with the magic beans from Monty the Miser, but the pebbles don't go very far.

You'll have to collect all 40 gold coins in order to complete the level.

You have a life meter at the bottom center. If it runs out, you lose a life. You'll want to try hard not to die, because there isn't much in the way of checkpoints.

Dynamite can be used by pressing the Select button. The dynamite will clear the screen of enemies.

The paper airplanes are a little stronger than your slingshot, but use them wisely. You can only hold either the paper airplanes or the dynamite at any given time, as the game will not let you carry around both.

Use the springs on the beanstalks to jump to higher heights.

You can climb up and down vines and jump off of them to reach certain areas.

Be careful when falling. The camera is slow to catch up with you, and if you drop from too great a height, Bart will drop beyond the bottom of the gameplay screen and die.

The beetles take three hits before dying. Watch out for the circles of bees that block your path at times, and the only way to get ride of them is with the dynamite.

The flies fly around in circles and take two hits to kill.

The music you hear in the first level is in all the other levels, so get used to hearing it.

The boss is a giant beetle. Jump over it as it moves from one side of the screen to the other and shoot it down as it jumps straight up. Its pattern will then repeat. This is a really easy boss.

Level 2

After reaching the top of the beanstalk, Bart will see a giant castle through the clouds. 

Sadly, you'll have to move along with the platforms, as the platforms will not move you.

Watch out for the lightning that strikes form the top of the level. Also, watch out for the arrows that move back and forth. You can't duck, so the only way to avoid them is to move out of the way.

The boss is a cloud that looks like Mr.Burns. He'll drop down, move to one side of the screen, move to the other and then come straight up and strike downwards with a lightning bolt. Sometime he'll switch it up and move in a complete square after he moves back to the other side.

Every so often, the Mr. Burns cloud will stay at the top of the screen and strike you with lightning bolts four times as he moves from one upper corner to the other. He stands still when it strikes, and the only place he won't do it is dead center. After that second thunder bolt, be ready to run under him.

Once you get his movement and attack patterns down, it won't be long before you can slingshot your way to victory against the Mr. Burns cloud.