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Speaking to People, Matt Selman, the showrunner and executive producer of The Simpsons, made it known that he has heard from fans loud and clear that they want to see a remaster of Hit & Run. Selman, who also wrote for the game, said that he’s still surprised that it was so popular in the first place. And while he didn’t say anything definitively about whether or not Hit & Run could get a remaster or remake, he didn’t shoot down the possibility.
“Hit & Run is so interesting,” Selman said. “I’m a thousand years old, and when I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit & Run. I had no idea it would become a cult game, a cult success.”
“Nothing is set in stone. But my quote about Hit & Run would be, ‘Never say never,’” he continued. “Because we know people love it. We know they want it, so that’s good. If we know people want it, never say never.”
A Hit & Run Remaster Would Be Complicated
Although it’s great to hear that Selman and those currently in charge of The Simpsons animated series would be open to Hit & Run coming back, the game’s licensing is particularly difficult to navigate. Radical Entertainment, which developed Hit & Run, shut down all the way back in 2012 after its publisher, Vivendi, was acquired by Activision in 2008. With Activision now rolling up to Microsoft and The Simpsons itself being owned by Disney, it has become quite complex to determine where the licensing rights for Hit & Run lie, which is ultimately why the game has likely remained in the past.
