The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness (Game Boy) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
203A playthrough of Acclaim's 1994 action game for the Nintendo Game Boy, The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness.
Itchy & Scratchy got their first video game starring roles in this odd spin-off platformer. It was the first Simpsons game on a Nintendo system to not be developed by Imagineering - Beam made this one - and it was a bizarre hybrid of gameplay styles, being both a golf game and a weapons-based action platformer. It feels like a slightly modernized take on the concept established by the Atari 7800's Ninja Golf (https://youtu.be/DWUMVk42iQA).
The game features nine holes, each its own stage, in which you play as Scratchy as he tries to avoid being violently murdered by Itchy. The psycho mouse will come at him with an assortment bombs, knifes, and flamethrowers, and though Scratchy has plenty of options to fight back, the primary goal is to sink the ball in as few shots as possible.
The characters all look great on the Game Boy, and all of the hyper-violence that you'd typically associate with the pair comes through exceedingly well. The deaths are hilarious, well-animated, and varied, and the "bosses" guarding each hole are fun callbacks to other Simpsons characters.
The gameplay is simple - the platforming is basic and the stages are very straightforward - but it works well for the game's short length, and after a few plays to learn the level layouts, accurately gauging your shot power becomes much easier.
Overall, I liked Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness. It was a creative change of pace from the standard Simpsons games of the time, and it carried the personality of the show well. It doesn't last long and it never puts up much of a challenge, but it's fun while it lasts.
And if you liked this one, you might also get a kick out of the much more recent 100ft. Robot Golf (https://youtu.be/BPTCo5OxjEI).
*Recorded with the Retroarch DMG shader to mimic the look of the original hardware.*
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