Secrets in GTA Vice City

The following is a list of secrets, easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Easter Eggs

  • Seen in the beginning of the game, during the cutscene in Marco's Bistro, a body can be seen hanging on a meat hook. The body appears as a stereotypical mobster.
  • In Downtown Vice City near the Vice City News building there is a window where the player can jump through and the player will find the "Easter Egg Room" which is basically an actual brown easter egg on top of a pedestal.
  • While the player flies through Starfish Island the player may see a pool that is shaped like the Rockstar Games logo.
  • Inside the Apartment 3c when the player enters the bathroom the player may see a tremendous amount of blood and a chainsaw available for the character. This is a possible reference to the famous movie Scarface.
  • Get a boat, and go near the bridge heading to Starfish Island. Look under the water and you'll see a fat man wearing cement shoes at the bottom of the sea.
  • Possibly an easter egg, there are two ships that sail around Vice City. the ships appear as shadows/silhouette's, and are two-dimensional. They may be called "ghost ships". They only sail behind the game's boundaries.
  • The corpse as seen during the opening cutscene.

    The corpse as seen during the opening cutscene.

  • The chocolate easter egg.

    The chocolate easter egg.

  • The man bound with concrete shoes, a traditional way of dumping bodies used by the mafia.

    The man bound with concrete shoes, a traditional way of dumping bodies used by the mafia.

  • The bathroom of Apartment 3C resembling the torture scene of the movie Scarface which also involved a chainsaw, hence the pickup in the room.

    The bathroom of Apartment 3C resembling the torture scene of the movie Scarface which also involved a chainsaw, hence the pickup in the room.

References to previous games

Locations
Characters
Gangs
  • The Forelli Family appear during the game, including the family Don Sonny Forelli during the opening cutscene, An Old Friend and Keep Your Friends Close. Forelli mobsters also appear during the mission Cap the Collector. The Forelli Family also appear during the missions Dead Skunk in the Trunk in GTA III, and Mike Forelli, a high ranking Forelli mobster, appears during Mike Lips Last Lunch.
  • A Forelli Family mobsters refers to the "other families", which is a reference to the Sindacco Family and the Leone Family. The Leone Family appeared as a prominent gang in GTA III and were the first gang to employ the GTA III protagonist Claude.
Other
  • Avery Carrington's instructions to Tommy Vercetti during the mission Two Bit Hit is almost exactly the same as those given by Donald Love to Claude during the mission Waka-Gashira Wipeout in Grand Theft Auto III. Carrington instructs Love to write down what he is saying to Tommy: "Now, nothing brings down real estate prices quicker than a good old-fashioned gang war - 'cept maybe a disaster, like a biblical plague or something, but, that may be going too far in this case". Love, in GTA III, states "Nothing drives down real estate prices like a good old fashioned gang war, apart from the outbreak of a plague, but that might going too far in this case".

References to other games

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Tommy fighting off Forelli members during the game's climax. Seen here it is similar to the ending sequence of Scarface.
Similar viewpoint from the Scarface video game.

Real-world references

Characters
  • Tommy Vercetti is likely based off Tony Montana from the film Scarface. The two both end up in exile, both rise to power in Miami using great amounts of violence, both build an empire from a large estate and mansion, both have short tempers and are prone to violence, both work as contract killers, and both killed their collaborators and took their ex-bosses' empires.
  • The appearance of Tommy Vercetti is likely based off Mr. Blond from the film Reservoir Dogs. The two characters also share the fact that they both spent time in prison for their bosses in common.
  • Ken Rosenberg is likely based off David Kleinfeld from the film Carlito's Way. The two characters have a similar appearance and both are rendered increasingly paranoid and incoherent due to their cocaine addictions. The offices of both characters are also almost identical.
  • Gonzalez may be based on Nick the Pig from Scarface.
  • Mr. Black and Leo Teal are likely references to Reservoir Dogs, as both mans surnames are colours, as are the code names of each of the robbers in the film.
  • Dick, one of the four Love Fist band members, states that he is a fan of Duran Duran.
  • Hilary King may be based on Neil McCauley from the film Heat, as both are involved in the criminal underworld and both live a solitary existence that forbids attachment and stresses mobility.
  • Alex Shrub may be based off former American president George W. Bush and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. A shrub and bush are both plants, whilst the nickname shrub was given to George W. Bush by author Molly Ivins. Shrub's voice is also similar to that of George W. Bush.
  • Laura Shrub's name may be a reference to former American First Lady Laura Bush. Laura Bush's husband, former President George W. Bush, was given the nickname shrub by author Molly Ivins.
  • BJ Smith's name is similar to that of OJ Simpson, whilst they are both also former football players.
Missions
  • The death of Hilary King and possible death of Cam Jones during The Job may be a reference to the film Heat, in which a shootout with police results in the deaths of Michael Cheritto and Donald Breedan.
  • The mission Publicity Tour, where Tommy Vercetti drives a limousine whilst the band members deactivate a bomb, is based off the film Speed where Officer Jack Traven is forced to drive a bus at over 50mph to stop a bomb detonating.
  • The events of Keep Your Friends Close... is similar to the ending of Scarface, involving a shootout in the protagonists mansion, although Tommy Vercetti survives the shootout, unlike Tony Montana.
Other
  • The interior of Ricardo Diaz' mansion, later taken by Tommy Vercetti after the mission Rub Out, is similar in appearance to the mansion owned by Tony Montana from Scarface.
  • The film Bite, starring Candy Suxxx, is a parody of the film Jaws series.
  • The song "Freaks Come Out at Night" by Whodini is played in the background during the mission The Job, although it does not appear on any of the games radio stations. The song does, however, appear on Fresh FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
  • Also the song "Burnin' For You" by Blue Oyster Cult is played in the background during the mission Boomshine Saigon, although it does not appear on any of the games radio stations.

Adult humor

  • The geography of Leaf Link Golf Course resembles a penis.
  • During night, a pattern of lights can be seen on the Vice Point Langer building. When viewed from certain perspectives the pattern resembles a penis.
  • Located on Starfish Island, a pool can be seen in the shape of a female body.
  • On the roof of the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory there are two dome shaped scoops of ice cream. the domes resemble woman's breasts. Also the name cherry poppers is slang term for first loss of virginity of a woman.


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