Level 1

Level 1 is the first level in The Simpsons: Hit & Run. It takes place on October 25, with the player taking on the role of Homer as the protagonist.

Level 1 takes place in the suburbs of Springfield and focuses on finding the source of the black vans and wasp cameras in Springfield, as well as acting as a tutorial for the player.

Plot[]

After Homer destroys a Wasp Camera that breaks into his home and admires some gold coins that emitted from the camera, an advertisement comes up on his TV, which features Krusty advertising a new Buzz Cola drink, that is supposedly good for people's energy. After watching the advert, Homer decides to go to the Kwik-E-Mart to buy some cola, and some ice cream too, after his wife, Marge, tells him that it has been eaten. When he comes home, he gets told by Marge that Lisa left for school without her science project. Homer then races Principal Skinner to the school and gives Lisa her science project just in time, devoid of its gallbladder, which he mistook for a fig and ate.

After that, he then returns home and is told by Marge that Ned Flanders is serious and that he should see him. Homer goes to see Ned, who says that half a dozen of his possessions have disappeared; it transpires that Homer stole them all and did bizarre things with them, such as giving a water cooler to Barney as a birthday present (which he promptly used as a toilet) and leaving Rod's inhaler on top of a Duff Beer truck parked outside the Kwik-E-Mart. After retrieving all the lost items and giving them back to Ned, Homer goes back home, only to be told by Marge that he is late for work, and today is his evaluation day with Mr. Smithers, Homer goes to the Kwik-E-Mart and destroys Smithers' car before he reaches the power plant. Homer then goes to work at the power plant, but he complains that he can't sleep with a camera that is watching him. He then destroys some power couplings outside his office and then returns to his workstation, when Mr. Burns tells his employees that it is home time. Homer returns home and sits down on the sofa and watches the news, which features Kent Brockman explaining about Wasp Cameras spying on the citizens of Springfield and strange black vans. At that moment, Homer spots a black van outside his house and follows it until it reaches to Mr. Burns' mansion, where he suspects that Mr. Burns himself is up to his old mischief again.

Homer goes to the Grocery Store, where Marge tells him that a new violent video game, Bonestorm II, has hit the streets, and that children should not play it, so Marge and Homer go out and continuously hit a truck containing Bonestorm games and destroying them in the process. Afterwards, they return home and then Homer goes back to the power plant, and sees Carl, who is drunk, but he finds out that Smithers is going to warn Mr. Burns, so Homer races Smithers to Mr. Burns' mansion and scolds Burns for sending spying cameras and black vans in Springfield, where he tells Homer that they are pizza vans which are completely harmless, and fires Homer immediately.

Appearance[]

Level 1 takes place in the suburbs of Springfield, featuring many locations from the show, including the Simpsons House, Flanders House and the Wiggum House, all of which are located in the Evergreen Terrace street. There are also many other houses in the level, including one that has a shortcut leading through the garage, which contains Krusty glass; the player can use this shortcut in some of the level's missions. Other locations include the La Maison Derriére, the Kwik-E-Mart and the Retirement Castle, with a Krusty Burger located behind the Kwik-E-Mart and a gas station nearby. After that, there is the First Church of Springfield, another Krusty Burger and the Springfield Elementary School, followed by the Grocery Store.

There is also a bridge down the road from the school that goes into the richer district; locations on the district include the Gold House, Mr. Burns' Mansion, which is inaccessible here, and a Springfield Gasoline Station, there is also the Stonecutters Tunnel that will lead into the reactor and back end of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Exiting the plant is where poor people of Springfield reside, which contains a crop field, a barn and the Tire Fire, which can be used as a shortcut in some of the game's missions. After that is a trailer park, yet another shortcut that is usable in a couple missions, and two houses where Moe and Nelson reside; there is also a house where Cletus resides along with a bridge splitting the poor and normal parts of the level. Across the bridge is a gas station and a Krusty Burger, along with the Springfield Cemetery, which is inaccessible in the level.

Missions[]

Tutorial: The Cola Caper

Bonus: This Old Shanty

Level Progress[]

Street Races[]

List of Street Races:

Time Trial: Run by Milhouse who can be found in the trailer park.
Circuit Race: Run by Nelson who can be found by the gas station in the rich side of town.
Checkpoint Race: Run by Ralph who is standing by the Church near the school.

Cards[]

Main article: Level 1 Collector Cards

Card Locations:

Home made Football: Below Bart's Window in the Simpsons Back garden.
Crab Juice: On the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart.
Insanity Pepper: Found in Chief Wiggum's Garden.
Spinemelter 2000: Alleway near the Stonecutters entrance.
Parchment: Inside the Stonecutters tunnels above the table.
Carbon Rod: High platform inside the Power plant near Homer's office.
Mr. Sparkle Box: On top of one of the trailers in the trailer Park.

Character clothing[]

Main article: Character Costumes

Homers costumes can be bought from either the Kwik-E-Mart, Springfield Elementary School or Bart's room in Level 7. They are:

Casual (100 coins).
Muumuu (125 coins).
The Chosen One (150 coins).

Total: 375 Coins. Worth: 12.5% of the level.

Vehicles[]

Family Sedan (Starter vehicle)
Plow King (Purchase from Barney for 150 coins; must be used in Office Spaced)
Pickup Truck (Bonus Mission)
Electaurus (Street Race prize)
Surveillance Van (Purchase from Gil for 100 coins)
Duff Truck (Purchase from Gil for 125 coins)

Wasp Cameras[]

Main Article: Level 1 Wasp Cameras

In the park next to the Simpsons House.

In the garden of the blue house next to the Simpsons House and the park

In the backyard of the Flanders House.

In Wiggum's back garden.

On the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart.

On the roof of the Springfield Gasoline Station next to the Kwik-E-Mart.

On the feet of the Lard Lad Donuts statue.

On top of the damaged school bus in the school playground.

By the back door of the school.

On the first part of the school roof.

On the second part of the school roof.

At the top of the tower next to the bridge separating the school and the rich district.

In front of the Gold House.

At the entrance of the Stonecutters main hall

Above the Stonecutters' table.

In the field next to the Tomacco Barn on top of the hay stack.

On top of one of the vans in the trailer park.

Hovering over the edge of the van in the trailer park.

On the Bridge framework.

Also on the Bridge framework.

Wasp locations:

01: In the park next to the Simpsons House.
02: In the garden of the blue house next to the Simpsons House and the park
03: In the backyard of the Flanders House.
04: In Wiggum's back garden.
05: On the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart.
06: On the roof of the Springfield Gasoline Station next to the Kwik-E-Mart.
07: On the feet of the Lard Lad Donuts statue.
08: On top of the damaged school bus in the school playground.
09: By the back door of the school.
10: On the first part of the school roof.
11: On the second part of the school roof.
12: At the top of the tower next to the bridge separating the school and the rich district.
13: In front of the Gold House.
14: At the entrance of the Stonecutters main hall
15: Above the Stonecutters' table.
16: In the field next to the Tomacco Barn on top of the hay stack.
17: On top of one of the vans in the trailer park.
18: Hovering over the edge of the van in the trailer park.
19: On the Bridge framework.
20: Also on the Bridge framework.