Deep Space Homer 2016 Event



 is the 18th minor event and the first event of 2016. It was released on January 21, 2016 and ended on February 3, 2016.

It was re-released on September 28, 2017, as the first event of the "Classic Mini-Events" if the user hasn't completed it in time on its first release. It was activable until October 2, 2017.

A new premium costume, Astronaut Barney, was released bundled with either Barney's Bowlarama (if the player didn't already have it) or the Space Shuttle Simulator. Buying Barney's Bowlarama gave a refund (rebate) of 130 donuts for the length of the event.

Quests
The event started with the quest Mars Won while the main quest was Cheap Space Homer. Mars Won required the player to have unlocked Quimby to start. There was also a hidden side quest, DSH Easter Eggs.

Currency
The event introduced a new limited time currency, NARA Certification Stars. There was no display for the currency, they were merely used as a quest tracker. Opening the Cheap Space Homer quest window showed how many were needed for the current quest. Stars carried over from the previous quest, but the counter reset each quest.

All tasks and buildings took 3 hours (except 2 Deep Space Homer actions). The following tasks generated stars (in order of task availability):

Tasks
Work Out Payments (Unlocked on the beginning of Cheap Space Homer Pt. 1) Demonstrate Balance (Unlocked on the beginning of Cheap Space Homer Pt. 1) Do Narobics (Unlocked after finishing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 1) Train as an Astronaut (Unlocked on the beginning of Cheap Space Homer Pt. 2) Hang Out at the Hangar (Unlocked after finishing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 3) Collect Payments (Unlocked after finishing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 4) Gather Insect Specimens (8 hours) (Unlocked after finishing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 4) Walk Like a Hero (4 hours) (Unlocked after finishing Cheap Space Homer Pt. 5) Put Rocket Ship Together (Unlocked on the beginning of Cheap Space Homer Pt. 6)
 * Quimby - 1
 * Astronaut Barney - 2
 * Miss Hoover, Marge - 1
 * Luann - 2
 * Homer, Deep Space Homer - 1
 * Database, Milhouse, Martin - 1
 * Fat Tony, Legs, Louie, Snake - 1
 * Don Vittorio - 2
 * Deep Space Homer - 2
 * Deep Space Homer - 1
 * Bart,Homer, Deep Space Homer, Grampa, Lisa, Marge - 1

Buildings

 * Space Training Center, Space Shuttle Simulator - 5

New Content
Note that prizes listed were available for a limited time and may not return.

Costumes
* If the player already had Barney's Bowlarama then it was bundled with the Space Shuttle Simulator.

Trivia

 * Most of the content of this event was already coded since the Thanksgiving 2015 Event.