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Revision as of 09:08, September 27, 2021
The Simpsons: Tapped Out
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Game Information
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The Simpsons: Tapped Out (TSTO) is a free game for iOS and Android, developed and published by Electronic Arts, first released on February 17, 2012 on iOS, then released on Android on January 23, 2013 and on Kindle Fire on June 24, 2013. The game consists of the player helping Homer and other characters to rebuild Springfield and features the cast of the show.
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Story
- 3 Basic Gameplay
- 4 Further Information
- 5 History
- 6 Characters and their tasks
- 7 Buildings
- 8 Decoration
- 9 The Store
- 10 Levels
- 11 Daily Play Combo
- 12 Mystery Box
- 13 Old Mystery Box and Homer Buddha
- 14 Land Expansions
- 15 Character Groups
- 16 Job income
- 17 Content updates
- 18 Dates
- 19 Reaction to the game
- 20 International releases
- 21 Gallery
- 22 Logos
- 23 Splash Screens
- 24 Cutscenes
- 25 References to The Simpsons: Tapped Out in The Simpsons
- 26 References
- 27 External links
Description
- D'OH! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. Now, it's up to you to rebuild it. From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield...for FREE. Recreate Springfield just like you want it, as you help Homer find Marge, Bart and the rest of his family and friends. Complete comic quests like making Apu work ridiculously long shifts at Kwik-E-Mart, growing and harvesting Tomacco on Cletus's Farm, partying down with Duffman at Duff Brewery, and more. Finish jobs and tasks to earn currency and...mmm, donuts. You can even get social and visit your friends' versions of Springfield. Make mischief and play pranks on their towns to collect cash. But remember, they can do the same to you. We told you that this game is life-ruiningly fun.
- --Official description by EA.com
- THIS GAME IS LIFE-RUININGLY FUN! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. D'OH! Now, it's up to you to rebuild it! From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield... for FREE.
- --Description at iTunes Singapore
Story
Homer is at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and instead of working, he is playing The Happy Little Elves Game on his MyPad. His negligence results in the Power Plant and the whole Springfield blowing up. Homer starts rebuilding the town, and is soon aided by other characters.
Basic Gameplay
How to play
To play the game, players needs to tap on things. Tapping on characters will open their task menu, from where players can select different tasks for the character to do. After completing a task, the player is rewarded with cash (
) and XP (
). Cash allows the player to buy more buildings, land and decorations while XP allows the player to level up and unlock more content. Placing buildings, will reward the player with new actions for their characters to perform and some will unlock a new character. Buildings will reward you with Cash and XP when you tap them every certain time. The Player is also able to decorate their Springfield as they want with the numerous buildings and decorations purchasable from the build menu, and is free to move them around. Placing enough types of decorations and buildings will increase your Conform-o-meter up to a maximum of 5 starts, giving a small bonus to all your characters and buildings tasks.
Donuts (
) are the game's premium currency; they are used to buy a variety of special characters, buildings and decorations, as well as speeding up tasks and building times. Premium characters and buildings give doble the income than freemium characters and buildings, and premium decorations increase your cash and XP bonus.
Collecting all characters from a character group will result in a reward. Players can see the characters they've unlocked by tapping on the Homer Statuette on the build menu.
| The Simpsons: Tapped Out Trailer
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Task and quests
Characters with a speech bubble 
have a quest. Tapping on this character will start the quest, usually showing some dialogue. The player is required to send characters to different jobs, build a certain building or place some decorations for completing the quest, and will be rewarded with Cash and XP once completing it. Tapping on the Task book on the left side of the screen will allow you to see all the active quests you need to complete. Completing quests will also unlock more content.
Each day, players can also complete daily challenges to win extra cash and XP. The game offers also many other different sources of income such as growing crops in Cletus's farm, betting on who will win in the Springfield Downs and buying Scratch-R's or programing the broadcast of the Channel News and the Radio Station, as well as trying to catch Sideshow Bob (if not already bought).
Adding and visiting friends
The player can add friends via Facebook Connect, Gmail, their device's contact list and EA's Origin. After the player has added some friends, they can visit their versions of Springfield to complete three tasks each day, which results in more rewards, as well as Friend Points (
), which will unlock unique prizes. The maximum number of friends you can add in Tapped Out is 100. The game also includes a generic town named "Other Springfield".
Further Information
- The game is compatible on:
- Android 2.3.3 or later.
- – Android didn't from the start enable players to visit their friends' Springfields.
- iOS: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad mini, iPod touch 3 (3rd generation) and iPod touch (4th generation), and requires iOS 4.3 or later.
- Kindle Fire.
- Blackberry: Blackberry 10 (through Amazon Appstore).
- The game needs an Internet connection to play.
- This game downloads additional content on first launch that can be up to 175MB based on device.
- The game regularly updates and require additional downloads when released.
- Game saves are not supported across multiple devices (each device will have its own save file), unless you connect to an Origin account then your game will be save on EA's servers and can be accessed later on another device.
History
Connectivity problems
On March 3, 2012, due to connectivity problems, Tapped Out was removed from the App Store.[1] In mid-June 2012, EA took the game offline to fix the server, and to fix the Springfields which experienced problems.[2]
It was announced on August 14, 2012 that The Simpsons: Tapped Out would return to the United States App Store later that week, and it would relaunch worldwide (apart from Germany and Canada) in either September[3] or later in August, with improved gameplay and enhanced graphics.[4] With the relaunch, there will be new content in Tapped Out, Kotaku says it'll be packing new stuff from the latest season of The Simpsons. Other outlets say it'll have some new visuals as well as mechanics.[5] It was re-released two days later, on 16 August. After December 5, 2012, EA upgraded their software to meet the constant demand of new and improved devices, and warned that the game may not work on 1st or 2nd generation iPhones or iPods anymore.[6]
Level 21
Many players of the game were convinced that there was a Level 21, and also convinced that there was a bug when the player reaches 48880 XP because the game did not level up.[7] An update for the game was then released that introduced more characters and buildings, and the Level 21.
Android version
The Android version of the game was released on January 23, 2013 in the Netherlands and Australia; the ninth content update was included with the release.[8] The game was added to the Google Play store in other countries on February 6, 2013. The game was made available on Kindle Fire devices in many countries on June 24, 2013.
Characters and their tasks
Buildings
Decoration
The Store
The Store is an in-game store where you can use in-game cash to buy decorations and buildings, as well as the premium in-game currency called "donuts" (the cost of which will be charged to your iTunes or Google Wallet account). The donuts purchased can be used to speed up activities (jobs, quests, building times) and also to buy premium characters, buildings and decorations that can only be acquired with donuts. You can also trade donuts for additional in-game cash. The First Time Packs update introduced some bonus prizes the first time the packages from 60 to 2.400 were bought.
Real-world purchases
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In-game purchases: Grind Packs
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Levels
The levels for the game with content go from Level 1 to Level 60. After reaching Level 60 the player can level up to Level 939.
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Daily Play Combo
- Day 1 - $150
- Day 2 - $250
- Day 3 - $500
- Day 4 - $1000
- Day 5 - Mystery Box
A screenshot of day one, a daily play combo.
A screenshot of day two, a daily play combo.
A screenshot of day three, a daily play combo.
A screenshot of day four, a daily play combo.
A screenshot of day five, a daily play combo.
A screenshot of the Daily Play Combo after the Mystery Box Upgrade update.
Mystery Box
On April 1, 2015, an Upgraded Mystery Box was added to the game with an improved list of objects.
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Old Mystery Box and Homer Buddha
A Mystery Box gave the player one of these objects till March 31, 2015.
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A Homer Buddha costed 15 and gave the player one of these premium objects. Available until March 31, 2015.
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Land Expansions
Character Groups
Job income
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Content updates
216 content updates have been released so far – two in September 2012, one in October 2012, four in November 2012, one in December 2012, two in January 2013, two in February 2013, three in March 2013, three in April 2013, five in May 2013, two in June 2013, three in July 2013, two in August 2013, two in September 2013, two in October 2013, two in November 2013, two in December 2013, three in January 2014, two in February 2014, four in March 2014 three in April 2014, two in May 2014, two in June 2014, three in July 2014, three in August 2014, three in September 2014, two in October 2014, three in November 2014, two in December 2014, three in January 2015, three in February 2015, three in March 2015, five in April 2015, four in May 2015, five in June 2015, three in July 2015, three in August 2015, five in September 2015, five in October 2015, three in November 2015, two in December 2015, two in January 2016, four in February 2016, three in March 2016, two in April 2016, two in May 2016, three in June 2016, one in July 2016, two in August 2016, one in September 2016, one in October 2016, two in November 2016, three in December 2016, five in January 2017, three in March 2017, three in May 2017, three in July 2017, one in August 2017, two in September 2017, one in October 2017, two in November 2017, one in December 2017, three in January 2018, three in March 2018, three in May 2018, two in June 2018, two in July 2018, one in August 2018, two in September 2018, two in October 2018, two in November 2018, one in December 2018, two in January 2019, one on February 2019, one on March 2019, one on April 2019, one on May 2019, one on June 2019, one on July 2019, one in August 2019, two in September 2019, one in October 2019, one in November 2019, one in December 2019, one in January 2020, two in February 2020, one in March 2020, one in April 2020, one in May 2020, one in June 2020, one in July 2020, one in August 2020, one in September 2020, one in October 2020, one in November 2020, one in December 2020, one in January 2021, one in February 2021, one in March 2021, one in April 2021, one in May 2021, one in June 2021, one in July 2021, one in August 2021 and two in September 2021.
Dates
Reaction to the game
"We want this to be one of the biggest titles this year," EA SVP of global publishing for social and mobile Bernard Kim told CNET. "We've invested a lot. It's absolutely a top-tier development priority for us. Hardcore Simpsons fans will get a lot out of it."[9]
On February 17, 2012, the free Tapped Out app appeared on the Sweden, Singapore, Norway, Denmark and Finland's App Stores. It was later added to Canada, the United Kingdom and several other countries, with the United States receiving the game last. On March 1, the reaction to the app being released in the United States was so overwhelming, that it created connection problems.[10] On March 3, 2012, three days after the US release, the app was removed from every App Store (with the exception of the Canada app store; the game was removed later), so "to make sure you current players have the best possible experience".[1]
Most connection problems have been fixed since then, but the bugs were the main problem with the downloaders of the game. Tons of bugs were reported on the Tapped Out forum, mostly reported was the "DC while loading friends city bug".
Tapped Out was the top-grossing iOS game for EA under the last quarter 2012 and earning $23 million in sales.[11] Tapped Out had generated over $100 million in life-to-date digital net revenue, by Electronic Arts in October 29, 2013. After August 2012 to October 29, 2013 has it been in the top 20 iPhone grossing games in the United States for all but 12 days since launch.[12]
International releases
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Gallery
A screenshot from a town in Level 20
A screenshot from a teaser trailer of the game
Promotional image
Reconnecting screen
16:9 Reconnecting screen
4 Years Infographic
App icon
Artwork
Artwork
Treehouse of Horror XXIII artwork
Christmas 2012 artwork
Christmas 2012 app icon
Valentines screen
Whacking Day artwork
Whacking Day app icon
Squidport artwork
Squidport artwork
Squidport artwork
Krustyland artwork
Krustyland app icon
Treehouse of Horror XXIV artwork
Treehouse of Horror XXIV artwork
Treehouse of Horror XXIV artwork
Treehouse of Horror XXIV app icon
New app icon since November 7, 2013
Christmas 2013 artwork
Christmas 2013 App Icon
Valentine's 2014 App Icon
Valentine's 2014 Artwork
Easter 2014's App Icon
Easter 2014's Artwork
Clash of Clones App Icon
Superheroes' Artwork
Superheroes' App Icon
Terwilligers' App Icon
Tap Ball and Soccer Cup 2015's App Icon
Monorail's App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXVI App Icon
Winter 2015 App Icon
Burns' Casino App Icon
Wild West App Icon
Superheroes 2 App Icon
SciFi App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXVII App Icon
Winter 2016 App Icon
Destination Springfield App Icon
Secret Agents App Icon
Time Traveling Toaster App Icon
Homerpalooza App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXVIII App Icon
This Thanksgiving's Gone to the Birds! App Icon
The Invasion Before Christmas App Icon
Bart Royale App Icon
The Springfield Jobs App Icon
Itchy & Scratchy Land App Icon
Moe's Ark App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXIX App Icon
A Simpsons Christmas Special App Icon
Love, Springfieldian Style App Icon
Game of Games App Icon
Simpsons Babies App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXX App Icon
Abe's in Toyland App Icon
Black History App Icon
Simpsons Wrestling App Icon
Game of Games The Sequel App Icon
The Van Houtens App Icon
Treehouse of Horror XXXI App Icon
Clash of Creeds Christmas Royale App Icon
Love and War App Icon
Rise of the Robots App Icon
Springfield Enlightened App Icon
Into the Simpsonsverse App Icon
Logos
English Logo
English Treehouse of Horror Logo
English Christmas / Winter Logo
English Superheroes 2015 Logo
English Wild West
English Superheroes 2 Logo
English Treehouse of Horror XXVII Logo
English Homerpalooza Logo
Brazilian Portuguese Logo
Danish and Dutch Logo
French Logo
German Logo
Italian Logo
Korean Logo
Norvegian and Swedish Logo
Russian Logo
Simplified Chinese Logo
Spanish Logo
Thai Logo
Traditional Chinese Logo
Turkish Logo
Splash Screens
First 4:3 splashscreens when there were no events occurring
Second 4:3 splashscreens when there were no events occurring
Treehouse of Horror XXIII Splash Screen
Christmas 2012 Splash Screen
Valentine's Day 2013 Splash Screen
Whacking Day Splash Screen
Squidport Expansion Splash Screen
Krustyland Expansion Splash Screen
Krustyland Splash Screen
Krustyland Unused Splash Screen
Treehouse Of Horror XXIV Splash Screen
Current Splash Screen used when no event is occurring
Christmas 2013 Splash Screen
Valentine's Day 2014 Splash Screen
Easter 2014 Splash Screen
Stonecutters Splash Screen
Clash Of Clones Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXV Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXV Splash Screen with blood removed
Winter 2014 Splash Screen
Superheroes Splash Screen
Terwilligers Splash Screen
Tap Ball and Soccer Cup 2015 Splash Screen
Monorail Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXVI Splash Screen
Winter 2015 till December 24th Splash Screen
Winter 2015 from December 24th Splash Screen
Burns' Casino Splash Screen
Wild West Splash Screen
Superheroes 2 Splash Screen
SciFi Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXVII Splash Screen
Winter 2016 Splash Screen
Destination Springfield Splash Screen
Secret Agents Splash Screen
Time Traveling Toaster Splash Screen
Homerpalooza Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Splash Screen
This Thanksgiving's Gone to the Birds! Splash Screen
The Invasion Before Christmas Splash Screen
Bart Royale Splash Screen
The Springfield Jobs Splash Screen
Itchy & Scratchy Land Splash Screen
Moe's Ark Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXIX Splash Screen
A Simpsons Christmas Special Splash Screen
Love, Springfieldian Style Splash Screen
Game of Games Splash Screen
Simpsons Babies Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXX Splash Screen
Abe's in Toyland Splash Screen
Black History Splash Screen
Simpsons Wrestling Splash Screen
Game of Games The Sequel Splash Screen
The Van Houtens Splash Screen
Treehouse of Horror XXXI Splash Screen
Clash of Creeds Christmas Royale Splash Screen
Love and War Splash Screen
Rise of the Robots Splash Screen
Springfield Enlightened Splash Screen
Into the Simpsonsverse Splash Screen
Cutscenes
View in 720p for best quality by clicking on the cog
Main
Kaboom / Home Alone
Treehouse / True Love
Winter 2015
Maggie / The End of the Beginning
Superheroes
The Death of Radioactive Man / The Death of Radioactive Man (Beta)
The Return of Radioactive Man
Wild West
Act 1 Finale / Act 2 Finale
Act 3 Finale
The Springfield Jobs
Act 1 Heist Scene Finale / Act 2 Heist Scene Finale
Act 3 Heist Scene Finale
References to The Simpsons: Tapped Out in The Simpsons
The Simpsons regularly references Tapped Out in the years since its release.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook.com
- ↑ EA Help - The Simpsons: Tapped Out will be offline temporarily
- ↑ IGN.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out Returns
- ↑ GameZebo.com - The Simpsons Tapped Out is coming back to the App Store this week
- ↑ TouchArcade.com - 'The Simpson: Tapped Out' Returning Soon
- ↑ Facebook.com
- ↑ The Simpsons: Tapped Out EA forums - Level 20 Hang
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Technology Tell
- ↑ Blog.Games.com
- ↑ Facebook.com
- ↑ IGN
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-simpsons-tapped-out-revenue-passes-100-million/1100-6415843/
- ↑ iTunes France
- ↑ Google Play France
- ↑ Amazon France
- ↑ iTunes Singapore
- ↑ iTunes Sweden
- ↑ iTunes Norway
- ↑ iTunes Denmark
- ↑ iTunes Finland
- ↑ iTunes Canada
- ↑ Amazon Canada
- ↑ iTunes Great Britain
- ↑ Amazon United Kingdom
- ↑ iTunes Spain
- ↑ Amazon Spain
- ↑ iTunes Greece
- ↑ iTunes Egypt
- ↑ iTunes Botswana
- ↑ iTunes Germany
- ↑ Amazon Germany
- ↑ iTunes Australia
- ↑ iTunes Mexico
- ↑ iTunes Indonesia
- ↑ iTunes New Zealand
- ↑ iTunes Ireland
- ↑ iTunes Korea
- ↑ iTunes Switzerland
- ↑ iTunes Russia
- ↑ iTunes Poland
- ↑ iTunes Portugal
- ↑ iTunes Romania
- ↑ iTunes Turkey
- ↑ iTunes United States
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Google Play
- ↑ Amazon United States
External links
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Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to The Simpsons: Tapped Out. |
The Simpsons: Tapped Out at Wikipedia- Official Tapped Out page at EA.com
- Official Tapped Out Facebook page
- Official EA Games Tapped Out forum
