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So, how is The Simpsons: Hit & Run? Well, to say it borrows from Grand Theft Auto would be an understatement on a par with mentioning that Barney Gumble likes the odd tipple, but Hit & Run is actually a bundle of fun and could actually be The Simpsons' best videogame outing yet. Please donate to support the channel:): to nig.

Who doesn’t remember when Radical Entertainment released a Simpsons meets GTA-like video game?

As one of the absolute classics from the early 2000s, The Simpsons Hit & Run was iconic in so many ways, and based on recent popular demand, could a remaster potentially be on the cards?

For those that don’t remember, players of the game could explore the world of Springfield and beyond while playing as various members of the Simpson family. You could drive cars, wreak havoc and simply do as you please in what many still consider one of the most fun-filled releases of all time.

Moreover, according to a survey conducted by GAME, The Simpsons Hit & Run is the game that most surveyees want to see remastered on next-gen hardware.

The game finished ahead of various other memorable releases from the early 2000s including Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Overall, The Simpsons Hit And Run accumulated 44% of the votes, finishing with 20% more than San Andreas in second.

Simpsons Hit And Run Engine

Die hard Hit & Run fans have been petitioning for a remaster for some time now and this survey is also evidence regarding the popularity that the game still has in 2021.

Hassan Mohammad, a fan that created one of many petitions on change.org, managed to amass 26,000 signatures in two months. He said: “Public demand definitely warrants a sequel.

'I'm astonished one hasn't been made yet, or alternatively a remastering of the original game.

“I hope it can be made possible through the means of this petition. If you are nostalgic about this game and would love to see another one made, you know what to do!'

Unfortunately for Mohammad and thousands of other fans, EA now own the rights to Simpsons games, and if it weren’t for their acquisition of the franchise, Radical Entertainment actually had a sequel in the works.

It may be unlikely, but the immense fan love shows that the push for a Hit & Run remaster isn’t over just yet.

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Developers
Publishers
North America
Engines
Release dates
WindowsNovember 13, 2003
Reception
Metacritic82
IGDB73
  • 2Essential improvements
    • 2.1Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher
  • 3Game data
  • 4Video settings
  • 5Input settings
  • 6Audio settings
  • 7Network
  • 8Issues fixed
  • 9Other information
The Simpsons
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants1991
The Simpsons Arcade Game1991
The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness1992
Krusty's Fun House1992
The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio1996
The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield1997
The Simpsons: Hit & Run2003

Key points

It is recommended to use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher to play the game on modern systems.
Game lacks an FPS limiter and causes physics and enemy AI problems at frame rates higher and lower than 60 FPS. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher to fix.

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail SecuROM 4 DRM.
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements[edit]

Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher[edit]

Adds compatibility fixes for modern systems and additional customization options.

Skip mod launcher window[edit]

Launch the game directly[1]
  1. Open Lucas Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.exe shortcut properties.
  2. Add -launch as a command line argument.

Skip intro videos[edit]

No Introduction Movies Mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable No Introduction Movies.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>simpsons.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location[edit]

Hit
SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>Save*[Note 1]

Video settings[edit]

Display settings.
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)See Field of view (FOV).
WindowedSee Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowedSee Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)Force via graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)Force via graphics card control panel.
60 FPS and 120+ FPSNo frame rate cap. See Frame rate (FPS).

Widescreen resolution[edit]

The game supports six hardcoded resolutions out of the box. Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher extends this support to any resolution reported by your graphics card or manually specified in the game's configuration file.
By default, the game's FOV will be adjusted in relation to your selected aspect ratio.
Aspect Ratio Mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Aspect Ratio Support.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

FOV Mod[2]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Aspect Ratio Support and select it.
  3. Click Mod Settings and change the FOV value.

Windowed[edit]

Resizable Window Mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Resizable Window to make the window resizable and maximizable.

Borderless fullscreen windowed[edit]

Borderless Mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Windowed and Borderless.

Anti-aliasing (AA)[edit]

Anti-aliasing mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Anti-aliasing and select it.
  3. Click Mod Settings and set to 2x, 4x, or 8x MSAA.

Frame rate (FPS)[edit]

The game was designed to run at 60 FPS[citation needed] and has problems of varying severity at framerates higher or lower than 60. Below 60 the player may clip into cars, which can pose an issue in many destruction missions.
Above 60 FPS both player and car physics are negatively affected, causing cars to fly off edges at uncontrollable speeds and the player character to be able to jump higher than originally intended. In some cases at excessively high frame rates, the game can blue screen playing loud static sounds.
Frame Limiter Mod[citation needed]
  1. Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Frame Limiter and select it.
  3. Click Mod Settings and change settings if needed.

Notes

Frame Limiter is set to 60 FPS by default.
The frame limiter does not fully cap the game to your selected FPS and will likely be running at a slightly higher FPS than specified in the ini.
Capping the frame rate on loading screens will negatively affect load times.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse, touchStateNotes
RemappingTutorials will always refer to the default controls.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimisedMouse pointer doesn't disappear upon touch.
Controller
Controller supportFull DirectInput support.
Full controller support
Controller remappingNo way to rebind pausing to a controller (use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllersUse Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedbackUse Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher for XInput controllers.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

  • Character controls.

  • Vehicle controls.

  • Other control settings.

On Foot Orbit Camera[edit]

This hack replaces the game's regular on-foot camera with a more advanced, mouse-controllable, orbit camera.
Installation[3]
  1. Download and open Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable On Foot Orbit Camera on the 'Settings' page of the mods list.
  3. Also turn off 'Use Mouselook Mode' in the game's settings if it's enabled.

Audio settings[edit]

Volume settings do not affect introduction movies. The 'Voice' setting also affects level-end cutscenes.
Sound settings.
Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMusic, Effects, Vehicles and Voice are supported.
Surround soundUp to 7.0 output. Requires DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX supportEAX 2.0. [4]
Run

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
SpanishFan translation, download.
PolishFan translation, download.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativeNotes
Local playVersus
LAN play
Online play

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Issues fixed[edit]

Refuses to load past initial copyright screen[edit]

Mod Launcher[citation needed]

Use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.

Notes

This fixes a bug in the game that causes it to take a long time to load files on Windows Vista and later.
Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Open game compatibility properties.
  2. Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for:
  3. Select Windows 98/ME
    1. Windows XP
      1. Also tick Disable Visual Themes, Disable Display Scaling on High DPI Settings and Disable Desktop Composition.
    2. Windows Vista/7
      1. Also tick Disable Visual Themes and Disable Desktop Composition.
    3. Windows 8/8.1/10
      1. Also tick Override High DPI Scaling Behavior, performed by Application.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Simpsons Hit And Run Unreal Engine

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)98ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium III 700 MHz Intel Pentium III 1 GHz
System memory (RAM)192 MB256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)1.5 GB1.9 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM 64 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.01.1When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

Simpsons Hit And Run Online

  1. ↑[Mod Launcher] Shortcut Command to launch SH&R directly skipping the launcher UI - Topic - Donut Team
  2. ↑Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher 1.16.3 is now available - Topic - Donut Team
  3. ↑On Foot Orbit Camera | Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher | DT Docs
  4. ↑quagmiretoilet