Back in the 90’s, of simpsons It was one of the best shows on TV. Theatrical bomb known as water worldThis post-apocalyptic action movie starring Kevin Costner was expensive to produce and was a notoriously miserable. So naturally simpsons joked about it.And now the joke is fully playable video gameBe prepared to fork over many quarters.
i don’t think i need to explain what simpsons To most of you reading this. Many of you may not have been born yet when the show began, but the animated comedy (which is still airing today) is one of the most famous and critically acclaimed television shows of all time. Many of its jokes and scenes have become internet memes, and the iconic characters are recognized around the world, so you may be familiar with the program.
However, you may not know about the jokes in the Season 8 episodes.”springfield fileâ In the episode, x file In Crossover (in the 90’s!), Bart’s friend Milhouse runs the 40th Quarter. water world arcade machinePlaying as Kevin Costner’s Mariner, he steps up. The game ends quickly, plus he is prompted to insert 40 quarters.
Now indie game developer and Twitch streamer Macaw45 Summarized Free full game inspired by that 20 second jokeAnd it’s so good. (And frustrating.)
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While the original fake game seen in the show was basically one screen and a few animations, Macaw45 has expanded on it greatly, adding bosses, multiple areas to explore, and even some secrets to find. But before you get to play Kevin Costnerâs Waterworld, youâll need to load in 40 quarters.
In fact, every time you die the game demands more coins and keeps track of how much money you spend to finish it. Also, based on the audio that plays when putting coins into the machine, you appear to be playing as Millhouse, which is the saddest part of all of this.
Macaw45 said heâs always been âfascinatedâ by the fake video games that would often appear in The Simpsons. And Waterworldâs terrible arcade game stuck with Macaw45 more than the others. According to the dev, the idea of what could possibly lay beyond that one screen we see during the show was something he kept thinking about long after the episode aired.
âThis project was born from that interest,â said Macaw45. âAnd while originally planned to only be a short game, it quickly developed further and I sunk tremendous amounts of effort into it to the point where it ended up becoming a fully fleshed-out game of much greater scope than I ever expected.â
Once you beat Waterworld (or give up a few screens in, no shame) you can try out another fake Simpsons game turned real: Lee Carvallo Putting Challenge.
