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+ | |name = Totally Wireless Internet Cafe |
+ | |image = Tw@_Internet_Cafe_(2008).png |
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− | |image = [[Image:TW@-GTA4-Brokerinterior.jpg|330px|]] |
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+ | |caption = TW@ logo in ''GTA IV''. |
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+ | |taglines = "''nu-media caffeine solutions provider''" |
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+ | |type = Internet Café |
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− | |locations = [[Torrington]] (III, LCS)<br>[[Outlook]] (IV)<br>[[North Holland]] (IV)<br>[[Berchem]] (IV)<br>[[Little Seoul]] (V) |
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+ | |locations = <center>'''3D Universe'''</center>{{clr}}[[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]<br><center>'''HD Universe'''</center>{{clr}}[[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]]<br>[[State of Alderney|Alderney]]<br>[[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]] |
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− | |price = $1 per session (IV) |
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+ | |oldlogo1 = TW@_GTAV-Logo.png |
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+ | |oldcaption1 = TW@ Korean logo in ''GTA V''. |
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+ | |oldlogo2 = TW@_GTAV_Logo.png |
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+ | |oldcaption2 = Totally Wireless Korean logo in ''GTA V''. |
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+ | |oldlogo3 = TW@-GTA3-logo.png |
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+ | |oldcaption3 = ''GTA III'' and ''GTA Liberty City Stories'' logo. |
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− | '''TW@''' |
+ | The '''Totally Wireless Internet Cafe''' ('''TW@'''; pronounced ''{{WP|twat}}'') is an [[Internet in GTA IV|internet]] café that appears in both the [[3D Universe]] and the [[HD Universe]]. It is interactive in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and its [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City|episodes]]. |
+ | ==Overview== |
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+ | The "TW", in "TW@", stands for "Totally Wireless", as can be seen outside some TW@ Internet Cafés. This phrase is a take on "Totally where it's at." |
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− | ==Descriptions== |
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⚫ | In [[Grand Theft Auto |
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+ | ==Description== |
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⚫ | In ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', the TW@ café in [[Torrington]]/[[Newport]] has no doors and is only accessible by breaking any of the windows. However, this rendition is filled with random [[Pedestrians|pedestrians]] that will walk around aimlessly, bumping into the windows trying to get out due to the lack of doors. Two monitors inside the café show screenshots from ''[[Grand Theft Auto (1997 game)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]''. A [[Unique Stunt Jumps#GTA III|stunt jump]] can be completed via the staircase inside the café. |
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⚫ | In ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', TW@ internet cafés are popular and at least one can be found on every major island. TW@ cafés can be used to browse the in-game [[Websites in GTA IV|websites]] and are accessible from completion of the mission [[Logging On]], where the player has to set up an [[Eyefind.info|Eyefind]] e-mail account. It costs $1 to use the computer. The cafés can be [[Robberies|robbed]] by simply opening the [[Cash Register|cash register]], awarding the player an amount between $9 and $199. However, doing so will usually result in a one-star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]]. This can be avoided, if the player crouches behind the counter of the Snack Shop, out of sight and then opens the cash register, they will not be spotted by the cashier. In the introductory cutscene to the Logging On mission, Roman actually speaks the name of the establishment, confirming that it is indeed pronounced "twat". |
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+ | In ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', as well as ''[[The Lost and Damned]]'' in the standalone ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City|Episodes from Liberty City]]'' version, the computers have a new wallpaper: a dark background with a silhouette of the Liberty City skyline and the phrase "I ♥ LC". This may be a reference to the "{{WP|I Love New York}}" logo, which the name of the mission "[[I Luv LC]]" also references. |
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+ | In ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', the internet can be accessed from a [[Mobile Phone|mobile phone]] or at one of the protagonist's safehouses. As a result, TW@ internet cafés appear in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]], primarily in [[Little Seoul]], but all establishments are inaccessible. This reflects the decline of the internet café that came with the prevalence of mobile internet access by [[2013]]. |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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+ | <gallery position="center"> |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories''=== |
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+ | <gallery position="center"> |
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+ | Tw@-GTALCS.png|TW@ in ''GTA Liberty City Stories'' under construction. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | ===Grand Theft Auto |
+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV'' and ''Episodes from Liberty City''=== |
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+ | <gallery position="center"> |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | ===Grand Theft Auto |
+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''=== |
+ | <gallery position="center"> |
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+ | TW@-GTACW-Outlook.png|Outlook, Broker. |
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+ | TW@-GTACW-NorthHolland.PNG|North Holland, Algonquin. |
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+ | Tw@-GTACW-LowerEaston.png|[[Lower Easton]], Algonquin |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto V'' and ''Grand Theft Auto Online''=== |
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+ | <gallery position="center"> |
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+ | Tw@-GTAV-LittleSeoul.png|[[Vespucci Boulevard]], [[Little Seoul]], opposite Arirang Plaza. |
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+ | TW@-GTAV-LittleSeoul2.png|Vespucci Boulevard, Little Seoul, opposite Arirang Plaza. |
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+ | TW@_GTAV_Little_Seoul_Palomino_Ave.png|[[Palomino Avenue]], Little Seoul. |
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+ | Tw@-GTAV-GingerStreet.png|[[Ginger Street]], Little Seoul, opposite [[Lombank]]. |
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+ | Tw@-GTAV-KoreanPlaza.png|[[Korean Plaza]], [[Calais Avenue]], Little Seoul. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Wan Ka Internet Cafe== |
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+ | [[File:LittleSeoul-GTAV.jpg|thumb|250px|[[24/7|24/7 Supermarket]] 슈퍼마켓 (Left), Wan Ka Internet Cafe 왕카인터넷 (Right).]] |
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+ | One of the locations on [[Vespucci Boulevard]] was seen in a promotional screenshot with the name '''Wan Ka Internet Café (왕카인터넷)''' in ''Grand Theft Auto V''. This name was replaced with Totally Wireless (Tw@) once the game was released. |
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+ | The words Wan Ka is a reference to the {{WP|British English|British}} term 'wanker'; a person who enjoys constant masturbation, or is considered an idiot. Wan Ka does not exist in the Korean language, and is instead the Mandarin Chinese term for an internet café. |
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− | In GTA V, there are no enter-able TW@s as internet can be accessed from a phone or at one of the main character's houses, but does still appear as random establishments on the streets of [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]. |
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+ | *"Hope the internet was worth it." - ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' |
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+ | *"Can I get you a Smokalarmalatte?" - ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' |
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+ | ==Prominent Appearances in Missions== |
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− | *[[Little Seoul]], [[Vespucci Boulevard]] |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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+ | *[[Logging On]] |
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+ | *[[Out of the Closet]] |
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+ | *[[Final Interview]] |
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+ | *[[I'll Take Her]] |
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+ | *All [[Exotic Exports]] side missions |
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+ | ===''The Ballad of Gay Tony''=== |
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− | ==Easter eggs== |
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+ | *[[Blog This!...]] |
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− | == |
+ | ==Gallery== |
+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto III''=== |
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− | * In [[wp:Saints Row (video game)|Saints Row]], there is a broadcasting company called "TW@", also spelled with the "@" symbol. |
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+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true"> |
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− | * The stairway in the TW@ in GTA III serves as a [[Unique Stunt Jump]]. |
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+ | Tw@-GTAIII-Interior.png|Interior of the TW@. |
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− | * TW@ in the GTA III rendition is filled with random pedestrians that will walk around aimlessly, bumping into the windows trying to get out. |
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+ | TW@-GTAIII-GTA1&2.jpg|Screenshots of ''GTA 1'' and ''GTA 2'' on TW@ two computer screens. |
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− | * In [[Episodes From Liberty City]], the computers have new wallpapers: in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], a dark background with a silhouette of the Liberty City skyline and the phrase "I ♥ LC," which is a reference to [[I Luv LC|the first mission in the game]]. In [[The Lost and the Damned]], the Lost MC safehouse computer has a wallpaper resembling one of the default Windows backgrounds. |
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+ | TW@-GTAIII-advert.jpg|An advertising of TW@ in Torrington. |
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⚫ | * TW@ internet |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | * All cafes have a cash register that can be opened for $10-$200. |
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− | * Originally, Tw@ was able to sell food and had a larger selection of staff, as seen in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nQfkqaUCsz0 video]. |
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− | * In [[GTA III]] there are 2 computers that have different images on them. One is a still of [[GTA I]] and the other is a still of [[GTA II]]. The computers' difference is only visual. |
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− | * In GTA III, the TW@ has no doors and is only accessible by shooting any of the windows. |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250px"> |
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+ | TW@-InternetZone-GTAIV.png|Internet Zone. |
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+ | TW@-GamerZone-GTAIV.png|Gamer Zone. |
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+ | TW@-SnackBar-GTAIV.png|Snack Bar. |
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+ | TW@-InteriorSignage-GTAIV.png|TW@ interior signage, ''GTA IV''. |
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+ | TW@-Prices-GTAIV.png|Prices. |
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+ | TW@-TaglinePoster-GTAIV.png|TW@ tagline, ''GTA IV''. |
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+ | TW@-PCWallpaper-GTAIV.png|The TW@ wallpaper seen on computers at TW@, ''GTA IV''. |
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+ | TW@-PCWallpaper-TBoGT.png|The "I ♥ L.C" version of the TW@ wallpaper seen on TW@ computers in the DLC version of ''TBoGT'', or the ''EFLC'' versions of ''TLAD'' and ''TBoGT''. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250px" caption="Websites Posters (From left to right)"> |
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+ | TW@-WebsitesPosters1-GTAIV.png|[[Freejames.org]], [[Ilovetoblow.org]], [[Libertytreeonline.com]], [[Loveyourmeat.com]]. |
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+ | TW@-WebsitesPosters2-GTAIV.png|[[Love Meet]], [[Weazelnews.com]], [[Bean Machine|Bean Machine Website]], [[Myonlineme.com]]. |
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+ | TW@-WebsitesPosters3-GTAIV.png|[[American Travel Guide]], [[Pißwasser|Pißwasser Website]]. |
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+ | TW@-WebsitesPosters4-GTAIV.png|[[Pointclickshipabitch.com]]. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''=== |
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− | == Additional images == |
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− | <gallery |
+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true"> |
+ | BadgerOS-GTACW-TW@Theme.png|TW@ theme in [[BadgerOS]]. |
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− | Image:TW@-GTA3-logo.png|The old logo as depicted in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories (as of 2001 and 1998). |
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− | Image:Tw@_Internet_Cafe_(2008).png|TW@ logo in GTA IV (as of 2008). |
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− | TW@-GTA3-Stauntonexterior.jpg|In Grand Theft Auto III |
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− | TW@-GTA4-Algonquinexterior.jpg|In Grand Theft Auto IV |
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− | TW@-GTA4-Brokerinterior.jpg|GTA IV Interior |
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− | Gta2tw@.png|GTA I still on a computer in GTA III's rendition of Tw@. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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− | == |
+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto Online''=== |
+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true"> |
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+ | TW@Tee-GTAO-Advert.jpg|TW@ Logo Tee advertisement. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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+ | ===3D Universe=== |
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⚫ | * TW@ internet cafés do not appear in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' or ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', reflecting the fact that internet cafés did not exist in the time frames of those games. Although, in ''GTA San Andreas'', a pedestrian can be heard saying; "This internet is crap, it'll never take off." He can be heard saying this when bumped into; "Go to TW@", pronouncing it like 'T.W.A.'. This may indicate also that TW@ Internet Cafe was founded in or around [[1992]]. |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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+ | *TW@'s logo is similar in design to the American over-the-air television network {{WP|The CW}}. |
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+ | *The radio station playing inside the internet cafés in ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is [[The Journey]], except for the café in [[Algonquin]] which plays [[Jazz Nation Radio 108.5]]. In ''Episodes from Liberty City'', [[Self-Actualization FM]] plays in all cafés. |
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+ | *Each TW@ internet café has a cash register that can be opened to make a small amount of money, at the cost of a 1-star wanted level. |
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+ | ==See Also== |
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*[[Internet in GTA IV]] |
*[[Internet in GTA IV]] |
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*[[Websites in GTA IV]] |
*[[Websites in GTA IV]] |
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+ | ==Navigation== |
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+ | [[fi:TW @]] |
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+ | [[ru:TW@]] |
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]] |
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Businesses in GTA V]] |
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+ | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Online]] |
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[[Category:Cafés]] |
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+ | [[Category:Internet Cafés]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA III in Staunton Island]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA IV in Alderney]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA IV in Algonquin]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA V in Los Santos]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA Online in Los Santos]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA Liberty City Stories in Staunton Island]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA Chinatown Wars in Algonquin]] |
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+ | [[Category:Locations in GTA Chinatown Wars in Broker]] |
Latest revision as of 21:38, 12 March 2024
The Totally Wireless Internet Cafe (TW@; pronounced twat) is an internet café that appears in both the 3D Universe and the HD Universe. It is interactive in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes.
Overview
The "TW", in "TW@", stands for "Totally Wireless", as can be seen outside some TW@ Internet Cafés. This phrase is a take on "Totally where it's at."
"TW@" is a reference to twat, which is a British and (sometimes) American slang term for a vagina, and is often also used in offensive manner to imply someone is an "idiot" or "annoying".
Description
In Grand Theft Auto III, the TW@ café in Torrington/Newport has no doors and is only accessible by breaking any of the windows. However, this rendition is filled with random pedestrians that will walk around aimlessly, bumping into the windows trying to get out due to the lack of doors. Two monitors inside the café show screenshots from Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2. A stunt jump can be completed via the staircase inside the café.
In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, set in 1998, three years earlier than GTA III, the TW@ café is under construction. Its posters read - "Come and see the grand opening of TW@", yet another obscene reference to the word twat.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, TW@ internet cafés are popular and at least one can be found on every major island. TW@ cafés can be used to browse the in-game websites and are accessible from completion of the mission Logging On, where the player has to set up an Eyefind e-mail account. It costs $1 to use the computer. The cafés can be robbed by simply opening the cash register, awarding the player an amount between $9 and $199. However, doing so will usually result in a one-star wanted level. This can be avoided, if the player crouches behind the counter of the Snack Shop, out of sight and then opens the cash register, they will not be spotted by the cashier. In the introductory cutscene to the Logging On mission, Roman actually speaks the name of the establishment, confirming that it is indeed pronounced "twat".
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, as well as The Lost and Damned in the standalone Episodes from Liberty City version, the computers have a new wallpaper: a dark background with a silhouette of the Liberty City skyline and the phrase "I ♥ LC". This may be a reference to the "I Love New York" logo, which the name of the mission "I Luv LC" also references.
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, a TW@ PDA theme is available to use. TW@ Internet Cafés are also present in North Holland, East Hook and a new one is located in Easton, but all of them are inaccessible.
In Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the internet can be accessed from a mobile phone or at one of the protagonist's safehouses. As a result, TW@ internet cafés appear in Los Santos, primarily in Little Seoul, but all establishments are inaccessible. This reflects the decline of the internet café that came with the prevalence of mobile internet access by 2013.
Locations
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
The same place as in GTA III. The store is under construction.
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City
There is an internet café on each of the three main islands. There are none in Bohan.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
Wan Ka Internet Cafe
One of the locations on Vespucci Boulevard was seen in a promotional screenshot with the name Wan Ka Internet Café (왕카인터넷) in Grand Theft Auto V. This name was replaced with Totally Wireless (Tw@) once the game was released.
The words Wan Ka is a reference to the British term 'wanker'; a person who enjoys constant masturbation, or is considered an idiot. Wan Ka does not exist in the Korean language, and is instead the Mandarin Chinese term for an internet café.
Quotes
- "Welcome, don't spill shit on the computers." - Grand Theft Auto IV
- "There's a tip jar, jackass." - Grand Theft Auto IV
- "Hope the internet was worth it." - Grand Theft Auto IV
- "Can I get you a Smokalarmalatte?" - Grand Theft Auto IV
Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Logging On
- Out of the Closet
- Final Interview
- I'll Take Her
- All Exotic Exports side missions
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Gallery
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto Online
Trivia
3D Universe
- TW@ internet cafés do not appear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories or Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, reflecting the fact that internet cafés did not exist in the time frames of those games. Although, in GTA San Andreas, a pedestrian can be heard saying; "This internet is crap, it'll never take off." He can be heard saying this when bumped into; "Go to TW@", pronouncing it like 'T.W.A.'. This may indicate also that TW@ Internet Cafe was founded in or around 1992.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- TW@'s logo is similar in design to the American over-the-air television network The CW.
- The radio station playing inside the internet cafés in Grand Theft Auto IV is The Journey, except for the café in Algonquin which plays Jazz Nation Radio 108.5. In Episodes from Liberty City, Self-Actualization FM plays in all cafés.
- At all TW@ internet cafés, the photocopier behind the cashier's desk is a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier also has an Easter Egg as the screen reads: ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol.
- Each TW@ internet café has a cash register that can be opened to make a small amount of money, at the cost of a 1-star wanted level.
- TW@ computers and all of the other computers in the game, have the same cursor used in Microsoft Windows, from Windows 1.01 to Windows XP, which may indicate that the operating system used in the game is a resemblance to a Windows operating system.