8 Video Games With Cut Content That Would've Been Awesome

5. Mystery Levels - The Simpsons: Hit & Run

Simpsons Hit and Run Homer Krusty
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A classic case of a game that could've been even better if the studio had been given more time, The Simpsons: Hit & Run includes all sorts of cut content that never made it to the final release. Granted, the game is still amazing as is (and can be even better, if you have access to the Donut Team mods on PC), but further additions would've gone a long way.

This is why the cut content of Hit & Run is doubly frustrating. Among the litany of cut features include a garage full of lost cars, unused models, and even entire levels. The game shipped with a total of seven levels, but if its files are anything to go by, it was meant to have nine.

One can only speculate on what the eighth and ninth levels may have included, but there are all sorts of locations in Springfield the game could've featured. Sure, the full release is still fairly comprehensive, but players could never say no to more content, and especially to more Hit & Run.

Elsewhere in Hit & Run's graveyard of cut content, players can access a bonus racetrack modelled on an episode from the show's eleventh season, various assorted gags and unused interiors on certain levels.

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