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June 29th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Did you know that Grand Theft Auto was initially planned to be a Commodore Amiga title? GTA was never released for that classic computer. It did go on and sell millions of copies on the original PlayStation and successor consoles. GTA was one of those titles that was blamed for a lot of society’s ills. Much like Night Trap – except this game featured a ton of replay value.
Unique viewpoint
Played from a top down view Grand Theft Auto was a 2.5D action adventure. One that let you run loose to do whatever. This meant you could follow the storyline that was setup for you or not. You could just go and steal cars, beat up passerby and hope the cops don’t catch you. What really set GTA apart from the competition is that it was quite open as to how you accomplish missions. Missions may take you from one side of town to the other. Where this game stands out though, you are free to choose the route.
Grand Theft Auto featured some tunes
Something else that was revolutionary with Grand Theft Auto was the radio. In the PlayStation version you are limited to two stations per car. The PC version had many more stations to enjoy. The PlayStation and PC version offer the chance to pop the game CD out and put in your own CD. The next time you took a vehicle the radio would randomly play a song from the inserted music CD. Nice touch. For the time, this was revolutionary – years before Xbox would offer custom soundtracks in games.
What are some of your favorite tunes to listen to while thrashing the city?
Go ahead, cause mayhem in traffic, steal cars and generally earn tons of points being a menace to society. Gamers went wild for Grand Theft Auto upon release. With each successive release it seems more fans discover GTA than before.
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