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[[File:8-BallAutos-GTAIII-Harwood.jpg|thumb|350px|8-Ball Autos in [[Harwood]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].]] | [[File:8-BallAutos-GTAIII-Harwood.jpg|thumb|350px|8-Ball Autos in [[Harwood]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].]] | ||
'''8-Ball Autos''', also referred to as '''Eightballs Autoyard''' | '''8-Ball Autos''', also referred to as '''Eightballs Autoyard''' was a recurring chain of [[Car Bomb|automobile bomb]] shop in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] primarily used to install [[Car Bomb|car bombs]]. | ||
== Description == | |||
In its original appearance in GTA III, the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]-based business is presumed to be owned by explosives expert [[8-Ball]], who at one point in [[2000]]/[[2001]] employs [[Slick]] at the [[Portland]] shop in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. The shop arms the player's vehicle with a remote, timed and engine ignition bomb. Further appearances of the bomb shops in 1980s [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, and in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] circa 1992 in GTA San Andreas imply that the business has a wider reach in the United States and has existed as early as [[1984]]; it is unknown who owned the bomb shops during these periods. | |||
In GTA III and GTA Advance each bomb fitted costs $1,000, while in GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories each bomb fitted costs $500. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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;San Andreas | ;San Andreas | ||
*[[El Corona]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] (near Unity Station) | *[[El Corona]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] (near Unity Station) | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The 8-Ball Autos Portland branch in GTA Advance is still in Harwood, but is incorrectly placed in the [[Portland Beach]] area. | * The 8-Ball Autos Portland branch in GTA Advance is still in Harwood, but is incorrectly placed in the [[Portland Beach]] area. | ||
*The telephone number of 8-Ball Autos in GTA San Andreas is (555) 010012, with 010012 being the zip code of [[Rockstar Games]] in New York City. | * The telephone number of 8-Ball Autos in GTA San Andreas is (555) 010012, with 010012 being the zip code of [[Rockstar Games]] in New York City. | ||
*Bombs from the business are used in the missions [[Mike Lips Last Lunch]], [[Bomb Da Base Act II]] and [[Kanbu Bust-out]] (GTA III), [[Shogun Showdown]], [[Blow Up 'Dolls']] and [[Bringing the House Down]] (GTA Liberty City Stories). | * Bombs from the business are used in the missions [[Mike Lips Last Lunch]], [[Bomb Da Base Act II]] and [[Kanbu Bust-out]] (GTA III), [[Shogun Showdown]], [[Blow Up 'Dolls']] and [[Bringing the House Down]] (GTA Liberty City Stories). | ||
*The shop in Harwood, Portland serves as the starting location for 8-Ball's missions in GTA Advance. | * The shop in Harwood, Portland serves as the starting location for 8-Ball's missions in GTA Advance. | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | ||