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The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror
Developer(s)	Software Creations
Publisher(s)	THQ
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color
Release	NA: March 19, 2001; PAL: April 20, 2001;
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player

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The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror is a platform game published by THQ on March 19, 2001, for the Game Boy Color. Developed by Software Creations, it is based on the Treehouse of Horror episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons. The game features seven side-scrolling levels in which the player controls the members of the Simpson family. Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror has received average reviews from critics, with praise directed at the design.

Gameplay

The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror is a side-scrolling platformer.^[2] The game features seven levels, each one of which re-creates a tale from the annual Treehouse of Horror episodes of the American animated television series The Simpsons.^[2]^[3] All five members of the Simpson family have their own level, with the exception of Homer, who has three.^[3] The levels include Marge in a zombie tale, Maggie as a fly, Lisa fighting cannibalistic teachers, Bart rescuing Santa's Little Helper in a haunted house, and Homer as a vampire killer, a robot, and the large ape King Homer.^[2]

Development

The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror was developed by Software Creations and published by THQ. Software Creations began developing the game before the May 2000 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), but since it was only in its early stages when the expo took place, it was not displayed there.^[4]

Reception

The game received generally positive reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings with an average score of 74%.^[5]

IGN's Craig Harris said that it "is a better-than-average platformer for the Game Boy Color" and has "some decent design elements". He added, however, that he thought the game got boring towards the end: "The difficulty is certainly there — it's not an easy game to play, and you won't be whisking through this title in an afternoon. It starts out clever and decent enough, as the first few levels are a good and fun challenge. Most of the levels, though, are based on the first level's side-scroller, and by the time I got to the first Homer level, I was getting quite bored."^[2] Cam Shea of Hyper, more unfavorably, also felt players would quickly grow disinterested by its overuse of recycled elements of other games.^[8] Frank Provo of GameSpot, on the other hand, wrote that "each level [...] is a game unto itself, which makes for a rather pleasing and varied experience." He praised the game for being "colorfully drawn, highly detailed, and smoothly animated," and for the video game references featured in it. He disliked, however, that it "uses an unwieldy password system, making it unnecessarily tedious to continue a game."^[3]

References

^ "PR - 03/19/01 - THQ SHIPS THE SIMPSONS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING TREEHOUSE OF HORROR FOR GAME BOY COLOR". 2004-04-16. Archived from the original on 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harris, Craig (April 24, 2001). "[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Provo, Frank (April 5, 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Tree House of Horror [sic] Review". GameSpot. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ IGN staff (February 9, 2001). "[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (Preview)". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". Game Informer. No. 98. June 2001.
^ Rgerbino (May 3, 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 7, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Shea, Cam (July 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". Hyper. No. 93. p. 72. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

External links

The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror at MobyGames

[1] "PR - 03/19/01 - THQ SHIPS THE SIMPSONS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING TREEHOUSE OF HORROR FOR GAME BOY COLOR". 2004-04-16. Archived from the original on 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

[IGN-review-2] Harris, Craig (April 24, 2001). "[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[GS-review-3] Provo, Frank (April 5, 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Tree House of Horror [sic] Review". GameSpot. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[IGN-4] IGN staff (February 9, 2001). "[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (Preview)". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[GR-5] "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[6] "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". Game Informer. No. 98. June 2001.

[7] Rgerbino (May 3, 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 7, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[Hyper-8] Shea, Cam (July 2001). "The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror". Hyper. No. 93. p. 72. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

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-'''''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror''''' is a [[platform game]] published by [[THQ]] on March 26, 2001, for the [[Game Boy Color]]. Developed by [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]], it is based on the ''[[Treehouse of Horror (series)|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episodes of the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The game features seven [[side-scrolling]] levels in which the player controls the members of the [[Simpson family]]. ''Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' has received average reviews from critics, with praise directed at the design.
+'''''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror''''' is a [[platform game]] published by [[THQ]] on March 19, 2001, for the [[Game Boy Color]]. Developed by [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]], it is based on the ''[[Treehouse of Horror (series)|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episodes of the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The game features seven [[side-scrolling]] levels in which the player controls the members of the [[Simpson family]]. ''Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' has received average reviews from critics, with praise directed at the design.
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-''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' is a [[side-scrolling]] [[platform game|platformer]].<ref name="IGN-review"/> The game features seven levels, each one of which re-creates a tale from the annual ''[[Treehouse of Horror (series)|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episodes of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="IGN-review"/><ref name="GS-review"/> All five members of the [[Simpson family]] have their own level, with the exception of [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], who has three.<ref name="GS-review"/> The levels include [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] in a zombie tale, [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] as a fly, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] fighting cannibalistic teachers, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] rescuing [[Santa's Little Helper]] in a haunted house, and Homer as a vampire killer, a robot, and the large ape [[King Kong|King Homer]].<ref name="IGN-review">{{cite news|last=Harris |first=Craig |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/164/164644p1.html |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror Review |publisher=IGN |date=2001-04-24 |accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref>
+''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' is a [[side-scrolling]] [[platform game|platformer]].<ref name="IGN-review"/> The game features seven levels, each one of which re-creates a tale from the annual ''[[Treehouse of Horror (series)|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episodes of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="IGN-review"/><ref name="GS-review"/> All five members of the [[Simpson family]] have their own level, with the exception of [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], who has three.<ref name="GS-review"/> The levels include [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] in a zombie tale, [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] as a fly, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] fighting cannibalistic teachers, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] rescuing [[Santa's Little Helper]] in a haunted house, and Homer as a vampire killer, a robot, and the large ape [[King Kong|King Homer]].<ref name="IGN-review">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=April 24, 2001 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/24/simpsons-night-of-the-living-treehouse-of-horror |title=[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
-===Levels===
-* Bad Dream House (based on the segment of the same name from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
-* Flying Tonight (based on ''Fly vs Fly'' from "[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]" although with Maggie as the fly and not Bart.)
-* Plan 9 From Outer Springfield (based on '' 'Dial 'Z' For Zombies'' from "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
-* Vlad All Over (based on ''Bart Simpson's 'Dracula' '' from "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]")<ref name="IGN"/>
-* If I Only Had a Body (based on ''If I Only Had a Brain'' from "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")<ref name="IGN"/>
-* Nightmare Cafeteria (based on segment of the same name from "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]")
-* King Homer (based on segment of the same name from "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
 ==Development==
-''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' was developed by [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]] and published by [[THQ]]. It was released in the United States on March 30, 2001, for the hand-held [[Game Boy Color]] console.  Software Creations began developing the game before the May 2000 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3), but since it was only in its early stages when the expo took place, it was not displayed there.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/134/134644p1.html |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror Preview |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2001-02-09 |accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref>
+''The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' was developed by [[Software Creations (UK)|Software Creations]] and published by [[THQ]]. Software Creations began developing the game before the May 2000 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3), but since it was only in its early stages when the expo took place, it was not displayed there.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=February 9, 2001 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/10/simpsons-night-of-the-living-treehouse-of-horror-2 |title=[The] Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (Preview) |publisher=IGN |accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
+{{Video game reviews
-The game has received generally average reviews from critics. [[IGN]]'s Craig Harris gave it a 6/10 "Passable" rating, commenting that it "is a better-than-average platformer for the Game Boy Color" and has "some decent design elements". He added, however, that he thought the game got boring towards the end: "The difficulty is certainly there — it's not an easy game to play, and you won't be whisking through this title in an afternoon. It starts out clever and decent enough, as the first few levels are a good and fun challenge. Most of the levels, though, are based on the first level's side-scroller, and by the time I got to the first Homer level, I was getting quite bored."<ref name="IGN-review"/> Frank Provo of [[GameSpot]], on the other hand, wrote that "each level [...] is a game unto itself, which makes for a rather pleasing and varied experience." He gave ''Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror'' a 7.8/10 "Good" rating, praising it for being "colorfully drawn, highly detailed, and smoothly animated," and for the video game references featured in it. He disliked, however, that it "uses an unwieldy password system, making it unnecessarily tedious to continue a game."<ref name="GS-review">{{cite web|last=Provo|first=Frank|title=The Simpsons: Horror Review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/simpsonsnightoftheltoh/review.html|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=2010-08-10|date=2001-04-05}}</ref>
+| GR = 74%<ref name="GR">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/467977-/index.html |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror for Game Boy Color |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
+| GI = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=98 |date=June 2001}}</ref>
+| GSpot = 7.8/10<ref name="GS-review"/>
+| GameZone = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Rgerbino |date=May 3, 2001 |url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17344.htm |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010607092546/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17344.htm |archivedate=June 7, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
+| Hyper = 4/10<ref name = "Hyper">{{cite magazine|last=Shea|first=Cam|date=July 2001|url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-093/page/72/mode/2up?q=%22Night+of+the+Living+Treehouse+of+Horror%22|title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|issue=93|page=72|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}</ref>
+| IGN = 6/10<ref name="IGN-review"/>
+}}
+The game received generally positive reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]] with an average score of 74%.<ref name="GR"/>
+[[IGN]]'s Craig Harris said that it "is a better-than-average platformer for the Game Boy Color" and has "some decent design elements". He added, however, that he thought the game got boring towards the end: "The difficulty is certainly there — it's not an easy game to play, and you won't be whisking through this title in an afternoon. It starts out clever and decent enough, as the first few levels are a good and fun challenge. Most of the levels, though, are based on the first level's side-scroller, and by the time I got to the first Homer level, I was getting quite bored."<ref name="IGN-review"/> Cam Shea of ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]'', more unfavorably, also felt players would quickly grow disinterested by its overuse of recycled elements of other games.<ref name = "Hyper"/> Frank Provo of [[GameSpot]], on the other hand, wrote that "each level [...] is a game unto itself, which makes for a rather pleasing and varied experience." He praised the game for being "colorfully drawn, highly detailed, and smoothly animated," and for the video game references featured in it. He disliked, however, that it "uses an unwieldy password system, making it unnecessarily tedious to continue a game."<ref name="GS-review">{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=April 5, 2001 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-simpsons-night-of-the-living-tree-house-of-hor/1900-2705209/ |title=The Simpsons: Night of the Living Tree House of Horror [sic] Review |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=November 3, 2016}}</ref>
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Publication	Score
Game Informer	7.5/10^[6]
GameSpot	7.8/10^[3]
GameZone	8/10^[7]
Hyper	4/10^[8]
IGN	6/10^[2]