Prerelease:The Simpsons Wrestling

This page details prerelease information and/or media for The Simpsons Wrestling.

The Simpsons Wrestling began development in early 2000. It was released in April 2001.

E3 2000 Footage

This is footage of the game from E3 2000. This is a very early build of the game. It has a staggering amount of differences when compared to the final game.

• There is an Itchy and Scratchy arena present at various points in the video.
• There is no TAUNT text above the character icons present throughout the video.
• There is no round trophy icons present throughout the video.
• There are no background characters on the Power Plant arena at 0:36.
• There is a text bubble present in the Moe's Tavern arena at 0:37.
• There are placeholder sound effects used randomly during the video.
• There is a text bubble present in the C.Montgomery Burns arena at 0:40.
• The Spaceship arena had a different design at 0:42.
• There is a text bubble present in the Krustylu Studios arena at 0:50.
• The original 3D character select screen is visible from 1:00 to 1:02.
• The original logo can be seen at 1:17.

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E3 2000 Footage 2

This is more E3 2000 Footage for the game. This has a lot more intriguing differences than the first video.

• There are no character introduction taunts.
• The versus text is a different colour.
• The TAUNT text is absent.
• There are no round trophy icons.
• There are no power ups.
• You could win by knockout as opposed to being pinned in the final game.

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Screenshots

A screenshot depicts gameplay in an arena based on Springfield Elementary School, which is in the files of the final game but unused. A notable difference from the final game's version is that the Mathemagician from the episode "Grade School Confidential" is stood behind Martin instead of Miss Hoover.