'Grand Theft Auto Vice City' - RETROSPECTIVE.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In October of 2001, Grand Theft Auto III took the video game world by storm. Nobody had ever seen anything like the wide open, sprawling metropolis that was Liberty City. How the hell were developer Rockstar North supposed to top this? What could they possibly do to make the next game bigger and better? Well, they didn’t have very long to figure it out. Another Grand Theft Auto game was scheduled to hit store shelves just one year after GTA III, which is unbelievable in hindsight, I can’t imagine how it felt in the moment. Today, we dive deep into the music, the missions, the blood and beyond. This is Six Stars in Vice City: A Grand Theft Auto Retrospective.
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Would you ever consider covering the kingdom hearts games? At least the first one the story gets stupid and square just wouldn't stick to one hand-held after but please at least the first one. It's so good and simple and clean by utada is easily the best video game song ever made. I had it on repeat yesterday for like 2 hours and I'm a metal guy so my wife was very confused about me playing Jpop for two hours.
@@elchomper.1063 Nooooo chance, sorry. I have some friends who love KH, I listen to podcasters who love KH, I gave it a chance and it's just not for me. I can't write about/produce a video about something I'm not even into, ya know?
@@616Entertainment your response to that is exactly what I was hoping you would say.
GTA Vice City is the reason why I am obsessed with 80s music.
Samee here 😂
Same bro
Frequent comment already!
Me too. I actually got into motley crue cus of to young to fall in love.i didn't have a computer back then not sure if I even knew of Google yet. So I kept buying crue cds until I found the song lol
It's way better than music today.
When you start the game for the 1st game, you enter that white Admiral & "Billie Jean" starts blasting, you know you're in for a ride of a lifetime.
Absoluuuuuuutely.
I know maaan that was the best!! Bring back Michael Jackson pleeaasee!!
Yeah I hate that as the years went on new releases of vice city they removed a lot of the songs including Billie Jean due to music licensing
The majority of my music knowledge comes from Grand Theft Auto games
I love this.
I agree, except I'd say games in general lol old SVR games had banger soundtracks as well as other games like the old Maddens
@@JayC1719 SO WHAT IF YOU CAN SEE THE DARKER SIDE OF ME NO ONE WILL EVER CHANGE THIS ANIMAL I HAVE BECOMEEEEE
Vrock is the reason I play guitar today. Hearing slayer at 7 was life changing.
In addition to the iconic music stations, I dare anyone to put on VCPR and Pressing Issues with Maurice Chavez and tell me that isn’t some of the funniest dialogue in any GTA game
Yes, it's hilarious and also the segment they did with Pastor Richards made me wish that character had more to do in this game
@@MazeDaGr8 “Evil-Doer…Die, devil, Die!” GUNSHOT
Top tier stuff.
Dios mio you shot him
@@mr.andrew7820 There’s…there’s blood and pubic hair all over the studio
And I ran… I ran so far away….
The classic commercial song.
This is my favorite GTA game of all time. It's also my favorite video game soundtrack of all time.
Vice City has always and will always be my favorite of the series. I know controls have gotten better, features have gotten plentiful, and the playable world has ballooned... but there's just something about the kind of fun and the beautiful aesthetic/atmosphere of Vice City that keeps it at the top for me.
That and, like my girlfriend said, it's just easier to pick up and get into.
A core gaming memory for me is being 8 years old at my cousin’s house playing Vice City, knowing very well that my mom wouldn’t let me play those games, and having her walk into the room as I was shooting people and walking up to a pill icon to refill my health… She IMMEDIATELY took me home to ground me. But my aunt was a real one, and she made sure to let me know that the next time I came to her house to stay with my cousin she would make sure to let me know if my mom showed up so I could shut the game off 😂 Simpler times man.
Sorry for the tangent but this video just made that story pop up in my head. Fantastic work as always Ian, loved this one!
Hahahahaha, amazing story.
lol as a uncle to three, the youngest one will be 3 this year, I will make it my job that if he ends up like a gamer like myself and his dad and brother, he will get to play gta games and mk games and every m rated game and also being the uncle who spoils too if his Xmas list includes a ps5 he will get it. Will grandma want to get mad at me. Probably but it’s ok. Unfortunately our dad passed away years before he was born so someone has to spoil him like that
Sucks that the remasters got rid of some music. Especially Michael Jackson.
Yea, it is what it is. Licenses can be a pain.
Man i know!! We need Michael Jackson back in Vice city damn it!!
Always a great day when Ian uploads. 🔥
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I can honestly say this is probably my favorite GTA game. This started my love for the franchise. KChat was my favorite station. I would leave the game on and not play, just so I can finish the interviews lol……………..oh, the memories 😢
Vice City is one of my favorites games ever.
V-Rock was my station ... best of times
Great video Ian
Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Hello. Long time subscriber, first time leaving a comment. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is still my pick for the best GTA game ever for the story, setting and music.
Thanks for commenting!
My dad, who never played video games up until this point, absolutely loved Vice City. Looking back on it now as an adult, it's pretty cool there was a game that finally made him understand why I loved video games so much.
The fact there’s “smooth criminal” playing in the background is dope
The ending rampage originally had the 8-bit version of Billie Jean but it got copyrighted. For whatever reason, they don't care as much about the 8-bit version of Beat It, hahaha
Oh commenting again here. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate these gta retrospectives. These videos feel so genuine, it makes me want to pop in the game and play it again. Please keep them coming ❤
I played this religious as someone who was 19 when it came out. I always listened to the 80s pop channel. Fast forward a couple of years and I was sat in a pub with a friend and 99 Luftballons by Nena came on the Jukebox. I was singing along and my friend was like 'You know all the words to this?' I nodded and then he said 'This isn't even in English!' Such is the power of the soundtrack.
That's fantastic.
*fun fact:99 red balloons is featured in Grand Theft Auto Vice City stories*
Great video, bro! Nice work! The music, the stylized ambiance, the missions, the voice acting... everything about Vice City at the time screamed Best Game Ever! The fact that they were able to design and map out a whole new city, bang out a fantastic script, and make as many alterations and improvements to the original game as they did, all in less than a year, is truly astounding. Groundbreaking in every sense of the word. And oh yeah, the cops in this game are so brutal! Lol
I also feel that out of the PS2 era GTA trilogy, VC has the tightest, most concise and logical storyline, almost everything you do in missions pushes the story along, whereas in GTAIII and San Andreas there are tons of missions you need to do to advance the game but have nothing to do with the main storyline, so it can sometimes feel like you're wasting time. There are very few missions in VC like that, and that's a big reason it is still my all-time favorite GTA game of the entire series.
I feel like the story is still kinda background, but it's definitely tighter than III, no doubt.
So many memories from high school playing this game on a Friday with my best friend. One of the best installments in the series. Thanks fo covering it!
I was 21 when Vice City came out. I was blown away by GTA III... and then subsequently by the commercials for V.C... so I was there at launch to buy that bad boy.
I always read the manual for a good 20-30 minutes before I actually start playing... at least back when games came with them... and GTA had the BEST... Anyway, I made my way to the back few pages, and started reading the track list for the radio stations... slowly realizing that it was literally the soundtrack to my childhood in the 1980's. I had read about Phil Collins playing a role in the game... but I never imagined how incredibly epic the soundtrack would be... especially after the largely forgettable (with the exception of "Game Radio") soundtrack in GTA III. I not only knew every song on the V.C. soundtrack... I knew the words to 95% of them, and could sing along! THAT'S where the nostalgia kicked in for me. In fact, it still does every time I put that old-ass disc into my old-ass PS2.
Still my favorite GTA game... by far. It may not have as much to do in the world as S.A. has, or as many vehicles, weapons, etc... but the atmosphere, setting, story, aesthetics, and personality all more than make up for that.
My ONLY gripe was (and still is) the fact that you can't freely control the camera with the right stick.
Great retrospective, Ian. Can't wait for you to cover San Andreas. Looking very forward to the Tony Hawk games, too!
Have you ever considered doing the "DOOM" series?
Phil Collins was in Vice City Stories
@@mr.andrew7820I know. I was referring to Phil Collins being a part of the soundtrack. Though I could have worded it better.
Here’s something to think about. This game is set in 1986 and released in 2002. Doing the same thing this year, would mean releasing a game set in 2008.
This is my first GTA Game and my second favourite. Great Memories.
“Owner of a lonely heart!” During the biker mission was great
Can't begin to count the number of hours I played this game. Stressful day at school, came home and just drove around. This game was everywhere at one point, watercooler shit. Fond memories. Yet no real desire to go back.
Leave the memories aloooooone
Ian you’re awesome and this channel rules man.
Thanks for watching, dude
Vice City is my fav GtA game ever and one of my fav video games of all time period. Great video but you didn’t mention after getting a high star wanted level Crockett and Tubbs come after you
My wife at the time wasn't really into GTA but she loved the music on the radio so I bought her the vice city soundtrack on cd
The 8 bit style of" beat it" was a nice touch.
I agree with your girlfriend, I tapped out after Sam Andreas. Bought gta5 last year to give it a proper go and there’s just too much to contend with and I find it over complicated compared to the older editions. Great video man 🤘🏻
This just gave me a sh*tload of nostalgia. I remembered me and my brother playing the living hell out of this game with our cousins on their OG Xbox back in the day, and the Rampages that we were having, combined with 80s music, were some of the greatest memories we have ever created. This game is the reason why we all love 80s music to death. Thank you so much for reminding me and others of the fun times, Ian. Your retrospectives truly are the best and I can’t wait for the rest, especially San Andreas😁.
I hope you and all the DanDans have a great and safe weekend, and I love you all😊❤️.
It's funny to see how many comments are already coming through about Vice City being everyone's introduction to 80s music.
@@616Entertainment
For good reason too. Rockstar definitely deserve so much credit on that regard alone😅.
We’ve all been waiting for this another great video from 616
Thanks for watching!
Vice city holds such a special place in my heart for a number of reasons now. It was my first GTA game and my first rated M game. I actually had to borrow it from a friend and play it in secret as my parents didn’t let me buy rated M games as a youngster. Ray Liotta is a legend and after his passing it made this game that much more precious. By the way Ray was also one of the best characters of all time in black ops zombies. All and all vice city will always be one of the GOATs!
the hardest mission was the placing the small helicopter inside of the building so it could drop the explosive before time runs out
It's funny people say that, I've never had any issues with that one, hahahaha
I remember specifically as a kid when vice city came out in 2003 the commercial had tommy saying “I been here for 5 minutes and they think I can’t run this city” while self control plays in the back ground as tommy murders everyone in his path 😂
I remember as soon as I got this I just drove around listening to flock of seagulls and looking for that samurai katana, such good memories.
Vice City was the first GTA I ever played. Was instantly hooked. Rented it from the Hollywood Video I worked at when I finally got a PS2 around 2003.
The soundtrack to vice city ages like a fine wine, it gets better with each passing day. When I was a kid, I thought it was great. Now I’m a full grown man and it’s even BETTER to me now. It rules!
Vrock is the reason I play guitar. Slayer Megadeth iron maiden judas preist at 7 was life changing.
Like i met my wife from being a guitar teacher.
That's awesome!
Great memories of me & my brother playing this as kids. Awesome video man 🤘🏻
Thanks for watching!
It's funny, my dad went years without playing games, but he would spend forever on Vice City just rampaging.
You can still argue Vice City is the best GTA game and while I don't agree, I understand why others do.
Yea for sure.
These retrospectives give me purpose, Ian. Jesus Christ. Thank you.
Vice City is my personal favorite game in the series. The soundtrack is so good I can listen to it all day. I spent hours playing this game exploring the city.
It's top tier, no doubt.
K-Chat is the only radio station that matters.... In ALL GTA games 😂
Hahahahaha
This remains my favorite and most played GTA video game of all time.
Seems to be a pretty common opinion in the comments.
You one of the best reviewers on the platform. DONT STOP!! 💪🏾💪🏾
24 hours, licensed music still in tact 🤘🏻 Great video this week Ian, the frequency of these vids lately is sick. This DanDan, is a happy camper 🤘🏻❤️
I'm trying, man. Trying to ramp it up even further.
Came here from OSW, always good to find quality content.
Love those boys. Thanks for coming over!
Best soundtrack of any GTA game. You can flip from flash, vrock, wave, fever, emotion and it's all 🔥!!!! Hell I even listened to the Spanish station sometimes too lol
Vice City was my personality in 4th grade😂
Hahahaha
What a video my duda! I've been through several accounts but I watch your videos since many years ago, keep going please!
What the hell is going on with your accounts?! Hahahaha
The soundtrack alone slaps!
Biiiiig time.
Can't remember seeing the movie studio of the moon landings, no way, i missed that back in the day.
I have no idea if it was because of my comment (probably not lol) but in your GTAIII retrospective I recommended you seek out and read Jacked by David Kushner... I'm glad you did, it was a fascinating read
I'm not finished with it yet, but it's a pretty good read so far. I wish it were more in depth, it kinda bounces from one thing to the next very quickly.
The soundtrack editing was slick. Well done.
Thank you for being the only person to comment on that, hahahaha
Ian, thank you so so much for this video. This is my favorite game of the GTA saga because it means so much different things for me.
I used to play it all day long in my high school days, I used to think "f*ck homework I'mma play VC" and in my weekends oh boiii the hours and hours of fun. In 2013 I was in love with a girl and I associated "Waiting for a Girl Like You" from Foreigner with her but it wasn't corresponded. And then that same year I was diagnosed with cancer, went under the knife and this game was there for me. So many memories whenever I hear the intro theme.
Thank you again for this video. I don't know if you have ever made one about Scarface: The World Is Yours but I highly suggest it
Daaaaaaamn, see, those are some memories. I hope you can look back on it all now with a different point of view!
I love that you put another back flip attempt in the compilation at the end. 🤣
I feel like I can still get it, hahahaha
I thought he was gonna make it 😂
Currently playing vice city and jamming to this.
Ian thanks for posting this but she. You played the music you made me wanna pause this and go listen to some old tunes since I saw many bands live that are in Vice City. I remember buying this the day it came out after school when I was 14. Every game store that I called was sold out but my stepdad had to go to Future shop for a remote and when I asked the worker if they had it he looked and said “I’ve been waiting all day for someone to ask that” and he unlocked the box full of them and boy was I hyped up to play it. Keep up the good work Ian. Your videos always bring me back so many memories of playing pretty much every game that you do a retrospective of and often times I have to pause to remind myself of where I was and how I felt the first time playing them
Thanks for the kind words and I don't blame you for needing to go listen to the music, hahahaha
@@616Entertainment I heavily considered it but I finished your video first! I always love in the retrospectives you mention your first memory of the games and it brings me back to remember how it was for me
The bike was my favorite omg
Love these videos! Happy to be a Patreon supporter.. If you’re not, you should be. We live in a cool time where we can support people who make the cool shit we like to consume. Even if it’s just a couple bucks a month! Keep it up hommie
Highly appreciate the support, brudda.
Vice City was the first GTA game I ever played. I still play it to this day. Once I hit 100% completion I erase the save file and start over. I even have the full loops of all the stations (commercials and all) downloaded on my computer. Might sound blasphemous but my favorite station is VCPR. I love the Pressing The Issue loops.
Now THAT is commitment.
Vice city was my first intro to metal music, 80s aesthetics, dark humor and was one of the first mature games I was allowed to play. This game is so nostalgic to me and I wasn’t even on my parents minds in the 80s. It’s a perfect game and it’s always gonna be in my top five faves
Excellent memories.
Vice City had the very, best soundtrack. No other GTA game comes close, before & after.
It’s funny in 2024, how much something often overlooked gets praised, and fans begged for a return, when GTA: Vice City since I was a child, always had the unfortunate fate, of being developed along side GTA: San Andreas, and being overlooked as a result, nobody wanted to play the GTA 3 in Florida game, unless San Andreas wasn’t available, so for people for years to say “Go back to Vice City,” it’s funny as hell, as after GTA IV, we were begging Rockstar to “Go back to San Andreas,” and VC was an afterthought.
Personally the worst thing about VC, was the ever prominent question of “Why make a game set beach front, and you can’t swim,” something they sought to change in Vice City Stories, which is probably why I played that game more, as at least if I’m on a motorcycle and wipe out, I’m not going drown immediately if I go into the ocean lol.
...what?
The motorcycle and flying is was a big thing. Before that we had an Akira bike mod and dive flying a dodo plane with cut off shorten wings in GTA3 lol.
Vice city was the 1st game i can remember buying pre sale before it came out thru ebgames spent so much time in helicopters...using the chainsaw and minigun
Such a great game and series. I have so many memories with this game and all of the others. Great vid! 🙌✨️
Thanks for watching!
This must mean your Patreon is growing! Massive!!!!!
Slowly, slowly. Trying my best!
@@616Entertainment It's a grind brother but your efforts are noticed and appreciated. We are from Canada and love your vids. Keep it up !!!!!
@@616Entertainmentdude you are huge here, as a small channel I love videos like this as it shows me that yea RUclips is up there and can make income off it. Just keep grinding and learning, worked at 16 hour graveyard shift yesterday and doing 11 hours tonight, gonna binge your stuff at work
Loving the Super C soundtrack to this. I'll jam to this and the Skate or Die 2 soundtrack more often than a person probably should admit to doing.
Excellent soundtracks.
Big fan of your work Ian & i've a little request. For san andreas retrospective, please use actual footage rather than defenitive edition. The game was visually good enough even by today's standards.
I'm not going to completely throw the visual continuity away in the third chapter. It'll be the definitive edition.
Great retrospective but you didn’t mention how a lot of the games story parallels Scarface including some missions, characters, the chain saw, soundtrack and especially the final mission showdown with Sonny.
I think the Scarface parallels are probably the most obvious and most covered aspect of the game, so I opted to go in another, fresher direction.
@@616Entertainment thank you for not even bothering to mention Scarface in this review as it would just come across as filler to the script. Everyone already knows, they know without even being told.
This video gone pull at lot of heart strings such fond memories just old enough to really get to play on my own system
Strong memories, right?
Vice city was so damn good. Loved this reminder, definitely a love letter to an easier time.
100%, brudda.
I credit this game for making me a Michael Jackson fan. There’s no way you can hear Billie Jean and not pick up vehicles just so you can hopefully hear it again. That and nostalgia makes me a little fond of it.
King of Pop, man.
I can't remember the cheat codes but if you hand me a controller, I can remember the inputs😄
R1, R1, circle, R2, up, down, up, down, up, down. That's to get rid of the police stars. 😄
That Mj beat in the intro was crazy . I loved it! 😂😂💪🏽🔥
Classic Moonwalker soundtrack.
Taking risks to play some audio clips, hats off man 👏🏼👏🏼
Gotta risk it to give you guys the best video.
This was the first GTA game that I played. And it was amazing. Plus, when a game's voice cast includes Ray Liotta... c'mon. That was a big selling point for me.
The legend!
The driving in vice city is actually really fun except the game doesn’t really teach you shit. It took me years to realize breaking with R1 makes it a whole lot easier to drift. Also every car handles way different so I try to stick to the same 3-4 cars. (Banshee, comet, stinger, deluxo)
R1 was also handbrake in GTA III, they probably hoped you'd just remember. Plus, games back then you had a manual!
Still My favorite GTA game. The simplicity is what makes it the best. Starting with San Andreas there was too much mundane stuff to do.
GTA VC was such a great game, I remember it vividly going to my local Game Store and buying it on day 1. I also picked up the 8 mile soundtrack as well 😂 I was so amazed by the improvements in gameplay and mechanics plus vehicles and helicopters etc, buying properties that earned money 💵 it was a blast. Thanks Ian really enjoyed this video 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks brudda!
amazing retrospective!
Thanks for watching!
In 2002 before this game came out I was a kid in a movie theater watching the previews before the movie started, and the trailer for this game showed up on the big screen and it has left an imprint on me ever since.
Oh heeeellllll yea.
@@616Entertainment Brother brother.
I drive better in this game then in real life😭😭
You should practice! Hahahhaa
I freaking love Vice City (and Vice City Stories), only 2 things I hate about it is that: 1 - swimming seems to still be locked only in the anniversary edition on mobile which can't be fully completed due to a bug and 2 - Dunno if it's the same on Steam and Xbox/PS, but on Nintendo's eShop you can't buy Vice City individually, which I would prefer more as it's my favorite (would also get San Andreas too) outside those 2 things can't say anything bad about Vice City
Yea and those aren't even the game's problem, just distribution issues.
@@616Entertainment exactly, speaks how good the game is if that, a nitpick so to speak, is the issue 😂😂 hope GTA 6 has the same magic as this
I've been waiting for this and I'm also proud to be a fellow dandan
Hope you enjoyed it!
Love this game. Inspired by the movie Scarface. They did a great job with this classic. Thanks Ian. Your videos are the best my guy.
Thanks man!
Another great video, patreon was def worth the money
Highly appreciate the support, dude.
Thank you very much Ian. Was there a reason for you not showing up in front of the camera and was it just me or did anyone else miss the personal story for Vice City?
Personal stories were all over this one, brudda. Popping for the planes, trying to land a backflip on a motorcycle, my girlfriend’s favorite parts, etc. I haven’t been appearing on camera for a little while, partially because of the new Panda pup. Not planned to be a permanent move but for now, I think the videos are flowing better and it saves a ton of time and energy.
@@616Entertainment Fair enough. I meant storys like when you first got it or when you played with your brother or friends. I know this is a single player game but this are the storys why I like your videos so much. Have a great sunday and thank you for your reply.
@@Klippenschubser There will be more of those in the San Andreas video, don't worry! Vice City is the game I spent the least amount of time with, surprisingly.
My friends were the one that I got into GTA, Vice City is the first GTA I saw, one of them wanted me to watch that bike moment which we both laughed, I truly like the katana in this one rather than in SA, because in VC, we can instantly kill peds by stabbing them at the stomach and hold to charge attack them while running. Rockstar had a hard time to have Ray to voiced Tommy because he was furious about when they came to his house and didn't take this seriously, even some people noticed it by watching watching those clips were the Voice Actors where having fun voicing their characters while Ray wasn't in any of it.
Whenever I hear the Sega Genesis version of Beat It, I can’t help but think of “____ corpsing, SEND FOR THE MAN”. Thanks Botchamania 😂
Hahahaha
You know its a classic GTA game when you hear a Michael Jackson song on the background
Great retrospective as always, hoping to continue seeing this ones on San Andreas and beyond until the long awaited GTA VI
BTW i think that if you put like max 5 seconds of a song it will not detect it as a copyright strike.
It's a crapshoot, sometimes it's clear, sometimes not.
That 8bit Beat it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The GTA I started with Vice City is still one of my all time favorite games I've ever played.
It's a classic, for sure.
I got to say this was definitely worth the wait
Thanks brudda
Very good review per usual! Thank you sir
Thanks for watching!
19:21 Ah rampages were in GTA III Ian.
Awesome video man 😎!
Great video, appreciated the music.
Thanks for watching!