The Simpsons is one of the most important cartoons of all time, regardless of your opinion on its quality over its 30+ years of life. It saved adult animation, while still being a product that kids could enjoy. And a product that could hock any old crap. And that seems like an apt way to start an essay on the Game Boy debut, Bart Simpson's Escape From Camp Deadly.
Year of Release: 1991
Developer: Imagineering Inc.
Publisher: Acclaim
By the time Bart Simpson's Escape From Camp Deadly arrived on Game Boy, The Simpsons was in the middle of its third season. And despite two seasons under its belt, there is a definite feel of just throwing whatever you can into a game and hope it works that comes from this game. This is another Simpsons game given to Imagineering, who worked on the less than stellar
Bart Vs. The Space Mutants and
Bart Vs. The World, among other licensed games in the tail end of the NES life cycle. But did this outing at least feel like some lessons were learned over their past endeavors?
