Way back in 2001, Rockstar Games releasedGrand Theft Auto 3. While it wasn’t the first game in the franchise,Grand Theft Auto 3was the installment that really put the series on the map. It would eventually become the best-selling video game of that year. Rockstar would go on to releaseGrand Theft Auto: Vice Cityin 2002andGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasin 2004. The two games continued to build on the foundation established byGTA 3and would go on to surpass it in sales and critical reception.
Grand Theft Auto 3was originally released on the PlayStation 2 but was eventually released on the Xbox and PC. The game was also re-released in 2021 withGrand Theft Auto: Vice CityandGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasin the infamousGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy-Definitive Edition. This version, however, was badly received and poorly put-together, causingRockstar to pull theGTA Trilogyfrom PC storefronts.Fans, however, still adore the originalGrand Theft Auto 3and are creating tributes to it and finding odd things in the game to this day.
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In a recent post, a Reddit user under the name ElectronicaMode posted a bizarre glitch that they encountered inGTA 3that may have been caused by a mod. Mods are very common throughout the franchise’s community with somefully remasteringGrand Theft Auto 3. In the video, NPCs contort and float in odd and horrific ways. The user seemed to think that this was caused by the Skin and Bones mod due to the files installing incorrectly or becoming corrupt.
As mentioned above, oddities like this are still being spotted in the game to this day. One fan, for example, noticed anerror on aGrand Theft Auto 3street sign. In theDefinitive Edition, there was also a glitch where a car would grow bigger for some strange reason. However, the fans of the classic Rockstar game remain passionate about it.
On top of the aforementioned remaster mods, some fans have taken these ideas even further. Earlier this year, for example, someone showed whatGrand Theft Auto 3could have looked like in Unreal Engine 5. Others went so far as to make an unofficialGTA 3port for the PS Vita. It all goes to show how many fans still love the game despite it having been released over 20 years ago. Hopefully, though, any future versions will not include bizarre glitches like this one.
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Grand Theft Auto 3is available on Mobile, PC, and the original Xbox.
