The Simpsons Arcade Game
12 Achievements
200
"Excellent"
You completed the game on Expert difficulty.
30
How to unlock the "Excellent" achievement in The Simpsons Arcade Game - Definitive Guide
MISSABLE
Individual Quarters mode only gives you 10 credits before you get a Game Over. This isn't easy as enemies are stronger and bosses are more aggressive, 4 players is wanted here. Hit and run tactics and careful use of weapons will go a long way. If you are running low on health or credit, have the other 3 players defend you until you reach health or simply find 3 friends in the boosting thread: LINK. Once you get a game over, you will have to try again, plus your character won't count for this playthrough for the Like Taking Candy From a Baby trophy, so it's best to just end it there and start all over. Do it on the Japanese ROM, you can overheal and your health goes back to full at the end of each level. Use Bart or Marge, Lisa and Homer have terrible range plus Lisa seems to tie herself up in her jump rope a lot leaving you open. Some bosses have large hitboxes, such as the bowling ball and Mr. Burns, you can stand above them and be able to pound on them without them attacking back.
Some people say it's easier by yourself, I personally find no difference. With 3 other players I managed to get to the last stage with 1 credit and 2 lives on average, solo I find myself in the same exact situation.
The tactic is this: we play together, your partner goes forward and protects you as best he can, even if he runs out of lives, it’s okay - he chooses a new character (the character can be changed an infinite number of times) and protects you again. And we play like this until the end of the game! The main thing is that you don’t spend all 10 credits and survive until the end