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{{ | {{infobox business| | ||
| | | name = TW@ Internet Café | ||
|image | | image = TW@-GTAIV-Broker-interior.jpg | ||
| | | size = 300x300px | ||
| | | caption = The interior of TW@'s [[Broker]] branch in GTA IV. All three TW@ branches in the game use the same interior. | ||
| game_1 = GTA III | |||
| | | game_2 = GTA Liberty City Stories | ||
| | | game_3 = GTA IV | ||
| game_4 = TLAD | |||
| game_5 = TBOGT | |||
| game_6 = GTA Chinatown Wars | |||
| game_7 = GTA V | |||
| game_8 = GTA Online | |||
| type = Internet café | |||
| owner = | |||
| location = '''[[3D Universe]]''':<br />[[Torrington]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />'''[[HD Universe]]''':<br />[[Vitullo Ave]] in [[Berchem]]<br />[[North Holland]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]<br />[[Outlook]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]<br />[[Little Seoul]], [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]] (<small>two, one location for rent</small>) | |||
| affiliation = | |||
| missions = [[Logging On]] | |||
| employee = [[Alejandra]] (<small>HD Universe</small>) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''TW@''' (pronounced ''[[wp:Twat|twat]]'') is an [[Internet in GTA IV|internet]] café that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], and is interactive in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and its [[GTA IV Episodes|episodes]]. The "TW", in "TW@", stands for "Totally Wireless", as can be seen outside some TW@ Internet Cafés. This phrase is a take on "Totally where it's at." | '''TW@''' (pronounced ''[[wp:Twat|twat]]'') is an [[Internet in GTA IV|internet]] café that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], and is interactive in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and its [[GTA IV Episodes|episodes]]. The "TW", in "TW@", stands for "Totally Wireless", as can be seen outside some TW@ Internet Cafés. This phrase is a take on "Totally where it's at." | ||
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''"TW@" ''is a reference to ''twat'', which is a British slang term meaning "idiot". It is also a slang term for "vagina". | ''"TW@" ''is a reference to ''twat'', which is a British slang term meaning "idiot". It is also a slang term for "vagina". | ||
==Descriptions== | == Descriptions == | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], the TW@ café (in [[Torrington]]) is accessible, but not interactive. Two monitors inside the café show screenshots from [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], respectively. A [[Unique Stunt Jumps# | In [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]], the TW@ café (in [[Torrington]]) is accessible, but not interactive. Two monitors inside the café show screenshots from [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], respectively. A [[Unique Stunt Jumps#GTA III|stunt jump]] can be completed inside the café through the staircase. | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]], due to the earlier setting than GTA III, the TW@ café is only just being constructed. Its posters state - ''"Come and see the grand opening of TW@"''. | In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]], due to the earlier setting than GTA III, the TW@ café is only just being constructed. Its posters state - ''"Come and see the grand opening of TW@"''. | ||
In | In [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], TW@ internet cafés can be used to browse the in-game [[Websites in GTA IV|websites]] from the start of the game. The Internet is formally introduced to the player in the mission [[Logging On]] where the player has to set up an [[Eyefind.info|Eyefind]] e-mail account. It costs [[Money|$]]1 to use the computer. The stores can be [[Store Robbery|robbed]] by simply opening the cash register and taking from $10 to $170, but doing so will usually result in a one star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]]. But this can be avoided, if the player crouches behind the counter of the Snack Shop, out of sight and then opens the cash register, no one will notice and will act as if nothing has happened. In the introductory cutscene to the Logging On mission, Roman actually speaks the name of the establishment, confirming that it is indeed pronounced "twat". | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]], the café returns as a non-interactive business with two stores located in [[Little Seoul]], although one is available for rent suggesting it has closed down. | |||
< | == Locations == | ||
=== 3D Universe === | |||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180"> | |||
TW@-GTAIII-StauntonIsland-exterior.jpg|TW@ at the border between [[Belleville Park]] and [[Bedford Point]], [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. | |||
TW@-GTALCS.jpg|The same outlet in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], circa 1998, under contruction. | |||
| | </gallery> | ||
[[Outlook]], | === HD Universe === | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180"> | |||
TW@-GTAIV-Broker-exterior.jpg|The Onieda Ave, [[Outlook]], [[Broker]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] TW@ in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | |||
TW@-GTAIV-Algonquin-exterior.jpg|The [[Frankfort Ave]], [[North Holland]], [[Algonquin]], Liberty City TW@ in Grand Theft Auto IV. | |||
TW@-GTAIV-Alderney-exterior.jpg|The Vitullo Ave, [[Berchem]], [[Alderney]] in Grand Theft Auto IV. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Frankfort Ave]], | |||
[[North Holland]], | |||
Vitullo Ave, | |||
[[Berchem]], | |||
</ | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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* Because the TW@ in GTA III has no actual entrance, the player has to smash one of its windows in order to get in. | * Because the TW@ in GTA III has no actual entrance, the player has to smash one of its windows in order to get in. | ||
* TW@ in the GTA III rendition is filled with random pedestrians that will walk around aimlessly, bumping into the windows trying to get out. | * TW@ in the GTA III rendition is filled with random pedestrians that will walk around aimlessly, bumping into the windows trying to get out. | ||
* In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the computers have a new wallpaper: a dark background with a silhouette of the Liberty City skyline and the phrase "I [ | * In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] as well as the [[Episodes From Liberty City]] version of [[The Lost and Damned]], the computers have a new wallpaper: a dark background with a silhouette of the Liberty City skyline and the phrase "I ♥ LC". This may be a reference to the "[[wp:I Love New York|I Love New York]]" logo, which the name of the mission "[[I Luv LC]]" also references. | ||
=== Easter eggs === | |||
* The GTA III rendition of TW@ features two computer monitors, beside the staircase to the second floor, depicting screenshots of [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]. | |||
* At all TW@ internet cafes in GTA IV, the photocopier behind the cashier's desk is a [[Kakagawa]] Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier also has an easter egg as the screen reads: ''ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol''. | |||
== Additional images == | == Additional images == | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180"> | |||
TW@-GTAIII-logo.png|The old logo as depicted in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories (as of 2001 and 1998). | |||
TW@-GTAIII.png|Interior of the TW@ in GTA III. | |||
TW@-GTAIII-GTA1&2.jpg|Screenshots of [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]] on TW@ two computer screens, GTA III. | |||
</gallery | TW@-GTAIII-advert.jpg|A GTA III advertising of TW@ in Torrington in GTA III. | ||
TW@-GTAIV-logo.png|TW@ logo in GTA IV (as of 2008). | |||
TW@-GTAIV-wallpaper.jpg|The TW@ wallpaper seen on computers at TW@ in GTA IV. | |||
TW@-EFLC-wallpaper.jpg|The "I ♥ L.C" version of the TW@ wallpaper seen on TW@ computers in the DLC version of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], or the [[Episodes from Liberty City]] versions of [[The Lost and Damned]] and The Ballad of Gay Tony. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Internet in GTA IV]] | * [[Internet in GTA IV]] | ||
*[[Websites in GTA IV]] | * [[Websites in GTA IV]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA III]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Liberty City Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in The Lost and Damned]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in The Ballad of Gay Tony]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA Chinatown Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA V]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in 3D Universe]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in HD Universe]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Alderney]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in 3D Universe]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in HD Universe]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Los Santos in HD Universe]] | |||
[[Category:Media]] | |||