Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing The Simpsons: Hit & Run with cheats and unlockables.
Cheats
Note that cheat codes for The Simpsons: Hit & Run differ by console and system. If a code is marked N/A, it either means it does not exist for that system or it is unknown.
In the Options menu, hold both triggers and press the following combinations of buttons:
Car Horn Jump
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press X, X, X, Y.
- PC: Hold F1, then press LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press X, X, X, Y.
Change Player Skin
- GameCube: N/A.
- PC: Hold F1, then press DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2:
- Xbox: N/A.
Drunk Driving
- GameCube: N/A.
- PC: N/A.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE.
- Xbox: N/A.
Faster Acceleration
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press X, X, X, X.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then TRIANGLE, CROSS, TRIANGLE, CROSS.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press X, X, X, X.
Grid View
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press B, A, B, Y.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press CIRCLE, CROSS, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press B, A, B, Y.
More Camera Angles
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press B, B, B, A.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CROSS.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press B, B, B, A.
One Hit Kills Car
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press Y, Y, X, X.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, SQUARE, SQUARE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press Y, Y, X, X.
Redbrick Car
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press B, B, Y, X.
- PC: Hold F1, then press DOWN, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press CIRCLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, SQUARE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press B, B, Y, X.
Speedometer On
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press Y, Y, B, X.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, SQUARE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press Y, Y, B, X.
Vehicle Invincibility
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press Y, A, Y, A.
- PC: Hold F1, then press RIGHT, UP, RIGHT, UP.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press TRIANGLE, CROSS, TRIANGLE, CROSS.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press Y, A, Y, A.
Unlimited Speed
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press Y, Y, Y, Y.
- PC: Hold F1, then press LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press Y, Y, Y, Y.
Unlock All Cars
- GameCube: Hold L+R, then press A, B, A, B.
- PC: Hold F1, then press UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN.
- PlayStation 2: Hold L1+R1, then press CROSS, CIRCLE, CROSS, CIRCLE.
- Xbox: Hold LT+RT, then press A, B, A, B.
Unlockables
Costumes
Apu American – Level 5
Pay 425 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Apu Army – Level 5
Pay 375 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Apu B-Sharps – Level 5
Pay 475 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Bart Bartman – Level 6
Pay 600 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Bart Cadet – Level 6
Pay 500 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Bart Football – Level 2
Pay 200 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Bart Hugo – Level 6
Pay 400 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Bart Ninja – Level 2
Pay 250 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Bart Tall – Level 2
Pay 150 Coins at the DMV or Moe’s Tavern.
Homer Casual – Level 1
Pay 100 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Homer Chosen One – Level 1
Pay 150 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Homer Dirty – Level 1
Pay 400 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Homer Donut – Level 1
Pay 500 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Homer Evil – Level 7
Pay 450 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Homer MuuMuu – Level 1
Pay 200 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Lisa Cool – Level 3
Pay 250 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Lisa Floreda – Level 3
Pay 250 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Lisa Hockey – Level 3
Pay 300 Coins at Android’s Dungeon or the Observatory.
Marge Classy – Level 4
Pay 350 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Marge Inmate – Level 4
Pay 300 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Marge Police – Level 4
Pay 400 Coins at the Kwik-E-Mart or the School.
Holiday Start Screens
Set the system date/time to Halloween (October 31) or Christmas (December 25) to see the Simpson’s house decorated.
Itchy and Scratchy Bonus Movie
Complete the game and acquire all collector cards.
Hidden Vehicles
- Level 1 – Rocket Car – Found in front of the solid gold house. (From the episode “The Day the Violence Died”)
- Level 2 – Monorail – Found at the rubble of the monorail station, the front car. (From episode “Marge vs. the Monorail”)
- Level 3 – Knight Boat – Found aboard the C-Spanker, in a cargo crate. (From the episode “And Maggie Makes Three”)
- Level 4 – Four-wheel motorbike – At Royal King trailer park (episode unknown)
- Level 5 – Obliteratatron – Outside Springfield Stadium. (episode unknown)
- Level 6 – Pink Cadillac – crashed into wal of Planet Hype (From the episode “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”)
- Level 7 – Remote Control Car – On the roof of Krusty Burger (episode unknown)
Special Drivers
Use the phone booth to call up certain vehicles in specific levels to ride with special drivers.
- 70’s Sports Car (Homer) – Levels 3-4
- Bandit (Snake) – Levels 1, 3, 4 and 6
- Canyonero (Marge) – 2 and 5-7
- Electaraus (Lisa) – Levels 4-6
- Family Sedan (Homer) – Levels 3-4
- Ferrini – Red (Bart) – Level 7
- Honor Roller (Bart) – Level 7
- Hover Car (Professor Frink) – Levels 1 and 5
- Kremlin (Comic Book Guy) – Levels 1, 4 and 5
- Longhorn (Apu) – Level 7
- Malibu Stacy Car (Lisa) – Levels 4-6
- Mr. Burns’ Limo (Smithers) – Levels 2 and 4-7
- Pickup Truck (Cletus) – Levels 1, 5, and 6
- Police Car (Police Chief Wiggim) – Level 1
- School Bus (Otto) – Levels 1, 4 and 7
- Sedan (Principal Skinner and his mother) – Levels 3 and 5
- World War II Vehicle (Grandpa) – Levels 2 and 6
- Zombie Car (Living Impaired Individual) – Levels 1-6
Tips & Tricks
Repair Car Without Wrench
To quickly repair your vehicle without running over a wrench, simply enter a nearby race, then quit or restart.
Skip Missions
Fail a mission 5 times to skip it. This works every time except for the final two missions on Level 7.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure game developed by Radical Entertainment and initially released worldwide in 2003 for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and PC.
