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- The following is a list of secrets, Easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Easter Eggs[]
The Rockstar sign is hidden in Francis Intl. Airport. Go through the gates and get to the Police Vehicle, use a Sniper and look up in front. A faint R* will be seen.[citation/verification needed] | |
EB Games: The player can find a EB Games store in Portland Island (not a full store). Go to the Fidl store in Portland and go to the roof, a poster on the floor will say "EB Games massive sale!".[citation/verification needed] | |
Tommy Vercetti shirt: When Toni goes to Mr. Benz clothes shop in either Shoreside Vale or Staunton Island look inside and he will find Tommy Vercetti's casual clothes.[citation/verification needed] | |
The Hidden Sign: In the very southwestern block of Bedford Point, in front of the Love Media Building (or behind the Liberty Tree Offices), there is a big parking lot (where the GTA III mission Kingdom Come takes place). Coming from the Love Media building, through the alleyway, use a truck and a car to climb over the wall to get access to an area where you can find a hidden sign in a south corner. The sign will read different text on different platforms:
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Toni's weight: Maria, Mrs. Cipriani, Salvatore, and other characters in the game pressure Toni that he is too thin and needs to eat more. This explains the reason why Toni becomes fat in the short time between 1998, the timeline of GTA Liberty City Stories, and 2001, the events of GTA III. | |
GTA III soundtrack remixed: After the opening credits, we are introduced to an opening scene where Toni gets off the bus and calls for a taxi. The music in the background is a remixed version of the main theme from GTA III. Also, the briefcase that Toni is carrying, with a Rockstar Games logo on it, is the same briefcase that Carl Johnson was carrying in the opening scene of GTA San Andreas. | |
The reason for no motorcycles in GTA III: In the game's manual there is a Liberty Tree article about a protest group A.R.S.E, calling to ban motorcycles, funded by Maibatsu Corporation. This explains why there are no motorcycles in GTA III and GTA Advance. | |
The Big Shot Casino: The Big Shot Casino from GTA Liberty City Stories (1998) is called Kenji's Casino in GTA III (2001). The events of GTA Liberty City Stories explain how it went through this change. | |
CJ on a Billboard Ad: On the east part of the Liberty City Cathedral, next to it, if the player looks up they will see Carl Johnson from GTA San Andreas in a blueish Heat ad. This is, in fact, one of the early screenshots of GTA San Andreas released by Rockstar. | |
Madd Dogg on a Billboard Ad: Found at the back of the Portland safehouse, there is a billboard ad for "Still Madd", an album released by Madd Dogg, the rapper from GTA San Andreas. | |
Candy Suxx from GTA Vice City: South-West of Belleville Park a billboard ad can be seen for a pornographic film called "Let Me Bounce" starring Candy Suxxx, the porn star from GTA Vice City. | |
Sonny Forelli from GTA Vice City: A poster for a film called "Sonny Forelli: A Real Story" can be seen around Pike Creek, in Shoreside Vale. This seems to be a film about Sonny Forelli, the main antagonist in GTA Vice City. The poster features two members of the Russian Mafia from GTA San Andreas. The film is likely based on the 1997 crime drama Donnie Brasco. | |
The Liberty King: The Liberty King movie poster features a GTA III artwork of Donald Love. Furthermore, it is possible that Joe and Jack Jones are a parody of real-life film directors, The Coen Brothers. Liberty King itself may be based on King of New York movie, which was released in 1990. | |
Pedestrians from GTA San Andreas: The Mainframe is a movie advertised in the game about five college students that take LSD and discover the 'truth'. The radio ad mentions that they discover that they are trapped inside a computer. This movie is parody of The Matrix. Furthermore, the characters on the poster are all pedestrians from GTA San Andreas, while most were even used as a character in the story; (from left to right): Sweet's Girlfriend, Alan Crawford, Da Nang Boys member, pedestrian seen within Bone County and Tierra Robada, and the rightmost girl is Barbara Schternvart. Barbara's model is also used in an ad for a movie called "Silent But Violent". That movie's name is a reference to flatbulence, as hinted by the green gas around the woman, another example of Rockstar's crude humour. The reviews of the movie also heavily allude to this. Sunshine Shine is a boy band in the game parodying boybands of the late 1990s such as The Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, NSYNC, etc. Their tagline and description on the official Lips 106 website also allures that the band might be closeted homosexuals, a stereotype of boyband members.[1]
The members of Sunshine Shine use the model of the black crack dealer pedestrian from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The posing the band does on the picture is also taken from the dancing animation in GTA San Andreas. | |
Didier Sachs & Ranch: In Shoreside Vale subway station the player can find advertisements of Didier Sachs and Ranch, clothing companies from GTA San Andreas. | |
Hot Coffee: In the end of the mission Taken for a Ride, Maria Latore invites Toni in for a coffee. This is a reference to the removed Hot Coffee minigame from GTA San Andreas, where Carl girlfriends may invite him into their house for some "coffee", which, in reality is actually sex. | |
Munky Juice: North-West of Bedford Point the player can find an ad for Munky Juice, a brand previously seen in GTA San Andreas. The ad depicts a monkey hanging on another monkey's testicles who is screaming in pain, which is possibly a reference by the manufacturer to the extraction of semen. It is also stated on the advertisement that the juice should be diluted to taste and it has a parasitic taste. This is either because monkeys usually carry parasites or it refers to the fact that the juice tastes like diluted semen. | |
The Third Leg: The Third Leg is a play advertised around Liberty City. The play's name comes from the term "having a third leg", which refers to someone with a long penis.[2] The graphic on the advertisement depicts one such person. The graphic design on the ad is similar to the one on the real-life film cover "The Man with the Golden Arm". | |
Avenging Angels: The Avenging Angels seek to clean the streets of Liberty City from crime, and Toni Cipriani can join them by wearing the Avenging Angel's Fatigues and participate in fighting against various gangs. This organization is based on the real-life "Guardian Angels" organization with the same purpose. | |
CUNT FLAPS: CUNT FLAPS (Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety) is an anti internet organization, claiming that the internet is the root of sick and twisted evil. This is a parody of the activism going against violent video games, television, and the internet, that influences young minds to perform violent or perverse acts. In addition, the character "Jack" in the CUNTFLAPS radio advertising, who appears to be a pedophile that arranges through the internet to personally meet a young boy, is also a likely jab at Jack Thompson, a prominently vocal critic of the GTA series. | |
Hand Held: Around Paulie's Revue Bar in the Red Light District, the player will find numerous billboard ads about dirty films, one of them is a film called "Hand Held". This is a clear reference to the fact that GTA Liberty City Stories was first released on the PSP; a handheld console. | |
Electron Zone Radio: Electron Zone Radio is a talk show on the LCFR radio station. The hosts' names are Steve and Bill and each represents a different operating system, Steve represents TOS, and Bill represents Fruit OS. These two characters are based on Steve Jobs, who is one of the two founders of the Apple computer company, and Bill Gates, who is founder and president of the Microsoft company. While the operating systems are the parodies of DOS and Apple operating system. On a promotional website for the game, ElectronZoneRadio.com[3], the last message sent by a Fruit OS user mentions Imooga about their Jiz drives, that suck. He claims that he had 5 drives die on him when backing up his Cavern of Sorrow levels that he developed. This device is a parody of the real-life Zip Drive, manufactured by Iomega. | |
Michael Hunt is back: On a promotional website for the game LibertyCityStories.com[4], there is a message left by "clambake" with the title "MICHAEL HUNT IS BACK!" featuring an image that reads "The Love Silo is back!", with a pill behind a heart, forming a shape of a penis. Also Michael Hunt mentions The Gurning Chimps, a British rock group that was mentioned in GTA San Andreas "The Introduction" movie. The host Michael also mentions Maccer, who vomited on his shoes at the band's backstage party. | |
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Pop Culture References[]
Bickle'76: The Bickle'76, a modified Taxi unlocked via the Taxi Driver side-mission, is likely named after Travis Bickle, protagonist of the film Taxi Driver. | |
Lionel Hutz: In the mission Rough Justice, Salvatore Leone refers to Toni Cipriani as Lionel when he is dressed in the Lawyer Outfit. This could be a reference to the incompetent lawyer Lionel Hutz in the animated series The Simpsons. | |
Dragon Outfit: The Dragon Outfit is a clear reference to the same outfit worn by Bruce Lee in the film Game of Death and also by Uma Thurman in the film Kill Bill. | |
Mr Benn and Fireman Sam: Mr. Benz is the costume shop where Toni gets his Lawyer Outfit in the mission Rough Justice, and the Tuxedo Outfit in the mission A Date With Death. The shop's name is a reference to Mr Benn, a children's TV series where Mr Benn enters a magical costume shop where he travels to places dictated by his costume, and solves problems. Sam the fireman is the name of a playable character in the Multiplayer in GTA Liberty City Stories. This is a reference to Fireman Sam, a children's TV series about the adventures of Sam the fireman in a Welsh village. | |
Bedford Point News Tickers: In Bedford Point, Staunton Island, in the area full of lights and billboards near Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop, there are news tickers. Among these messages, numerous references to real-life pop culture can be found:
Among these it is worth noting the writing "GRAND THEFT PORTO - OUT NOW" which is obviously a reference to the game itself, in fact "Porto" can be attributed to the word "portable" (PlayStation Portable). |
Secrets[]
- Some major characters are killed by Toni Cipriani throughout the story, gravestones bearing their names appear in Liberty City Cemetery. Each tombstone reads:
- Dan Sucho - Dead... an' what not
- Giovanni Casa - Gone...
- Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay (nothing)
- Joseph Daniel O'Toole - Sleeping with angels
- Vincenzo Cilli - Not so lucky after all
- Roger C. Hole - Running for office in heaven
- Paulie Sindacco - Viva Las Venturas Baby
- The Gurning Chimps, mentioned in the GTA San Andreas The Introduction film are still active by the time of Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, which takes place in 1998. Head Radio DJ Michael Hunt indicates Maccer vomited on his shoes the night before, at the band's backstage party.
- It can snow in Liberty City, but only in the PSP version of the game, and only during a Car Salesman side mission. If the player continues after level 6 and reaches level 9, a snowy weather effect starts to appear and continues appearing in further levels. This is possibly there to make driving more difficult. The snow disappears if the player fails or cancels the mission, and Car Salesman cannot be played again afterwards, so you can only see this once. This weather effect does not appear in the PS2 or mobile versions of the game.
Mission Name References[]
- Sayonara Sindaccos – Could be a reference to a GTA III mission "Sayonara Salvatore".
- The Whole 9 Yardies – The name is a play on the 2000 film The Whole Nine Yards, and the the phrase The whole nine yards. It also refers to the fact that there are nine Yardies waiting for the Forelli's.
- Crazy '69' – In this mission Toni needs to kill twenty Forelli mobsters with a Katana sword. In the Kill Bill film, Beatrix faces a large gang of Yakuza members known as the Crazy 88, defeating them all using her katana and wearing the yellow outfit, which by the way, Toni unlocks at the end of this mission.
- Night of the Livid Dreads – Reference to the 1968 cult film "Night of the living dead"
- Big Rumble in Little China – Reference to the 1986 cult film "Big Trouble in Little China"