Revealed: The Simpsons: Tapped Out 2 and 3 That Never Happened!

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Summary

  • Game developer revealed that a Tapped Out 2 and 3 were planned but never developed.
  • The game was built to last forever, but 32-bit limitations may have caused difficulties.

A team member involved in creating “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” recently conducted an informal discussion with the public. Many enthusiasts of this mobile game expressed their admiration and posed questions regarding the development process behind “The Simpsons: Tapped Out”.

It seems that the popular game “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” has reached its end, despite numerous requests from the gaming community for publisher EA to either rescue the game or provide a permanent offline version. For over a decade, the title saw continuous updates, but alas, it appears these pleas have fallen on deaf ears. It’s speculated that licensing issues, among other complications, may have made it impossible to satisfy fans in this manner.

On the primary Reddit forum dedicated to the game, a developer known as ‘mooseday’, who contributed to its creation, hosted an AMA session about the game. Apart from showering praise on the dev and their team, fans posed numerous queries regarding the game. During this interaction, it was disclosed that during its peak, around 120 individuals were involved in the project, with approximately 20 remaining when the game concluded.

Questions about hidden content within the game led to the revelation that certain proposed expansions were hindered by Gracie Films, The Simpsons’ production company, and even incorporating the Monorail into the game was a challenge, both technically and in terms of licensing. This licensing issue also prevented The Simpsons: Tapped Out from ever being released on PC.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out 2 and 3 Were Planned

A player inquired about the longevity of the game “The Simpsons: Tapped Out,” speculating if it could run for 12 years. Mooseday clarified that while the game was designed to be eternal, 32-bit constraints were making its ongoing development challenging, and this was causing some peculiar issues with laying roads and water. A fan expressed their wish for a sequel, to which mooseday disclosed an unexpected fact: prototypes for “Tapped Out 2” and “Tapped Out 3” had been conceptualized, but they never progressed into development. The former would have been a matching game, while the latter remains enigmatic; players might interact with characters, but not through construction as in the original version.

Regrettably, the popular game titled “The Simpsons: Tapped Out” has ended its run. After playing it diligently for over a decade, many enthusiasts are now facing an adjustment period. Hopefully, in the future, another interactive game featuring the Simpson family will emerge to alleviate this gap, but until then, it’s a melancholic moment for fans of the series.

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2025-01-28 02:43