History Videogame / TheSimpsonsGame

''The Simpsons Game'' is a platformer based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. It's also an AffectionateParody of loads and loads of other games, and [[BetterThanABareBulb lampshades just about every trope]] they can think to {{lampshade|Hanging}}.

* Gasshole: Homer, as usual. But this time it's weaponized and [[Fartillery CAN be fatal]] to enemies when powered into a Power Burp

** The Sea Captain subverts this with LeaningOnTheFourthWall:

** [[spoiler:Sideshow Bob]] is working with Kang and Kodos. Bart [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how weird it is that he'd be working with the aliens; [[spoiler:Bob]] advises Bart to "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Try not to]] [[BellisariosMaxim think about it too much]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and instead just focus on what an unexpected treat it is to see me here]]".

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: The French villagers in "[[VideoGame/MedalOfHonor Medal of Homer]]" play this trope straight to a frankly [[PlanetOfHats absurd degree]]. Young Abraham Simpson even [[ExactWords calls the French this]] in the same segment. Just to be clear about this, the first mission in the level is a FetchQuest to remove all the white flags from a French city after Uter breaks a window of one of the buildings with a rock.

-->'''Bart:''' ''[to Zoidberg]'' You're my least favorite Billy West character!

* EiffelTowerEffect: The "Around the World in 80 Bites" episode takes place during an eating contest with a "flavors of the world" theme, complete with various world landmarks. The "boss" of the level, if you can call it that, is a replica Statue of Liberty that you have to destroy in order to get to the giant burger it's holding.

* DeathSeeker: One of the Marios in the Game Engine can be heard saying that he longs for death.

* BlandNameProduct: The FinalBoss involves [[spoiler:destroying Bland Name versions of the Seventh Gen consoles]]

* ArtEvolution: The cutscenes are animated in the style of the show, instead of using the game engine, and they had to be done in High-Definition for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}. On top of that, the first level is "[[CallBack The Land of Chocolate]]", previously seen in a dream sequence from the 1991 episode ''Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk''.

** King Snorky and his dolphin legion have no problem overthrowing all of Springfield in ''Treehouse of Horror XI''. In "Night of the Dolphin", they're easily thwarted by two children and an old sea captain.

* AdaptationalBadass: In "Shadow of the Colossal Donut", Lard Lad is capable of shooting EyeBeams, and has to be dismantled to be defeated, which is a stark contrast to his counterpart in ''Treehouse of Horror VI'', who is taken down [[WeaksauceWeakness just by]] [[JustIgnoreIt being ignored]].
* AdaptationalHeroism: Homer is capable of turning into an enormous green blob, likely as an allusion to his transformation in ''Treehouse of Horror XVII''. For obvious gameplay reasons, he uses his powers for good, as opposed to the original episode, where he cannibalized on other people to satisfy himself.

** Apparently, [[spoiler:the Sea Captain]] is the only one who's aware of the series it's based on.

* CreepyTwins: Sherri and Terri's only appearance is in the Game Engine, doing a ''[[Film/TheShining Shining]]'' ripoff.

* {{Mutants}}: In the ''VideoGame/{{Frogger}}'' parody segment in "Lisa the Tree Hugger", the floating platforms that Bart and Lisa must use to cross the river include giant three-eyed crocodiles and turtles with AHeadAtBothEnds interspersed with the regular logs, implicitly being animals mutated by the nuclear waste found lying around everywhere.

* GodzillaThreshold: Aliens are still attacking your town and the game's almost over? [[spoiler:Go directly to God for help]].

** "Lisa the Tree Hugger" combines this with TheLostWoods in the form of an active lumber camp filled with machinery, and progresses into it fully by the time the main plant is reached. Level traversal involves traveling along giant conveyor belts, dodging buzzsaws, setting off ExplodingBarrels of nuclear waste to jam up machinery, and rearranging exhaust pipes in order for Bart top glide on the smog updrafts.

** "List the Tree Hugger" combines this with TheLostWoods in the form of an active lumber camp filled with machinery, and progresses into it fully by the time the main plant is reached. Level traversal involves traveling along giant conveyor belts, dodging buzzsaws, setting off ExplodingBarrels of nuclear waste to jam up machinery, and rearranging exhaust pipes in order for Bart top glide on the smog updrafts.

* ExplodingBarrels: Another part of the video game parodies. [[LampshadeHanging "Frustrating AND hackneyed."]]

%%* BadassNormal: Parodied by Bart's powers.
%%* BalloonBelly: Homer's powers.
%%* BigBadDuumvirate: Kang and Kodos.

%%* CrateExpectations: [[LampshadeHanging As seen in everything.]]

%%* DoubleJump: The Simpsons can do this. [[LampshadeHanging How original...]]
%%* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Bender and Zoidberg, to Matt Groening.]]

%%* ExplodingBarrels: [[LampshadeHanging "Frustrating AND hackneyed."]]

%%* InterspeciesRomance: Professor Frink's relationship with his new turtle bride.
%%* InvisibleWall: [[LampshadeHanging Because the game doesn't go on forever.]]

%%* LethalLavaLand: In "The Super Happy Fun Fun Game". [[LampshadeHanging "It's not that original."]]
%%* LevelAte: "The Land of Chocolate" tutorial level.

%%* MediumAwareness: The Game.
%%-->'''Bart:''' ''[to Zoidberg]'' You're my least favorite Billy West character!

%%* BottomlessPits: A hazard in numerous levels.

* AnalProbing: A conversation between two alien {{Mooks}} in the AlienInvasion level involves them discussing probing a human to learn the secrets of discount coupons.

'''Alien 2:''' Study him with AnalProbing?\\
'''Alien 1:''' Of course with AnalProbing! What else would we do?! Talk to him?!

'''Homer:''' The boss! Quick, act natural. ''[puts on business glasses and [[ClipboardOfAuthority pretends to write on a clipboard]]''.

'''Homer:''' The boss! Quick, act natural. ''[puts on business glasses and [[ClipboardOfAuthority pretends to write on a clipboard]]]''