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'''Comic Book Guy:''' Yes I suppose, but must we call it that? }}
''[[The Simpsons
A game notably filled to the brim with references to past episodes and the vehicles contained within, the creators of this game sure did their [[Shown Their Work|homework]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The sheer amount of [[Continuity Porn]] and [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]] could fill a page in of itself, including an entire section devoted to the Halloween "[[Halloween Episode|Treehouse of Horror]]" episodes. If a vehicle appeared on the show when this game was put into production, it was in this game.
A Licensed Game that does ''[[The Problem
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* [[Action Mom]]: Marge
* [[The Alleged Car]]: Comic Book Guy's Kremlin.
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** If you destroy your vehicle, you can drive the chassis, rather hilariously. Drive it into a repair icon to avoid having to pay the repair fees!
* [[And I'm the Queen of Sheba]]: Krusty essentially says this about Bart's warning about the aliens planning to instigate a mass riot with laser guns via Buzz Cola.
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'''Krusty:''' Yeah right, and I'm getting into the Country Western Hall of Fame. It just ain't gonna happen, kid. }}
* [[Anti Frustration Feature]]: Five times you fail, and the game allows you to skip. Except for the final mission.
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* [[Big No]]: {{spoiler|Kang finding out he has to share heaven with the credits.}}
** One of Bart's quotes when he falls into a [[Bottomless Pit]] is one of these that continues for a second after you reappear.
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* [[Big Word Shout]]: Comic Book Guy will scream "[[Star Trek|KHAAAN!]]" during jumps.
* [[Book Ends]]: Every 'map' gets at least two levels. The last level is the same map as the first one except with a Halloween makeover and a...
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* [[Camera Screw]]: Some locations force the camera in a specific direction, even if it will mess up a jump. First example is the Duff truck near the Kwik-e-mart -- jump with the camera pointing towards the front of the truck and it turns to the side as soon as you hit the steam vent.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]:
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'''Bart:''' Why? That sounds hilarious! I'd watch that show!
'''Apu:''' ([[Face Palm]]) I'll tell you what; you're a bad little boy. }}
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Simply put, the computer can drive any car faster than you can, ''better'' than you can, and is magically much heavier than the same car is under your control.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Where do we start?
** The cars. There's the Canyonero, the Plow King, part of the Monorail, the Homer, the Elec-Taurus, [[Overly Long Gag|the Honor Roller, the Book Burning Mobile,]] [[Continuity Porn|the sports car Bart used to rampage through Santa's Village when he became the heir to Mr. Burns' fortune...]]
* [[Cool Car]]: The Car [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Credits Gag]]: See [[MST]].
* [[Crop Circles]]: Which match the design on *GASP* Buzz Cola. Or Bart. Depends on the level.
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* [[Dead Character Walking]]: You can drive a wrecked chassis if your car explodes. Not surprisingly, It's [[Joke Character|VERY slow]], but if you drive it into a repair item, it'll be as good as new.
* [[Destructive Saviour]]: Thanks to the poor handling of some cars and the loads of destructible scenery, the Simpsons will be this at one point or another. This trope is so prevalent it was actually ''advertized as a selling point of the game''.
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* [[Double Jump]]: Some walking sections require using this, while other sections didn't expect a double-jump (or other tactic) could be used to bypass the platform puzzle.
* [[Every Car Is a Pinto]]: Every vehicle in the game explodes when it's taken too much damage. Even the RC car. Then again, this is not exactly out of place in the Simpsons world.
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* {{spoiler|[[Flying Saucer]]}}: The 3 final missions have you loading barrels of toxic waste into one.
* [[Ground Pound]]: Attack while doing a [[Double Jump]].
* [[Halloween Episode]]: In true "Treehouse of Horror" style, an entire section of the game revolves around a now Halloween themed Springfield, complete with ''[[
* [[Hero Insurance]]: When Homer runs into something or someone, he may randomly blurt out "I have no insurance!"
* [[Holiday Mode]]: For Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Halloween (only the menu is changed, though).
* [[Hypocritical Humour]]: Comic Book Guy.
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* [[I'm Standing Right Here]]
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'''Milhouse''': I'm standing right here, Bart. }}
* [[Invulnerable Civilians]]: You run them over, but they don't die.
* [[
* [[Legitimate
* [[Leitmotif]]: Several characters have their own themes. For example, Chief Wiggum has one reminiscent of [[The Seventies|'70s]] cop shows, Apu has several Indian-sounding themes, and Professor Frink has a theme reminiscent of [[Danny Elfman]]'s compositions.
* [[Lemming Cops]]: The cop cars that show up when you fill out the [[Wanted Meter]] explode at the slightest provocation, often simply for failing to hit you on the first past. More show up to replace them.
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* [[Mistaken Confession]]: When Homer accuses Mr Burns of being connected to the black vans, Burns confesses to having ''Amelia Earhart's plane shot down''. "That hussie was getting too big for her jodhpurs."
* [[MST]]: {{spoiler|Kang and Kodos}} snark at the credits and the staff, right down to the job titles.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: There's a reason for the [[Mercy Mode]] listed under [[Anti
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: After a car blows up, you can still drive it. Even though all that's left is the charred, twisted framework and the bent up rims.
* [[One Hundred Percent Completion]]: It lets you drive backwards on the bonus courses.
* [[Optional Traffic Laws]]: The police will chase you if you cause too much damage, but even if they manage to catch you all they do is fine you a few coins.
* [[Orphaned Punchline]]: "...leaving the famous bearded cartoon creator incarcerated in a Peruvian jail."
* [[Ow, My Body Part]]: Bart goes "Ow, my ovaries!", referencing a line from the show when he was faking being sick.
* [[Potty Emergency]]: One of Apu's missions involves rounding up diapers for the octuplets. "Quick, cover my incontinent children's tushies!"
* [[Pro Bono Barter]]: One of Homer's lines when calling for a different car. "Can you come and get me? I'll pay you in back rubs!"
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* [[Society Is to Blame]]: Another of Homer's excuses.
* [[Space X]]: {{spoiler|Space-ratings and space-viewers who watch their SPACE TV.}}
* [[Spies in
* [[Spinning Newspaper]]: One at the beginning of each level. The one for the first level, for example, includes this:
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* [[Spring Jump]]: Steam vents are an extra powerful jump, and can be combined with a double jump. The vents are necessary in several foot-on quests and sidequests.
* [[Stalker
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* [[Tempting Fate]]:
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* [[This Loser Is You]]: The characters' road rage ("You're not a very good driver..." "What were you thinking?!" etc.) can be interpreted as [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] and telling the player that they can't drive.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Homer, but lucky for you, he's just extremely stupid in non-lethal situations.
** Something closer to the trope: {{spoiler|Grampa, who is too senile to bail out of his rigged Military Jeep when he and Homer blow up Kang and Kodos' ship.}}
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* [[Truman Show Plot]]: Those robot wasp cameras are filming everyone so {{spoiler|Kang and Kodos can turn Springfield into an intergalactic reality show}}.
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* [[Van in Black]]: {{spoiler|Except they're only pizza vans.}}
* [[Vent Physics]]
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