What’s the point of non-premium costumes?
A few people have asked this question, and the point is a very, very simple one – it’s all about variety and a bit of fun! The prizes add to that fun by giving you Gymnastics Lisa as the third prize...
View ArticleRepost: Why don’t some of the characters have voices?
With Fat Tony now a permanent character, the question of why certain characters are voiced and why others are voiceless has come up again – so he’s a repost from a couple of months ago: I’m not sure I...
View ArticleLisa and Willie have costumes now – what other characters have them (or will...
This is an update of a post from early last month, that also answers the questions about costumes for Carl and Chief Wiggum that keep coming up… For many players, particularly those that joined the...
View ArticleDo you think the limited time items and characters I missed will ever be...
It would be great if all the limited time items and characters that newer players missed were made available again. Some of these include: - Kang - Witch Marge (with her ability to speed up crops) -...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t Agnes Skinner have a voice – and why does she date Comic Book Guy?
Agnes Skinner is unlocked with the Skinner House at recently-added level 29 – and she’s another unvoiced character. The reason is, of course, because she’s voiced in the series by Tress MacNeille...
View ArticleSpoilers: What might be coming after Whacking Day?
A few readers noticed that last week’s update was a rather large one, indicating that it might also contain a few more things of interest yet to come. And they’re right! There’s at least two characters...
View ArticleScenes from New Springfield
Sometimes your Tapped Out characters seem to have minds of their own, and end up in combinations that can’t help but raise a smile. Here’s a screenshot sent in by Rood of Shauna tempting Duffman with...
View ArticleWhat do the level up messages say and who says them (an update)?
Each time you level up, you get a message from a character that may or may not already be in the game congratulating you and awarding you donuts (you can see the last post I wrote on leveling up and...
View ArticleHow many income-generating characters are there in the game?
Some time ago, Lee sent in this comment (and even further back Schpeen sent in something similar): How many income-generating characters are there in the game (include all premium characters and those...
View ArticleWhat’s up with Kent Brockman?
This isn’t a big game issue, but in the lull before Squidport, I thought I’d address something that seems to have come up quite a few times in the comments in the past few weeks – and that’s Kent...
View ArticleWhat happens if I don’t have 15 characters to buy fireworks?
The Rockets Red Glare Pt. 3 of the Fourth of July event requires that you send 15 residents to the Kwik E Mart to buy fireworks. Piece of cake for most of us however there are many newer or fairly new...
View ArticleSo, we’ve got Rex Banner… who else could we have?
With Abraham Lincoln and Rex Banner appearing in the game, one thing is clear – it can take as little as a single appearance in a single episode to earn a place in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. With that...
View ArticleHow do I get my characters to go to krustyland?
A question that keeps popping up lately has been “how do I get my characters to go to krustyland?” The answer is quite simple. When you wish to send a character to Krustyland, keep them free. As soon...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of non-premium costumes?
A few people have asked this question, and the point is a very, very simple one – it’s all about variety and a bit of fun! The prizes add to that fun by giving you Gymnastics Lisa as the third prize...
View ArticleRepost: Why don’t some of the characters have voices?
With Fat Tony now a permanent character, the question of why certain characters are voiced and why others are voiceless has come up again – so he’s a repost from a couple of months ago: I’m not sure I...
View ArticleLisa and Willie have costumes now – what other characters have them (or will...
This is an update of a post from early last month, that also answers the questions about costumes for Carl and Chief Wiggum that keep coming up… For many players, particularly those that joined the...
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