Multiplayer is now the lifeblood of Grand Theft Auto, in many ways, to the extent that it has prolonged GTA 5’s shelf life far, far more than anyone could have ever predicted. Another was someone who’s referenced passingly the game’s files simply as the “butler”- one might assume he was going to be Salvatore Leon’s butler.

One of these was Darkel, who was going to be an eccentric homeless man who would send Claude on a string of bizarre side missions.

In addition to the city itself and some vehicles here and there, GTA 3 also had to leave a few characters that it had envisioned behind. Meanwhile, some landmarks were also moved around, like the airport being moved from one area to another, while some were also added, like the Callahan Bridge, which wasn’t originally in the game. For starters, early sketches of the city in the game’s initial development stages shows parts of the map being larger and having more streets and areas than what we ended up seeing in the game. Speaking of content being left out of the final product, the map and layout of Liberty City itself also some some alterations throughout development. Interestingly enough, Rockstar went on to introduce a vehicle of that design not long afterward with the Injection in GTA: Vice City. For instance, the game’s files suggest that it was going to have a vehicle called the Buggy (which would have been, well, a buggy), but was dropped mid-development, owing to the fact that its model in the game is incomplete and is missing textures. Every single car in GTA 3’s Liberty City has the exact same license plate- LC R29.Ĭontent being cut out of games while they’re in development for some reason or another has been a reality of the industry for ages, and there’s plenty of examples of that in GTA 3 as well. This might not be a detail that you notice while you’re playing the game yourself (unless you’re paying ridiculously close attention to things that don’t matter), but it’s an interesting little tidbit nonetheless. That’s because he’s an obvious reference to John Tanner, the protagonist of Driver, who, incidentally, is also referenced in GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas. Given the fact that he has a very brief appearance as a secondary character in which he doesn’t even speak, you’d be forgiven for not remembering who Tanner is, but his inclusion in GTA 3 is actually of note. Ahead of that though, in this feature, we’re going to take a look back at the 2001 original and talk about a few interesting facts that you might not know about it.

Soon, thanks to the remastered GTA trilogy, players will get the chance to dive back into the classic for what will hopefully be an improved experience thanks to enhanced visuals and gameplay adjustments. Grand Theft Auto 3’s legacy in the industry and the impact it had on games as a whole is unparalleled.

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