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*There was a helicopter with only two propellers, and a design which looked just like the [[Police Maverick]] but with no [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|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.
*There was a helicopter with only two propellers, and a design which looked just like the [[Police Maverick]] but with no [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|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.
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*The old death animation from [[3D Universe]] was returned but it was cut to replace with [[Ragdoll Physics]]. It can obviously seen duringthemission[[Entourage]]wherethefirstguardwhodiedintheambush uses the old death animation, andevenin free roam if the game runs slow and the player takes out pedestrians from afarwith a [[Sniper Rifle]].
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*The classic death animation from [[3D Universe]] was meant to be in the game but it was replaced with [[Ragdoll Physics]]. This can be seen when dodging their melee attack then follow a counter-attack with any melee attack, or sniping them from far away.
*A fast food restaurant called [[Ping's]], where Niko would order food inside the restaurant was in the beta but was cut.
*A fast food restaurant called [[Ping's]], where Niko would order food inside the restaurant was in the beta but was cut.
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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.[1]
Buskers (pictured to the right) 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.[16]
Originally, some of the missions could not be taken at any time, since the leaders were busy.[17]
Toni's missions originally had to be completed before advancing to Salvatore's missions.[18]
The city during development stage was very different from the finished version and has more streets and roads. The airport was once in Staunton Island and there were many roads in Shoreside Vale. Callahan Bridge was also absent.
Punk Noodles was originally just with a small grass park with two statues.[19] The statue model still exists in the game's files.
The Callahan Bridge also had two suspensions (pictured to the right).
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.
A penitentiary, where Claude and 8-Ball were being transported to in the Introduction, was originally planned to be located on a peninsula in north-east Portland.
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 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.[4] 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. [22]
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.[27]
A radio station with Metal and Rock music was cut. This might have been the station that Lazlow mentions on Chatterbox FM.
Radio stations such as Liberty FM, Radio Active, WLLC āThe Zoneā and Liberty Soul FMwere all cut during development.
Many songs were originally from Grand Theft Auto 2, and some from Grand Theft Auto 1, such as "All I Wanna Do", "Complications", and "Yellow Butter".
A Camera pickup can be found in game files and even activated, but it is unfinished. Its icon was later re-used for snapshots in GTA San Andreas. Its original purpose is unknown.[28]
Many missions for Mercedes Cortez were cut, for unknown reasons.
Side missions involving the Trashmaster, based on the Firefighter side missions, were 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.
There were originally shacks in the sea, but they were removed from the game.
Some roads didn't exist in the beta version.
Starfish Island was originally called "Star Island", a reference to a real-life island in Florida. Tommy still refers to it as "Star Island" in the mission Death Row.
The facade of the Vercetti Estate was different, with square glass windows, yellow dye and without marble arches.
The lighthouse was absent, and there were no rocks or docks around that point.
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". [33]
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
Tires were able to be slashed and recorded into the stats. [35]
There was going to be an additional outfit called "MC Tommy" but was removed. It was originally a brown biker jacket that could be found inside Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium. However, neither model nor texture of that outfit exists.
According to TXD files, a radio station named VCN (Vice City News) was cut late in the development.
According to three TXD files, a first person view was proposed. [36]
The radar originally had a more decent, gradient look. [7]
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.
Online multiplayer was cut.
A "rumoured" GameCube version was "going" to be made, but was "scrapped", due to the game's violence. Reproduction carts do exist however.
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.
According to unused audio, loan sharks were meant to call Tommy, as you were originally able to borrow money.
According to unused dialogue, a Kenny Loggins song was supposed to be featured in the game.
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 Saints 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.[38]
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.
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.[40]
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.
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.[41]
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.
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 [8] 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 Orange Grove Families as seen on the tags in GSF's territory.
The Ballas were originally going to be called The Flats.[42]
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.
The cell phone was cut only HUD remains, but only seen in cutscenes.
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.
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.
Soldiers were cut from the game.
Mailmen were cut.
According to beta animations, city workers were also supposed to be fixing street lamps, traffic lights and electricity poles.
Characters
A mobster, Raymond Alberga, was deleted from the final version. It was possibly supposed to be Ray Boccino's original 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.
In the game files, Kenny Petrovic's character model was originally going to be Frickie Van Hardenburg's character model, but was changed before the final release.
City
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 [9], 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.
The weapon pickups were originally yellow instead of orange.
Originally, there was a Yugoslavian Zastava M70 , which had appeared in trailers and several screenshots. But it was cut and replaced by the AK-47.
The Sledgehammer was cut but can be seen being held by construction workers.
Soundtrack As mentioned in early previews there were several songs that were removed from the final version and found in the american.gxt file:
Electro-Choc:
Louis La Roche - Love (2008)
Liberty Rock Radio:
The Rolling Stones - Fingerprint File (1974)
The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb (1966)
Elvis Costello - Radio Radio (1978)
Radio Broker:
The Virgins - One Week of Danger (2008)
Celebration - Fly the Fly (Holy Fuck Remix) (2007)
Datarock - Computer Camp Love (2005)
The Dead Fish - Shallowlead (2007)
The Go! Team - Junior Kickstart (2003)
UNKLE feat. Josh Homme - Restless (2007)
VHS or Beta - Burn It All Down (2007)
The Beat 102.7:
DJ Green Lantern feat. Akon, Fabolous & Fat Joe - I'm So Fly (2008)
Fat Joe - Shit Is Real Pt. III (2002)
The Classics:
M.O.P. - Downtown Swinga (1996)
M.O.P. - How About Some Hardcore (1993)
Run-D.M.C. - Sucker M.C.'s (1983)
The Vibe 98.8:
Cassie - Me & U (2006)
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (2004)
Res - They Say Vision (2001)
Tuff Gong:
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up (1973)
Vladivostok FM:
Max Lorens ā Š”Ń Š¾Š¶Ń Ń ŃŠ¼Š° (Shozhu s uma / Going Crazy)
Quest Pistols ā ŠŠ°Š¼Š° (Mama / Mother)
Dyshi ā ŠŠ·Š³Š»ŃŠ½Šø Š½Š° Š½ŠµŠ±Š¾ (Vzglyani na nebo / Look on the Sky)
According to a French preview, some Rolling Stones songs could be heard on Liberty Rock Radio.
Head Radio was due to 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.[46]
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.[47] However if the player leaves Niko sitting there for a bit, they 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 classic death animation from 3D Universe was meant to be in the game but it was replaced with Ragdoll Physics. This can be seen when dodging their melee attack then follow a counter-attack with any melee attack, or sniping them from far away.
A fast food restaurant called Ping's, where Niko would order food inside the restaurant was in the beta but was cut.
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.
Also in the same mission Johnny was supposed to get an uniform and enter the runway.
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 originally had a bigger role in the game, as seen in several trailers.
Johnny originally had Jason, Malc and DeSean's phone numbers on his phone's contact list.
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 originally wore the same outfit that he wears in the GTA IV 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.
Coming Down was originally an optional mission where the player could decide to accept the mission or decline, and in case the player declined Ashley would less respect Johnny.
In a cut Stubbs' Dirty Laundry mission, Johnny had to blow up a truck with a bike armed with a bomb that would activate at 88mph and explode if the speed dropped below that.
There originally was a skate park. It was most likely cut because it seemed out of place or unnecessary.
Soundtrack In the american.gxt file lists additional songs for radio stations: Jazz Nation Radio 108.5, Liberty Rock Radio, and Radio Broker. They are:
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5:
Billie Holiday - Fine and Mellow (1939)
Liberty Rock Radio:
Steppenwolf - Ride With Me (1971)
Tubeway Army - Bombers (1978)
Nazareth - Changin' Times (1975)
Black Oak Arkansas - Hot and Nasty (1971)
Breakwater - Release the Beast (1980)
New York Dolls - Private World (1973)
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (1973)
Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money (1978)
Python Lee Jackson feat. Rod Stewart - In a Broken Dream (1970)
Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You (1970)
Robin Trower - Day of the Eagle (1974)
Billy Squier - The Stroke (1981)
Ted Nugent - Hey Baby (1975)
The Cult - Born to Be Wild (1987)
Love and Rockets - Motorcycle (1989)
Motƶrhead - Ace of Spades (1980)
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983)
Mƶtley CrĆ¼e - Kickstart My Heart (1989)
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law (1980)
Lou Reed - Vicious (1972)
Radio Broker:
Blonde Acid Cult - Calypso (2008)
Free Blood - Quick and Painful (2007)
The Carps - Porgie & Bess (Big Booty Girls) (2008)
The Carps - Veronica Belmont (2008)
TK Webb & The Visions - Shame (2008)
Scissors for Lefty - Consumption Junction (2008)
The Soft Pack - Nightlife (2008)
Foxylane - Same Shirt (2007)
Kudu - Give Me Your Head (2009)
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine (2008)
The Bronx - Knifeman (2008)
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
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Characters
Tony wore different glasses that were tinted purple instead of clear as seen in the main game and the TLAD expansion.
In the game files, Aleks Thornton was meant to appear in the game but was removed for unknown reason.
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).
According to the GXT files for the mission High Dive, Luis would given a chance to spare Ahmed Khalil.
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.
In Departure Time, Bulgarin was supposed to have a meeting with his entourage at the airport, which would be interrupted by Luis, resulting in a shootout. Bulgarin would flee in a Huntley Sport with a convoy of cars and the player would chase after him.
During In the Crosshairs, the building Luis is on was supposed to catch fire, leaving him to find another route out.
In Corner Kids, Luis call Tony and told him to pick up him, Henrique and Armando up in a helicopter to escape from the cops, on the way back to the helipad, Luis would fend off the cops.
There was another mission for Ray Bulgarin that was going to be the third mission for him before in the In the Crosshairs, its unknown why it was cut it can be found in the as "RBULG3" which is missing since the missions that are in the final are marked as Going Deep "RBULG1", Dropping In... "RBULG2" and In the Crosshairs as "RBULG4".
Soundtrack In the american.gxt file lists additional songs for radio stations: K109 The Studio, Self-Actualization FM and Vice City FM. They are:
K109 The Studio:
Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round) (1978)
Chic - My Forbidden Lover (1979)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye (1974)
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) (1978)
Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start the Dance (1978)
Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant (1977)
Peaches & Herb - Funtime (1980)
The O'Jays - I Love Music (1975)
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around (1976)
Self-Actualization FM:
Erik WĆøllo - Monument (1990)
Pete Namlook - You (1st Impression) (1993)
Spacetime Continuum - Voice of the Earth (1994)
Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (Irresistable Force Mix Trip 2) (1993)
System 7 - Masato Eternity (2008)
Moby - My Beautiful Blue Sky (1993)
Vice City FM:
Belouis Some - Imagination (1985)
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) (1984)
Club Nouveau - Lean on Me (1986)
Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) (1982)
Go West - We Close Our Eyes (1985)
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988)
Tears For Fears - Mad World (1983)
Others
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.
Originally, Jonathan Peters' song was supposed to play on other radio stations, not on Vladivostok FM.
According to a GXT File, the APC was supposedly parked at Yusuf Amir's construction site, presumably after the events of Caught With Your Pants Down via a text message.
The message even says to "blow of anything other than Seagulls" - referencing to the fact that the player has to kill 50 Seagulls around Liberty City in EFLC.
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.
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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.
Michael looked older in trailer 1 & 2 and some early screenshots and in Michael's trailer he looked younger and had black hair.
Franklin had a lighter skin and looked more Hispanic than African-American in trailer 1.
In the First Person Experience Trailer, Trevor didn't have scars on his hands.
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.
In the gameplay trailer, Simeon Yetarian was Employee of the Month during Repossession. This was possibly done to conceal Franklin's surname prior to release.
The loud approach for The Jewel Store Job involved balaclavas instead of helmets.
Michael originally used the normal pistol during the mission Three's Company.
Scouting the Port originally involved the use of a Forklift to move crates. This section most likely was cut because of the constant issues with the crates bouncing off the forks and other difficulties, it could also have been removed for other reasons.
The Hunting side mission originally had a different HUD.
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 according to the screenshot, 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.
Tonya's Stranger's and Freaks missions were originally Odd-Jobs.
The Paleto Score originally had another option where Franklin would rescue the crew in a tank, also this mission originally took place at night.
Architect's Plans originally had three options to complete the mission.
Monkey Business originally had a helicopter chase through city with the player fending off pursuers. The player had to transfer container and parachute to safety.
A heist called The Sharmoota Job was cut. It had three options (Night Stealth, High Impact and Clown Day Stealth) and two preparation missions.
A mission called Final Furlong for Solomon Richards was cut. It is unknown if it was a separate mission or the old name for The Ballad of Rocco as both missions take the same place in a mission strand.
Michael had two Strangers and Freaks missions with a lady called Magenta that were cut. She still appears in game at the start of the mission The Long Stretch.
Franklin had two Stranger and Freaks missions with a man called Dale.
Franklin had five Stranger and Freaks missions with two fighting neighbours.
Two unknown missions for "The Band" were cut. One involved bringing the band members back together and the second involved stopping Trevor from sabotaging the concert.
Another Strangers and Freaks mission for Barry was cut. It involved Franklin stealing a helicopter with weed.
Cinema Property had two more missions; Protest and Recover Stolen Film.
Six Bail Jumper missions were cut. Marshes, Winery, Surf Shop, Subway, Coast, Venice.
Devin's mission strand originally had an intro cutscene.
The following Random Events were cut: Broken Down 1, Broken Down 2 'Hot Chick', Broken Down 3, Broken Down 4, Broken Down 6, Broken Down 7, Broken Down 8, Broken Down 9, Broken Down 10, Hitch Lift 4, Mugging 4, Pick Pocket, RC Challenge Mode, Rescue Hostage, Tow Truck, Ungrateful Whore and Wanderer.
Towing Patrol odd job was cut. It involved the player driving a Tow Truck on a freeway, towing away broken cars to keep the traffic flowing as long as possible.
Towing Illegally Parked Vehicles odd job was cut.
Taxi I know a Way mission type was cut. The player would have to follow the passenger's directions with no blips or GPS.
Escort Cargo Flight School lesson for GTA Online was cut.
Other
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)
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). These were postponed till the enchanced version.
Horses were 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).
City
Fort Zancudo had a civilian-accessible road passing trough it.
Changes were also made to Paleto Bay's road grid and landmass, including:
A large section of Procopio Promenade was cut off by the shoreline. It was not also connected to the main road grid, probably serving only as a detour for the Paleto Bay section of the Great Ocean Highway.
Route 68 was originally going to be named Route 69.
Martin Madrazo's mansion in Vinewood Hills does have an interior, however it is of low quality and inaccessible. It has two floors. The beta version seemed more detailed and it looked like it would have been accessible to the player. The poor quality interior may be a leftover from a cut heist known as the "Sharmoota Job", which involved Michael and Trevor stealing various valuable artifacts from Madrazo's house.
Similarly, the Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office has an interior, however it is also of low quality and inaccessible.
The RPG originally had a grip attachment as indicated by the BradyGames guide.
Soundtrack According to some users, there were several songs 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:
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.
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 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 Pistol .50 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 that would be aired on TV in gameplay, it can still be found in the in-game files.
In the second trailer, a silver 9F is seen parked in Michael's driveway, in the same spot where Tracy's Issi would spawn from time to time. Since Amanda's Sentinel was already seen in that trailer, it used to belong to either Tracey or Michael.
Although, it was most likely Tracey's since the Tailgater is seen twice in the same trailer - Jimmy and Michael talking in the car (Did Somebody Say Yoga?) and behind the Frogger before the end of the trailer (beta Three's Company).
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.
Hiking was going to be a feature for the gameplay but was removed for unknown reason.
Gyms was going to be a feature for the player to work out in the game was removed, but Franklin is seen working out at the Muscle Sands Gym in the Switch Scenes.
āInternal files refer to Salvatore's missions as "FRANK" (american.gxt > [FRANK] SALVATORE MISSIONS), the surname "Sorvino" is used for Joey's early game art, which means that Salvatore's surname originally was Sorvino.
āamerican.gxt > ~g~Maria and Kemuri are all tied up at the moment -Drop by later!
āamerican.gxt > [A_RANGE] ~g~The ambulance radio is out of range, get closer to a hospital! american.gxt > [C_RANGE] ~g~The police radio is out of range, get closer to a police station! american.gxt > [F_RANGE] ~g~The fire truck radio is out of range, get closer to a fire station!
āamerican.gxt > [TONIGO] ~g~Toni's taken his Momma to the opera -Call in some other time! american.gxt > [KEMUGO] ~g~Maria and Kemuri are all tied up at the moment -Drop by later! american.gxt > [KENJGO] ~g~Kenji is attending a Yakuza meeting -Call by some other time! american.gxt > [KENSGO] ~g~Kenji is busy! -Call by later! american.gxt > [HOODGO] ~g~The Hoods are not available at this time! american.gxt > [JOEYGO] ~g~Joey's out on the town with Misty -Drop by later! american.gxt > [LOVEGO] ~g~Donald Love has other business to attend to -Make an appointment later! american.gxt > [LUIGGO] ~g~Luigi's interviewing some new girls -Come back later! american.gxt > [RAYGO] ~g~Ray has other toilets to hang around -Try again later!
āamerican.gxt > [FRANGO] ~g~Salvatore wants you to help Toni deal with the Triads first!
āamerican.gxt > [HEALTH1] Get outta here! You're perfectly healthy. american.gxt > [HEALTH2] Healthcare costs. american.gxt > [HEALTH3] I'll just fix you up. american.gxt > [HEALTH4] That will be $250.
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