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The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Hit & Run cover
Developers
Radical Entertainment
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Engines
Pure3D
Release dates
Windows November 13, 2003
The Simpsons: Hit & Run guide on StrategyWiki
The Simpsons: Hit & Run on Wikipedia

Key points

It is recommended to use Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher to play the game on modern systems.
The game was designed to run at 60 FPS[citation needed] and has problems of varying severity at framerates higher or lower than 60.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

No Introduction Movies Mod[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable No Introduction Movies.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

Display settings.
Display settings.

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Widescreen resolution

The game supports six hardcoded resolutions out of the box. Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher extends this support to any resolution reported by your graphics card or manually specified in the game's configuration file.
By default, the game's FOV will be adjusted in relation to your selected aspect ratio.
Aspect Ratio Mod[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Aspect Ratio Support.

Field of view (FOV)

FOV Mod[1]
  1. Download and run Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Aspect Ratio Support and select it.
  3. Click Mod Settings and change settings if needed.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Borderless Mod[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Windowed and Borderless.

Frame rate (FPS)

The game was designed to run at 60 FPS[citation needed] and has problems of varying severity at framerates higher or lower than 60. Below 60 the player may clip into cars, which can pose an issue in many destruction missions.
Above 60 FPS both player car physics are negatively effected, causing cars to fly off edges at uncontrollable speeds and the player character being able to jump higher than originally intended. In some cases at excessively high frame rates, the game can blue screen playing loud static sounds.
Frame Limiter Mod[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher.
  2. Enable Frame Limiter and select it.
  3. Click Mod Settings and change settings if needed.

Notes

Frame Limiter is set to 60 FPS by default.
The frame limiter does not fully cap the game to your selected FPS and will likely be running at a slightly higher FPS than specified in the ini.
Capping the frame rate on loading screens will negatively affect load times.

Input settings

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Audio settings

Volume settings do not affect introduction movies. The "Voice" setting also affects level-end cutscenes.
Sound settings.
Sound settings.

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Versus
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Refuses to load past initial copyright screen

Mod Launcher[citation needed]
Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Open game compatibility properties.
  2. Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for:
  3. Select Windows 98/ME
  4. Also tick Disable Visual Themes and Disable Desktop Composition.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher, Skip UI

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
System memory (RAM) 192 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM

References

  1. Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher 1.16.3 is now available - Topic - Donut Team
  2. https://donutteam.com/forum/topic/1330/ [Mod Launcher] Shortcut Command to launch SH&R directly skipping the launcher UI - Topic - Donut Team]