[Kallisto]

(Original post by maturestudy)
Yeah, it was a top down view. You basically had to steal cars then ride around one of three cities (Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas) completing missions.

I see. That's why it is called Grand Theft Auto still today, although it has a marginally relation to an auto theft compared to at that time.

[River85]

(Original post by Kallisto)
Was there three parts of GTA at that time? I'm surprise, really. Can you tell me the exactly names of these ones, please?

No, there weren't.

The original Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997 for PC (Dos and Windows), the Playstation and Game Boy Colour. Then there were two London expansion packs released in 1999 (for the PC only, obviously).

The Grand Theft Auto 2 was also released in 1999. It, like the original, was just a single game. It wasn't divided into parts.

So up until the begininng of 2001 there was only Grand Theft Auto 1 and 2. Two stand alone games.

Then GTA III was released in 2001 and it abandoned the "top down" aerial view. It was then followed by sequels and prequels (different parts if you like) such as San Andreas and Vice City, then the same with GTA IV.

[Dalimyr]

(Original post by River85)
The original Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997 for PC (Dos and Windows), the Playstation and Game Boy Colour. Then there were two London expansion packs released in 1999 (for the PC only, obviously).

Playstation gamers got to experience London 1969 as well. Can't remember exactly how it was done, but I remember it involved switching discs around, so you still needed to have a copy of the GTA disc to play London 1969

[badgerkins]

Played the first one when I was 13 or 14. I remember being **** scared when I had 2 stars xD

[Rainingshame]

(Original post by lightburns)
Original GTA when I was about 6.

Have I won? Anyone younger?

My brother found san andreas on my computer when he was like 5 :P i was 12 i think

[Rainingshame]

i was 10 when i first saw vice city being played, about a week later my mates got san andreas and let me play, i was in love

[Einheri]

(Original post by Guitarded)
I played GTA 2 when I was 9. I couldn't get enough of the flame thrower kill frenzy.

Same. You know you can download GTA2 for free now from the Rockstar website? I've played through it about three times in the last years, haha. I loved the Elvis impersonators "uh-huh huh", and by "loved them" I mean ran them over in cars, haha.

[KyraBloke]

I used to somehow rent GTA 2 when i was about 7 or 8 (maybe 9 or 10) at blockbusters. I'm a little confused how i did that now lmao

[Guitarded]

(Original post by Einheri)
Same. You know you can download GTA2 for free now from the Rockstar website? I've played through it about three times in the last years, haha. I loved the Elvis impersonators "uh-huh huh", and by "loved them" I mean ran them over in cars, haha.

I downloaded it not long ago but unfortunatly it was too fast. As in, a truck or coach would drive like a police car and a police car would just be completely uncontrollable, and meanwhile the actual police or gangs etc would drive stupidly fast so using slow vehicles meant I couldn't escape them

[Einheri]

(Original post by Guitarded)
I downloaded it not long ago but unfortunatly it was too fast. As in, a truck or coach would drive like a police car and a police car would just be completely uncontrollable, and meanwhile the actual police or gangs etc would drive stupidly fast so using slow vehicles meant I couldn't escape them

Really? I had that same problem with the GTA1 that I downoaded; 2 worked fine for me.

[Mr. Gutsy]

Played the first one in 1998 on the PC (aged 6). To this day, I still have a strange urge to run over any large groups of Hare Krishnas I should happen to see crossing the street.

[BolloTheGorilla]

I was first introduced to GTA when I was about 11 or 12 around a mates house and played GTA 2. I loved it and bought a preowned copy of GTA London the following weekend; which I played to death!

[lightburns]

(Original post by Rainingshame)
My brother found san andreas on my computer when he was like 5 :P i was 12 i think

Aw, I am defeated!

Yeah, I was the same in that it wasn't my game. It the game of my childminder's son - who was about 5 or 6 year older than me?

[This Honest]

My friend gave my gta san adreas when I was 14...never stopped playing it since
Las santos

[SarahM94]

I was 7
Got into trouble when the naked lady came on.

[S1L3NTPR3Y]

9 years old I think I played Vice City at a friends house was so jealous because my parents wouldn't let me have any game like that till I was 14
But after that they gave up caring about anything I did

[J.Star]

GTA 3 on ps2 when I was like 8 lol

[KJane]

GTA 3 when I was 8, my older brother (who was 12) let me play when at first I just wanted to drive around, then I would cause general destruction until actually playing the game.

[J.Star]

(Original post by KJane)
GTA 3 when I was 8, my older brother (who was 12) let me play when at first I just wanted to drive around, then I would cause general destruction until actually playing the game.

Look at the time and content of the post before lol

[zubz91]

Gta london 1969.. was a bad man game lol. played it in 1969 lol
nah 2000 or suin was 9