10 Cult Classic Video Games That Deserve A Remake
8. The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Is there a more requested remake in the world of gaming than The Simpsons: Hit & Run? It was one of those games that everyone who grew up in the early noughties with a PS2 owned, and the nostalgia it still triggers with gamers has given it a serious legacy.
The game has continued to be a popular streaming and speedrunning title, and fans have already drawn together various mods, modes and remakes ranging from updated cutscenes to an inter-connected world map.
What made Hit & Run the perfect video game tie-in was how the developers learned their lessons from their previous instalment, Road Rage, took the best open-world and role-playing elements from titles like Grand Theft Auto III and worked with the actual Simpsons writers and cast to perfect a world that truly felt like one with the show.
Unfortunately, it is that final point that has made a sequel or remake so hard to get off the ground. Disney owns the intellectual property for the Simpsons, Radical Entertainment (now a part of Activision) developed the initial game, whilst EA own the rights to the Hit & Run IP.
Sadly, these copyright issues have been what has held a remake back so far and they look set to continue making a remastering unlikely, however much we might all want one.