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Virtual Bart (SNES)

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Virtual Bart is the sequel to Bart's Nightmare. At Springfield Elementary's science fair, Bart tests out the virtual reality machine.

Features the voices of Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta and... them only.

Sub-Pages#

Debug Mode#

At the title screen, press A, A, A, X, X, B, B, Y. A sound will confirm correct entry, and the following functions will be available on controller 2 during gameplay:

  • Start: Skip to the next area of the current stage (or the stage's ending if in the last area).
  • L+Y: Enables a combination free-movement mode and coordinate display. The D-Pad on controller 1 moves Bart around, and the D-Pad on controller 2 moves the coordinate display around. Note that this only works in the game's platforming stages (Baby, Dino, and Pig).

(Source: Makainyumon)

Sound Test#

At the title screen, press Y, Y, Y, A, A, A. A sound will confirm correct entry. During gameplay, hold A+B+X+Y and press Start to access it proper.

(Source: Makainyumon)

Hidden Developer Message#

In the Tomato level of the Virtual Class Picture game, there's messages in the field saying "DAVE BITES" to the far right of the stage, however you can't throw far enough to see it. This is most likely referring to Dave Ross, credited in game as the Main Programmer and a Designer.

Unused Sounds#

Bart#

Audio

Subtitle

Usage

No line!

It was used in the Genesis version in the water slide intro, but in the SNES version he just says "Aw man."

Homer#

Audio

Subtitle

Usage

Ooh, virtual reality!

It was meant for the ending. The "Ooh!" part is used, but the rest isn't.

How many times have I-

Use unknown.

Unused Text#

Random Strings#

At 0xDCAF is a list of random strings. It goes from Bart names, to items, to audio settings, to difficulty settings, to bonuses. The strings “PORKBART” and “DINOBART” seem to refer to the pig and dinosaur levels in the game, but "MALLBART" and "SPACBART" stand out as they may refer to scrapped mall and space levels. Also, some of the supposed item strings seem to be holdovers from past Simpsons games.

MALLBART
DINOBART
PORKBART
SPACBART
NONE      
BUBBLEGUM 
SPIT WAD  
RUBBERBAND
SQUIRT GUN
XRAY SPECS
STEREO
MONO  
EASY 
MEDIUM
HARD 
2X POINT BONUS!
4X POINT BONUS!
8X POINT BONUS!
TIME BONUS    
EXTRA LIFE AWARDED

Build Date#

At 0xD1E5 is a build date.

VER. USA JULY 31 5:00 PM

True Bart Simpson#

At 0xDE04 is an ending message leftover from the prototype.

YOU ARE A TRUE BART SIMPSON
T H E  E N D

References#


  1. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588661-virtual-bart↩︎