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* Alderney is a neighboring island to Jersey in the English Channel, hence the name "Alderney" replacing "New Jersey" in | * Alderney is a neighboring island to Jersey in the English Channel, hence the name "Alderney" replacing "New Jersey" in GTA IV. | ||
* Elizabeth of York and Queen Elizabeth I were members of the Tudor dynasty, hence 'Tudor' county substituting for New Jersey's Elizabeth county. | |||
* Alderney is frequently derided by Libertonian citizens and news media like [[Weazel News]] throughout the game, parodying the antagonism between New York and New Jersey. | * Alderney is frequently derided by Libertonian citizens and news media like [[Weazel News]] throughout the game, parodying the antagonism between New York and New Jersey. | ||
* | * Normandy was where [[wp:Operation Overlord|Operation Overlord]] took place during [[wp:World War II|World War II]]. | ||
* Normandy is the name of a region on the French north coast | * Normandy is the name of a region on the French north coast to compare Bayonne, on the French south coast. | ||
* Berchem is the name of a district in Antwerp, Belgium; to its west is the Hoboken district, one of the disputed origins of the name of Hoboken, New Jersey. | * Berchem is the name of a district in Antwerp, Belgium; to its west is the Hoboken district, one of the disputed origins of the name of Hoboken, New Jersey. | ||
* [[DJ Mister Cee]] of [[The Beat 102.7]] once referred to Alderney as "Al-Dirty", a play on the New Jersey nickname "Dirty Jerz". | * [[DJ Mister Cee]] of [[The Beat 102.7]] once referred to Alderney as "Al-Dirty", a play on the New Jersey nickname "Dirty Jerz". | ||
* Some dialogue in the game refers to Alderney as “Guernsey”(Guernsey is another | * Some dialogue in the game refers to Alderney as “Guernsey” (Guernsey is another neighboring Channel Island to Jersey, just as Alderney is), suggesting that, at some point in GTA IV's development, the state may have carried its GTA 1 name of "New Guernsey"; "Guernsey" may, however, simply be a nickname for the state. James Pegorino mentions both names in the [[Payback (GTA IV)|Payback]] mission cutscene. | ||
* Although Alderney's police officers wear a different uniform from those in the LCPD, they still drive the same Liberty City Police vehicles. | |||
* Alderney is considered a very poor and not needed state. In the in-game internet it's stated that not even a terrorist would want to live in Alderney. | * Alderney is considered a very poor and not needed state. In the in-game internet it's stated that not even a terrorist would want to live in Alderney. | ||
* It's stated in 'The Episodes from Liberty City' instruction manual that Alderney is a dreary suburbia with Industrial wastelands and strip malls. | * It's stated in 'The Episodes from Liberty City' instruction manual that Alderney is a dreary suburbia with Industrial wastelands and strip malls. | ||