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Before the release of any Grand Theft Auto game, there were features that were removed from the final product. These changes range from deleted vehicles and player skins to the removal of entire characters and mission strands.
Claude's appearance went through many different designs. Some screenshots show a poorly detailed Claude, who looks completely different from the final version. Other pictures show a more final Claude with different hair and a chubbier appearance.
There was a character called Butler but he never made the final cut, no one knows what his purpose was but many believe he was Salvatore Leone's butler.
Kenji Kasen's original surname was Kassen as evidenced of this site.
Buskers were cut/disabled from the game and later introduced in GTA IV. Existence of buskers in GTA III, can be seen in default.ide file at the bottom line that says "#83, busker1, busker1, CIVMALE, STAT_BUSKER, man, 0". Note that the "#" marks the line as "disabled". The busker with the bongos has the same appearances as a college student at the Liberty City Community College in Liberty Campus.
Missions
Originally, when doing Vigilante, Paramedic, or Firefighter missions, the vehicles radio could go out of range - requiring the player to drive closer to the nearest police station/hospital/fire station.
Originally, some of the missions could not be taken at any time, since the leaders were busy. Example extracted from the files: "Toni's taken his Momma to the opera - Call in some other time!".
The airport was once in Staunton Island and there were many roads in Shoreside Vale. Callahan Bridge was also absent.
There were other area names that supposedly going to be included in the game. These are The Towers, Sewers, Swanksville, Projects, Luigi's Place, Little Italy and Industrial Park. Waterfront Promenade, Westport and Westport Bridge could be seen in some directions going to Trenton and Atlantic Quays.
8-Ball's Garage was supposedly be in the area names on the screen (Observed in the archives of the PS2 version).
In the beta, the Hepburn Heights apartments were surrounded by metal fencing.
In the beta also, the Shoreside Lift Bridge has many roads leading to the bridge. However, a picture of GTA III has the beta picture without the lift bridge. It is possible that the Callahan Bridge took its place in the beta.
The Airtrain was originally destructible with weapons, much like the DeadDodo. This was likely changed due to the controversy of 9/11.
The ability to blow limbs off of non-playable characters was cut, but only from the PS2 version of the game.[[6]] This can still be activated in the PS2 version via cheat codes.
Claude could originally run with the baseball bat.
Originally, if the player picked up money, the script showed how much money was just picked up. This feature still exists in files, and it's possible to enable it.
In the recent interview about GTA III, the logo was used to be stencil font and other one, a pill-shaped logo similar to GTA 2 logo.
GTA III original logo.
Unused lines of text within the game's text files contain phrases, such as "You're perfectly healthy, get out of here!" and "I'll just fix you up". These lines of text seem to imply that the game's hospitals were, originally, accessible/usable.
The route of the aircraft was changed to not seem like it would pass too close to buildings (a consequence of 9/11).
Safehouses would gradually improve in their appearance as the player progressed and gained more money.
Lance Vance originally wore a purple suit and a black under-shirt according to artwork.
Ken Rosenberg originally wore a light pink suit and a yellow under-shirt according to left-over files.
Sonny Forelli originally wore a light pink suit and a black under-shirt as seen from the artwork.
Missions
A mission involving the removed character Mr. Moffat was cut.
An additional mission for the film studio asset, given by Steve Scott over the phone, was cut.
An additional mission for Avery Carrington, given by him over the phone, was cut.
City
Escobar International Airport originally was larger; replacing Fort Baxter Air Base with a extended runway, which also included an air traffic control tower, and a un-identified building along side.
In the intro of the game, a plane can be seen landing on the curved runway, realistically, it is not possible to land like that, possibly hinting that a straight runway was present in the beta.
The SWAT team would have a bright blue uniform instead of dark blue.
The Haitian gangster who wears the blue shirt used to have a picture on the shirt instead of the word "Relax". [8]
There were several unused ped models. One man wearing a blue suit, one woman carrying a basket, another woman is wearing a orange shirt and another woman is carrying two shopping bags.
There was once a blond-haired prostitute with pigtails and a red skirt. She was supposed to appear around the streets of the Downtown area, and dance in the Malibu Club as shown in several trailers.File:Medium 2623-vc9.jpg
Beta prostitute from GTA Vice City.
Others
There were many phone conversations between Tommy and Mercedes Cortez. [9]
The radar originally had a more decent, gradient look. [10]
The water was more light and reflective in the beta.
The safehouse icon from Grand Theft Auto III was meant to appear. It can still be found in the game files.
The health and armor had a different color.
According to files found on the PS2 disc, there is an interior for the Inside Track in Vice Point indicating that betting was initially for Vice City but got delayed until GTA San Andreas.
Both Sweet and Big Smoke had their appearances changed. Sweet was originally dressed in black and wore a black skully, Big Smoke wore a white jersey and did not wear a hat, exposing his shaved head.
In the Strategy Guide, Jethro is seen in the mission Riot, suggesting he had a larger role.
Su Xi Mu has a second less-detailed character model.
Kendl Johnson's facial model and clothing were altered.
Cesar Vialpando originally wore a black bandana and black pants.
Big Bear has a different model such as wearing the same clothes and much fatter.
Peds
Gang members looked different and wore different clothing.
Each city had their own unique motor officers, however the final version of the game uses the same model for each city. These beta officers still remain in the game files and can be spawned with trainers.
In gta3.img there are files foransed ped (likely taxi driver) and a female valet. Judging from the bad details of the valet, she was cut in the early stages of development.
There were also a psycho ped dressed in green sleeve jacket and camo pants. Even, there is a psycho person statistic in the game files with this name: STAT_PSYCHO.
Originally, the prostitute with a braid had short hair.
There were many pedestrians cut from the game. Some still exist in version 1.[13]
In the game audio files, there was originally going to be a fourth Da Nang Boys member in the game, but he was cut and his quotes is merged to the second gang member in traditional robes.
In the mission Doberman, Carl was supposedly prevent Poncho from being arrested, kill Officer Carver and grab the "[drugs|evidence]]" before the police collects it.
Fish in a Barrel was supposedly an actual mission instead of a more cutscene.
In Sweet's Girl, originally Sweet did not have a gun, so CJ escorted him out.
In Photo Opportunity, unused text implies that CJ hijacked and used a helicopter.
Catalina had audio dialogue of which she would say during Farewell, My Love... to possibly make CJ jealous or could've been used for one of her post-mission phone calls.[15]
Ryder was supposed to be killed on the pier, and T-Bone Mendez was supposed to escape on the boat but it was changed into the final version.
The locations for the snapshot icons (San Fierro collectible) and the horseshoes (Las Venturas collectible) were different in the beta version in comparison to the released version. This came from the original PS2 version of the Strategy Guide, which still used the original beta locations. However, this was changed for the Xbox and PC versions later on.
Rampages returning from GTA Vice City were cut, their pickup model still exists in the game files.
City
The Mulholland Safehouse seemed to have a full interior that can be seen from the outside. The change on final version causes a glitch which allows the player to go through the wall.[16]
San Andreas was different and had several different land masses, such as a different San Fierro (which resembled San Francisco more closely) with more parks and less docks. A full beta map of San Andreas can be found on a wall in the Lil' Probe'Inn.
Santa Flora Medical Center had two helipads on its roof. These pads were most likely meant for the Maverick and Raindance that spawn there in the alpha. Oddly enough, these helipads were absent in the alpha, so the choppers simply spawned on the roof.
The Clown's Pocket casino was originally called The Ringmaster, its original name can still be seen on the paper map included inside the game box.
The village of Bayside didn't exist in the beta version.
The village of Dillimore was smaller in the beta version.
The Parachute icon was originally a bit different.
Many weapon icons were less detailed, as seen in the Strategy Guide.
The Jetpack and the cell phone originally had icons on the HUD like the other weapons.
As seen in the cutscene of the mission High Noon, the Shovel was going to be wooden and shorter.
The Camera was supposed to be white and slightly bigger, as seen in The Green Sabre.
An M16 was planned at one stage, it can be seen in the first Stowaway Cutscene, it uses the dirt64b instead of an actual weapon texture, like the PSG-1 and MP-5k.
The Nail Bat, M47 Dragon, PSG1, OA93, M72 LAW, M82 and MP5-K were cut.
An MP5SD and a weapon resembling one of the 7.62mm NATO Rifles were cut.
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas was originally supposed to be on 2 DVDs.
It was possible to hear many vague sounds from your car if it was broken. These sounds can be heard from Rockstar Games's beta gameplay video [11] or some of the trailers.
You can also hear many minor sounds included in beta release which are useless in the final game, but these files are still in GENRL file and can be enabled with mod tools.
The mobster who Carl kills in Saint Mark's was originally going to be called Marco Forelli but due to deleted audio, his name was never mentioned in the final version.
The Grove Street Families were originally going to be called The Orange Grove Families.
The Ballas were originally going to be called The Flats.[17]
Pedestrians would walk into and out of accessible places like stores, clubs, etc. and GSF members would walk into and out of / hang out in your safehouses.
There was meant to be a trailer for the Roadtrain which was capable of pulling more trailers. The old model still exists in the game files and there's even a newer version under the name of 'artic3' however this is un capable of pulling other trailers.
Pool tables were originally going to be colored green instead of blue.
Carl Johnson was able to use drugs, which would make the camera wobble around making it more difficult to control CJ.
The ability to drink beer was cut from the final version.
Through the hidden interiors universe, unused brothels can be found, these were most likely to be placed on top of Strip Clubs.
Pre-release magazine articles showed that stealing cars was to be much more difficult. In early screen shots, car jacking was shown to involve smashing the car's window and then hot wiring it. This was all removed, possibly due to the limitations posed by the PS2. A similar system is present in HD Universe games.
Accorded to a strategy guide, adrenaline pills from previous GTA games were in the beta version. However their effect can still be activate with a cheat code. Model and textures for the pill can still be found in the game files.
According to a picture from the strategy guide, there was originally a pool table inside Madd Dogg's Mansion.
According to american.gxt, there were several phone calls and lines which were cut.
According to gta3.img, there are several more items of clothing available at the clothes stores, including t-shirts, trousers, caps and more - these were all in the game but not used.
There was a Boxcar that the Freight would presumably have pulled instead of, or in addition to the flatcars present in the final version. These still exist in the game, and can be modded onto a train with relative ease.
A path file exists for the railroad track into Easter Basin, suggesting that it was to feature at some point. This can be utilized through modifications.
When the player got busted in the last vehicle they drove, it could be stolen back from the Impound.
The Xoomer petroleum company was originally called Xenon. This can be seen in the game's internal files. Additionally, an LOD Xenon billboard can be seen in San Fierro, but it is only visible while the game's graphics are loading.
The early reviews state that Flash FM and Hit Radio was planned to be in the game but was dropped during the development of the game.
The Avenging Angels originally wore a red hat instead of black as it can be seen in a pre-release screenshot with Toni Cipriani wearing a Avenging Angel's Fatigues.
Others
Player could buy properties. Only the HUD Icon remains.
Vic has a different appearance, like with hair on his head and tattoo on his upper right arm.
In the first trailer, Louise Cassidy-Williams originally have black hair with a different hairstyle instead of brown hair.
Mission
According to screenshots, there was going to be a mission where Bryan and Vic were attacked by the Mendez Cartel, but there is no mission related to that screenshot.
In a trailer, a scene in Jive Drive was shown, where Lance and Vic jumped the last ramp. Instead of a red Stinger, it was a beige Stallion being driven.
Clothing
Two of the Beta casuals
The casual clothes were originally yellow and light blue.
The Army Fatigues originally read "USMC" on the shirt, meaning that originally, Vic would join the Marines instead of the army.
Victor wore the Cuban Style in the mission Got Protection? even though the Cuban Outfit is unlocked after completing all of Umberto's missions which is after killing Marty.
Ionic Real Estate was supposed to be called Mpirian Real Estate as seen on Rockstar's official website on the news article called "Criminals building empires, investing in city infrastructure.".
As seen in the third trailer the end of A Revengers Tragedy is shown to be sunny when it is supposed to be raining
As seen in the third trailer there was going to be a mission involving Niko, Roman, and two unnamed people who were trying to escape on a boat with police boats chasing them.
Peds
There were originally female police officers.
Characters
A mobster, Raymond Alberga, was deleted from the final version. It was possibly that name was supposed to be Ray Boccino's different name.
Little Jacob originally did not wear glasses, and prominently wore a zebra patterned jacket. This is obvious if you look closely at him during the short cutscene of him selling guns during First Date.
Roman had a different outfit. The clothing was a white jacket, much like Roman's brown and tan jacket, and white pants. Roman's beta clothing was seen in the second trailer.
Niko's hair was a bit longer in the front. This is seen in the third trailer.
There was going to be a character name Pauline Simmones who gonna to be the host of Head Radio station but was removed for some private reasons.
According to a unused text, Victor Rivas was scheduled to appear in the game but was cut.
Early map showing Beta Liberty City in GTA IV. Notice the extra space in Northeast Alderney, and the third runway at Francis International Airport.
Some areas named Anger Bay, Norfolk, Jefferson Heights, Acter Bay, Richmond , Frogtown, Washington Heights were cut. Two areas called Hedgebury and Goatherd can be seen on roadsigns on the Broker-Dukes Expressway. It is likely that they are two more cut neighborhoods, or they could be beta names of the neighborhoods that are where Hedgebury and Goatherd supposedly lead to (Firefly Projects for Goatherd, and Outlook for Hedgebury).
The setting of the game was originally going to be Liberty State, rather than just Liberty City, and it would have included countryside surrounding Liberty City, mountains based on the Adirondacks and Catskills [12], and possibly The Caraways. The article mentioned that there were three cities. First is Liberty City, next is possibly The Caraways and the last could be Carcer City mentioned as "nearby".
A street called Liberation Street was either cut or renamed.
A street called 128th Street was either cut or renamed.
The Statue of Happiness was originally going to be called Statue of Freedom.
The Statue of Happiness had a different face.
The body of water had a different color than blue.
There was probably an airport in Alderney according to an extra space in the south-western part of the state.
In Alderney State, there was a peninsula in the north-western part that shows only land. It is unknown what was located here.
Clothing
Fingerless gloves were probably available during gameplay. Pre-release screenshots, posters, trailers and videos of the PC version also show Niko with fingerless gloves but were still not available in the game. They still however can be found in the game files.
Binco was going to be the first clothing store. It is replaced by the Russian Shop, while ZIP became Modo.
Beta weapons included a Silenced 9mm, Pool Cue, Revolver, and the Minigun. These weapons, were featured in San Andreas and Vice City respectively and were likely to return. But the Pool Cue came back in The Lost and Damned
The Baseball bat was originally wooden, like in GTA III.
In an early preview, Little Jacob would sell a rocket launcher to Niko. It was originally attached to the underside of his car.
According to a French preview, a few of Rolling Stones songs could be heard on Liberty Rock Radio.
Head Radio was meant to carry on and appear but was dropped during development.
Others
The first removed haircut design for Niko was a cut that seemed to resemble helmet-hair.
The second removed haircut design for Niko was a buzz cut.
The Well Stacked Pizza Co. was originally meant to return but was removed before release. Outside Pizza This, the logo can still be seen and employees in the Alderney branch have "Well Stacked Pizza Co." on the back of their shirts. This may also indicate that this was once the original location for one of the stores.
According to early in-game previews, a city bus service was available for Niko to use, with a bus schedule popping up after walking to a bus stop. A bus driver character model is also found in the in-game files. Occasionally, an operating bus with the driver will be seen exiting the runway roads of Francis International Airport, however, if the player attempts to get in, the driver is 'pulled' from the bus.
Niko would have been able to get limo rides just like taxi rides.[21]
According to the model names of Roman's taxi depot, he was originally supposed to use limos. This may have a connection with the limo rides mentioned above.
Originally, the bailing out animation involved Niko diving forward, as seen in the second trailer.
Niko had these contacts in his phone: Cab, City, and Dock.
Snow was a weather condition but it is only seen as an unused scenario for pedestrian behavior in the game files.[22] However if you leave Niko sitting there for a bit, you may see him rubbing his hands and warming them, showing that the weather is cold.
Developers originally considered letting players purchase music by going to an in-game record shop and for Niko to have an MP3 player, but both ideas were cut.
Niko's cell phone had a different shape.
The weapons in the beta version had different names.
United Liberty Paper's contact's office was much more dirty, and his voice sounded different, as seen in the second trailer.
There were meant to be flyable planes and jets that the player would fly, however according to a recent Q&A by Rockstar Games, they were cut because the map was too small.
The inside of The Peep Hole looked different as seen in a screenshot.
According to a unused dialogue, Niko would originally able to go inside Fanny Crab's's and order food but was removed.
Beta Reflection
There was a helicopter with only two propellers, and a design which looked just like the Police Maverick but with no LCPD logos on the side. This could have been the earlier version of the Police Maverick or it could have been an earlier version of the Maverick, although it is unlikely because the design is not similar in any way.
The old death animation from 3D Universe was returned but it was cut to replace with Ragdoll Physics. It can obviously seen during the mission Entourage where the first guard who died in the ambush uses the old death animation, and even in free roam if the game runs slow and you take out peds from afar with sniper.
A fast food restaurant called Ping's, where Niko would order food inside the restaurant was in the beta but was cut.
A café restaurant called Rockstar Café was cut along with it's employees.
According to the cut audio files, Niko would originally purchase ice cream from the vendors in the gameplay.
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
The full nude content from the mission Politics was cut.
A Game Informer preview states Johnny could originally change outfits: Johnny had 2 outfits, one from GTA IV and the one he wears in TLAD.
According to previews, Johnny had the ability to date girlfriends.
The Lost MC Clubhouse originally had a newer exterior; it had white walls with the door moved more to the right and it was also much smaller, which can be noticed in several early pictures.
Jason Michaels had a bigger role in the game, as seen in several trailers.
Malc gave missions to Johnny.
Johnny would had Jason, Malc and DeSean's phone numbers.
There was going to be a mission where Johnny, Billy, Brian and Jason did drive bys on a police car.
Terry wore a different outfit as seen in a screenshot.
Jason would originally wore the same outfit that he wears in a GTA IV's mission No Love Lost instead of the one he wears in TLAD missions.
The Russian Shop would have been accessible but was cut because the clothes in the shop wouldn't fit for the biker-style theme in the game. If the player goes to the front door, an icon will appear.
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
An early interview stated that there would be a random character encounter where a crazy ex-girlfriend of Luis would rig a bomb to her car (possibly Margot).
Tony wore different glasses that were tinted purple instead of clear as seen in the main game and the TLAD expansion.
Armando would be able to sell every weapon in the game from his gun van including the Desert Eagle and the Micro Uzi.
In the Meet: Luis Lopez trailer for TBoGT, Luis is seen wearing the brown and black Perseus suit, but with blue jeans. This implies that it may have been one of Luis' already available outfits.
In the game files, Aleks Thornton was meant to appear in the game but was removed for no reason.
In the Meet Tony Prince trailer, Tony would accompanied Luis in the mission Bang Bang, but the reason for that to be cut is unknown.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The alpha map looked very different.Template:?
The Screwdriver, that is used to hotwire cars, was blue instead of green, as seen in an image on the back of the game box.
The following content may be incomplete and/or not verified.
Characters
According to the Rush Casting Call, a lot of characters names were changed, though it's likely that these names were just cover ups. The names mentioned were:
As seen in trailer #1, Michael had green eyes. In the Michael trailer, he had brown eyes. Although they were changed back to green in the final version.
In addition to this, Michael looked older and had more wrinkles and more gray hair.
Franklin had a lighter skin and looked more Hispanic than African-American.
Cheetah and Chastity has a phone number, which was somewhat removed from the final version of the game, they can still be called but they have no dialogue.
Ron Jakowski wore a different outfit in the second trailer.
Franklin Clinton was meant to wear a helmet during the Dom missions, and was able to wear different undershirt.
Clothing
In Franklin's trailer, Denise Clinton can be seen originally having a different appearance with a different hairstyle, glasses and a green hoodie representing the Families but was changed before the game's release.
Caida Libre was originally going to be called Vinewood Babylon.
Three's Company was originally going to be called The Extraction.
Hood Safari was originally going to be called Urban Safari.
In the gameplay trailer, Simeon Yetarian was Employee of the Month. This was possibly done to conceal Franklin's surname prior to release.
The Jewel Store Job was originally going to be called Pest Control. The loud approach involved balaclavas instead of helmets.
There would have been an extra heist involving the 3 protagonists robbing a rich guys mansion dressed as clowns or mimes stealing artwork and kidnapping his wife (probably merged with the Madrazo sub-plot). The name of the heist was called: The Sharmoota Job.
There was possibly another heist involving a 'Heat'- style bank robbery where the 3 protagonists dressed in suits and balaclavas had a massive shoot-out with the LSPD in the LS Downtown core (Probably removed due to similarities with the GTA IV mission Three Leaf Clover - A screenshot with Michael in a white suit not available in the game and numerous artworks with the 3 protagonists dressed in suits and balaclavas can be found)
The Heat styled heist was possibly a beta version of the Big Score: Loud approach.
The Hunting side mission originally had a different HUD.
Michael had a 2 cut random encounters, both with a lady called Magenta, she still appears in game at the start of the mission The Long Stretch.
Franklin had 2 more sets of random encounters, 2 for a man called Dale, and another 5 between 2 fighting neighbours.
Wade was meant to have Juggalo makeup in the initial cutscene for The Merryweather Heist freight method.
Trevor, Lamar and Franklin would of worn Bandanas in Hood Safari, but Lamar and Franklin wore bandanas in the Franklin's trailer.
Stretch didn't wear his cap in The Long Stretch, also the mission started at late night originally instead of late evening.
Animals
Chop originally wore just a plain brown collar (as seen in screenshots and trailers).
There were more dog breeds (eg. Huskies, Files can be found).
Horses was meant to appear in the game, meaning that they most likely would of been seen in the Vinewood Racetrack (removed for unknown reasons, as files "left over" could have been similar to Red Dead Redemption).
Route 68 was originally going to be named Route 69. The Route 69 badge can be seen however.
Madrazo's house in the hills does have an interior, how ever it is of low quality and you can't access it. It has two floors. The beta version seemed more detailed and it looked like it would of had allowed you to go inside of it.
Some weapons had an older more realistic wood-cast model.
The M9 had a darker skin.
Laser sights were cut.
Soundtracks
According to GTAForums user NightSpectre, there were several soundtracks removed from the game. It is suspected that there might have been more songs cut from the soundtrack than featured in the actual game. A complete list can be found here:
Non-Stop Pop FM:
The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway (2009)
Cassie - Me & U (2006)
Cobra Starship ft. Sabi - You Make Me Feel... (2011)
Duncan Sheik - She Runs Away (1996)
Duran Duran - Serious (1990)
Enrique Iglesias - I Like It (2010)
Estelle ft. Kanye West - American Boy (2008)
Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy (2001)
Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock (2008)
Kiki Dee - Star (1981)
Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts (2007)
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (Single Mix) (2010)
Moloko - The Time Is Now (2000)
Morcheeba - Tape Loop (1996)
Neon Trees - Animal (2010)
Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue - Kids (2000)
Seal - Future Love Paradise (1991)
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (1996)
The Supermen Lovers - Starlight (2001)
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (1985)
Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are (2007)
Wilson Phillips - Hold On (1990)
Los Santos Rock Radio:
Cheap Trick - Surrender (1978)
Crowded House - It's Only Natural (1991)
The Cult - 'Lil Devil (1987)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
Golden Earring - Radar Love (1973)
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (1980)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (1967)
Michael McDonald - Blink Of An Eye (1993)
Paul Weller - Round And Round (1992)
The Prime Movers - As Strong As I Am (1986)
Ram Jam - Black Betty (1977)
Rare Earth - Get Ready (1969)
Robbie Dupree - Steal Away (1980)
The Small Faces - Tin Soldier (1967)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) (1975)
Stevie Nicks - Sable On Blond (1983)
West Coast Classics:
2Pac (feat. K-Ci & JoJo) - How Do U Want It (1996)
French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne - Pop That (2012)
Glasses Malone ft. Jay Rock - No Sympathy (2011)
T.I. ft. Trae tha Truth - Check This, Dig That (2012)
Tyga - Rack City (2011)
Waka Flocka Flame - Rooster In My Rari (2012)
Lowdown FM:
The Dramatics - Whatcha See is Whatcha Get (1971)
The Delfonics - Funny Feeling (1969)
Edwin Starr - Easin' in (1973)
Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (1973)
The Jackson Sisters - I Believe in Miracles (1973)
Johnny Guitar Watson - Superman Lover (1976)
Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Vocal) (1976)
The Meters - Cissy Strut (1969)
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (1973)
Silver Convention - Magic Mountain (1976)
War - Slippin' into Darkness (1971)
Weldon Irvine - We Gettin' Down (1975)
Rebel Radio:
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)
Charlie Feathers - Get With It (1956)
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln (1972)
Hank Williams III - D. Ray White (2006)
Jimmy Martin - Run Pete Run (1977)
Johnny Cash - Bad News (1964)
Johnny Paycheck - (Pardon Me) I've Got Someone To Kill (1978)
Space 103.2:
Con Funk Shun - Ffun (1978)
George Duke - Reach For It (1977)
The Kay-Gees - Master Plan (1974)
Kleeer - Intimate Connection (1984)
The Ohio Players - Fopp (1976)
Zapp - Be Alright (LP Version) (1980)
Vinewood Boulevard Radio:
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry (2006)
DIIV - Doused (2012)
Hanni El Khatib - Head in the Dirt (2013)
No Age - Eraser (2008)
Psychic Ills - I Get By (2013)
The Soft Pack - Answer To Yourself (2009)
Sweethead - The Great Disruptors (2009)
Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (2010)
Channel X:
Agent Orange - Bloodstains (1979)
The Alley Cats - Nothing Means Nothing Anymore (1978)
Bad Religion - We're Only Gonna Die Young (1982)
The Clash - This is Radio Clash (1981)
D.R.I - I Don't Need Society (1983)
Descendents - Ride The Wild (1979)
The Germs - Manimal (1979)
The Gun Club - Sex Beat (1981)
Red Kross - Linda Blair (1982)
X - Los Angeles (1980)
The Zeros - Don't Push Me Around (1980)
Blue Ark FM:
Bramma feat. Elephant Man - Duh Weh Mi Waah (2011)
Busy Signal feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Kingston Town (2012)
Danny Hensworth - Mr. Money Man (1978)
Dennis Brown - Westbound Train (1978)
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves (1976)
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Jungle Lion (1973)
Leo Graham - Want a Wine (1973)
Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conquerer (1975)
Sean Paul - Temperature (2006)
Sizzla - Live Up (2003)
Radio Mirror Park:
!!! - One Girl/One Boy (2013)
Ducktails - Assistant Director (2013)
Friendly Fires - Hurting (2011)
Future Islands - Before the Bridge (2011)
Gold Fields - Thunder (2013)
Junior Boys - ep (2011)
Mitzi - Truly Alive (2013)
Moving Units - Until She Says (2011)
Niki & The Dove - The Drummer (2011)
Panama - One Piece (2013)
Rainbow Arabia - Blind (2011)
The Ruby Suns - In Real Life (2013)
SebastiAn feat. Mayer Hawthorne - Love In Motion (2011)
The Shoes - Time to Dance (2010)
Toro y Moi - Day One (2013)
Toro y Moi - New Beat (2011)
Twin Shadow - Run My Heart (2012)
Ultraísta - Smalltalk (Four Tet remix) (2012)
Yeasayer - O.N.E. (2010)
Additionally, there was a cut 90s Rock radio station called "P.M.R". The station was replaced by Vinewood Boulevard Radio as the game's file lists the station under "90s Rock", and the logo can be seen on the radio wheel within the files as well. The station would've played 90s Alternative Rock/Metal, Brit Pop/Brit Rock, Indie Rock, and Post-Grunge. Songs that were meant for this station include:
According to a Game Informer interview released in November 2012, it seems that grass had a glossy sheen of morning dew, and alarm systems installed in rich houses on Vinewood Hills and Richman. In the actual release, these features are dropped.
The ability to buy properties on the internet was cut for Grand Theft Auto Online. Dialogue exists in the games files mentioning this however.
The interior of a certain apartment in GTA Online had a different look.
The player was originally able to buy drugs from Smoke on the Water but this ability was removed for an unknown reason. In the final game, Franklin maybe seen exiting the store when switching to him, implying that he has purchased something from it.
Cops in the game were meant to use Tazers at wanted levels also they were meant to use batons as well, they have the baton in their inventory but they never use it.
Female officers were meant to patrol with male officers, however they can only be seen at the station.
The police were meant to arrest the player for speeding or ignoring traffic lights but this was removed for unknown reasons making the game unrealistic, but probably because the feature would become repetitive, as most players in general simply just drive past the lights and traffic.
Modifications to vehicles such as Bass Boost, Nitro and Hydraulics would have returned in GTA V, but most of them were cut during development. Through modding software however, it is possible to modify vehicles to have the Nitro and Hydraulics abilities, however it is unknown how to activate them and it's more likely that these are just parts of unused code.
There were originally different car exhaust sounds.
In a screenshot, Franklin can be seen wielding a Desert Eagle with one hand. But, in the final version of the game, he wields all pistols with two hands, it's likely this animation was only to appear in a cutscene of some-sort or it was just made for the image.
In another screenshot, Franklin can be seen walking away from Families members being arrested by the police. Although, no such event is seen in-game.
In Michael's trailer, he is seen using his elbow to hit Simeon, but this animation is never seen in game or in cutscenes.
In the beta, some police vehicles, particularly Sheriff's Cruisers had older coloured San Andreas license plates, as opposed to the SA Exempt plate found in game on all emergency vehicles.
There was a new episode for Princess Robot Bubblegum, it can still be found in the in-game files.
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