FAQ/Walkthrough - Guide for The Simpsons: Road Rage

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                 FAQ/Walkthrough written by hand of g0da 
                       Platform: Nintendo Gamecube 
                                01/07/02 
                                vers 1.0           
                  
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_/Contents\_____________________________________________________________ 
I.    Disclaimer 
II.   Version History 
III.  Introduction 
IV.   Controls & Story 
V.    The Cast 
VI.   Drivers & Vehicles 
VII.  Passengers 
VIII. Modes of Play 
IX.   Road Rage Hints 
X.    Mission Walkthrough 
XI.   Extras & Goodies 
XII.  FAQs 
XIII. Credits 
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_/Disclaimer\___________________________________________________________   
  Please note that this FAQ was written by a Simpsons fan. Let that be 
your warning. The contents of this file are original material of the 
author, hand of g0da. This file may not be altered, plagerized, or 
modified in any way. It may not be reproduced, or published for 
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Webmasters, you MUST have my permission PRIOR to posting this guide on 
your website. Plagerism is a crime! Thank you. 
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_/Version History\______________________________________________________ 
  I began work on this on 12/07/01, even though the release date for the 
game is late December here in North America. I began work so early because of my 
unsettling anticipation for the game. Well, thanks to that I got most all of the 
not so important stuff out of the way so that on release day I was able to write 
the core walkthrough with little distraction. I had gotten a lot of the 
information from the Playstation 2 version such as the playable characters list. 
 
12/07/01 - Pre-release version, worked out the ASCII contents listing, 
           design, and cast list. Later added Drivers and Vehicles list 
           as well as some passengers. 
            
01/07/02 - Added introduction, FAQs, modes, extras, some tips, missions, 
           and some other small changes. Finally released it. 
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_/Introduction\_________________________________________________________ 
  It seems throughout the years The Simpsons license has been attached 
to some pretty bad games. In the early days on the NES we had some fun 
with Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, but then Bart Meets Radioactive Man was 
terribly dissapointing. Bart Vs. The World wasn't so bad, but it just 
didn't seem to fill up my expectations cup. The Nintendo Gameboy had 
many uncomfortable Simpsons ventures as well, that I'd rather not go 
into, it's just too painful. When other systems came out, so did the 
games, such as Virtual Bart, and Bart's Nightmare. I think it would be 
safe to say that 'Nightmare' would be fitting for both titles, which are 
nothing more than a collection of near impossible mini-games. There was 
one beautiful ray of light that burst through the cloud of bad games, 
and that was simply titled The Simpsons. It was an arcade release, and 
sadly, it was never ported. Still, with the splendor of this game, I 
grew new hope for America's Favorite Family in the world of video games. 
A hope that I wouldn't let be burst by the fun, yet horribly short romp 
through Simpson's Wrestling. I knew The Simpsons would prevail, and 
unleash an entertaining hit for a console, and with this title, I am 
glad to report I will be enjoying my Simpsons gaming desires at home, 
not at the arcade! 
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_/Controls & Story\_____________________________________________________ 
Analog Stick: Steering                    X: Stop/Reverse 
D. Pad: Steering                          Y: Hand Brake 
Start: Pause                              Z: Reset Vehicle 
A: Accelerate                             L: Rear View 
B: Hand Brake                             R: Horn 
C Stick: (Up) Accelerate, (Down) Stop/Reverse                                   
 
  Mr. Burns has taken over the public transportation system and is using 
nuclear buses. The citizens of Springfield must now taxi each other 
around to raise the $1,000,000 needed to buy it back! Good luck! 
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_/The Cast\_____________________________________________________________ 
No, they're not all playable, just those who appear in the game, full 
names included.   
   
  Homer Jay Simpson                  Charles Montgomery Burns 
  Marjorie 'Marge' Bouvier Simpson   Waylon J. Smithers Jr. 
  Bartholomew 'Bart' Jo-Jo Simpson   Capitol City Goofball 
  Lisa Marie Simpson                 Principal Seymour Skinner 
  Apu Nahasapeemapetilon             Dr. Nick Riviera 
  Herschel Shmoikel Krustofsky  aka  Krusty the Clown 
  Police Chief Clancy Wiggum         Hyman Krustofsky 
  Bernard 'Barney' Gumble            Crazy Old Man 
  Nedward 'Ned' Flanders             Gil 
  Abraham J. 'Grampa' Simpson        Lurleen Lumpkin 
  Snake                              Jasper 
  Professor John Frink               Pimple-Faced Teen 
  Moe Szyslak                        Hans Moleman 
  Groundskeeper Willie               Ralph Wiggum 
  Otto Mann                          Nelson Muntz 
  Reverend Timothy Lovejoy           Milhouse VanHouten 
  Captain Horatio McAllister         Comic Book Guy 
  Pedro Bumblebee Man                Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby 
  Edna Krabappel                     Duff Beer Mascot 
  Hans                               Mrs. Glick 
   
   
   
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_/Drivers\________/Vehicles\____________________________________________ 
  Homer            Family Sedan 
  Marge            Canyonero 
  Bart             Honor Roller 
  Lisa             Electric Car 
  Apu              Sports Car 
  Krusty           Clown Car 
  Cheif Wiggum     Police Cruiser 
  Barney           Plow King Truck 
  Homer            Mr. Plow Truck 
  Ned Flanders     Family Stationwagon 
  Grampa           Shriners Car 
  Snake            Li'l Bandit 
  Prof. Frink      Hover Car 
  Moe              Hippie Daisy Car 
  Willie           Tractor 
  Otto             Schoolbus 
  Rev. Lovejoy     Book Burning Mobile 
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_/Passengers\___________________________________________________________ 
  Homer     Grandpa  Willie         McAllister  Jasper 
  Bart      Marge    Lovejoy        Dr. Nick 
  Krusty    Lisa     Krabappel      Milhouse 
  Apu       Barney   Skinner        Nelson 
  Wiggum    Snake    Quimby         Ralph 
  Flanders  Frink    Comicbook Guy  Hans 
  Otto      Moe      Bumblebee Man  Geeky Teen 
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_/Modes of Play\________________________________________________________   
ROAD RAGE: 
Mmm... road rage. Here we have our main course. The mission, raise one 
million dollars to buy the public transportation system back from C.M. 
Burns. Taxi people around to make the money, but don't worry... it will 
take you plenty of time to do this. You also get to unlock more areas 
and drivers. 
 
SUNDAY DRIVE: 
You cannot earn money, or unlock areas in this mode. But you can drive 
around and learn the areas finding shortcuts, hidden routes, and the 
such. Doing this may help you out significantly in Road Rage mode. You 
know what they say... practice makes perfect. 
 
CHALLENGE MODE: 
10 missions, with different drivers. Once you complete them all you get 
the reward of The Homer. See "Extras & Goodies" section for more on this 
vehicle. 
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_/Road Rage Hints\______________________________________________________ 
There's more than meets the eye. Look for paths not shown on the map for some 
handy short cuts that will raise your fares and help with the time. 
 
Take out Burns' bus stop vestibules to add 2 seconds to your time. 
 
Learn your pickups. More often then not, passengers at the same location want to 
go to the same destination. Learn where they want to go for some big money fares. 
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_/Mission Walkthrough\__________________________________________________ 
01: Willies Paper Shredder 
    Guide Willie through the streets of Springfield to take out all of 
    the 'Springfield Shopper' Newspaper stands you can find. 
02: Homer On The Run 
    Drive as Bart, sneeking Homer back to work at the Power Plant. But 
    you must avoid Mr. Burns at all costs. 
03: Barney's Rage 
    Barney is drunk... again. For some reason, unknown to the sober, he 
    has to run over 12 Capital City Goofballs before time runs out. 
04: Otto's Driving Test 
    Put the pedal to the metal, because Otto needs to pass his driving 
    test. Knock over the light posts at the mini-mall before times up. 
05: Snake's Day Off 
    Oh joyous parole. Snake's out again, and this time he's helping out. 
    Take out nuclear waste barrels that serve as bus fuel! 
06: They'll Never Take Me Alive 
    As time takes it's toll on old Abe Simpson, senility sets in. Help 
    him take out trash cans, before they take him out. 
07: Save The Hovercar 
    Help Prof. Frink prove how efficient his hovercar is to Mayor Quimby 
    by racing him to City Hall before Burns gets there. 
08: Not The Trees 
    Join Lisa in her crusade against the loggers by ramming their log 
    piles with her electric car before time runs out. 
09: Krusty's Escape 
    Help Krusty outrun the tourists by knocking down street signs that 
    direct them to his house. 
10: Burns' Arena 
    The final showdown, in which Homer infiltrates Burns' backyard to 
    take out as many statues as he can before Burns can stop him! 
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_/Extras & Goodies\_____________________________________________________ 
Holiday Characters: Set your Game Cube's internal clock to the following 
dates to unlock Holiday Characters! 
  Date:             Character:   
  01/01             Happy New Year Krusty 
   
  10/31             Happy Halloween Bart 
                    Bart dressed as Frankenstien, Honor Roller painted 
                    w/ jack-o-lanterns, Horn: Witch Laugh 
  
  11/2*             Happy Thanksgiving Marge 
                    Marge dressed as pilgrim, Canyonero painted w/ 
                    turkeys, Horn: Gobble 
   
  12/25             Merry Christmas Apu 
   
*Note- Since Thanksgiving falls on a different numbered day each year 
you'll have to set it accordingly. For the year 2001 set it for 11/22. 
 
 
Bonus Vehicle: Complete all 10 challenges to unlock The Homer: The Car 
built for the Average Man! The car is playable in any mode, simply click 
on Homer's picture in the car selection screen. 
 
Wimp Challenge Mode: If you want to be a wimp, you can skip any of the 
first 9 missions by losing them 5 times. Doing this will not stop you 
from unlocking The Homer. 
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_/FAQs\_________________________________________________________________ 
Q:Is ______ a playable character? 
  A:Check the drivers list. 
 
Q:Is ______ in the game? 
  A:Check the cast list. Most of them are also passengers, but not all 
    so, compare the cast list to the passenger list to see who you can't 
    pick up. 
Q:How do I unlock the "?" character? 
  A:See Extras & Goodies section- Holiday Characters. 
   
Q:What is the difference between the easy/medium/hard settings? 
  A:The easier the setting, the more time you get. BUT, the harder the 
    setting, the more money you earn per person. 
     
Q:I'm stuck on _______ mission, can you help me? 
  A:See the mission walkthrough section. 
   
Q:Are there any cheat codes? 
  A:Not to my knowledge as of yet. 
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_/Credits\______________________________________________________________ 
All names, companies, and products are trademark and/or copywritten 
property of their parent companies. This file is in no way endorsed or 
sponsored by any company. Written by a fan for the fans. Enjoy. 
 
I would like to thank CJayC of www.gamefaqs.com for hosting my and many 
others helpful FAQs, Walkthroughs, Tips, Tricks, Cheats and Reviews. 
 
Another big thanks goes out to Keyz of gamefaqs.com messageboards for 
all of his help. 
 
I would also like to thank all of those from gamefaqs.com message boards 
who helped me out with any info. 
 
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