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- The Simpsons
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Alpha Sites:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Back Woods BBS -- (313) 286-6875 Sysop: Cap'n James Herriot
- Hunter's Chase -- (313) 468-3851 Sysop: Duke (The Game Master)
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- OBJECT OF THE GAME
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- The idea is to get as many popularity points as possible in
- as short a time period as possible. It also helps if you fight
- with, prank, or steal from your opponents. There are a lot of
- ways to get popularity, some easier than others. The object is
- to find these ways and build yourself up fast.
-
- HINTS
- ^^^^^
-
- 1) It always helps to have items, but they shouldn't be the main
- concern. If you can, buy one of each and forget about it for a
- while. They aren't as important in this game as they are in
- some.
-
- 2) School is the place where you'll have the most chances to get
- popularity. Fighting other Barts not only gives you plenty of
- it, it also takes out your opponents. Stealing from and pranking
- other Barts are also good ways to get popularity.
-
- 3) When at a location, try to finish all your business there
- before you move on. If possible, try to cycle around the loca
- tions once or twice a turn. That way, you'll be able to do most
- of the orders and will pick up more popularity.
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- VICTORY
- ^^^^^^^
-
- Although there are no victory conditions yet (seeing that
- this is a test version), the next version of the game will have a
- set amount of popularity points required to win. This will
- probably be 2,000. For now, just build up as fast as you can and
- keep the opponents from wiping you out.
-
- CHARACTER
- ^^^^^^^^^
-
- Your character has several traits that you will need to take
- note of. The following is a description of each:
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- Popularity -- The most important factor in the game. This tells
- how well you've been doing and gives a way to compare you with
- your opponents.
-
- Money and Money in Bank -- These are self-explanatory.
-
- Strength -- This is a general indicator of your strength (not
- always as straightforward as it may seem). It only affects a
- couple of orders.
-
- Stamina -- This number is the maximum amount of hit points you
- can have before you die. Build this up quickly in the beginning
- of the game and you will be nearly invincible.
-
- Hits Taken -- This is the amount of damage you have taken due to
- fighting and other accidents. Once this value is greater than
- your stamina, you die.
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- Location -- Which menu you are in (home, school, or on the town).
- This affects which orders you can use and keeps things organized.
- The school menu is the best place to pick up popularity, and the
- home and school menus are the best places to build up stamina.
-
- Items -- These are carried with you at all times and help deter
- mine whether you can do certain orders or not. They can be
- bought and sold in town. The following is a list:
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- Skateboard -- For certain pranks and skateboarding.
- Smokebomb -- For pranks.
- Whoopie Cushion -- Again, for pranks.
- Can of Mace -- Weapon.
- Bat -- Weapon, also used for certain pranks.
- Homework -- For strength and popularity.
- TV Dinner -- For stamina and losing hit points.
- Saw -- For certain pranks.
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- SAMPLE STRATEGY
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- At the beginning of the game, build up your money so you can
- buy items. A good way to start is to mooch from Homer several
- times. Once you have about 300 dollars, go into town and buy
- yourself a whoopie cushion, a can of mace, a bat, and a smoke
- bomb. Once you have these items, go to school and prank several
- people. From that point, you should have built up your populari
- ty to a good point. After that, start with the big orders, such
- as fighting.
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- CONCLUSION
- ^^^^^^^^^^
- Well, that's it for this version of the game. Hope you
- enjoy it, and if you have any comments, suggestions, or problems
- with the game, call me at Back Woods BBS and drop me a note.
-
- Until then...