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The '''GTA III Era''' refers to six [[Grand Theft Auto]] games released from [[Grand Theft Auto III]], and before [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. This is also known as the '''third generation''' of GTA games, which were released between [[2001]] and [[2006]]. | The '''GTA III Era''' refers to six [[Grand Theft Auto]] games released from [[Grand Theft Auto III]], and before [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. This is also known as the '''third generation''' of GTA games, which were released between [[2001]] and [[2006]]. | ||
These games are unofficially grouped together into the GTA III Era because they have interlinking [[Characters in GTA III Era|characters]], [[locations]] and storylines; and share features and an aesthetic style that are not present in different eras. | These games are unofficially grouped together into the GTA III Era because they have interlinking [[Characters in GTA III Era|characters]], [[locations]] and storylines; and share features and an aesthetic style that are not present in different eras. The games cover a 17-year time frame from 1984 to 2001, and are known for evoking the sights and sounds of their particular eras. | ||
The six games in the GTA III Era are: GTA III, [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | The six games in the GTA III Era are (in order of release, not storyline chronology): GTA III, [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | ||
The [[GTA IV Era]], which followed with the 2008 release of [[GTA IV]], is considered to take place in a different continuity to the GTA III games, although there remained some subtle carryover between the two, most notably the radio character [[Lazlow]], who makes references to events and locations in the GTA III Era on his radio station [[Integrity 2.0]]. Some "location footage" from GTA: San Andreas is also incorporated into GTA IV's in-game TV programming. | |||
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