The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man

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The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge
Developer: Teeny Weeny Games
Licensor: Twentieth Century Fox
Original system(s): Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer(s) of original games: Imagineering
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1994-02 $34.9934.99 T-81168
Non-Sega versions Nintendo Entertainment System

The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man is a platform game based on The Simpsons. It was released for the Sega Game Gear exclusively in North America in 1994.

Story

Introduction

Bart Simpson is reading his favorite comic book, Radioactive Man, late at night in his treehouse, but notices that Radioactive Man is absent. Bart wonders who will save Radioactive Man when Fallout Boy, Radioactive Man's sidekick, suddenly appears. Fallout Boy tells Bart that he must venture into the comic book universe in order to save Radioactive Man, who is being held captive at the black hole-orbiting prison Limbo Zone.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling platformer played as Bart Simpson in his superhero alter-ego "Bartman." It is divided into four chapters. In the first three chapters, Bartman must defeat three super villains that have stolen Radioactive Man's powers: Swamp Hag, Dr. Crab, and Lava Man. After collecting these powers, Bartman must find Radioactive Man and team up with him to defeat Brain-O the Magnificent, the mastermind behind the evil plot, in the final chapter.

Bartman moves with or . He ducks with and jumps with . He attacks by punching and kicking with . He can obtain Mighty Powers that give him enhanced abilities, such as the ability to fly or shoot lightning bolts from his eyes, by collecting power-ups. Mighty Powers only last for a limited amount of time or number of uses.

In some levels, Bartman flies as the screen autoscrolls like a shoot-'em-up. In these levels, he moves in any direction using the D-Pad and punches with .

Bartman has five health points and loses one if he takes damage from an enemy. He loses a life if he loses all of his health points and loses the game if he loses all of his lives. He restarts at a predetermined checkpoint in the level after losing a life. The game can be continued a limited number of times.

Items

Items can be collected by touching them or by attacking them.

	Radiation Symbol
	Restores one health point.
	Exclamation Point
	Collect 20 to earn an extra life.
	Radioactive Man #1
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Warps Bartman to the Limbo Zone.
	Goal at the end of the level.

Mighty Power

Only one of these Mighty Powers can be active at a time.

	Laser Bolt
	Gives Bartman the ability to shoot laser bolts from his eyes with , which replaces his usual punches and kicks for 20 lasers.
	Ice Crystal
	Gives Bartman the ability to belch ice breath projectiles with , which replaces his usual punches and kicks for 5 breaths.

Super Mighty Power

	Tornado
	Causes Bartman to spin in a tornado for a duration. He is invincible and moves faster while this effect is active. He starts flashing when the effect is almost over.
	Bartman Flying Icon
	Causes Bartman to fly. He can walk again if he lands, then fly again with . He starts flashing when the effect is almost over.

Levels

Swamp Hag's Junkyard of Doom

	The Junkyard
	The Subterranean Pipe
	The Swamp
	Swamp Hag's Hideaway

The Water-Logged Lair of Dr. Crab

	The Sea Bed
	Bartman can swim by moving the D-Pad in any direction.
	The Crab Walk
	The Inner Wall
	More Crab Walk
	The Boiler Room
	Dr. Crab's Lair

20,000 Miles under the Earth

	The Sunken Volcano
	The Underground City
	Bartman can enter doorways by pressing when standing in front of one.
	Lava Man's Lava Pit

Brain-O the Magnificient

	Final Boss

The Limbo Zone

The Limbo Zone

Some levels contain an icon that warps Bartman to the Limbo Zone if he touches it. If Bartman can survive 60 seconds in the Limbo Zone, he skips to the next level; otherwise, he returns to the same level. If he stands in one spot for too long, the screen shakes and he is knocked off the platform.

History

A Sega Master System version was planned but ultimately cancelled, reportedly as the system was viewed as obsolete.

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.

• Programmed by: Nick Pelling
• Music composer (uncredited): Mark Van Hecke
• Music arranger (uncredited): Matt Furniss
• Sound programmer (uncredited): Shaun Hollingworth

Magazine articles

Main article: The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #61: "February 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Mega Play (US) #0501: "February 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

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The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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