December 20, 2020 12:04 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/19/22191027/simpsons-bug-squad-sega-dreamcast-game-prototype-tech-demo
Heres the never-before-seen Simpsons video game dreamt up for Sega Dreamcast
As a lowly Wired Magazine intern, one of my first assignments was reviewing 2007’s The Simpsons Game: a groundbreaking self-referential parody of the entire gaming industry that, sadly, suffered from as nearly as many tropes as it lampooned. But it turns out that Fox had been interested in a three-dimensional Simpsons game long before that — one that could have appeared on the Sega Dreamcast if things had worked out.
Today, the DreamcasticChannel on YouTube (via Kotaku) is showcasing an unreleased tech demo from the year 2000 for a title tentatively called “The Simpsons: Bug Squad!” It’s from the long-defunct Red Lemon Studios, and it’s remarkable how much the game’s cel-shaded graphics look like the show. Apparently, a Dreamcast-Talk...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/19/22191027/simpsons-bug-squad-sega-dreamcast-game-prototype-tech-demo
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