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Digging out old hardware, testing equipment, I got through early cutscene on the tried and true Xbox 360 version GTA 4 Sadly it froze up, definitely unexpectedly, I did the most ill-advised move- pick up the Xbox unit itself and hold it at different angles to help the laser diode if sticking, however, the disc physically scraped internally, ruining it for good... So avoid that move at all costs, it's best to eject the disc and try again. Now there's another challenge, where to get a replacement disc. George Floyd 2020 riots with police and protestors burned many businesses in Minneapolis, and in my locale, so there's far fewer resources, and the brick and mortar stores aren't around like they used to be, one great option is Goodwill Easterseals Thrift stores, or pawn shops however

Well RockstarGames probably offer legit tips when it is, by nature; legit hardware and software issues. I would try there as well I am planning a Playstation 5 like so many in advance of GTA6 Playstation Network & GTA-Online as well, been not taking part for over more than a year, and already there's speculation over longevity been expressed because the servers and servicers by extension, have to be living and breathing people / entities, and by extension, not operated in perpetuity

I try different computers capability with the PC versions of old; so much easier to install than 4-5 GTA

While I dug up the PC version for older laptops etc, I found I'd still much prefer a controller and using the defaults, the mouse for camera and keys for movement just makes you wish they all had modern improvements which is why Rockstar is probably revisiting well known USA territories While I plan to look back into controller capability, the good olde Paddle option of gamings' yesteryear. There was an EZ solution hardware-wise devised for owners of Playstation 2 controller adapted via USB where a driver is also available, to my knowledge. Just hope to find it again, long lost one maker came up with a mini joystick that fits over conventional QWERTY arrow keys as well, this can be helpful when it stays in place!

Just as a tech-aside; The VHS JVC VCR already had a footing, but every year, Sony out-did them with new Technology offerings, in the Betamax video tape realm Just to point out to y'all too young, whippesnappers... 1984 being 40 years in the not too distant past, marks a notable upgrade for VCR owners and buyers First VHS Video Home System by Victor Company of Japan debuted HR-D725U VCR model marked the first VHS Hi-Fi Stereo, linear stereo Video machine from the founding company I can attest, having owned two, NEC made the second one I picked up, rare and rarer still today, but NEC branded what JVC initially designed, a super high fidelity Audio system that the ads say rivaled all the other equipment of the day, if not outperformed it! A blocky remote, wireless even then... came with, unique to that was separate On and OFF buttons. A feature of early new tech decks of this type, are that linear tracking STEREO 2-channels still existed on machines because previous media aka tapes, did not have HiFi instantly available Another key feature of these era machines is that they included TWIN MIC as in Microphone inputs, Left and Right instead of a combo. A Headphone Jack, L/R meters and Level adjust, the ability to Audio Dub onto already recorded tape, a new linear stereo track, or two discrete single channels, while Hi-Fi was Depth-Multiplexed into the Helical scan video signal part of the tape, hence, these made excellent audio tape machines, as did LaserDisc for CDs that got scratched and beat up, the LaserDisc could play them in later years better than stand-alones

Not sure the best place for this post but I'm going YouTube crazy with more than just a 10th Ann run-thru with Ned Luke and occasional GTAO stuff, but checking out all the Rockstar Games Voice Actor YT stuff I never knew about for some reason. Lots of it starts with gaming and TV Movie Conventions , few of which, ever held around where I live Actors voicing Red Dead Redemption and GTA have popped up in the past 2-10 years and obviously with GTA6 now a bit less than hinted and leaked, it seems more interest daily Getting established with the gaming community mostly online, a Year ago, thereabouts, is Solo, voice actor Shawn who plays Franklin Clinton in GTA5,. I've not followed him before Ned made plenty of references about him and who is a voice talent that actually games, for their own personal fun [Trevor Philips' Steven Ogg does not, be forewarned] Anyway, turns out Solo asked and got permission for his own Server from Rockstar, on an established player platform called FiveM if memory's serving,,, Solo had to pre-empt a lot of his plans to do a GTA online experience of his own due to difficulty with the help... Anyone who's tried a non-GTAForums community on their own...hint, hint... They know this crap first hand Again, surprised in the first place Rockstar Games lets these voice-motion capture actors talk at length about the game, but that Solo is estute enough to want to take on the server operation for his own gaming, he tried other avenues expressly to that end, ... Like Twitch, but few people might be likely to go that route, so following Ned Luke's lead, he's setting up a system on YouTube to not only stream game fun segments along with Ned and Signing and giveaways of his own stuff, AWESOME!! BTW He's going to be showing segments of his personal life as well, and it's all very very cool!! Wish he could get Young Mayley of GTA San Andreas to stop in at some point, he's shown us his own dog, baring I think, a close resemblence to Chop!

Just watched a fairly new retrospect on protagonist Niko of GTAIV and the comments going along with it, it differs from just going over the game and gives factual story of Niko's plight, with some Roman Bellic [Jason Zumwalt still rules too!] thrown in, The creator on YouTube analyses the War effects and details the War and what Niko had gone through leading up to the game, based around actual events. Photos punctuate the telling. Description of his likely role in the military and then filling out the narrative Rockstar present in Liberty City events, After viewing the twin scenarios as well, not giving too much away, but, probably most... You come away understanding there's probably a good arguments that aside from John Marston, you garner the most empathy for this GTA Protag

I saved HotCoffee unlocker for the PC version only I assume for Playstation you're not so able to run a mod enhancer I thankfully got wise to saving an archive offline due to the volatility of the subject possible causing all things not official, taken down from the Web... Easy access, I could pass it along to a new online source if I was adept at such things, it's just one file rather than 3. No experience using it and my San Andreas disc has gone missing, Vice and GTA3 are stashed somewhere ... no they can't be permanently lost. Maybe this forum's attach option would suffice?? OK, looking back, I got bent for the rent or something in 2014, must have been all that GTAF banning made me nuts and I brought some steam over here, it's 'cas[ual]' What I haven't heard of is GTA4 Hot Coffee other than official in-game reference, Patrick W mentioned previously unearthed the original ORIGINAL modification or code that they wrote and didn't fully delete when pulled from the release GTA San Andreas. Any Mini game as it was referred to, not so much a game, really, for GTA4 regarding Niko Bellic, I take it... I still didn't hear about so on that count, ya got me

Not a lot going on here despite mountains moving in Rockstar Games land!! .. hopefully you guys get back here soon, I can't be the only one stuck in offline Limbo for so long! That said and out of the way... I do YouTube all the time and thanks in part to Stay in place, self isolation of the WW Pandemic, lots of public engagements got shelved and celebs wound up taking the time to interact with fans on Social Media instead of touring year and month after month... So it happened around the same time the GTA6 news drops, I see Ned Luke is out there interacting as well, he's live streaming with Solo who plays Franklin Clinton as well as talking to the voice of RDR so I hear, but didn't witness... Along with Ned Luke doing can't miss Live Streaming...it's recorded for review thankfully... There's been the unofficial leaks and not long before or during, Rockstar official staff out talking about GTA despite their NDA... Non Disclosure Agreements. Thankfully no one got arrested there, but the news got out in trickles, What happens behind closed doors at Rockstar North the GTA6 trailer is being analyzed as well so presentation of what people are seeing and taking away are up for open discussions Most exciting is leaving a Thank You to Ned Luke on his page, and a shout out for the Love we have of their contribution to video game HISTORY!!

a VERY recent YouTube video... 2023, explores the Rockstar Games retro title that got forgot... ChinatownWars As my memory fails, I seem to attribute this game to the info that Gameboy Advance system programmers were hired to do GTA Mobile platform titles; the Story Series LC and VC the YouTuber is just a fan gamer, but points out ChinaTown Wars enters it's 14 years out on the market... can you find physical copies?? HaHa BTW Admin; where is the right place for CTW discussion... I don't even remember ....so long ago

a 2 year old YouTube fan effort popped up on my radar, leading to other suggestions exploring beyond cut-scene narrative, but attempts time line backstory narrative from an attentive and effected, intrigued gamer See below; Thoughts on Roman's brother... besides ability at darts, drinking, or bowling? Just kidding there... Roman is beloved too, for comic relief

addendum, less spell check, but even without GTA5 as a guideline, I thought GTA should have any number of playable characters, man, women, old, young....but not too.... animals as you'll also recall, showed up in GTA5 already, if you found and ate a ''shroom'' you'll know of whence I speak. Just ignore the above ''just'' it was a typo of sorts, the idea didn't just occur to me as it implies. The Woke reference is that GTA is supposedly employing Woke-ness... I say No Way, on that front!

I never utter words like Cancel Culture or Woke [agenda] as a life-long US resident, it only seemed to circle the police indifference in the past 5 years perhaps?? I bring the subject up ONLY because it made the legit ''news'' discussions exploring Social Media response to the official RockstarGames GTA VI WTH PPL? A respectable news outlet decided there was dignity in a response, putting up perhaps an example of 'Click-bait' I read over their highlighted new, and Improved Twitter-Elon Musk scented X scribes I doubt they... the crusaders of what is Woke, can tell us ''newbs'' what it means, it sounds like Woke might describe those fresh off the proverbial turnip-truck As the saying used to go....oh, right... before your time Haha the gist appears to be summed up in a new fervor of attack...maybe it's Cyber-bullying of sorts, to create a non-existent argument for Politically Correct gaming long over-due, apparently... But there appeared a complaint in there about being subject to a female protagonist! OMG... Stop the Presses!!! I, myself, just wagered on the GTA series future game idea of playing as woman, and like RDR now, before it, can garner more women actually playing the more predominantly male-orientated crime franchise... any, really

Sam Houser, I read, was staying much more out of the limelight these days Besides anonymous leaks, the Pandemic brought a lot more celebrity Podcasts to the YouTube venue, and one ex-employee started a blog to talk GTA and his experience on it, Rockstar didn't formally take action but he heard they weren't too happy via mutual friends, and pulled his Blog down, damn shame really If you're a die-hard, you'll remember EDGE magazine discussing GTA4 like no one else had or has