This passage provides an overview of the history and evolution of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game franchise. It mentions the development of various GTA games, their innovations, and the impact they had on the gaming industry. The passage covers titles like GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA 3, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, and GTA 4. It also discusses their gameplay mechanics, graphics, and multiplayer modes.
1. The text is a discussion about the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game series.
2. The series started with a low-budget 2D game inspired by a children's game about cops and robbers, initially called "Kings".
3. The game was developed by a small game studio called DNA Designworks and was released in 1997.
4. The game was initially boring but became more fun when someone accidentally changed the game code, making the police officers in the game go completely crazy and aggressive.
5. The game was renamed to "Big" and later to "GTA" as it evolved.
6. The game was ported to consoles such as the PlayStation and the Game Boy Color a few months after its release.
7. The first downloadable content (DLC) of the first game was released in 1999 and was called "London 1969".
8. The game introduced a new gameplay mechanic where missions were no longer linear and sequential, giving players more freedom to choose which mission to go to.
9. The game also introduced a gang system that players could choose to work with.
10. The game was the first to present secondary missions where players could take on extra work as a taxi driver or delivery truck driver.
11. The game was released on several platforms including the PlayStation 2 in 2000.
12. The game was the first in the franchise to have fully three-dimensional graphics.
13. The game was also the first in the franchise to tell a story using a cinematic narrative.
14. The game was very successful and sold a large number of copies quickly.
15. The game is considered one of the most influential games ever released in the history of video games.
16. The game introduced the possibility of changing the character's abilities and characteristics to make the character how you wanted.
17. The game introduced the possibility of the characters swimming when they fell into the water.
18. The game map was very large and allowed the player to move around three entire cities.
19. The game was kept alive for a long time by the community who created mods all over the place and even released Samp and MT for GTA San Andreas' GTA online.
20. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2000.
21. The game had several new vehicles added, such as motorcycles and helicopters, and the campaign missions were also much more interesting than before.
22. The game took a step forward in character development, creating a very well-developed protagonist.
23. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008.
24. The game was another milestone in the franchise and reached a level of absurd realism in graphics and game's physics.
25. The game introduced a Multiplayer mode that had up to 32 people on the map.
26. The game had two large expansions in the following years, which were called "The Lost" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony".
27. The game was released for the Nintendo DS and has a version for the PSP which is exactly the same.
28. The game was released to date, we are already in 2020, it has been 7 years since we had a new GTA.
29. The game was kind of an evolution and expansion of everything that the franchise had been building until then.
30. The game was in this game that they finally managed to create an interesting online experience for the franchise and it was GTA online.
31. The game now has several mechanics for the online experience from the game itself. You have the money that you can make there by working.
32. The game has changed a little because now you control three characters that you change as the story goes on.
33. The game is the last title in the series released to date, we are already in 2020, it has been 7 years since we had a new GTA.
34. The game is the long-awaited GTA 5, the last title in the Series released to date, we are already in 2020, it has been 7 years since we had a new GTA.
35. The game is the long-awaited GTA 6, there are always theories, rumors, possible leaks that never come to fruition and no one confirms that it is real