Cheats for The Simpsons: Hit and Run on GameCube

Unlock vehicles, drive faster, and get unlimited health

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Updated on April 15, 2020

The Simpsons: Hit & Run brings the concepts of the Grand Theft Auto series to Springfield. Just as the show The Simpsons is known for including fun secrets for attentive viewers, the GameCube version of The Simpsons: Hit & Run has cheat codes that unlock hidden vehicles and other bonus features.

These The Simpsons: Hit & Run cheats are exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube.

Homer stands by his car in The Simpsons Hit and Run.
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The Simpsons: Hit & Run Cheat Codes

Enter these cheats in the Options menu. A car horn sound indicates that code entry was successful.

Effect Cheat Code
Alternate credits music Hold L + R and press A, X, X, Y
Unlock secret red brick car Hold L + R and press B, B, Y, X
Blow up vehicles on impact Hold L + R and press Y, Y, X, X
Faster cars Hold L + R and press X, X, X, X
Super fast cars Hold L + R and press Y, Y, Y, Y
Unlock all vehicles Hold L + R and press A, B, A, B
Grid view Hold L + R and press B, A, B, Y
Indestructible car Hold L + R and press Y, A, Y, A
Unlock alternate camera angle Hold L + R and press B, B, B, A
Jump using horn button Hold L + R and press X, X, X, Y
Psychedelic view Hold L + R and press Y, B, Y, B
Display speedometer Hold L + R and press Y, Y, B, X

Hidden Vehicle Locations

Each level has a unique hidden vehicle.

Level Vehicle Location
Level 1 Rocket car In front of Quimby's mansion
Level 2 Monorail Downtown near Itchy & Scratchy balloons
Level 3 Night boat Inside a crate on the boat
Level 4 Quad bike Between two trailers in the caravan park
Level 5 Monster truck At the stadium
Level 6 Pink Caddylic Crashed into a wall beside Planet Hype
Level 7 RC car On top of Krusty Burger

How to Unlock Bonus Mission Vehicles

Some vehicles can only be unlocked by completing certain missions.

Vehicle How to Unlock
Bandit Complete Milking The Pigs
Hover Car Complete Kinky Frinky
Kremlin Complete Breached Love
Mr. Burns' Limo Complete Flaming Tires
Pickup Truck Complete This Old Shanty
Sedan Complete Princi-Pal
WWII Jeep Complete Dial B For Blood

How to Unlock Multiplayer Races

Collect all seven cards in any level to unlock multiplayer mode. You'll unlock new tracks for multiplayer mode as you collect all the cards for each level.

Secret Holiday Themes

When the GameCube system is set to certain dates, various aspects of the game are holiday-themed. Play on the following days to see the holiday theme:

  • New Year
  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving (the last Thursday of November) 
  • Christmas

You can change your console's time and date settings to see the holiday themes, but it might affect data for other games.

Secret Itchy & Scratchy Cartoon

To see a special cartoon:

  1. Collect every card in the game.

  2. Enter The Android's Dungeon shop in Lisa's level.

  3. Interact with the ticket under protective glass to purchase it from the Comic Book Guy.

  4. Go to the Aztec Theater to view the secret cartoon.