Content Changes

Before the release of any Grand Theft Auto game, there were features that were removed from the final product. These changes range from deleted vehicles and player skins to the removal of entire characters and mission strands.

GTA III

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The original GTAIII police cars (top), and the police cars from the released game (bottom).

• The LCPD police vehicle liveries were changed from then-current NYPD blue with white stripes to LAPD-style black and white.
• The character of Darkel, a revolutionary domestic terrorist, was cut. (Some, but not all, of his missions were subsequently given to other characters.)
• A mission that involved flying the Dodo was cut.
• Certain player skins, accessible with cheat codes, were removed.
• The ability to blow limbs off of non-playable characters was cut, but only from the PS2 version of the game.
• Elderly pedestrians with walkers were removed.
• Children and a driveable school bus were cut.

Some of these changes are thought to have been as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, although others were made well before that time.

GTA Vice City

• The police cars were originaly white with red and blue stripes.
• Fort Baxter Air Base originaly was going to have a controll tower but got rid of it.It can bee seen in the first island but disappears in the second island.
• Grenade Launcher,Tazers,and Landmines were originaly going to be in the game but was deleted.
• Tommy looked older and had more weight.
• The Infernus had thin rectangles as their headlights and tailights.
• A character called Mr. Moffat was originaly going to be in the game but was takin out as well.

GTA San Andreas

• Deleted Characters included Officer Carver,Larry,Poncho.
• Both Sweet and Big Smoke looked different.Sweet wore his original outfit only it was black instead of green and he also wore a black beanie.Big Smoke wore a white jersey and did not wear a hat exposing his shaved head.
• If Carl Johnson killed a pedestrian a news van would drive up and a cameraman would film the reporter.
• If Carl crashed into a lamp post a mechanic would fix the lamp post,but if he was killed and player leaves and comes back the lamp post still wouldn't be fixed.
• Gang members looked different and wore different clothing.
• Animals would roam around the wasteland.