The Simpsons Hit & Run's Lost Sequel + Fun Facts - Game History Secrets 

no matter how many times I try to escape it, Hit and Run just comes back into my life

Theres a universe where they have Hit and Run 2 and maybe 3 and we're stuck in the universe that has Simpsons Tapped Out.....

Why The Simpsons: Hit and Run still hasn’t been ported to any modern consoles is beyond me.

Honestly, seeing Battle for Bikini Bottom get a remaster gives me some hope that a Hit 'n run remaster is possible. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN.

The idea of a hit and run sequel being bigger and with branching paths makes me depressed it never happened

"Grand Theft Otto" Huh, radical dude

It's a crime we didn't get a sequel, a HD re-release would be incredible.

If there’s one thing I take from this video is that game devs work with multiple limitations and last minute changes they really out here doing gods work damn

Shout out to the strand of the multiverse that has Simpsons Hit and Run 2

Today has been a pretty good day [Hit & Run almost had a sequel] Nevermind

Ok whoever decided to have Marge run holding her arms out that was hilarious

Hit & Run will always be one of the crowned jewels of licensed games. A sequel would have been interesting, but then would come the concern of setting expectations too high.

It's so strange. They don't even have to do a sequel at this point, people would buy just a HD remake

The title should have been “Why we can’t have nice things”

I for one was pretty upset that at E3 a few months ago, they had a Simpsons panel where we thought it was gonna be a big reveal of Hit & Run 2 but it was just to showcase the latest update for their mobile game Tapped Out instead, SMH.

Now it's owned by Disney... the thought of that bothers me

I remember reading a Game Informer magazine way back 15 years ago, a tiny section of them talking about a possible sequel to The Simpsons: Hit and Run and it was in talks. But then that was the final mention of it.

Damn, can you imagine a Hit & Run sequel with the quality and openness of Vice City? So sad that we never got a true sequel.

Brilliant and in-depth video! This game was my childhood and it's such a shame to hear that the developers were eager to start on a sequel that ultimately never happened.

If they ever remake it, it should be called, “The Simpsons Hit and Run: Refueled” kinda like “Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated”. They’re both great games with huge followings, I think it’d be pretty cool if they did that.

Can we just please get a Simpsons Hit and Run remaster?

Oh, so that explains why Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was so fun. This team really knew their way around an open world interpretation of a licensed IP. Ultimate Destruction was just fun to run around and cause havoc in. Is there any higher goal for an open world game to aspire to?

1:18 Just remembered I could never beat the tomacco mission as a teenager.

Would be cool if we could get an Updated polished version of this game for Nintendo Switch.

A sequel to Hit n Run with larger levels & branching pathways... Hit n Run modders, assemble. We have an assignment for you.

I’m surprised that there was no mention of the Simpson’s Road Rage / Crazy Taxi dispute when referring back to the previous game. I thought that this was part of the reason why no future games were made in this style tbh as this would have occurred just after Hit and Run’s release.

In the Simpsons game Lisa says "why did I think grand theft auto was about the bus driver Otto"

I want a bigger sequel to Hit and Run so badly, and for the energy and humor to still be there.

These Simpsons games were so huge in terms of their significance, and it truly is a shame that the higher ups at the time couldn’t see that.

I joined Vivendi in 2004 as a tester in hopes that I'd get to work on the sequel, so this video provides some much needed closure on why that deal fell through. I had a few peeks behind the Hit & Run curtain after I joined the marketing department but there wasn't much to see from my particular perch. So then I joined EA in 2007 after I learned they got the license. (I was determined to work on a Simpsons game!) I did work on the The Simpsons Game but it was a bummer when I saw that they abandoned the open world mission structure. It packs in a lot of great material and is arguably more Simpsony for it, but we all know how the gameplay and pacing disappointed. As a tester I only had so much influence but I still appreciate all the work we put into making the game what it turned out to be. One last hurrah for a AAA Simpsons game experience, eh?

Hit and Run was my childhood! Still play it now and again and it's aged so well. Would've loved a second one!

We just gonna ignore how unfortunate Stormfront Studios is for a name?

5:52 woah why does homer have 3 hairs

This game is a one of a kind masterwork. Not sure if a sequel would be incredible or a bad idea.

Honestly considering the fact how long it's been when Hit and Run came out and the fact that the original developer company doesn't exists anymore and the rights being in the hands of Disney now, it's a long fetch that a sequel will ever come out. Somethings are never meant to be and this is one of the examples.

Did you know? Battle for Bikini Bottom, Hit & Run, and Ducktales are the greatest licensed games of all time

I fucking loved Hit and Run, something about it just has that charm. I personally liked The Simpsons game also, not nearly as much but still enjoyed the game for what it was.

That sounds like 100% Sonys error. It's the fucking dev kit; the only hardware the developer can design the game on. Lol.

"if a player fails a mission a certain amount of times the game will dynamically alter its difficulty in order for players to more easily complete it" Lol, tell that to the Super Beard Bros at the end of their play-through, poor guys

I would have bought a PSP just for this if that port happened

Hit and run blew my mind as a really young kid, I didn’t know my GameCube could handle such huge areas and the graphics were beautiful especially compared to road rage (Xbox version)

6:02 - I wonder if that gag was where they got the idea for "Dome Depot" in The Simpsons Movie. 🤔

Knowing that we almost got a opened world family guy game, while Ultimate destruction would of never came out is a weird though

So if I'm understanding this right: In Kingdom Hearts 4, Groundskeeper Willie has to defeat a Mercer-virus infected Cyclops to save Aerith from being killed (again) by Zack and Cody? That sounds rad.

Hit & Run is like a mod that earned its own stand alone game.

GTA and simpsons just work seems like a non brainer in retrospective

6:54 This section was very similar to the gameplay of Crash Tag Team Racing's open world. The thing is, I didn't know Radical had developed Tag Team Racing along with this

Ned Flanders is 60

Fun fact the GameCube and PS2 versions are different for the final level

What a portfolio. Hit and Run, Ultimate Destruction and Prototype. RIP Radical.

Loved that game back in the day. I've been hoping for years they'd rerelease hit and run or make the sequel. It's nice to know I'm not alone in wanting more hit and run

I never played Hit and Run, I only ever had Road Rage. I should have a search and see if I could buy it.

Hit and run HD remaster is a thing that needs to happen.

Good ol' EA screwing up beloved franchises for everyone.

My favourite game of all time. I'm glad they didn't do a Hit and run 2 because the original was as close to perfect as a game can be and deserves to be remembered as such.

I suppose no sequel is better than having a sequel that isn't as good as the first, tho it sounds like it could have been good given the team. I'm not sure where they could go with a second game since the setting and progression of the first game was so perfect. Going from day to night and ending in a Halloween Springfield is so perfect, idk what could top that. I just wish level 7 was finished and more things were polished up. That's what I'd want from a remake or remaster. Also give Marge her own theme and maybe also Bart a second theme. And just make the missions have a better structure. I think donut team are doing great at this tho. Honestly with them, we don't need a sequel or remake

My boy featuring Bionicle 2003 at 0:26

My childhood right here

Activision bought, milked, and dissolved a studio. That's going to be the story of the early 2000s video gaming.

You can tell just how much love there was put on this game. Too bad the developers didn't have the chance to perfect their idea.

Wow, I can remember playing this game in 2005 or so. I loved it so much. Was the biggest Simpsons fan. So long ago now, that I nearly forgot about this game.

My mom does not play video games, but she sure as hell plays this one. I bought a PS2 & this game for her birthday and she was soooooo happy. When I was little she used to be playing Hit & Run when I woke up for school and she'd still be playing it in her pajamas when I got home from school haha.

I'm not a fan of The Simpsons, but I genuinely enjoyed Hit & Run. I spent hours playing it.

almost 20 years later, i'm still hopeful we'll get a sequel

Ah yes, the lost sequel to The Simpsons: Hit and Run... Sneed's Fancy German Derby.

This game is timeless. I hope I live long enough to see a sequel

Hit and Run NEEDS a remake/port. It still has potential in my opinion.

I was told these would be fun facts, but I just feel depressed now

I feel like I was one of the only people who really liked Simpsons: Road Rage. Hit and Run is leaps and bounds better though...but I still enjoyed the previous game a lot.

If you liked Hit and Run, you should all check out Donut Mod and the SHAR Multiplayer Mods for PC.

this is nearly as tragic as the twice cancelled bully sequel :/

2021 and I just bought a PS2, memory card, etc and Hit and Run to play again. Drying for this to come to the PS4 or PS5.

I dont know how many times I have blown up in that SAME spot with the rocket car lmao

My uncle had Simpsons Road Rage on the Xbox and me and my siblings liked playing it, but we kinda forgot the Title of the Game. So when we saw Hit and Run for GameCube we bought it thinking it was Road Rage along side TLoZ 4SA. I think it was a better buy overall, but the multiplayer wasn't as good as Road Rage's.

Top 10 best games 1- Simpsons Hit & Run

The controls for Hit and run were great, and that would make or break a driving game. Being able to drift and turn is rather important, and H&R nailed it.

A publisher giving a studio more time because they don't want to send out a rushed product? Where are these guys nowadays.

Fun Fact: Matt Groening and the writers would constantly fight over the story often going so far as to change things when one side liked something, just to spite them

Great game 😢

I barely remember laughing as much as while playing Simpsons Hit & Run.

Great in depth video Like that you guys went in depth in to the development of the video games and lightly on the video game studio too

I found out a couple days ago that fans were able to connect the different levels of Hit and Run into 1 huge map. This was for the PC port of course. Heres the video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZGb9CJXTpI0.html

god i wish i could live in an alternate timeline where the sequel was real, it sounds so fucking good

How convenient this gets uploaded as I've been watching the Simpsons Marathon currently going on this month.

I've never played Hit & Run because my parents didn't agree to buy it back then. It might still be something I would like to buy it at same point.

the end of this video is so tragic. we could've got a bigger and better sequel to the best simpsons game ever made, from a passionate, energetic group that had proven themselves worthy to bring us something incredible. simpsons hit & run will always be one of my top 5 games of all time, and to put that in perspective, my other favorites include final fantasy 7 and doom 2. hit & run truly stands among the greats imo.

Simpsons Hit and Run and SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom are the best licensed games from that era and are so nostalgic for me

13:44 "the children might have been able to fit in to smaller spaces that were too big for the adults"? haha

Merry early Christmas everyone

Would enjoy a "Did You Know?" about the Scarface Game, made by Radical

Been getting into my ps2 again, just ordered the Simpsons hit n run, road rage, and the movie game for 50 dollars

I wrote, designed and directed the story mode for 3 WWE video games. I know what it’s like to get dumped on by a licensor. They are very protective, and don’t always understand that games are not TV. They need to be interactive, which requires a much different tact. I also reviewed Hit & Run while a game journalist; it was damn good!

Road Rage along with Hit & Run were the shit back then. I kept going back to both every now and then. “I smell toast!” -Grampa RIP

I played Road Rage like crazy but for some reason never got around to playing Hit & Run even to this day. It's been something I've wanted to start playing ever since I picked it up a few years ago but just haven't had the time.

Unfortunately, EA hold the license to The Simpsons games, adn they created "Tapped out"

It seems to me like licensed games, especially ones based on TV shows, do need quite a bit of time between the first game and the sequel, especially if a majority of the game is references. The two South Park games for example, the Stick of Truth was filled to the brim with references from throughout the entire show up through it's release, while I remember Fractured But Whole, likely to avoid reusing too many references/jokes that were used in the first game, mostly had references from episodes that aired between both games releases.

This game needs to come back with a remaster

Thank you for giving this game light , it was part of many childhoods especially in the U.K.

10:26 What dynamic difficulty? Set To Kill still haunts my nightmares

We need a hit-and-run sequel like what jet set radio Future was. Equally as janky and broken but more open and fun