Chris Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Can you believe it was 10 years ago today that we first got our filthy little hands on Grand Theft Auto III? At the time, I hadn't been following all the hype surrounding the game. I'd played the classic GTAs, but I had no idea that GTA III was so revolutionary in comparison. It wasn't until a couple of months after its release, just after Christmas, when I watched my best friend play the game. Within 5 minutes of watching him play I knew I had to buy it. After 5 more minutes he let me have a go - but I was already sold. I went out and bought the game the very next day. Did anything else happen in the year after its release? I've no idea. I was obsessed with the game. I 100%'d it 5 times on the PS2, and 3 more times on PC, I just couldn't get enough of it. The replayability of the game was insane, and still today if I picked it up I know I could spend hours playing it and not get bored. I'm sure many of you would play the game with friends and show off all the cool shit you could do, all the funny glitches you could find. It's qualities like this that made the game such a phenomenal success. It's qualities like this that made me decide, a year later, to dedicate so much of my free time to creating a fan website for it, and the whole GTA series. This 10th anniversary of GTA III has certainly renewed a lot of people's interest in the game, and indeed the whole series and what's next for it. The game's upcoming release on mobile devices (here's some by the way) is sure to whet a lot of fans' appetites who will be craving even more for GTA V. Only time will tell what Rockstar have in store for us with the next GTA, but you can rest assured we'll be covering it; an announcement could come any day now, or it could be months away, we just don't know for sure.For now, though, I'll leave you with a video. It's a video made by Jordan from our friends at PlanetGTA, one which we posted when he originally made it 6 years ago. It's a tribute to the whole GTA trilogy, which back then consisted of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas. Enjoy. Let us know in the comments any fond memories you have of GTA III, or any memorable quotes that you love.Related video: Jordan's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Squirrel_UK Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Happy birthday GTA III! 10 years that game came out, damn.. make's me feel old, then again could be worse.. Im only 21 ha Its san an's birthday on wednesday Edited October 22, 2011 by Red_Squirrel_UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUN3R Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Dark Knight music. Classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingdude Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I liked the idea of claude being dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Here's for ten more years of roaming around and running amok in the city... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy-526 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Happy b'day GTA III. I still remember the first time I played it on dark streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUN3R Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Ah hell... happy... birthday? Happy anniversary GTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingdude Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Happy b'day GTA III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Oh man, I can't even believe it. I feel like I will still be going back to my PS2 to play all three for the next 10 years, just like I did for this past years. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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