So sit back, relax and drive over a hooker as we present the prior offenses of Grand Theft Auto.
GTA Retrospective
So sit back, relax and drive over a hooker as we present the prior offenses of Grand Theft Auto.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 11:33AM (Unverified) said
DMA design baby...the name that started it all.
OOOHHHHHKKKKAAAAYYYYYYY
I still remember the smile on my face the first time I ran down all of the Harry Fishnutts (Hari Krishna)
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OOOHHHHHKKKKAAAAYYYYYYY
I still remember the smile on my face the first time I ran down all of the Harry Fishnutts (Hari Krishna)
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 11:40AM (Unverified) said
funny how all these sequels really did feel like big leaps forward for this series, and now in 2008, we're getting the "official" numerical successor to GTA 3
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 11:47AM (Unverified) said
GTA1 GTA London GTA2 were all top down perspectives with very little difference other than the missions. Even the Dreamcast vesion of GTA2 was basically the same.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 11:57AM (Unverified) said
I agree...
I hate when a game series does this. Sorta like DMC and Resident Evil.
Just keep it simple folks...1 followed by 2 by 3 and then 4. None of this side quest/story stuff.
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I hate when a game series does this. Sorta like DMC and Resident Evil.
Just keep it simple folks...1 followed by 2 by 3 and then 4. None of this side quest/story stuff.
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:19PM vidguy said
I think if developers are going to make expansion-like games, they should subtitle them rather than number them, like they did with GTA. A lot of games deserving of subtitles aren't worth the full price.
How'd you like Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s to be called Guitar Hero 3? Or Final Fantasy X-2 to be FFXI?
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How'd you like Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s to be called Guitar Hero 3? Or Final Fantasy X-2 to be FFXI?
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 11:59AM (Unverified) said
correct me if im wrong..but i remembr when i first played GTA3 at a friends house, you could also change the view to a top-down view by pressing select..can anybody confirm this for me? i cnt find my copy of GTA3 atm
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:04PM (Unverified) said
frgt to mention that this was the original ps2 version im talking about..not sure if this was possible on the other versions
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:31PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
Claude, hands down. You never forget your first.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:33PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Mine is CJ. It's not because he was black. I thought he was a much more interesting character than Tommy.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:22PM (Unverified) said
"ported to the Game Boy Color"
joystiq, it's clear that you have no idea what a port is. Note it's more than name carry over.
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joystiq, it's clear that you have no idea what a port is. Note it's more than name carry over.
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 12:50PM cjshrader said
"Besides being the first GTA on the PlayStation Portable, LCS was also the first to introduce a multiplayer mode."
I hate to be "that guy" (No I don't), but I'm pretty sure the first Grand Theft Auto was multiplayer. If I'm wrong, certainly someone will correct me.
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I hate to be "that guy" (No I don't), but I'm pretty sure the first Grand Theft Auto was multiplayer. If I'm wrong, certainly someone will correct me.
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:07PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Kinda. There was no official multiplayer mode. But I believe you could technically play with other people using some kind of mod for the pc.
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Posted: Apr 17th 2008 1:16PM nmezib said
Great retrospective piece. I was kinda hoping Gametrailers would do something like that, but they're too wrapped up in their epic Star Wars Retro (which is awesome too, I'll admit) to bother with a little franchise called GTA.
You filled the void, Justin McElroy, you filled the void in MY HEART!
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You filled the void, Justin McElroy, you filled the void in MY HEART!
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 2:22PM (Unverified) said
W00t!!! Cant wait!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-4kxATHD0&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-4kxATHD0&feature=related
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 2:33PM (Unverified) said
all these retrospectives
can someone keep these people in their scrapbooking classes? Please?
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can someone keep these people in their scrapbooking classes? Please?
Posted: Apr 17th 2008 5:40PM BillyShears64 said
i still love the thing released a while ago that showed the evolution of GTA hand. the first games had such terrible graphics for the hands. they were pretty much just blocks, it was so funny.
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Posted: Apr 20th 2008 5:20PM (Unverified) said
Hey my favorite GTA is the old NES version. But what is cool is I just a free wii from
http://wii.megafreebie.com/
so now i'll be able to play it again. You guys should really check out that site.
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http://wii.megafreebie.com/
so now i'll be able to play it again. You guys should really check out that site.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
GTA:I ,GTA:London ,GTA:II ,GTA:III ,GTA:Vice City ,GTA:San Andreas ,and now GTA:IV .Whats with London ,Vice City ,and San Andreas? Well someone said they were side stories but thats not it.Games have engines programed in to them and GTA:I and GTA:London share an engine. Also GTA:III,GTA:Vice City,and GTA:San Andreas all use the same 3D game engine.GTA:IV uses an all new engine which explains the name. Note a game engine is the software the runs the game.
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Posted: Apr 30th 2008 6:42PM (Unverified) said
Ikespawn - there is a difference between me being "a dumb mutha fucka"(which would be"your a dumb mother fuc*er") and me communicating on a level of intelligence you can not understand
Big words for dummies
1.difference-the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
2.communicating-the activity of conveying information
3.intelligence-the ability to comprehend
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Big words for dummies
1.difference-the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
2.communicating-the activity of conveying information
3.intelligence-the ability to comprehend
Posted: May 1st 2008 8:17PM (Unverified) said
ikepsawn-You're a dumb mutha fucka. You should fix that.
fix what, "your" to "you're"? well i think it's "your" but I'm not the one that tried to use "you's" instead.(Which even the spell check on this site picks up as wrong.) and its mother not mutha and fuc$er not fucka, both of which are mispronunciations.
Big words for the stupid
1.mispronunciations-Incorrect pronunciation
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fix what, "your" to "you're"? well i think it's "your" but I'm not the one that tried to use "you's" instead.(Which even the spell check on this site picks up as wrong.) and its mother not mutha and fuc$er not fucka, both of which are mispronunciations.
Big words for the stupid
1.mispronunciations-Incorrect pronunciation
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