History Pinball / TheSimpsonsPinballParty

* NintendoHard: Good luck getting that Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode.
** "Springfield Mystery Spot". Especially imagine how difficult it is to make shots like the "Treehouse of Horror" left side ramp with ''[[InterfaceScrew reversed flippers]]''.

* WizardMode: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] "Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode". Getting to it is extremely difficult, and those who have reached it have an unspoken oath to not tell others about it. ([[http://www.ipdb.org/rulesheets/4674/tspp-rulesheet.txt A person has written about it]], though, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AByPrc0czhw a YouTube video showing it]] exists as well.) It is reached by getting five Super Jackpots during Couch Multiball, a Super Jackpot in both Springfield Mystery Spot and Scratchy's Revenge, completing all four waves in Alien Invasion (locking all five balls), and completing both Daredevil Mania and Secret Stash.

* LongName: Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode, a ShoutOut to ''Pinball/HighRollerCasino's'' "Super Duper Mega Extreme Jackpot".

* {{Revenge}}: "Scratchy's Revenge", unsurprisingly, is focused on this (But the Super Jackpot yields TheUnReveal a-la "Homer Goes to College").

* WizardMode: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] "Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode". Getting to it is extremely difficult, and those who have reached it have an unspoken oath to not tell others about it. ([[http://www.ipdb.org/rulesheets/4674/tspp-rulesheet.txt A person has written about it]], though, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AByPrc0czhw a YouTube video showing it]] exists as well.)

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[[caption-width-right:332:''[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain The Simpsons]]'' [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain and]] ''[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain The Brain]],''\\

->'''Apu:''' "Sanjay, give this man more points!"

''[[EarWorm The Simpsons]]'' [[EarWorm and]] ''[[EarWorm The Brain]]''...]]

''The Simpsons Pinball Party'' is the second [[LicensedPinballTable licensed]] {{pinball}} machine based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', designed by Creator/KeithJohnson and Joe Balcer, and released by Creator/SternPinball in February 2003. It is a successor to ''[[Pinball/TheSimpsonsDataEast The Simpsons]]'' pinball machine by Creator/DataEast Pinball, the predecessor to Stern.

* PunnyName[=/=]ShoutOut: The ''Itchy & Scratchy'' episodes: [[Film/SayAnything "Spay Anything"]], [[Film/ChittyChittyBangBang "Kitty Kitty Bang Bang"]], [[Film/FieldOfDreams "Field of Screams"]], and [[Film/ApocalypseNow "Esophagus Now"]].

* {{Combos}}: 3-way to 5-way combos can be achieved. Blinky the three-eyed fish appears on the display when you make one, with the combo number corresponding with the number of eyes he'll have.

* {{Combos}}: 3-way to 5-way combos can be achieved. Blinky the three-eyed fish appears on the display when you make one, with the combo number corresponding with the number of eyes he'll have.

--> '''Chief Wiggum:''' "Open up Simpson, you're under arrest!"\\
'''Homer:''' "For ''what?''"\\
'''Chief Wiggum:''' "Hoarding pinballs!"

* InterfaceScrew: The flipper controls are reversed during "Springfield Mystery Spot".
-->'''Homer:''' "Oh, everything's all backwards!"

-->'''Bart:''' "Whoa man, that's freaky."

-->'''Krusty:''' "Are you nuts?"

-->'''Comic Book Guy:''' "Oh, and you were doing ''so'' well."

* RecycledSet

** The "[[MeaningfulName Crazy Extra Ball]]" Treehouse of Horror award. Extra ball is lit at the left outlane or either inlane. Under normal circumstances, the player can control the lit lane with the flipper buttons...except that in this mode, ''the game'' does. You get 2 million for every lit lane you manage to make after the first, making this mode quite valuable in spite of the difficulty.

* [[BrainInAJar Brain In A Pinball]]

** In general most of the mini-Wizard Modes are started from starting a group of other modes. For instance Springfield Mystery Spot is started from collecting all the Otto 2x scoring modes. Completing ''those'' mini-Wizard modes in turn form the keys to unlocking the true WizardMode.

'''The Simpsons Pinball Party''' is the second [[LicensedPinballTable licensed]] {{pinball}} machine based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', designed by Creator/KeithJohnson and Joe Balcer, and released by Creator/SternPinball in February 2003. It is a successor to ''[[Pinball/TheSimpsonsDataEast The Simpsons]]'' pinball machine by Creator/DataEast Pinball, the predecessor to Stern.

** In general most of the mini-Wizard Modes are started from starting a group of other modes. For instance Springfield Mystery Spot is started from collecting all the Otto 2x scoring modes.

* GottaCatchThemAll: The Cletus Kids (26) and Simpson family members (5) are needed to activate Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard mode.

-->"Where Logic Takes a Holiday and All Laws of Nature are Meaningless."

* SkillShot: There's three of them and depending on how you launch the ball you could get more than one point value related skill shot, or a careful ball lanuch to the Comic Book Guy target starts 2 hurry-ups.

* TimedMission: All of the modes have a 30-second timer. Notably, activating a TV Mode while already playing a TV Mode resets the timer for both. Since there are over 20 things that can reset the timer, it's theoretically possible to have missions running for more than ''10 minutes.''

The game features original dialog performed by Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria and Dan Castellaneta. It is said to feature one of the most complex rule sheets that were ever designed for a pinball machine at the time, with the ability to stack various modes and multi-balls on top of each other.

'''The Simpsons Pinball Party''' is the second [[LicensedPinballTable licensed]] {{pinball}} machine based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', designed by Keith P. Johnson and Joe Balcer, and released by Creator/SternPinball in February 2003. It is a successor to ''[[Pinball/TheSimpsonsDataEast The Simpsons]]'' pinball machine by Creator/DataEast Pinball, the predecessor to Stern.

The game features original dialog performed by Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria and Dan Castellaneta. It is said to feature one of the most complex rule sheets that were ever designed for a pinball machine, with the ability to stack various modes and multi-balls on top of each other.

* LongName: Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode.

'''The Simpsons Pinball Party''' is the second [[LicensedPinballTable licensed]] {{pinball}} machine based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', designed by Keith P. Johnson and Joe Balcer, and released by Creator/SternPinball in February 2003. It is a successor to the similarly titled ''The Simpsons'' pinball machine by Creator/DataEast Pinball, the predecessor to Stern.

A unique twist to the game is its Epileptic Seizures; at random intervals, the table suddenly shuts down, and a light-up panel displays "Seizure -- stand by for game to resume." The game continues after about fifteen seconds, and is meant to teach that seizures are nothing to be afraid of. To prevent pinball wizards from dominating the game, it also includes a time limit, with a special game over message telling players to let another person have a turn.

[[caption-width-right:332:''The Simpsons'' and ''The Brain, The Simpsons'' and ''The Brain''...]]

''The Simpsons Pinball Party'' is the second [[LicensedPinballTable licensed]] {{pinball}} machine based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', designed by Keith P. Johnson and Joe Balcer, and released by Creator/SternPinball in February 2003. It is a successor to the similarly titled ''The Simpsons'' pinball machine by Creator/DataEast Pinball, the predecessor to Stern.

In 2006, Stern Pinball partnered with the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Illinois, and the Epilepsy Foundation of North/Central Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska to produce an [[EdutainmentGame edutainment pinball]] called ''The Brain''. All of the artwork was done by the museum's Exhibits Manager, Bruce Qaust, who first conceived of the idea for the exhibit.

A unique twist to the game is its Epileptic Seizures; at random intervals, the game suddenly shuts down, and a light-up panel displays "Seizure -- stand by for game to resume." The game resumes after about fifteen seconds, and is meant to teach that seizures are nothing to be afraid of. To prevent pinball wizards from dominating the game, it also includes a time limit, with a special game over message telling players to let another person have a turn.

''The Brain'' is a modified version of ''The Simpsons Pinball Party''; all references to the show were stripped out, with [[{{Retraux}} digitized pinball chimes]] replacing the sound effects, while the TV continuously scrolls "BRAIN GAME." The game itself focuses on the five senses -- sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell -- and players score points by lighting up the various parts of the brain.

A unique twist to the game are its Epileptic Seizures; at random intervals, the game suddenly shuts down, and a light-up panel displays "Seizure -- stand by for game to resume." The game resumes after about fifteen seconds, and is meant to teach that seizures are nothing to be afraid of. To prevent pinball wizards from dominating the game, it also includes a time limit, with a special game over message telling players to let another person have a turn.