The Simpsons Arcade Coming to XBLA? [Rumor]

The Simpsons Arcade Coming to XBLA? [Rumor]

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Written by N0T PENNYS B0AT on 09 November 11 at 19:53

One of the most revered side-scrolling beat-'em-ups ever, The Simpsons arcade game, may be coming to the downloadable market reports XBLAfans.com. They received a tip from a reader that the game was recently rated by an Australian ratings board, which seems to indicate a re-release is on the horizon.

It should be noted that the guys at XBLAfans.com have previously revealed the news that Gotham City Impostors and Alan Wake's Night Springs were in development, prior to any other gaming news outlet knowing they existed. So they seem to have a reputable track record with this sort of thing. We should have expected this release anyways as other prolific arcade classics like X-Men: The Official Game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Arcade have been given the XBLA treatment too.

Originally released in 1991 by Konami, the game was recently the top response to a Konami Facebook poll asking which classic fans would like to be re-released. Perhaps gamers have got their wish. Here's some gameplay of The Simpsons to refresh your memory.



We'll be following this story closely and we'll be sure to cover its official announcement if these rumors are true.

Related items: The Simpsons Game | The Simpsons Arcade

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Hairy Cabbage
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:O nice
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This would be awesome. I wasted so many quarters as a kid playing this game.
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Sweet. If it happens, there's no doubt that I'm getting it.
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played this a lot back in the day at the local cafeteria actually, cool !
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I used to love playing this when I was on holiday years ago in the arcade where I was staying.
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xPut Name Herex said:This would be awesome. I wasted so many quarters as a kid playing this game.Ditto
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This would be amazing
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After xmen arcade came out me and my bro were wondering where Simpsons arcade was? very cool
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NickHawkeye said:xPut Name Herex said:This would be awesome. I wasted so many quarters as a kid playing this game.Ditto3rd'ed. Buying the game will almost certainly be cheaper than the amount I spent on this as a kid.
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If this doesn't come to XBLA I swear...dont cock tease like that
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about time it should!
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i wish theyd release that game for the snes where you were spiderman and or venom, it was very much like streets of rage, idr the name of it though
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would buy this day one.
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I WISH! I'd multi-platform purchase this game just to support.
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I hope so...loved this game!
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I was actually thinking about this the other day. This would be a release day buy for me
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Oh, thank God! I can save my quarters and stop being that creepy-guy-who-plays-arcade-games-at-the-skating-rink.
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Yes yes oh my god yes!
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 Posted on 09 November 11 at 20:10, Edited on 09 November 11 at 20:11 by UrbanAdvantage
So long have I been dreaming that this game would come to XBLA. Once I played 1989 arcade I started wondering where the "F" is the simspons. Hopefully this goes through and they will make enough money for all their troubles.
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