Fans Get The Simpsons Game Running On PC, With Mod Support To Come

Fans Get The Simpsons Game Running On PC, With Mod Support To Come

From TheGamer (Written by James Lucas) on | OpenCritic

People always jump straight to Hit & Run when they talk about bringing back classic Simpsons games, whether that's through ports or full-blown remakes. But I’d argue that The Simpsons Game deserves just as much love, with its whistle-stop tour that takes the family through some brilliant, sharply-written, and self-aware gaming parodies, spanning Grand Theft Scratchy, Medal of Homer, Shadow of the Colossal Donut, and even NeverQuest, topped off with co-op that rivaled the best Lego games.

Thankfully, it’s finally getting its time in the sun, as one fan is working to bring the Xbox 360 build to PC through a recomp. Widely considered to be the definitive edition, the PS3 and Xbox 360 version developed by EA Redwood Shores featured the Springfield hub, time trials, and exclusive power-ups. While it has been possible to emulate this version for some time now, the difference with a recomp is that it runs natively on PC, meaning that it’s essentially a fan-made port.

“This has been a long time coming,” Reddit user YesterMester posted. “I’ve been working on and off, researching video game recompilation, and I’ve now fully recompiled the game’s CPU instructions to native...

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