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Virtual Bart came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, developed by Sculptured Software. It was one of many licensed games from that period, a time when you'd often see familiar cartoon characters jumping across your CRT screen. This one put you directly into the shoes, or lack thereof, of Bart Simpson.

You control Bart through a series of short, self-contained stages, each with its own objective. One moment you're running through the school halls on a skateboard, trying to avoid teachers and obstacles; the next, you're a baby version of Bart crawling through a supermarket, tossing items into your cart. The gameplay shifts constantly, from platforming to racing to simple item collection. The main goal is usually just to survive the stage and reach the end, but the mechanics change so quickly that you never settle into a rhythm. It's a challenging game, with some stages feeling unforgiving due to slippery controls or sudden obstacles. Playing it feels like flipping through channels on a Saturday morning, where every new show is a different kind of chaos.