Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES) Full Playthrough w/ Mike Matei
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- Full playthrough of Bart vs the Space Mutants for NES by Mike Matei. See my map I drew for the final level here / 823887240606679040
Released in February 1991, Bart vs the Space Mutants was developed by Imagineering for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The majority of people out there do not like this game. And it's true, the game does have some issues. In particular, some platforming sections make the game harder than it probably should be. It is a flawed game, but I think it gets more hate than it deserves. The game does have a lot of variety. Each stage has its own unique elements. You can tell that a lot of care and thought went into the game design, it's just bogged down by a few flaws. Had they spent a little more time field testing this game and working out a few of the kinks it could have been an amazing game.
Anyway, as I say in this video, I beat this game before recording this playthrough. I decided to make a map of the last level because after you collect some of the green rods, you might forget which ones you've collected. Then you end up backtracking over the same areas. I think what would have made the Power Plant better would have been if they closed off areas that you don't need to go back to. (Have a guard appear that doesn't let you pass or something). Anyway, since the game is the way it is, I drew my own map which I encourage others to use if you are trying for yourself. Just remember when you see Maggie Simpson. Because you need to find her to end the level.
Also, I edited down some sections for time. Like if I ended up backtracking for a while over the same areas by mistake. (Nobody needs see me do the same exact thing twice.) Or if I paused the game to take a break.
One last thing, I ended this video saying that I don't think this is a bad game, and that is true. I also don't think it's a great game either. It's just ok. #retro #retrogaming #nes #snes #jamesrolfe #mikematei #atari #playthrough #gameplay #gamereview
These are seriously some of the best playthrough's I've ever seen. I usually don't' like let's plays, or streams. Mostly because the commentating is usually annoying or boring. But Mike does a perfect job balancing being entertaining and informative. I like that he actually explains things about the game, and goes into depth about the games mechanics, as well has his own strategies. I really hope these are doing well in views, because I want this series to continue on Cinemassacre. They are so good.
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Nice Blossom TV show shout out! Whoa!!
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Cinemassacre hello mike,and james,i am your big fan from russia,can you please in youre next videos send a hi to all russian fans,and specially to the avgn pablik in vkontakte,thx mike,james
One thing about stage 1 with calling Moe, when he come out to chase you, he is wearing a purple apron. You can hit him with the spray can and get credit for a purple item.
This is when Simpsons was around it's prime years.
Nice accomplishment, a childhood game I always wanted to beat.
It's sad to see how much the show has decayed over the years.
True
seasons 2-9 are my favorites.
the simpsons
x-men
xfiles
sliders
i miss those days
Intimidation The Simpsons Episodes Ruled
How in the world can you even hook up an NES to an HD tv? We have this old NES thing with some adapter and controller, but it's like impossible to find decent information on how to play this.
I own an AVS by RetroUSB. Really awesome HDMI system. That's how I record these in HD60fps. Thanks for watching -Mike
Cinemassacre Thanks so much for the info and I really appreciate it because nobody else responds or helps me.
Waaahh
Juzimaster thanks. My uncle has so many games he gave to me and I couldn't play em.
masterninjahh It has the flap thing. I didn't know you could use those cable color things on the old system.
+Cinemassacre Its been a while Mike, but here is what I remember secret and tip wise for Bart vs. the Space Mutants. If you are outside the movie theater when your timer is at 400 and/or 200 a purple boy scout will come out for you to spray paint. Calling Moe is worth it to summon a guy in a purple shirt to spray paint. The whistle calls Grandpa Simpson if used at the last window of the retirement home, who will shower you with coins. Collecting coins is worth it at all cost (aside from buying stuff on stage 1 and playing the the carnival games for extra lives on stage 3 the coins in of themselves will give you extra lives for every 15 or so you collect). Collecting extra lives (I'm pretty certain) is also worth it even if your counter shows 9 (I believe the game gives you credit for lives beyond 9, the counter just doesn't show them. The counter will also stay at 9 lives if you lose a life when you are over 9 lives. If you have the key item you can quick warp between the retirement home door and the movie theater door. When you hit the E in the Kwik E Mart sign for the extra life you also unlock the sound test. The magnet item from stage 1 will guarantee a 100% win every time on the spinning wheel carnival game if you use the item before you play the game. A lot of the trash cans have items in them (coins, hats, Jebadiah heads, Krusty heads) in the mall stage. Catch is you have to jump on them multiple times. And don't stop jumping even after one item comes out (there are multiple items per can and it takes multiple jumps in between each item coming out of the trash can). One trash can so loaded that it 'll even spit out a second round of coins after a Krusty head (oddly these coins don't look like coins, they look like weird crosses and have initials on them like "JW" etc.). One of the trash cans in the mall (if you press down on it for a few seconds) will warp you to a hidden room with a bunch of hats. If you stand in place and jump up and down on the first candy bar platform in the mall multiple times it will eventually move and carry you over the lollypops. There is Jebadiah head hidden at the magic wand platform section (between the forth and fifth wand) of the mall (catch if you have to jump between the platforms when they are at their highest point to activate it). The balloons popped in the balloon pop carnival game count toward your goal. If you solve the door mini game at the carnival a bunch of balloons appear. In addition to the extra life, you can enter the giant carnival Krusty head's mouth (press up while jumping to enter) for some extra coins. The window of the final tent of the carnival stage activates a quick warp to the windows of the other tents (if you press down while standing on it). This lets you search for more balloons if you haven't met your goal yet. Once you meet your goal the other tent windows will now be able to warp you back to the end of the stage. The items in the museum glass cases work exactly like the trash cans from the mall stage. Stand in place on top of the item and jump up and down multiple times to make the item pop out (its the number of times you jump that counts, not the duration of time you stand on the case). The symbols in the Egyptian section were indeed Ankhs (the Egyptian symbol for eternal life). The platforming with the waterfall and tar pit sections of the dinosaur section are indeed tricky, but you did make them slightly harder for yourself. Around the edges of the water fall chasm and the tar pits there are invisible "background" platforms (like with the T-Rex fight) that makes the jumps not come from an awkward angle). Final tip, remembering the door codes in the final stage (while helpful) isn't 100% needed. They can easily be brute forced through in a negligible amount of wasted time (just rapidly tap the enter code button while holding up or down on the d-pad to cycle the numbers).
...and one time, I tied an onion to my belt... which was the style at the time.
Hmmm, thanks for the extremely long and quite verbose comment; I learned so much from your small essay. 😏🙄😉🤔
@@Ryosa lol that reference was almost as obscure as the entire strategy for this game.
Remember guys, A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
A cromulent reference, sir!
You guys are too much
Hans Sprungfeld
Nice one mike, by far my favorite series you do. Keep it up.
Glad you're enjoying Full Playthroughs. Thanks for watching -Mike
CAN YOU BEAT JOURNEY TO SILIUS BEFORE THAT GAME MAKES ME KILL MYSELF?
PLEASE?
Level 2 boss is "Hat Man" ... so says the internet
I so agree with you. I always look forward to these. Good stuff
Agreed. Loving those full playthroughs :)
I love The Simpsons, especially Treehouse of Horror episodes.
Those are my favorites too.
Punk Yeah mine too.
Mikkel Engstrøm they are great aren't they she just uploaded a video, I swore one was going to pop out
Yep, definitely the older ones, those are my fave episodes.
I was born in 83 and let me tell you, NES games can be mindnumbinly difficult unlike games today. Now its 630 I need to take off my dentures and watch Matlock.
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Objection!
Aged Attorney
I like when he wastes half his ammo jumping
I remember being so disappointed with this game when I rented it as a kid. It was hard as hell so props on beating it!
"the controls in the game can be a little bit weird, a little bit wonky" - try the controls in the game are fucking shit. Ive been playing this game for 30 years, Ive never got past the second stage... I might try it again after watching this maybe
"Elevators work differently than stairs." Mike Matei 2017
if you jump three times on the second chocolate bar, it will float you over that cement pool
PureKaoZ Robocop
8-Bit Eric Oh good, I'm not the only person who knows that. I don't see that listed anywhere and I keep forgetting to submit it.
Hi! Cool tip! Thank you very much!
Why does that sound so much like a playground rumour?
I think the golden geese are actually pterodactyls
Yeah, they are
I remember renting this game at the video store, I had NO idea what to do (Our video store took the instruction manuals out) it pissed me off so much.
I remember all these level mechanics and plot lines from the Simpsons episodes! So glad they kept it true to the show!
Had this game back in the 90's when it came out.
The jump sections in the mall literally killed me.
R.I.P. in peace, Eternal Entropy
Eternal entropy at least YAHAHAHAHAHAHA
18:35 - the magnet you can buy in stage 1 is used for this mini game. When the wheel stops, you hold the B button to draw it towards the number you picked.
I like that little nod to Bart's mischievous nature.
I just got another Krusty sounds like an STD lol
WrecklessEating :)
Thank you for not spin kicking your way through this playthrough.
28:09 Mike's platforming is either incredible, lucky or both, and he just takes it for granted like business as usual, but it's a miracle he does not fall into the water or even get hit by the spider.
I like the concept that the whole family comes together to help Bart in the end to save the day.
I beat this game as a kid. Hard as fuck! Good work Mike. One of the classics I am proud to have taken down as a kid.
I imagine the deal with spelling out Bart's family members' names is that Bart is getting enough evidence to convince them to help him fight against the Space Mutants. Hence why in the last level, they all help him out.
I like how the alligators have no problem with you riding their faces but the dragonflies are deadly.
Great new series on Cinemassacre, keep it up!
Happy you're digging the show! Thanks for watching! -Mike
Cinemassacre you guys should play The Star Wars 1983 arcade game for James and Mike Monday's
Cinemassacre If you have the game, Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike for GameCube and type these codes in
Star Wars Arcade:
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Empire Strikes Back Arcade Game:
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Return Of The Jedi Arcade Game:
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I'm one of those people who never got past level one.. But yet, I loved this game :D
41:45 what a beautiful hand drawn map
This game was my childhood, can't believe I ended up figuring alot of it out on my own. Great game
do a full playthru of milons secret castle!
I have beaten that game before. Maybe I will sometime -Mike
I think the platforming is kinda okey, but why most people don´t like this game is cause of the controls. Making the jump button also the run button sucks, many played super Mario before this and where so used to hold the B button to run and A to jump. Here you make those big jumps by pressing both buttons A and B at the same time. Other than that i think it´s a good game and by far the best Simpson game for the NES, the others that followed sucked ass....
Good job Mike! Very difficult game.
Yeah that museum level is the worst! Thanks for watching! -Mike
Cinemassacre I've never made it so far but I think I'll give this another go. Played this a lot back in the days thought.
Jumping through the rings at around 16:00 reminds me of Circus Charlie.
Mike R. haha!
I like watching videos like this because I get to see parts of games I have never seen before
Likewise
You haven't watched TWO episodes of the Simpsons if you don't know Jimbo Jones is still a character
But these days, Two is two too many.
This game was released a few weeks before my ninth birthday. This takes me back to 91. Such a great time, such a great game even if the controls did suck lmao.
I remember wishing this for christmas as a kid. I found out that my parents had hidden the game on the top of the wardrobe, so sometimes I would sneak up and take the game from there, carefully remove it from it's box and play it on my NES! Then I would return the game back where I got it. Then on the Christmas eve I had to pretend surprised when I finally got to opening the game from it's wrappings :D I never got past the 3rd stage IIRC, but I loved to play the game nonethless. Great memories, great game for me as a kid =)
I rented this one and Battletoads one weekend as a kid. I never did finish the second level of this game, I got frustrated with it and rage quit. But, I stuck with Battletoads and actually bought that game the following week. It only took me 3 or 4 days to beat the Turbo Tunnel level (sorry James, lol), but it took forever for me to beat the Snake Maze level. And, it took me over a year to finally beat the game. Battletoads is probably one of my favorite Nintendo games of all time, along with Contra, TMNT, and Mario 3.
This video did bring back some memories. I may try to find a cart of BVTSM and give it another shot. Great video Mike, thanks for the nostalgia.
You should've worn purple!
SuperPiposaru he look like Bart Simpson with the red shirt
Charles McKee lol ☹️
Imagine he also wears blue shorts like Bart
Lol
SuperPiposaru With a hat and balloons.
It's more fun to watch Mike play the game than playing the game itself.
Owned this game as a kid. It is indeed very hard.
I think I managed to make it to the museum level once or twice, but then had my ass handed to me pretty quickly.
the whistle at the retirement home summons Grandpa who actually gives you money...
As a kid I never got past the magic wand platforms in the mall.
The Simpsons games really bring you back to the early 90s. It's such great nostalgia.
Excalibur82 All 90s shows were great.
Never made it past the mall. Now I'm inspired to beat the game!
IIRC calling Moe's tavern and doing the phone joke is not just an easter egg, it also makes Moe come out of the tavern wearing his purple apron, which you can then paint to red.
When Bart jumps its the exact same sound as Milktanks cry in Pokemon Gold/Silver!
What are you doing playing on the NES? Have you seen the Graphics on Genesis? Blast processor gives amazing graphics!
I never got past the t-rex, this kinda gives me some sort of closure, thanks
One of my favourite scifi movies, They live.
What a hell Mike, editing a 1 hour video. Apreciate that love
tip for level 2: the first platforming section over the wet cement, when you land on the second platform (chocolate bar thing) jump up and down three times on the platform, it will float through that section for you. The programmers had a least a little mercy and included that in.
Great playthrough! Always fun to watch you and James play. One thing i noticed is the audio is quite out of sync at the end. Were you shooting with a logitech webcam by chance? I discovered a glitch with mine where the audio goes out of sync over time. A quick fix for this is if you rename the file to be .mov and install a codec for whatever video editor you're using (premiere in my case) it will be back in sync. Anyways hopefully that helps!
"They live" movie is one of my fav
The aliens on the peoples heads look like the brain slugs from Futurama
I wana say thanks to Mike and Ryan for steppin up to help keep this content coming, and James your awesome for sticking to it for over a decade :)
"It comes out, if you fuck around with it enough" -Mike Matei 2017
This game was so hard. It took me so much time to finally finish it. The museum was my nightmare because of the jumps before the T-rex. I lost so many lives just on that. After a while, I was remembering the T-rex more than the real boss of the level xD
The nuclear power plant was very long but if I get past the museum, I had quite a lot of lives when doing this last level so it was fine.
Thank you for bringing us back in our past once again.
The grunting sound is an essential part of making a tough jump.
when are you going to do full playthrough- SUPERMAN 64
I get the Ed Sullivan Show joke.
Ed Sullivan was that talking horse.
Since the Angry Video Game Nerd couldn't play through the whole game, Mike Matei is doing it.
Oh man, nothing beats watching a quiet video... then some SUPER LOUD ADD COMES IN AND BLOWS YOUR SPEAKERS UP! :D
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. Ay Caramba."
- Bart Simpson.
I believe the magnet is used for the game with the wheel and numbers in stage 3.
That map just might be the most adorable thing ever.
It's funny the aliens don't make sense with powering up their weapon until they start wanting the radioactive rods.
Never gotpassed level 2 lol
Im amazed with the graphics I think it's one of the most beautiful nes games
The reason I dislike this game is because it's unclear what you can and can't jump on during a lot of the game. Like on top of windows including the window in the doors? Like what?
As someone who never got past the second level, it's pretty disappointing to learn that the later stages just recycle the music from levels 1 and 2 (one of them being the title theme, no less). Lazy sound design is lazy.
Re: maps. Nintendo Power got most of its maps from Japanese magazines. That's why American games didn't get so many maps.
I never got beyond the museum. I always died at that stage.
Man ive been waiting 20yrs or so too see the ending for this game, i could only get to the museum. Glad u did a walktrough for this game.
an underrated hidden gem
Shame the controls aren't better-there's actually some pretty clever stuff in this game.
you make this game look actually playable. when i bought it as a kid i never got past second level.
The whistle makes Grandpa Simpson come out and throw you a bunch of coins, the magnet is used in stage 2 to cheat in one of the carnival games to gain extra lives
The Simpsons NES series is a a groundbreaking program in the catalog history, psi-op triggers to control the Reagan generation.
I am the sPeak 'n sPeLL pReacHer
You must be the only person that can say, "fucking flying monkeys!" with a serious tone and not sound ridiculous, well done Mike xD
You actually make this game look fun. But then that's mostly because you're good at it, and fun to watch. :)
Notice how Mount Rushmore faces are still regular president faces and not drawn in Simpsons' style.
The carnival game level has a balloon popping mini game, and the balloons you pop in the mini game actually count towards your total goal number allowing you to reach your balloon goal a lot faster. You have to keep losing the game by popping 2 red and 1 blue until you're last coin and then you can pop 3 blue balloons and win,, because as soon as you win the mini game, it automatically pops all of the balloons and you cant keep playing it after this. You can get over 20 balloons in about 40 seconds using this method.
Mike always gives a game a fair shot. Instead of crapping on the game and its developers Mike really tries to see the good in a game most people hate. Based Matei.
I had this game as a kid and loved it. Never beat it, never even got to the last level. But it was a fun difficult.
dude this game is amazing, your slow cautious style is perfect for it
Pee Body Dude, this game is a 10.
sweet, it's nice to watch someone else play and beat this game for once!! to answer your question mike-in the museum, the glass cases that hold items, you have to stand directly above the item and jump as high as you can without moving Bart left or right, three jumps releases the items!!
Hardcore Mike, hardcore with all these playthroughs.
Love how the keep the box art on the screen! :D
I rented this game a few times. I could never get past the woods area of the museum when I was a kid.
Nintendo games didn't cut anyone a break. Take this game for example. The main target audience was teenagers and down. How did they expect any of them to beat it?! I had a grudge with Bartman Meets Radioactive Man. I could get to the last level, but I ended up shooting the game up with a bb gun instead, and threw my Nintendo off a cliff. That game was the last Nintendo straw for me.
I owned this game as a kid, and never got past the jump in the mall. Kudos Mike!
Neither i, nor my two brothers ever made it farther than "The hat LVL", this game is a beast.
Nice that you made it look so easy :D
You and James should autograph the Map you made and do a contest of sort and mail it to the winner. Easy fun little stuff like that would be awesome here and there. Happy New Year, Mike.
There's actually a way to skip the lollipops on the second level. There's three or four chococolate bars before the lollipops and if you jump on the second one three times it carries you past the lollipops. Lollipops are completely optional to jump on.
11:53
Mike looks so excited to be playing this
Mike might be the last big youtuber who still enjoys what he douse.
Mike, to get the Krusty icons in the museum level, try centering yourself over the item and jumping at maximum height multiple times without moving horizontally. You'll have to chain the jumps precisely one after the other, meaning you should go back into the air as soon as you land.
I played a lot of NES games when I was young, again and again dying, retrying... I beat Double Dragon, I beat Zelda II, I beat Battle of Olympus, I beat Dragon's Lair, I beat Captain Planet, I beat Bayou Billy. But I could never complete this game. The jumping mechanics really are frustrating, I got as far as the museum, I wouldn't recommend this game
No lie, back then when I was only 8/9 I had all the time in the world to play these games over & over, I did eventually beat it but it's another really awkward game to complete, very slow jumping, lots of cruel floor traps. I also beat Snake Rattle N Roll, that's a much better game
Mike is the metal Bob Ross.