Grand Theft Auto 3

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May 28th, 2002, 09:25 PM
Milenko

Grand Theft Auto 3

Has anyone here played this game yet? It freakin rockz!!! 100 times better than the first two. I've been playing through the missions, but there is enough interesting things to do around town to keep you busy.

Here's a sweet shot of me going for an insane stunt bonus in my beat-up (stolen) cop car:

<img src="http://www.king-nerd.com/jadams/images/gta3.jpg" alt=" - " />

There's a ramp at the other end of this row of trailers - and a long straightaway in front of that. :p I made it (believe it or not) and got $5000 in cool cash for risking my life. :)
May 28th, 2002, 10:12 PM
EvilCabbage

Ive been playing it on Playstation 2 since it was released some months ago, and the PC version gets released down here tomorrow, which I will also be purchasing.

I love the game to bits, it never fails to amuse me.
June 3rd, 2002, 11:53 AM
firemonkey

I can't wait to get it, for thoose who have it a and it and are having problems you need to download a patch from MS
June 3rd, 2002, 12:05 PM
Quiet Thunder

I've already beaten the game on PS2. Absolutly best game I've ever owned. I won't buy the computer version as they havn't added anything new (to the best of my knowlege). But if you don't already own it, and your computer will support, definatly get the computer version. The graphics look even better.
June 3rd, 2002, 01:08 PM
deseqer

Got to test run this game on a customer's computer. Now I wish I had the money to purchase it.
June 3rd, 2002, 01:15 PM
Raven

game works great on pc..and i really like it...

i am still learning game and dont have map or instructions for any assistance....

someone told me that you can talk to the hookers in the game......i have not been able to do this...does anyone know how??

and is there any cool things i should know about the game....
June 3rd, 2002, 01:36 PM
Poseidon

Okay, I will add it to my "must have" list.

Is anyone in here using a steering wheel? If so, which one would you recomend?
June 3rd, 2002, 02:02 PM
MacGyver

As far as racing wheels go, I'd recommend <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-PCGameDevices-All-Interact_UltraRacerPC" target="_blank">The Interact Ultra Racer PC</a>. It's basically a handheld controller with a rubber knob on top you use to steer, and a trigger underneath you can use to accelerate or brake. Plus four buttons on top. It's good if you don't want to sink a lot of money into a full-blown wheel and pedals. Only thing is, I don't know if they make it anymore. :(

I'm saving mine for the upcoming release of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2... {drools} :D
June 3rd, 2002, 02:11 PM
Poseidon

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by MacGyver:
As far as racing wheels go, I'd recommend <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-PCGameDevices-All-Interact_UltraRacerPC" target="_blank">The Interact Ultra Racer PC</a>. It's basically a handheld controller with a rubber knob on top you use to steer, and a trigger underneath you can use to accelerate or brake. Plus four buttons on top. It's good if you don't want to sink a lot of money into a full-blown wheel and pedals. Only thing is, I don't know if they make it anymore. :(

I'm saving mine for the upcoming release of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2... {drools} :D <hr /></blockquote>Looks interesting. Do you know if they ever made a model for the PC?

Edit: Okay, the title says Ultra Racer PC but the picture shows N64
June 4th, 2002, 01:44 AM
EvilCabbage

To talk to the hookers, you must be in a car.

Drive your car up next to one of the 'ladys of the night', and stop next to them. They will come over and talk to you. You can then drive off to a secluded spot, and ..uh... have them recover your hit points, in exchange for cash.

And yeah, I am thinking about buying it, but without a multiplayer option, I might not. I hear that the next GTA game is going to focus heavily on the multiplayer aspect, which should be great.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Raven:
game works great on pc..and i really like it...

i am still learning game and dont have map or instructions for any assistance....

someone told me that you can talk to the hookers in the game......i have not been able to do this...does anyone know how??

and is there any cool things i should know about the game....<hr /></blockquote>
June 5th, 2002, 11:13 AM
Raven

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by EvilCabbage:
To talk to the hookers, you must be in a car.

Drive your car up next to one of the 'ladys of the night', and stop next to them. They will come over and talk to you. You can then drive off to a secluded spot, and ..uh... have them recover your hit points, in exchange for cash.......

qb]<hr /></blockquote>[/QUOTE]

thanks man...i think i figured out that everytime i tried to do that exact same thing i was never low on hit points....i was 100 so they dont come talk to you....
June 6th, 2002, 01:02 PM
Raven

Oh Yeah.....BTW - you must be in a descent car too...you cant be in an old car or truck...they only come over to you if you are in a nice car or hummer....
June 6th, 2002, 01:05 PM
Can't Catch Me

Please don't hit me...I don't want to end up road kill!!!
June 6th, 2002, 01:46 PM
Tazdrummer

I love this game! I just got it working yesterday (its problems with XP... simple patch from M$...) and this game rocks!

I suck at driving games myself and this one I cant get away from. LOL
June 6th, 2002, 02:01 PM
Raven

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Tazdrummer:
I love this game! I just got it working yesterday (its problems with XP... simple patch from M$...) and this game rocks!

I suck at driving games myself and this one I cant get away from. LOL<hr /></blockquote>TAZ - i never had a problem with this game and WinXP....what was the patch and what was it for (just in case i ever see anyone with the problem)
June 6th, 2002, 02:08 PM
Tazdrummer

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Raven:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Tazdrummer:
I love this game! I just got it working yesterday (its problems with XP... simple patch from M$...) and this game rocks!

I suck at driving games myself and this one I cant get away from. LOL<hr /></blockquote>TAZ - i never had a problem with this game and WinXP....what was the patch and what was it for (just in case i ever see anyone with the problem)<hr /></blockquote>When I installed it and ran the program it had the cartoon screen with a solid brown bar where the letters say "Please Insert Disk 2"... I installed the patch and installed the manufacturers drivers for my video card and it worked.
June 6th, 2002, 02:36 PM
Darkstar

I had the exact same problem with my GeForce 2 MX and the patch fixed it as well.

Still a bit choppy to my liking. I'm have a GeForce 4 Ti in the mail just because of this game.
June 6th, 2002, 02:45 PM
Quiet Thunder

I can pretty much answer any questions anyone has about the actuall game play, because as I've said, I've been there, done that on the PS2. As far as the hookers goes, you all are ALMOST fully correct. You do have to have a decent car, it dosn't really matter too much, but the car can't be in the worst of conditions. You also have to honk your horn when the hooker walks up to you and starts chit-chatting. You also cannot be in a taxi cab, cop car, ambulance, ect.... You get the point. Also, unless they've changed it, if you have full 100 health, meeting a hooker will bump your health up to 125. Very helpful for some of those missions where you are JUST not able to survive. Good luck everyone, and enjoy one of the best games ever produced.
June 6th, 2002, 03:00 PM
Raven

anyone have the link to the patch....just so it can stay in this thread.....
June 7th, 2002, 01:16 PM
Quiet Thunder

<a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q306676/WXP/EN-US/Q306676_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe" target="_blank">GTA3 Patch Right here</a>

I'll tell you, I had a heck of a time, because Rockstar dosn't seem to have the patch on their site.

Also, for those inclined, here is a link for the cheats. <a href="http://www.ausgamers.com/?agn=features&id=642030" target="_blank">Cheats Here</a>
June 10th, 2002, 04:05 AM
Tazdrummer

Anyone ever come across something in one of the alleys that once you picked it up it said "Rampage. Kill 30 Diablo gang members in 1 minute" or something like that and it gave you a M-16?

I did yesterday and before you know it I had 4 cop stars built up and I could not escape from them.... I took out 3 cops during the whole thing! LOL This game is so wrong on so many levels but it is cool too.
June 10th, 2002, 09:31 AM
Q (OHMSS)

I found a flame thrower on top of the building down the L (go to the left) from Hepburn heights. Found me a nice car and went a squashed loads of people in front of the cop shop. Then, when the cops were getting interested, started using the flame thrower to full effect. I had 5 badges racked up before I got wasted!

Please note, I'm not normally a viscious person, I just wanted to see how many bad marks I could get before dying.

This game is excellent, I'm really enjoying it.