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The following is a list of [[secrets]], easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
The following is a list of [[secrets]], easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].


==Easter Eggs==
* In the southwestern block of [[Bedford Point]] lies a parking lot (notably featured in the [[Kingdom Come]] mission) where an easter egg can be located; known as [[The Hidden Sign]]. To reach it, the player needs a car of small size such as [[Manana]] or [[Taxi]]. Going up the stairs leading to an overlooking platform to the north of the lot (near the entrance to an underground parking in the same area), the player must jump from the car to reach the top of a building to the west, jump down on the wall and from there drop down to an otherwise inaccessible alley behind it. At the end of the alley, on the wall, there is a posted notice that states "''You weren't supposed to be able to get here you know.''" Near the poster is a ramp that allows the player to leave again.
* At night, shooting the moon with a sniper rifle will change the size of moon.
*[[Zombie Elvis Found!]] is an Easter Egg, that does not have a specific place, because it's a headline on newspapers found on the streets throughout Liberty City, that depicts the headline, along with a black and white photograph of Elvis' face. A clear reference to a belief by some that Elvis still lives. 
*In [[Bedford Point]], under a sign of [[Flashback 95.6]], there are some messages, including one of them says ''"GTA III OUT NOW!"''.


==Easter Eggs==
*In the [[Subway in GTA III|subway]] stations of Liberty City you can see posters with a background and some drawings, with the initials of the series in gray, that is GTA.
* In the very southwestern block of [[Bedford Point]] lies a parking lot (notably featured in the [[Kingdom Come]] mission) where an easter egg can be located; known as [[The Hidden Sign]]. To reach it, the player needs a car of small size such as [[Manana]] or [[Taxi]]. Going up the stairs leading to an overlooking platform to the north of the lot (near the entrance to an underground parking in the same area), the player must jump from the car to reach the top of a building to the west, jump down on the wall and from there drop down to an otherwise unaccessible alley behind it. At the end of the alley, on the wall, there is a posted notice that states "''You weren't supposed to be able to get here you know.''" Near the poster is a ramp that allows the player to leave again.
 
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|<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180">
Image:TheHiddenSign-GTAIII.jpg|The posted notice in the alley.
Image:ZombieElvisFound!-GTAIII-newspaper.png|A newspaper with the headline.
Image:GTA-GTAIII-Advertisement.png|The ad with the letters GTA
Image:Moon-GTA3.jpg|Various sizes of the moon.
</gallery>
|}


==References to previous games==
==References to previous games==
* [[Top Down City]] is a fictional film in GTA III. Ads can be spotted all over the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]]. The film is a reference to [[Grand Theft Auto 1]], and [[Grand Theft Auto 2]] as these two are in the [[Top-Down Perspective]].
* [[Top Down City]] is a fictional film in GTA III. Ads can be spotted all over the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]]. The film is a reference to [[Grand Theft Auto 1]], and [[Grand Theft Auto 2]] as these two are in the [[Top-Down Perspective]].
* Inside of the [[TW@]] Internet Cafe there are computers on the first floor displaying screenshots of GTA 1, and GTA 2.
* Inside of the [[TW@]] Internet Cafe there are computers on the first floor displaying screenshots of GTA 1, and GTA 2.
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180">
Image:EasterEgg-GTAIII-classics.png|The computers with screenshots of GTA 1 and GTA 2.
Image:Top Down City Advert.jpg|An advertisement for Top Down City.
</gallery>
|}


==References to other games==
==References to other games==
* On the in-game&nbsp;radio, you can sometimes hear references to [[Carcer City |Carcer City]]&nbsp;which is a city that would be later used in [[Rockstar]]'s [[Manhunt]].
* On the in-game radio, you can sometimes hear references to [[Carcer City |Carcer City]], which is a city that would be later used in [[Rockstar]]'s [[Manhunt]].
* In the mission [[Two-Faced Tanner]] the character that the player has to kill is named [[Wikipedia:Officer Tanner|Tanner]], protagonist of the [[Wikipedia:Driver (series)|driver series]]. Also he was given a female animation due to criticism.
 
* In the mission [[Two-Faced Tanner]] the character that the player has to kill is named [[Wikipedia:Officer Tanner|Tanner]], protagonist of the [[Wikipedia:Driver (series)|Driver series]]. He was given a female walking animation due to the criticism that Tanner in Driver walked like a girl.


==Real-world references==
==Real-world references==
* [[Badfellas]] is another film advertised in GTA III. It is a parody of the film Goodfellas in which [[Frank Vincent]], the voice of [[Salvatore Leone]] starred in.
* [[Badfellas]] is another film advertised in GTA III. It is a parody of the film Goodfellas in which [[Frank Vincent]], the voice of [[Salvatore Leone]] starred in.
* In the sky, a constellation bearing resemblance to the Rockstar Games logo is visible.
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180">
Image:Badfellas-GTAIII-poster.png
Image:RockstarGames-GTA-constellation.jpg|The constellation.
</gallery>
|}


==Adult humor==
==Adult humor==
* The yellow notebooks carried by male students of [[Liberty Campus]] feature scribbled drawings of urinating male genitalia.
* The yellow notebooks carried by male students of [[Liberty Campus]] feature scribbled drawings of urinating male genitalia.
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180">
Image:Penis Book.jpg
Image:Head Radio Advert.jpg
</gallery>
|}
[[Category:Secrets]]
[[Category:Secrets]]
[[Category:Easter Eggs]]

Latest revision as of 03:54, 3 November 2014

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

Easter Eggs

  • In the southwestern block of Bedford Point lies a parking lot (notably featured in the Kingdom Come mission) where an easter egg can be located; known as The Hidden Sign. To reach it, the player needs a car of small size such as Manana or Taxi. Going up the stairs leading to an overlooking platform to the north of the lot (near the entrance to an underground parking in the same area), the player must jump from the car to reach the top of a building to the west, jump down on the wall and from there drop down to an otherwise inaccessible alley behind it. At the end of the alley, on the wall, there is a posted notice that states "You weren't supposed to be able to get here you know." Near the poster is a ramp that allows the player to leave again.
  • At night, shooting the moon with a sniper rifle will change the size of moon.
  • Zombie Elvis Found! is an Easter Egg, that does not have a specific place, because it's a headline on newspapers found on the streets throughout Liberty City, that depicts the headline, along with a black and white photograph of Elvis' face. A clear reference to a belief by some that Elvis still lives.
  • In the subway stations of Liberty City you can see posters with a background and some drawings, with the initials of the series in gray, that is GTA.

References to previous games

  • Inside of the TW@ Internet Cafe there are computers on the first floor displaying screenshots of GTA 1, and GTA 2.

References to other games

  • On the in-game radio, you can sometimes hear references to Carcer City, which is a city that would be later used in Rockstar's Manhunt.
  • In the mission Two-Faced Tanner the character that the player has to kill is named Tanner, protagonist of the Driver series. He was given a female walking animation due to the criticism that Tanner in Driver walked like a girl.

Real-world references

  • In the sky, a constellation bearing resemblance to the Rockstar Games logo is visible.

Adult humor

  • The yellow notebooks carried by male students of Liberty Campus feature scribbled drawings of urinating male genitalia.