The Simpsons Arcade Game - Plot

Plot

The game begins with Waylon Smithers and two goons robbing Springfield Jewelers (for reasons unknown). Smithers bumps into Homer Simpson, whose family is conveniently walking down the street. The encounter knocks a diamond from Smithers' haul, and Maggie catches it in her mouth (to replace the pacifier). Smithers then snatches Maggie (rather than just the diamond) and runs off. The Simpsons give chase, but hundreds of suit-wearing goons under Mr. Burns' employ stand in their way.

The Simpson family go through many stages chasing Smithers, from Downtown Springfield (Stage 1), Krustyland theme park (Stage 2), Springfield Discount Cemetery (Stage 3), Moe's Tavern (Stage 4), the Springfield butte (Stage 5), a waterfall plunge-induced dreamland (Stage 6), the KBBL's Channel 6 Broadcasting studio (Stage 7), and the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant (Stage 8, the final stage).

The game ends with the player(s) having a showdown with a bomb throwing Smithers and then finally Mr. Burns who is in a plutonium-powered armored fighting vehicle. Then, once the player(s) defeats him, Maggie appears, walking toward the unconscious Mr. Burns. A finale cutscene shows her putting her pacifier into his mouth and sucking on the diamond. As the victor, the player(s) stands behind Maggie and picks her up, and the family walks off. The family walks back to Springfield while the credits roll. After the credits, Homer tosses away the giant diamond that Maggie had in her mouth.