GTA 3 Vice City has C64 loader!

turk182 · Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:47 pm Post subject: GTA 3 Vice City has C64 loader!

how cool is that!
http://curmudgeon.linuxgames.c...0204538341
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Woot

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Shane · Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 2:12 pm Post subject:

I've had my order in with Play247 for two weeks now and was looking forward to receiving the game next Friday. Now that I've heard this I can't wait. Sounds like a pretty cool and authentic tribute and hardly a bigger platform to do it on.
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FrenkieB · Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 7:25 pm Post subject:

The game already rules.... Very Happy

Dohi · Master of C64 Joined: 30 Dec 2001 Posts: 1207

the gta series is on the top of my all-time favorite list, but this is just too cool!
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Akira · Guest

heh, great!!!

I tried GTA2 and really didnt like it, perhaps i didnt play it long enough.

Dohi · Master of C64 Joined: 30 Dec 2001 Posts: 1207

Akira wrote:

heh, great!!!

I tried GTA2 and really didnt like it, perhaps i didnt play it long enough.

its atmosphere should grab your attention immediately. don't worry, it's not the game's fault, it's just you Razz

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WiDDY · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 11:08 pm Post subject:

MPEG of the "loader": http://oms.wmhost.com/gta_vice_city_c64.mpg...

WiDDY.
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Ant · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 12:31 am Post subject:

It's heartening to see there's still a healthy respect for C64 and its ilk in Game Development Land.

I think that's one of the reasons I love the Edge mag so much. They remember and revere their gaming roots.

Hmmm ... how philosophic. I think I need to lie down for a while.

MattSid · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 3:22 pm Post subject:

oh my god! I also a big Grand Theft Auto Series fan! Smile

I'm very excite about this!

GTA Vice City is a true 80' Style! and the C64 loader increases a lot this effect! Smile

I LOVE THE 80'! Very Happy

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TMR · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 6:09 pm Post subject:

Okay, so this is going from my admittedly shaky memory but i seem to remember that one Gary Penn had something to do with the GTA series, is he still involved (was he ever, is my memory actually right?) and does anyone think this intro is surprising if i'm right...? =-)

lukasSid · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:56 pm Post subject:

Link

Actually I just played that game first time yesterday and was nicely surprised by this "loader", I wonder if c64 version would be possible if there is Gameboy Colour version?

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magnumpi · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject:

As a dedicated C64 fan, you can imagine my surprise when i loaded Vice City on my XBOX and saw the Rockstar Loader. I was like WTF? OMG! Nice to see that the programmers respect their roots!

maiki · Groupie in Training Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 131

Vice City is still far the best game in the whole GTA series. I even bought the Playstation 2 because of this game back in 2002. It was PS2 exclusive. Good old times when there was a reason to buy a console. What you get nowadays.. RRoD MS rubbish... Glad I quit buying new games and systems at least 6 years ago!

grande316 · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject:

Made me laugh when I first saw the loader at a friend's place. Very Happy

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Firefox · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:12 pm Post subject:

Ah, looks like we have some Necromancers here, hmm? Laughing

I was also very surprised when I loaded "Vice City" for the first time. The game itself with all the music from the 80'ies is a classic for itself. And the Intro is amazing!
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Rohan · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:15 pm Post subject:

maiki wrote:

Vice City is still far the best game in the whole GTA series. I even bought the Playstation 2 because of this game back in 2002. It was PS2 exclusive. Good old times when there was a reason to buy a console. What you get nowadays.. RRoD MS rubbish... Glad I quit buying new games and systems at least 6 years ago!

It wasn't PS2 exclusive.
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Mayhem · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject:

It was at the time, which is what he's implying. The Xbox version wasn't out until over a year later.
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Rohan · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:39 am Post subject:

Just under six months later for the pc release. That's a timed exclusive, to clarify Smile

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Canute · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject:

I've still got my original boxed PC version. And, still haven't played it apart from a 5 minute whirl about 6 years ago. Smile

Yes, the atmosphere seemed cool! Cool

grande316 · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject:

Canute wrote:

I've still got my original boxed PC version. And, still haven't played it apart from a 5 minute whirl about 6 years ago. Smile

Yes, the atmosphere seemed cool! Cool

And if I remember correctly the music is in MP3 format, so you can play it outside of the game. Smile

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Canute · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:08 am Post subject:

I didn't know that, grande316. May have to read the instructions again.

However, I still can't believe the wanton violence in these games. I mean, belting up + driving over innocents seems to be a normal part of the game! Or, am I missing something? Smile

[I'm one of those gamers that used to turn the the "gore level" off in the 3D shooters I used to play. Yet, I loved UTs and Quakes as much as the next guy Smile

].

Still, I guess it's all the same as atomizing aliens in Space Invaders.

DanSolo · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:43 am Post subject:

grande316 wrote:

Yes, the atmosphere seemed cool! Cool

And if I remember correctly the music is in MP3 format, so you can play it outside of the game. Smile

[/quote]IIRC you could just put any mp3s you wanted into the music folder if you had it installed on your PC and the game would play them as your car radio. Two birds with one stone if you were a game/music fan!

Dan Gillgrass · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:43 am Post subject:

maiki wrote:

Vice City is still far the best game in the whole GTA series.

Fully agree with that, they nailed the atmosphere dead on and the quest chain where you take over the movie studio is sheer genius.
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4mat/atebit · Newbie Joined: 14 May 2012 Posts: 2

You might like the trailer I did for a chip album couple of years back. I actually coded this on the c64 and simulated the whole loading scheme, only the music is not authentic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ure=relmfu