The Simpsons Hit & Run Dev Gives Tragic Update On Why We Never Got A Sequel
"Some crazy person" at the publisher said no, apparently.
2003's The Simpsons: Hit & Run is a beloved classic game that never got a sequel, and now another key detail has come to light that probably won't make fans very happy to hear.
Lead designer Joe McGinn said in an
interview with Summoning Salt that Radical Entertainment wanted to make a sequel. In fact, McGinn said the studio had the rights for
three sequels for no additional licensing fee.
"Gracie Films offered our publisher a deal to make three sequels, with all Simpsons rights and voice actors, for the preferred price of zero dollars (we wouldn't have to pay anything for the Simpsons license in other words)," McGinn said (
via GamesRadar).
Given that, anyone might have predicted that Radical would move forward with a sequel--but it wasn't meant to be. "Some crazy person at the publisher [Vivendi Games]--we never found out who--said no," McGinn said.
No further information was divulged in the interview about this, so we may never know who that person was or why they said no to making a sequel (or two). The game is reported to have sold
as many as 10 million units over its lifetime, which certainly sounds like enough to justify a sequel. However, there could be countless reasons for why a sequel never materialized.
Hit & Run is fondly remembered and remains popular to this day, in part thanks to the speedrunning community. "We never imagined it would still be bringing some people happiness 20 years later!" McGinn said.
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