This was my second-ever game which I got soon after it came out! Apart from the nostalgic factor and the wonder of seeing Bart live and the familiar Simpsons theme and graphics, it's important to bear in mind that this was one of the first-ever Simpsons games to be created and an early flagship tie-in to both the Game Boy and The Simpsons at the dawn of it's historical popularity. At the time, Acclaim were hard pressed to deliver the goods on a short amount of time and they wanted to sell this on the hype asap but in terms of gameplay and processing restrictions (8-bit after all), it's actually a decent platformer of it's time.
The thrill of hearing Bart utter his catchphrases 'Eat my shorts' and 'Aye Carumba' when he gets hit are sure to ring a bell with many of fans. Bart's mobility and rendering are ok and bosses such as Nelson and Burns are easy enough to recognise. However at times the gameplay might seem a little perplexing as once I lost my boomerang, it felt like AAAAGGGES until Lisa turned up with one.
Sure, there are some fuzzy parts and yeah, it's a bitch to sometimes get hit cheaply by the bugs with bosses (can go 50/50 either way easy/bs hard) but any 11 year old will play this for ages! Just ask the kid within you ;)