Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
The Simpsons: Hit & Run development name for "The Simpsons: Hit & Run" was simply "Simpsons", as referenced by the executable file of the game. When developing the graphics, the team decided to include landmarks from Springfield. The player is able to enter some of them, including the Kwik-E-Mart, Moe's Tavern, Springfield Elementary School, and The Android's Dungeon and Baseball Card Shop. During "Hit & Run"s development, 20th Century Fox, Gracie Films and Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons", played important roles in bringing "The Simpsons" universe into a 3D environment. All character voices were supplied by the actual cast, and the series' writers