Case study
The Simpsons: Hit & Run: an Android port with native touch controls
The Simpsons: Hit & Run Android adapts an earlier Switch and PS Vita port of the game for Android. It adds native touch controls and an in-game control-layout editor, supports external controllers, and loads assets supplied from the player's PC copy.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 195
- Last commit
- 2026-08-05
- Language
- C
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Android 7.0 or later and the player's own backup of the PC game assets are required.
- Limits: The author notes that minor bugs or unexpected behavior may remain.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{simpsons-hit-and-run-android-case,
title = {{The Simpsons: Hit \& Run: an Android port with native touch controls}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Carlox33/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android}},
url = {https://github.com/Carlox33/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/simpsons-hit-and-run-android-case/}}
}Plain text
The Simpsons: Hit & Run: an Android port with native touch controls. https://github.com/Carlox33/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/simpsons-hit-and-run-android-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · Carlox33/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android · Revision 7f6df5f
- INSTALLATION.md GitHub · Carlox33/The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android · Revision 7f6df5f
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