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[[ | [[File:Schoolbus GTA III.jpg|right|thumb|301px|A school bus (right) depicted in an early pre-release GTA III screenshot.]] | ||
The '''school bus''' was a vehicle that was intended to appear in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] but was reworked into a more conventional [[Bus]] during [[Beta Releases|development]], probably removed because children were removed as [[pedestrians]] from GTA III. It can be assumed the Bus was originally to assume the appearance of a school bus, in the same vein as the Bus in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] (in [[Liberty City in GTA 1|Liberty City]] and [[Vice City in GTA 1|Vice City]]). | The '''school bus''' was a vehicle that was intended to appear in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] but was reworked into a more conventional [[Bus]] during [[Beta Releases|development]], probably removed because children were removed as [[pedestrians]] from GTA III. It can be assumed the Bus was originally to assume the appearance of a school bus, in the same vein as the Bus in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] (in [[Liberty City in GTA 1|Liberty City]] and [[Vice City in GTA 1|Vice City]]). | ||
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The concept of featuring a school bus was dropped during development without a formal explanation, leading to speculation as to whether or not it was removed in attempt to avoid controversy over killing children or representations of children in the game. However, the final design of the Bus does derive its frontal design from the school bus, but features a redesigned side profile and a curved tail end. | The concept of featuring a school bus was dropped during development without a formal explanation, leading to speculation as to whether or not it was removed in attempt to avoid controversy over killing children or representations of children in the game. However, the final design of the Bus does derive its frontal design from the school bus, but features a redesigned side profile and a curved tail end. | ||
The school bus also survives in the final version of GTA III in the form of [[wrecks]] found in the [[8-Ball Autos]] compound and [[Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard]] in [[Harwood]], [[Portland | The school bus also survives in the final version of GTA III in the form of [[wrecks]] found in the [[8-Ball Autos]] compound and [[Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard]] in [[Harwood]], [[Portland]], lacking wheels and doors, among others. The bus wreck model continued to be used in succeeding games, including [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (inside the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] during "[[Dirtring]]", and in [[Little Haiti]] and [[Little Havana]]), [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (in [[Blackfield Stadium]] during the "[[Kickstart]]") and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (the same locations as in GTA III). | ||
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File:Schoolbus-GTA3-wreck-front.jpg|School bus wrecks in GTA III (<small>[[:Image:Schoolbus-GTA3-wreck-rear.jpg|rear quarter view]]</small>). | |||
File:Schoolbus-GTA3-usermodded.jpg|A mod-restored school bus in GTA III. | |||
File:Schoolbus-GTASA-wreck-front.jpg|A couple of junked school buses in the Blackfield Stadium during the Kickstart trial in GTA San Andreas. | |||
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== GTA IV == | == GTA IV == | ||
[[ | [[File:Schoolbus-GTA4-wreck.jpg|thumb|right|401px|School bus wrecks in GTA IV.]] | ||
School bus wrecks continue to appear in GTA IV, this time in the form of two versions, one with its four tires intact, and the other without wheels and with a slightly crushed body; both versions have been extensively stripped, leaving little but their skeletal frames. | School bus wrecks continue to appear in GTA IV, this time in the form of two versions, one with its four tires intact, and the other without wheels and with a slightly crushed body; both versions have been extensively stripped, leaving little but their skeletal frames. | ||