Simpsons Hit & Run sequel leaves fans reeling

The Simpsons Hit & Run is without a doubt one of the best TV show spin-off games to ever exist, and we could have gotten sequels.

Not having one in a while really makes you appreciate how good the Simpsons games actually were, and I’ll always cherish fond memories of running over Springfield citizens in a rocket car and having a dance battle with God at the end of The Simpsons Game.

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I think we can all agree The Simpsons Hit & Run is where most of our nostalgia lies though, which is why it pains me to say that we could have gotten a few sequels if Vivendi Games played ball.

Lead designer of the game Joe McGinn recently appeared in a video for the Summoning Salt YouTube channel, to shed a bit more light on the game and why we never got another one.

They said the publisher was offered a “deal to make three sequels, with all Simpsons rights and voice actors, for the preferred price of zero dollars.”

Sounds like a good deal right? After all, The Simpsons is one of the most successful animated sitcoms of all time.

Unfortunately McGinn explained that "some crazy person at the publisher [Vivendi Games]--we never found out who--said no” to the deal.

So we only got one game, a great game, that could have been its own series but it was deemed not to be by one person.

“I don't know if it needed 3 but it definitely deserved a sequel. We got cheated” said one fan in a Reddit thread discussing the failed sequels.

“Loved that game. It's a crime it was never remastered or re-released or something” added another.

Perhaps one day we’ll see The Simpsons Hit & Run again, after all loads of long-dead series have been brought back with remasters or surprise sequels, and with the TV show dwindling perhaps video games will be the next big Simpsons thing again.