Back for another RUN, get one while they last.
The adventures of America's most colorful family, THE SIMPSONS, are
transformed into a wild affair in Stern Pinball’s newest pinball machine,
THE SIMPSONS/PINBALL PARTY™. The game features many of THE SIMPSONS favorite
characters on a two-level playfield, complete with game modes influenced by
various classic SIMPSONS' episodes.
SIMPSONS’ creator Matt Groening and Bongo/Fox Studios developed the artwork
for THE SIMPSONS/PINBALL PARTY™. The game also features original dialog
performed by the show’s voice actors Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria and
Dan Castellaneta.
This is one of the most anticipated pinball machines in some time. The game
features a talking-moving Homer head and Bart on a skateboard attached to a
captive ball feature, as well as Itchy & Scratchy drop targets and Comic
Book Guy.
The garage door in the SIMPSONS’ house leads to the second playfield level
which features a dot matrix color television, a monorail that transports the
ball across the playfield and a couch that when filled with three pinballs starts
multi-ball.
The object of THE SIMPSONS/PINBALL PARTY™ is to help the citizens of Springfield
to party like there’s no tomorrow. The game features a talking-moving Homer
head and Bart on a skateboard attached to a captive ball feature, as well as
Itchy & Scratchy drop targets and Comic Book Guy. The garage door in the
SIMPSONS’ house leads to the second playfield level which features a dot
matrix color television, a monorail that transports the ball across the playfield
and a couch that when filled with three pinballs starts multi-ball.
Gary Stern comments, “THE SIMPSONS/PINBALL PARTY™ is a great game
with action for players of all levels. The title THE SIMPSONS appeals to all
ages, but particularly to our core 20’s to 30’s market.”
Keith Johnson, former Williams employee and software designer on THE SIMPSONS/PINBALL
PARTY™ says, “In the last 12 years, both pinball and The Simpsons
have come a long way, and it was my goal to design a game that illustrates that
perfectly. Casual players will be attracted to the Simpsons license and the
compelling gadgets. Regular players will be astounded by the sheer amount of
things to do and accomplish on the game. I think players of all kinds will be
drawn in and find the game satisfying regardless of their skill level.”
Currently in their 14th season, THE SIMPSONS air their historic 300th episode
on February 16, 2003. The longest-running sitcom on television and the longest-running
primetime animated series in television history, THE SIMPSONS has received 18
Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, Golden Globe nomination, 16 Annie Awards, as well
as a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
