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* In the top right frame on the cover of the game, a street sign saying Grove Street / Glen Park is shown, implying the two streets intersect. In the actual game, the two streets are in different parts of the city. | * In the top right frame on the cover of the game, a street sign saying Grove Street / Glen Park is shown, implying the two streets intersect. In the actual game, the two streets are in different parts of the city. | ||
* The protagonist of [[Bully]], Jimmy Hopkins, was born around the time GTA San Andreas takes place. | * The protagonist of [[Bully]], Jimmy Hopkins, was born around the time GTA San Andreas takes place. | ||
* Famous author [[wp:Stephen King|Stephen King]] mentioned Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas while speaking out against HB 1423, a bill pending in the Massachusetts state legislature that would restrict or ban the sale of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18. King stated at one point: "''...it would forbid a 17-year-old, legally able to see [[wp:Hostel: Part II|Hostel: Part II]], from buying or renting Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is violent but less graphic...''" King also opined that such games reflect the violence that already exists in society, which would not be lessened by such a law, and would be redundant in light of the ratings system that already exists for video games. | |||