<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
machines	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
,	O
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
television	O
shows	O
's	O
voice	O
actors	O
;	O
Dan	O
Castellaneta	O
,	O
Julie	O
Kavner	O
,	O
Nancy	O
Cartwright	O
and	O
Yeardley	O
Smith	O
reprising	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
soon	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
that	O
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
both	O
services	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
walking	O
through	O
downtown	O
Springfield	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
collide	O
with	O
Smithers	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
stolen	O
a	O
large	O
diamond	O
from	O
a	O
jewelry	O
shop	O
for	O
Mr.	O
Burns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
give	O
chase	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
fighting	O
off	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
(	O
hired	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Burns	O
)	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Springfield	O
Nuclear	O
Power	O
Plant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
must	O
defeat	O
first	O
Smithers	O
and	O
then	O
Mr.	O
Burns	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
mobile	O
battle	O
suit	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Mr.	O
Burns	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
Maggie	O
puts	O
her	O
pacifier	O
in	O
his	O
mouth	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
take	O
her	O
home	O
,	O
with	O
Homer	O
throwing	O
the	O
diamond	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
in	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
score	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
 '	O
arcade	O
release	O
,	O
Novotrade	O
released	O
ports	O
for	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
also	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
,	O
although	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
;	O
no	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
was	O
given	O
by	O
either	O
Sony	O
or	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
completely	O
different	O
title	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Platinum	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
for	O
sales	O
achievement	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
machines	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
(	O
with	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
which	O
won	O
Platinum	O
and	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
won	O
Diamond	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
“	O
It	O
’s	O
the	O
great	O
looking	O
graphics	O
,	O
good	O
sampled	O
sound	O
and	O
clever	O
animations	O
that	O
makes	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
such	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
“	O
ScrewAttack	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
cartoon-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC/MS	O
-DOS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#180	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
