'We know people want it!' The Simpsons: Hit and Run revival gets update from showrunner
The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman has weighed in on the chances of a remaster of The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman isn't ruling out a revival of The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
Matt, who helped write the beloved 2003 video game, has given an update to fans hoping a remastered version could see the light one day, more than two decades after its first release.
He told PEOPLE magazine: "Nothing is set in stone. But my quote about Hit and Run would be, 'Never say never'.
"Because we know people love it. We know they want it, so that's good. If we know people want it, never say never."
He admitted the "cult success" of the game - which took its inspiration from Grand Theft Auto - is a fascinating thing to ponder.
He recalled: "Hit and Run is so interesting. I'm a thousand years old, and when I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit and Run.
"I had no idea it would become a cult game, a cult success. Of all the games, the thousands of Simpsons games... that one...
"Of course, it's so long ago, but I remember being in a meeting with whoever made it and Grand Theft Auto III had just come out, and so we were like, 'This has to be The Simpsons version of that. You have to be able to get in and out of the cars.'"
He admitted the team behind the game - which was developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games - "so did not want people to get in and out of the cars".
He added: "So, that was a huge battle we had to fight of getting in and out of the cars. We luckily won that battle because it is fun to get in and out of the cars."
With The Simpsons hitting its 800th episode, Matt has remained hopeful of giving Hit and Run a new lease of life.
Back in 2021, he told IGN: "I would love to see a remastered version of [Simpsons Hit and Run], I would."
However, he made it clear there are some barriers in place which make things more difficult than simple greenlighting the project.
He added: "It's a complicated corporate octopus to try to make that happen.”
