“If something is hard to do, it’s not worth doing” (Homer Simpson, 1992).
Although it has some issues, The Simpsons Hit & Run has gone down as something of a classic since its release almost 20 years ago. The game took the GTA template and added America’s most dysfunctional family, creating a fun romp which found a solid audience on PS2, Xbox and GameCube, selling over 3 million copies worldwide.
Despite the obvious desire for a remake or sequel – and interest from co-showrunner Matt Selman – it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting a new instalment any time soon (Selman says that “it’s a complicated corporate octopus to try to make that happen”, apparently). That’s why modder Reubs decided to take matters into his own hands and recreate the game using Unreal Engine 5 – with impressive results.
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