February 29, 2012 (Europe, iOS)
March 1, 2012 (North America, iOS)
February 6, 2013 (Android)
The Simpsons: Tapped Out (TSTO), or simply known as Tapped Out, was a freemiumlicensed city-building mobile game for iOS and Android, based on the American animated comedy television series and media franchise The Simpsons. It allowed users to create and maintain their own version of Springfield using familiar characters and buildings. The game was regularly updated with new content, often seasonal and holiday-themed, for example, during holidays like Thanksgiving, and Treehouse of Horror episodes-related content for Halloween. The game used to be available in several languages such as English, French, Turkish, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Peninsular Spanish and both European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. It was developed and published by EA Mobile and launched in Europe on February 29, 2012 and in North America on March 1, 2012 for iOSand February 6, 2013 for Android. The game was released for Amazon Fire devices in several markets on June 24, 2013.
According to its own estimates as of 2014, EA generated over $130 million in revenue since the game's release. On September 26, 2024, EA announced that Tapped Out would be shutting down. It was delisted from the App Store and Google Play on October 31, 2024, while users who still had the app downloaded were able to continue playing the game until January 24, 2025. After that, the game was permanently discontinued and became unplayable.
Summary
Too busy playing a Happy Little Elves-themed game on his myPad at work, Homer Simpson neglects his workstation and accidentally causes a meltdown at the nuclear power plant, leading to the complete destruction of Springfield. Left stranded, he is solely responsible for rebuilding Springfield and bringing back its town members. Homer is desperate to find other characters so that he can get them to rebuild, and he can get back to his elf game. With the help of Lisa, Homer rebuilds Springfield and brings back key sought-out characters.
Gameplay
The Simpsons: Tapped Out was a city-building game. It offered buildings that the player buys with "Money ($)" in-game currency. Premium items were bought with Donuts which could also be purchased with real-world cash. The player used building and characters to make progress. By completing quests and levels, the player collected more characters and buildings to unlock more quests and levels. Each building generated in-game money to collect, under names such as "Income tax" from houses and the "Marking up Prices" for the Kwik-E-Mart. Players could place rivers, roads, pavement and decorations on the land.
The game was supported by EA's Origin, which acted as a social bridge to where players log into their Origin accounts and visit friends' towns to collect cash every 24 hours.
Since the May 18, 2016, update, the maximum number of levels is 939. This is a reference to the episode "A Tale of Two Springfields", which shows the Simpsons' area code.
Content updates had been released for the game, with new game content or limited-time events related to episode promotions or holidays. Major events included a temporary currency, which win the player limited edition prizes.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Big Single Gulp ie Dr CRT026803/Sound Ideas, GULP, CARTOON - BIG GULP, HUMAN
- Hollywoodedge, Forest Ambience Bird PE010101
- Maggie Sucking Pacifier Sound
- Sound Ideas, BELL, DOOR - TUBULAR BELLS, DING DONG 01
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, RAVEN, COMMON - CALLS, OTHER BIRDS IN B/G, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, EATING, CARTOON - SHORT CHEW AND GULP 02
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP
- Sound Ideas, HOSPITAL - HEART MONITOR: MONITORING, CONSTANT BEEPS
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 02
- Sound Ideas, SIREN, AIR RAID - AIR RAID 01