A full history of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. From the origins of DMA Design, up to the latest updates to GTAOnline and beyond!
Celebrate nearly 25 years of one of the most iconic open world video games of all time by learning how the series has evolved.
Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, storyline, gameplay features, visuals, and their critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
Twitter: @nick930gaming
Patreon: / nick930
Even the smallest donations help me make these videos! (I record all of my own footage and need to purchase several old games for the footage)
This video in particular took me longer than any project I've ever worked on. I put a ton of passion and effort into this documentary - but even so, there are bound to be errors. Please feel free to let me know in the comments if you spot one!
Now sit back, grab a drink and enjoy the ENTIRE History of GTA!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:56 Origin of DMA
07:56 GTA Development
12:17 GTA
17:32 GTA2 Development
19:27 GTA2
23:17 GTALondon
26:25 GTA3 Development
31:16 GTA3
44:58 Vice City Development
47:09 Vice City
55:05 The GTA Killer Controversy
57:25 San Andreas Development
59:47 San Andreas
01:10:55 GTA Advance
01:13:58 Liberty City Stories
01:18:57 Vice City Stories
01:22:58 GTAIV Development
01:28:02 GTAIV
01:41:44 The Lost and the Damned
01:44:01 The Ballad of Gay Tony
01:46:41 Chinatown Wars
01:50:26 Red Dead Redemption
01:52:24 GTAV Development
01:55:18 GTAV
02:04:30 GTAOnline
02:14:26 Conclusion
Sources:
Mike Dailly's Website on DMA Design + Lemmings: bbs.dmadesign.org/
Check out Mike Dailly's official KZhead channel, with information on his GameMakersStudio game development program: / @mikedailly
DMA Design Office Tour (Credit to Mike Dailly): • DMA Design Office Tour
#GrandTheftAuto #Rockstar #Documentary
Minor Corrections: -Claude mispronounced. -It's "Zed-X Spectrum" not Z-X-Spectrum -Prototype footage of GTA1 and its associated design documents has been blurred (changes still processing atm) -GTA2 was the first game to increase wanted level from 4 ->6, I never explicitly said GTA3 was the first to do this - but I just wanted to clarify as I didn't mention the increase in GTA2 -Double-Decker* Bus - not Triple-Decker. Must've had harry potter on the brain when recording that bit. -Michael is "technically" not in witness protection, as many have noted - though it is implied initially. The concept is based on real-life criminals like Henry Hill that became FBI informants, only there's more to it than that. Throughout the story - Michael's relationship with the "FIB" is expanded upon more to reveal the truth about what happened (trying to avoid spoilers here) ________________________________________________ Be sure to check out Mike Dailly's fantastic articles he wrote on the history of DMA Design: bbs.dmadesign.org/ He also has his own KZhead channel with tons of archival footage I highly recommend looking into: kzhead.info/tools/jqT02Q95o9o6_8wUsbOd6A.html ________________________________________________ Hey everyone! Kept you waiting huh? I present to you - my biggest project to date: The entire history of the Grand Theft Auto series, from the formation of DMA all the way up to the current state of GTAOnline. This series has a rich history, and one that I felt deserved no compromise - which is why I spent the last 4 weeks straight researching, writing, and editing to bring you what I feel is the most complete overview of the series. To give you an idea of how much work into this one, I captured over 6 Terabytes of 4K footage, wrote a 60+page script, and managed to watch the entire 19 seasons of Family Guy in the background... gotta say... the later seasons aren't as bad as I remembered them being - still fun to watch. For those of you wondering about Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect, and Returnal - yes those are all planned still. I just finished REVillage yesterday and am working on a comparison now. Mass Effect is next. Returnal coverage is delayed because my PS5 completely bricked on me while playing (it's been sent to Sony now for repairs - super annoying.....) Stay tuned for more coverage of all the latest games! Schedule will return to normal now :)
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Yeahhh buddy I’m happy it’s finally here. You shouldn’t be a stranger to taking breaks you know
hyped
I am excited to watch this. For me GTA vice city was a life changer it was so modern when I played it. Back then i used to play IGI and Stornghold Crusaders. I know its asking a lot but can you do a complete history of IGI.
Do gta online?
Your documentary skills are insane. The fact that what you created is free on KZhead is mind boggling. You pushed the bar, and you should be proud of that
Nice to see you here bro, love the videos
Kinda ironic that the first GTA that you can swim in is the one you play a black main character in lol
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he didn't even explain why or who exactly named it grandtheft auto
@@The1stHomosapien 10:07
“... The pedestrians will say absurd things as you pass them” Pedestrian: *Mah mother’s my sister.* I spit out my drink 😂😂😂
U o
@Brian Gil dad gets daughter pregnant and tha baby grew to be moms sister
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
@@Mikolangelot I'm confused can you explain it more?
It's a reference to the movie Chinatown.
The amount of time and effort that went into this video is insane. Props to the creator
Some People will NEVER be able to understand! This is GREAT LEGENDARY WORK, need another one !
Too right - was thinking the same - could be on Netflix
I had a DOS based cd player, it'd load to memory, and you could exit and play a DOS game like DOOM with it on, but GTA for sure being able to just load it and shuffle is crazy for the time. It'd be like asking for your music directory, or streaming playlist today and have it play in game. I think people would comprehend that comparison anyways.
All this time and effort put into this amazing video…and he still thinks Michael is in witness protection…
Here, after the first trailer for Gta 6 dropped. What a time to be alive. 2025 🎉
Yo it's still 2023 😂
Why do you hate?? What did they do to you man?!😕
blokin5039 What??
Been here since 98'
Your a fake gta fan. I been here since 98' i was a private in Marine corps when gta 3 came out. I dont know what my point is, 😂 touchue. We love GTA.
The thing that impressed me the most about playing GTA for the first time back then, was the radio stations.
The best one's is GTA San Andreas and Vice City songs
Dd. Þ m. M b. m. B nnrnmmb . . .b b b. B B
GTA has always had the best radio stations in all of games.
Vice city radio and gta 3 was the best
I’m just watching this on the first part and first gta and I was thinking what really sold me on this was the vice city one and the radio stations cruising.
This thing deserve a spot on Netflix in documentary genre.
Nah this is better than Netflix.
for real, This documentary is a master piece, man, some of the few documentary that tell us a life a game's company come trough, As we build a life on their game, rockstar build a life and still alive till today, thank god and thank you Rockstars!
This is actually not a bad idea.
You are a really good indie documentarian. Maybe the history channel called the history and origin of our favorite video games. I actually think you could be doing a show on one of the big streaming companies since it seems they're always desperate for new original content
I did not expect to watch this whole thing but here we are. This was incredible
i watched about one hour, fell asleep (lol) and then continued watching it instantly when i woke up
@@krisstopher8259same
By the length and the quality of this documentary I can tell that a lot of passion and research went into this. Thanks for over 2 hours of GTA nostalgia and infotainment!
The longest vid i've ever watched on YT (not just playing in the background lol) and i've watched tons of long stuff, but most vids are like 40 mins max. Totally worth every second of it! Now i feel like a GTA expert, lol
My type of movie-night. *Grabs popcorn*
my man ENXGMA is here yayy
Yoo!!! New logic vids when?
Here before this comment blows up ticket sold here
When i saw your name the music instantly kicked in 😁
@@gtasmike333 Oh, hey, a Hungarian like me😊
This is so gonna blow up when they finally reveal GTA6.
Guaranteed
If it ever comes out 🧓
If
@@jellyjohn7881 I am from future and it will come out. Okay? You "lol it never come out" guys got your answer? Good now stfu.
@@MikeClarkson-ir7ls if we tell the release date. It's going to ruin your experience. So be patient. We know when it comes and it's going to be great.
I don’t care what it takes but everyone who watched the gta vi trailer needs to see this video. It’s like a spiritual journey connecting the dots with everything that’s happened so far.
who’s here after the gta 6 trailer dropped
Other Developers: “how do we make a gaming masterpiece?” Rockstar North: the secret ingredient is *CRIME*
Anything you can do except in the real world
Super Hans!
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GTA is simply one of those franchises that got a lot of people into gaming in the first place
rather boring franchise however.
Facts....I only bought my first PS2 because of GTA 3...lol with the dude that never talked 😂😂😂
Facts
Tanks got me into gaming
@Funkin Cracked he plays fortnite
As someone from Dundee, it’s great seeing DMA having a good story told in GTAs history. Great video!
Where is Dundee I’ve heard of it before
@@thereaper9149 east coast of scotland
they have a lemmings statue in dundee, although RS North is now in edinburgh there should be a gta one too. the scottish references in all the gta games will go over many people's heads
Im also from Dundee and it kinda makes me proud that this is where it all began, its all nice to see wee references to the city in all the games.
'mon the Scots :)
I honestly, can't believe, that it has been 10 years since the last GTA entry. It feels like it's been so long, I really hope they can produce something amazing in 6, the wait has been too long and if it falls on its face, I don't know what will happen to this beloved game series.
It will never fail rockstar doesn’t fail they will never!
There’s so many other alternatives like Watch Dogs, Yakuza and other games that are like GTA, The reason GTA was so popular was because it was unique and there wasn’t many games that could compare to GTA So it might be hard for GTA 6 to have as much success as the other GTA’s
@@RiceCooker-ge2tethey could absolutely go beyond and more. Red dead 2 is the best game of all time for me and it’s set in 1899 imagine a modern world. They can also take things from gta San Andreas that made it fun like the workout/weight system. Learning new moves. Basketball etc
Oh it won’t fail. IV and V have plenty of critics. Leaning on online and waiting 12 years in between major releases has left a sour taste in many mouths. But we’ll all buy it. I never thought V was all that great story wise but it was a hell of sandbox for the sixty bucks. I got far more than my moneys worth. VI will do just fine.
We (the die hard consumers) will still buy it and play. But they’ve waited far too long and based on the trailer for GTA 6, I’m not too impressed. Looks like It’s just a new storyline, but same stuff. I was hoping they’d do something like make it multi-city.
It seems like such a small thing now, but playing the original GTA on PC, you could put a music CD into your computer and the in-game radio in the car would play a random song from the CD in place of the radio station. As a kid, it was utterly amazing and blew my mind!
I used to buy zxspectrum games off one of the two original GTA programmers in Lincoln UK.
You could put the game CD into a CD player and blast the entire radio list throughout the house too!
Only real OG's know this. Well done sir, well done.
Damn dude I forgot about that! of course I never really got into the GTA games until GTA3 came out like most everyone else, but I do respect what those games were the groundwork for immensely. Once GTA3 came out all bets were off, I became a fanboy for sure. I 100%'d GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas a few times over the years.
You could do the same with Playstation. You had to load the level, then swap the discs. That was always a lot of fun.
The fact you do a 1-2 hour documentary every 2-3 months, and 15-20 minute videos every week is just MIND-BOGGLING
Dedication is amazing from him
Does he work KZhead full time? Probably
@@mistersoman its the fact that he’s consistent while making long videos
I do the same thing except i work in strictly anal porn
I agree
I've watched this several times now, and it gets better each time. Given the amount of time spent playing these games, the awesome memories, this documentary is incredibly special to me. THANK YOU!
I worked at Gremlin Interactive in Sheffield from 1994 to 1997 and some of us still have our original GTA dev CDs
I have a feeling that THIIIIISSSSSSSS video will be one of those videos that I regularly come back to.
same here
THIS
Videos like this don't come around very often. I want to watch it again and again
Sweet jesus it's a movie!
But longer...
@@Ile-17 and Interesting to watch
I didnt even noticed it until i saw ur comment, i just saw gta and i clicked on it, but damn 2hours, yo but we have to recognize the effort so...👍
The most perfect movie ever
Lmao
GTA 3 is still my favorite in the series. Also, you'd neglected to mention that in Vice City, you were able to shoot people inside their cars through their car windows, and you were also able to shoot their tires.
Damn! This documentary is freaking amazing. So much detail and research. I don’t know how it popped up on my home feed but I’m glad it did.
GTA3 was one of the best Christmas gifts I ever received.
The best game ever
Played all day
I was 8 years old :D
@@NeverQuit87 yeah but for us love for GTA started with GTA 3. And yeah san andreas is my favorite , played it at least 10 times :)
Mine was wwf smackdown here comes the pain with Brock Lesnar lmao from my grandparents I think I teared up haha
I'm so old I played every one of these games on their release aside from GTA:London which I wasn't able to pick up till much later. When GTA 3 was released it was astounding. It's difficult to explain to folks what a huge impact GTA 3 actually made on the industry as a whole. There really weren't any games at all that were open world and 3D at the time. It was really the first time you saw that games and entertainment could be limitless. GTA games will always be a day 1 purchase for me.
Exactly for most people GTA wasn't GTA until after GTA3 released. I think I spent more time playing Vice City than any other game ever.
@@Damitsall Vice City was magical. Cruising around at night doing nothing was fun.
@UCsKzXi4mFCYthKKoJw9cpyw you're not very bright
@Cactuss ok little baby
@Cactuss Don't be sad about the great moments in gaming history you weren't even alive for . Us Boomers will be long gone and dead when your enjoying 80c summers and feasting on bug burgers . Your so winning. :)
I am so glad to searched about a GTA history. This is one of the best videogame documentary I ever watched, and I am in the mid right now. Curious about your other documentaries. This is top notch!
I don’t even play video games anymore, but I loved the documentary and style which you narrated it. Good stuff
Vice City is a masterpiece, with the best soundtrack as well.
You mean San Andreas
@Jokūbas Varanauskas true niko was dope asf
@@greeneggsandsam3827 no, he means Vice City
LCS is better
GTA IV Is the peak of the franchise imo.
the gta 4 intro hits harder than an abusive uncle
and your writing is worse than that of a crackhead aunt.
@@joejoe2658 typing*
@@blinkq_530 Rekt 👍
@@joejoe2658 rekt
You would still take the cookie? Really? You aint blaaack
After years of asking for GTA, my mom finally said yes and bought my Vice City in 2009-2010 when I was 14 or 15. That one and San Andreas were my favorites. Didn't play 4 much. By the time 5 came out, I wasn't gaming much anymore. I'm %100 getting in early on 6 though 😏
That's amazing! I wish my mom wasn't that strict lol
i watched your 2 hour documentary in one sitting just like i would a movie! your massive work is equally as impressive as rockstar's! GTA is truly one of, if not the best video game series ever made!
25 minutes in, the documentary is simply amazing and you can immediately see how much effort was put into this! This'll be the best "History of GTA" video on YT without any doubts
Okay d
I think GTA4’s police interactions were the most realistic. The fact they aren’t alerted to crimes in alleyways and unpopulated locations where there are no witnesses was nice compared to GTAV’s psychic cops.
GTA 4 was the best.
I AM SO GLAD U SAID THAT. THE COP ALWAYS NO WERE U AT🤔
honestly gta 5 seems to be the worst in my opinion at least
Also the fact you can shoot the gun out of their hand and they will run away.
AND physics too, GTA4 you shoot leg, they limp. GTA5 as well as RDR2 arent the same as GTA4/RDR1
Awesome documentary! When I saw the length of this video I thought there’s no way I’m watching this whole thing. I actually watched half and came back to watch the rest. That’s extremely rare for me with a KZhead video. Really great Job!
You're a treasure, Nick. Thank you for this.
Major props to Nick for not including spoilers. Most people don't care as these games are nearly 20 years old, but there's a surprising number of folks who've never played SA or even GTA IV
I mean, I'm a person who never played any Fallout or Dragon Age game, since I was busy replaying Mass Effect for the 5th time at the time, so I guess there are such people out there, but not playing through San Andreas at least once would be a huge hole in any gamer's resume.
@@zioming indeed. Fun fact - recording san Andreas for this video was the very first time I played san Andreas! :)
Those are the only 2 i havent played. I put countless hours into all the others. Still have the original GTA 1 and 2 on PS1. But thanks to this video i just bought and installed both SA and IV on my Xbox One. I know nothing about them outside of this video and the memes. So thanks Nick!!
I actually haven't played gta4 or any of the handheld versions feel left out now 😂
Thats the two I haven't played
Nick I think you’ve earned a vacation after making this.
Ha already got a backlog to get through. No breaks for this guy!
hey @@Nick930 Behind The Scene GTA 2 The Movie
What an amazing piece of work you've made here. Great video man
I never knew the first 2 games weren't well received by critics. Back then we didn't have many computer magazines in Estonia, everything was word to mouth and they were WILDLY popular among players.
Well "critics"... Everybody in scool played gta2 in Germany too.
It is finally here! The wait was worth it, like it will be with GTA 6. I hope
Hope teh romour is true about gta6
@@commissargab6181 you mean the map leak?
It's not like it'll even be ever coming out lmao
@King Slayer Bruh, that would single handedly make Rockstar bankrupt. They can't sell the same game forever, they know that. Just be a lil bit more patient.
@@huzzzer6083 it was a joke relax
I've got a 7 hour drive ahead of me in a few days... Coming back to listen in then. Can't wait :)
shut up loser
@@4jafROBLOX It funny how people reflect their own life on others. Weird world we live in.
@@CheezhOfficial yea
@@4jafROBLOX why is he a loser exactly?
@@Nick930 he makes bad videos and wins money for doing it
Wow. That was in depth and must have taken FOREVER to create. Well done.
2 hours?!? This is going to be a movie night 🎥 🍿 (#NickAndChill).
#NickAndChill
There’s something about San Andreas’ design that makes it feel larger than GTA V. I’m hoping they incorporate that into the next entry, and make it a Multi city state.
I think it's a combination of factors. San Andreas' design seemed to have morr character in its design(for me at least) and you also had more environment variety (Three different cities, country side, country towns, deserts).
Cockstar is just re-releasing for ps5 with no gta 6 in sight 🙄🙄
San Andreas is the best one. And that says a lot.
Yep, sure does.
You're insane.
You’ve done an amazing job. This was great to watch through its entirety! Thanks 🎮🎮🎮
One of the best documentaries i've ever seen , I didn't even realise when 2 hours and a half passed ! Greatest documentary on youtube and also a very interesting history of such an important series of games,
Been playing GTA since the age of 13 in 1997 until today at the age of 37, played every title, apart from 1 or 2 expansions, seeing them early games bought on a massive wave of nostalgia, GTA has come a long way. This was a top documentary, thank you.
Perfectly stated
Literally exactly the same for me. Born in 84. Played every single title except for some handhelds. Did you used to play 1 on high school computers? That was fun. Then alt+tab like a boss to not get caught.
Die you get a serial killer as the media said?
Same here I've played every GTA game except for GTA Advance and Chinatown Wars. I remember being 11 or 12 and first starting up GTA 3 and just being blown away and then again having that same feeling the first few minutes I played GTA 4. I still play GTA 5 to this day, but mostly single player (really miss single player expansions) When ever a new GTA game comes out its always one of the most exciting moments in my life and I spend days binging them on launch.
@@prezidenttrump5171 yeah that’s exactly what I was doing mate, such a shame I never got one.
9 months for Vice City - unbelievable.
Reuising code - so technically its not 9months. Theoritically yes.
@@aurelianspodarec2629 It took 9 months. End of.
@@macpac22 That's not how it works lol I work in this field buddy, technically it didn't took 9months. They re-used the code, made a few changes and bam. Educate yourself lol
@@aurelianspodarec2629 it took 9 months. Not sure what part of that you dont understand. Irrespective whether they re-used code or not it took 9 months. New location, new story, new characters, new cars, new peds..what game doesnt borrow code. The fact they still got it out in 9 months using prior code is still unbelievable.
@@macpac22 Its belivable xd You sound a bit arrogant tho
What a great video! You make us relive these games again. Well done!
Just stumbled on this video. I'm ~12 mins in. Just wanted to say thank you. I can already tell this is super well produced content that took a lot of work to make.
I gotta say, I’m not even really into gaming, consoles, PCs etc etc. But I clicked on this, semi-at random, and... wow, I watched the whole thing. It was better than many, many movies I’ve seen lately. Seriously, the amount of work you must have put in to produce such a comprehensive history of the GTA saga is mind-blowing, and could legit be released as a documentary or even movie on a Netflix-type platform. The scripting, production, the way you bring thing full-circle...... a 5* standing ovation is deserved! And this all coming from a non-gaming type o’ guy!
"My Mother is My sister!" -GTA 3 Civilian.
Lol I read ur comment and heared the npc at the same time
@Overwatch soldier with internet synchronicity.
one time while in chinatown, i bumped into an old chinese woman and she said "me love you long time" 🤣
{33:23} 😂🤣😂🤣
@@AnonymousVendetta69 Who is Long TIm? :D
Very well done video! GTA is a legendary game series. Especially because of the realismrealized by the music played in the radio and the architecture. They really captured the whole feeling of the time and city portrayed, 2000s New York, 80s Miami and 90s Los Angeles.
What an insane amount of work and research. Super fun to watch, intriguing business story. Thanks!
I just spend two hours of my day watching this documentary and I’m glad to say that I enjoyed every minute of it
Brings me back to simpler times when the name Rockstar brought excitement to mind, rather than distaste of their modern business practices...
That's the age of information for you😉🤣
BUY MORE SHARK CARDS!!!!!!!
This was amazing. Kudos Nick930
I completely expected this video to be another one of those who would show the franchise and dip but watched something more enjoyable to watch. This completely looks like someone put effort in making this. It most definitely earns a sub😊
This was the ultimate GTA documentary and exceeded all my expectations. Great job!
Totally agree
I can't believe GTA V came out in 2013. I still play it to this very day. Amazing documentary skills. It's rare to find such a long video that is so easy to watch. You got a sub.
I still play the old GTA games from twenty years ago
I grew up playing GTA 3, Vice City, and SA as a kid. I have a friend I met on the old "Multi Theft Auto Vice City" mod for PC which was a mod to make it online multiplayer that I met in 2004 and still talk to this day. Just played GTA 5 for the very first time a couple weeks ago on PC. It's an incredible game. The 1st person is really awesome. Trevor is my favorite character out of the entire franchise. I haven't played online yet, but I have been modding story mode to tweak a few things such as adding more missions, heists, police rebalance, realistic weapons (AKM, M4A1, RPD), Finite Cops, etc. It seems to me gamers are so spoiled that it's like that boy from Harry Potter who is angry he only got 35 birthday gifts instead of 37.
I can't believe gta3 is 20 years old
@@Mikhail-Tkachenko Do you remember [LCG] clan from gta3 MTA? we still talk all these years later and even have a discord now
? the PS4 version too, no way,
That was an amazing watch for people that have followed series from the beginning amd play almost all of them well the main console ones at least, great content ⭐️
Excellently made video - especially well edited.
My mom saw me shooting police on GTA when I was younger so she threw the disc away. My dad secretly went and bought me a new one. 😂😂
Lmao pops a real one
Did they get a divorce
@@huey515 nope! they’ve been married 25 years :) my mom and I laugh about it now lol
@@waitahawhat I'd have thought when she found out she would have got mad about it and your parents would get in a argument. Glad she understood though
@@huey515 your comment actually made me call her last night to talk about this and she said she was annoyed but she knew that my dad would do literally anything for me so she knew he was gonna probably buy a new one 😂😂😂
Gotta love when you find a gem documentary that isn't riddled with ADs that ruin the experience and the creator of the content is genuinely doing the documentary outta love for the information they are presenting.
The Best Documentary ever done about GTA SERIES. i'm really enjoy and learn more about GTA FROM THIS CHANNEL . Nicely Well Done to you👍
This was incredible to watch and I enjoyed every second of it! Thank you for your hard work. The only thing I can think of that you didn't include is GTA V's Director mode, I really enjoyed using that. lol
Wow, i just watched my whole childhood in 2h. Can’t imagine how much work went into this. I think this Video should be included with GTA 6, also Rockstar should put this on their website.
I think he should have made this video at the time of the release of GTA VI. As he does with all the other history videos.
If your entire childhood is all of gta first off you didn’t go outside at all and also this video covers like 20 years worth of gta content
Same 😩
@@crazytigerspy9420 shut up loser
@@philipfresco lol I’m not the one who’s only childhood is gta
I remember skipping school to play vice city. This video is pure Nostalgia
Hahah me too bro hahaha
I failed high school because of World of Warcraft. Well.. because of my lack of responsibility due to playing the game. One time I played for 36 hours straight. I don't even recall eating.
@@red_day6097 damn that sucks man lol I’m sure you’ve turned a new leaf and are doing better in your adult life. Blessings friend
I can't watch this video without clowning on you for calling Claude "Cloud" 100 times lmao. Absolutely amazing documentary man, i appreciate your insane amount of work for this huge video.
My God what a quality video! Amazing job as always.
There's no shortage of people failing as parents looking for everything to blame but themselves.
Right
If your kid is acting up because of computer games, you should wonder why you let them play it. It says 18+
@@ericdpeerik3928 exactly makes no sense what so ever
Right, I mean the what's the purpose of the rating if wee dont follow it
@@Mr.Capitalism My parents didn't. And they were RIGHT not to. I played it aged 11. Same with loads of games and tv shows and movies. Made you grow up more and understand adult humour etc. I would NEVER stop my kids (don't have any) from watching ANYTHING (apart from horror if they had nightmares, but if they liked it then so be it.) I remember watching Midnight Express as a 10yr old thinking it was awesome, when he bit the guys tongue out I was so fucking SHOCKED. I was like WOAH you can stop a guy from talking by biting his tongue out, that is mental!
I never personally saw the "grinding" if you will in Vice City to be all that bad to fully complete the game. Yes, many of the side missions felt a little tedious, but that game in its entirety was a lot of fun. Arguably one of the best GTA games ever made.
there is no argument, never was
It wouldn’t be as good if it didn’t take place in the 80s. If any game needs a ground-up modern remake, it’s Vice City. Soundtrack should remain unchanged. It has a ton of bangers.
My favorite of all the GTA games.
That's no excuse, overall is a good game but the grinding was unnecessary and bad.
@@SoldadoHyliano141 I think this due to the game was developed in 5 months
Great job! A whole GTA documentary! I don’t recall not one ad ❤
This video was so well put together! You explained perfectly and I learned alot about my favorite franchise! It is so crazy to know how this began and how it is now!
God bless you Nick for taking one for the team and doing this legit documentary. The oscars will be calling soon lol
the fact that "rooftop Rumble" made it into this doc about the entire franchise brings significant joy.
I used to grind away at that, and Survivals, to save up as much cash as possible. They were also a good way to rank up quickly too.
I've watched this documentary a few times now lol it's just so well done. It captures so much, really paints the whole picture, and really makes me want to play. I'm replaying IV right now!
Lucky. 4 is my favorite one
Great Video, amazing editing! Keep it up!
"GTA 5's play space can fit GTA 4, RDR and San Andreas." RDR 2: "Allow me to introduce myself."
My name is HOV?
@@StuUngar What?
Doesn't make it a good game though. For me san andreas was the best 👽. I mean gta v is good but the robbery missions are just bad to me.
@@FFn101 I agree. Good game but a few of the missions aren't as good as others in gta 5
@@FFn101 lmao, you mean the contracts or what? They are easy.
I love how he’s putting everything in one video. That’s freaking hard work and again I’m so proud of you.
Reflecting on what ive just wtached, that was a EPIC video, showing every core advancement of game dynmics as a whole and unforgettably within GTA, huge respect to the video creator and the developers and contributors to the whole GTA franchise....and games alike
Your documentary is a masterpiece!! 💯
Played San Andreas for 30+ hours back in the day and never got past the train, so seeing the storyline in this video makes me really want to play it again
oh boy, yes you should. Not just for the storyline but for the rest of the world. Although latter might not be super exciting by today's standards.
buy it on your phone, you can use a controller! it is easily 10/10 TO THIS DAY, best gta.
What? No buy it on PC.. you can use a controller there too and it looks and plays significantly better
xD when you're stuck in san fiero trying to handle the fcking rc plane or tank.. thats the real strugle lol
@@altermann555 it isn't difficult At all, no mission in SA is
Nick, my dude, you smash these out with "A" grade production quality, this video is massive and I watched it all, what a champ, you deserve more subs man.
Can't pronounce Claude. "A"
@@LNKtheWizard he just made a 140 min long video and you're gonna be mad about him mispronouncing something
This was well done, but you forgot to mention that GTA (or Race 'n' chase) was based on the C64 game Miami Vice (1986) and was always the inspiration for Vice City.
Bro, i lift my hat to you.... tremendous amount of work in there !!!!
Gonna be hard for GTA6 to top GTAV with Dan Houser finally stepping aside. His love of film and music really drove the series to where it is.
It will turn woke and be ruined
@@robf4605 The last great Rockstar game they had was Red Dead Redemption 2 and it has been horribly neglected by the current Rockstar team in favor of prioritizing sharkcards and GTA Online.... Look at their other latest projects/failures that is GTA: Defective Edition and Saints Row (Woke Row), total abominations. I will stay opened minded that maybe they will do GTA 6 justice, but I also will keep my expectations low knowing the current Rockstar teams latest track records.
@@commandervile394 I agree... that's why I said what I did.
@@commandervile394 yeah it's because the prices for everything was insane, micro-transactions and since people complained about them trying to make money the motivation and revenue to update the online was gone i had a few ideas of things they could add but what could they really add? back to the future car?
"Hi. I'm a fucking idiot and I use "woke" as a pejorative."
I still remember how excited I was the day I bought the original GTA On its release day from Big W , it cost me $47AUD. This game has and still does have the best soundtracks ever and I still have GTA1 & GTA3 soundtracks on my current playlist👊🏻😁. Great upload my friend👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺 Edit - also vice city soundtrack is one of the best but that goes without saying , And the Scarface feel was the icing on the cake😄
😂 Vice city was the reason the Scarface game was made . Rockstar is the goat 🐐
Gta3 is my favorite and chatterbox lol
Legend
Agreed on how good the soundtrack is. I was so impressed with original GTA's soundtrack that I recently emailed the composer of most of the songs, thanked him, and to my surprise received a lovely reply. Nice bloke.
@@bighuncho5210 WAS the Goat for a while. Now its a different animal... ca$h cow (namely, GTA Online)
this video made me subscribed, 2hrs time well spent, thank you!
Literally longer than a movie, and more interesting than 50% of documentaries, highly underrated channel
HEY! i love documentaries. You watch yourself there buddy
Bruh, what do u watch. Documentaries are interesting. This one hella sick af cuz it’s on something I grew up with but other documentaries are sick af too thou.
@@g.gibson7255 I like watching history documentaries like Egypt history, the wars, dynasties, etc.
not literally longer than a movie because there are tons of moves over 2 hours long
@@Retrogamershaun He did not mean longer than EVERY MOVIE, he just meant a run of the mill 1h 30 minute movie like American psycho for exaMPLE
I became a fan after Vice City and San Andreas. Truly the best game of all time.
GTA 4 >
Blinded by nostalgia
Of course man San andreas was the biggest improvement to the series and till now has the best story ,there is not there is absolutely no comparison,it is the best man,for many people maybe the best video game ever made.Gta 4 and 5 do not even have things san andreas had in its RP back then,it is totally legendary, you absolutely can't compare san andreas with especially the following 2 newer games, i ve been playing since gta 3, gta 5 and especially gta 4 were sooo under expectations, i hope they really make a huge revolution like they did with gta 3 and san andreas , with gta 6 after 200 years of waiting.
What was gta 4? A tiny map with less innovations, less things to do, actually almost nothing to do, generally i would say a very small game,a boring story, and only better graphics and physics? Seriously if gta 6 is not something groundbreaking after waiting 11-12 years,at least bring back the territory system with gang wars or something like this,or interesting locations i am never gonna even play or talk about gta.They have totallyyy screwed the series after san andreas,totally.And they are getting advantage to a disgusting level of newer generations that had not experienced the absolute magic of the older games for a decade with gta online and that bullshit.Succhh a shame.
@@dbyspae122nah gta San Andreas is the best gta. GTA 5 is boring compared to what you can do in San andreas
Video well done! I couldnt stop watching this. Very well written.
This was informative and excellently edited. I really enjoyed this. Took me way back and also told me a lot of things about the series I had no idea about.Thank you.
50:17 I forgot, in Vice City, you had actual Miami Vice-like detective duo in a Ferrari come after you at a certain wanted level.
That was my favorite. I would always try to steal is because I loved that it had the dash light/siren. I got it a bunch of times but died so many times in the process 🤣
@@samschossig334 you can use it to do the vigilante missions found that out today lmao
I have never know that 😂
ya I would actually want a high wanted level just so I could steal that Ferrari
This has got to be one of the best documentaries ever made.
Do you even watch Documentaries?
This was really well put together I actually watched the whole video/movie
This is possibly the best documentary I've seen in years.
I request everyone to not skip ads, let it run the full length. This is the least we can do for this masterpiece of a video. Nick930, well done man...just brilliant. ❤️
Ad: 7 minutes Me:... That’s right, theres an actual ad thats 7 minutes
I don't believe people watching the adds determines anything?