GTA goes to LONDON in this Forgotten Expansion - Square Eyed Jak

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I wish there were more GTA games that took place outside of the United States. Imagine a GTA title with modern graphics that took place in say, Paris, or Milan, or Sydney. That would be so cool.

[@lynottlives]

Somewhere genuinely dangerous as hell like Johannesburg or Beunos Aires would be really cool.

[@liamwynne566]

I'm surprised Australia hasn't really appeared in videogames. There's the Ty games and Mad Max but that's about it.

[@lynottlives]

@@liamwynne566 I think some of the Tony hawks had some Aussie levels but yes not much at all!

[@bretton_woods]

@@lynottlives I don't think the rest of the world would be familiar enough with those cities for a "parody" of those to be much fun. Paris, maybe. Moscow? Haha...possibly. Or even Rio de Janeiro, that's familiar enough to outsiders.

[@bretton_woods]

@@liamwynne566 you are of course forgetting the Neighbours game for C64, Amiga and ZX Spectrum 😆

[@mcm8433]

GTA London actually had 2 cities in it, there was also Manchester but it was a multiplayer map only

[@ExtraThiccc]

Fitting how Manchester is where multiple psychos wreak havoc, instead of london's sole psychopath

[@Larry]

If you want a 3D GTA game set in London on the PS1 AND made by Rockstar Games, take a look at The Italian Job!!!

[@curlyfm]

The getaway mission I must’ve played 100 times to clear

[@cookieface80]

Funny that the PS1 game was based on the original and the PS2 version was based on the crappy remake.

[@prlysis]

London 1969 was sold for less than the price of a full game. London 1961 has an exclusive multiplayer map based on the city of Manchester, England.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Yeah I think it was £20ish, as I got it for my birthday and we weren't allowed "expensive" gifts on birthdays, only Christmas - so I assume it cost significantly less than a full game

[@CaitiffPrimogen]

If you got this as a physical item, the PS1 disc had all the music encoded as actual audiofiles and you could pop it in a CD player to listen to The Harry J Allstars and The Upsetters whenever you wanted

[@markjohnson8602]

still have my ps1 disc since new.

[@Saxdude26]

*puts on shelf next to my inherited copies of Reggae Classic Hits Vol 1 through 3*

[@chanimpresario4968]

Feel it on calloooooooida scope!

[@Mahoromatic]

This game's OST was stellar for the time.

[@INeverWanted2010]

That was the case for a lot of PS1 games, I used to do the same thing with Tekken 1. My 8 year old mind was blown.

[@simonday9013]

Has anyone noticed that the Union Jack flag on his wall is upside-down?

[@adamskylark]

I had no idea there were TWO GTA London games. WOW. It's a shame they haven't revisited London, or a new version of it, in the 3D games

[@bobafett4265]

Even as an update for GTA Online at least would be a welcomed one, like just any or some acknowledgement from modern Rockstar would be gold.

[@TwigTheThird]

It was only after playing this on PC as a kid that my dad started talking to me about the music he grew up with. Got to learn a lot about ska and reggae because of this

[@gregsmith9183]

GTA London 1969 in 3D could have been done on the Playstation . They did it in The Italian Job game. Which was released 2½ years after GTA London 1969. It has you racing around 3D London and Turin doing various missions from the movie. The game featured representations of London and Turin that the player could also drive around freely within a sandbox mode, in a range of cars.

[@DankRedditMemes]

He kinda says this in the video verbatim

[@garrysmith1029]

You know they wanted to do London after Gta 3 but Sam Houser insisted Vice City or at least that's what I heard.

[@learrus]

That Italian game came out 4 years after London. Why are you all so bad at math these days?

[@LodgeNet99]

This game and GTA 3 introduced me to reggae/dub and furthered my love and passion for Jamaican music and culture. The irony that such a graphic and crude video game brought such a spiritual influence in my life is pretty hilarious

[@Saxdude26]

I feel the same way about Moanin' and Giant Steps on GTA 4's radio. Both were the first songs I heard from Art Blakey and John Coltrane respectively. Such classics

[@KopperNeoman]

Something something cultural appropriation something something stop liking things we're trying to balkanise the West.

[@shedontlove8490]

GTA London 1961 is still one of the hardest games i've ever played. It's only 6 missions, but you can't even beat one of them without frustrating yourself to death. Add the controls in this game to the unforgiven time limit, and it's enough to try to complete one mission 50, 100, 150, or 300 times over and over before you quit it or beat it.

[@Russell970]

69*

[@christallon184]

It great but its no lion King for the mega drive lol

[@Mahoromatic]

Arguably I'd say it's easier than the original GTA.

[@AHighlander]

@@christallon184 Good gods, don't remind me (& my wee boy lol)...

[@SwiftyStardust]

You mean you *don't* have solid gold tanks in Australia? Weird. *sips tea*

[@PanekPL]

This is absolutely NOT forgotten!! GTA London rules!!

[@Knuxfan24]

I love that they opted to make an expansion pack FOR an expansion pack.

[@ArCgon]

I heard that Rockstar created '61 because of the reception of London '69 (i.e. many players complaining it was too easy); so they decided to troll a bit and make it too hard on purpose.

[@ryanburke5549]

I live in the North East, and I’d be crying with laughter if they ever made a GTA map based on the area I’m in 😂

[@allandavis8667]

imagine running through ocean beach in shields with a 5 star wanted level

[@lesbianduck7862]

Those cutscenes used to terrify me when I was young, they're nightmarish for some reason

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

When gaming companies consider what games they should remake, I feel games like this (which need remakes the most) should get remade. While I really enjoyed GTA: London, this isn't a game I can recommend to modern gamers who have no experience with the classic top down 2D GTA games. I would LOVE to see GTA London remade with modern GTA 3D graphics. Would be cool is they remade both GTA 1 and GTA London all together (since London is an expansion of GTA 1) in one package with modern day 3D graphics and modern GTA gameplay with expanded modern day story telling.

[@ammanus356]

Hey Jak, great video as usual. Your positivity and willingness to try other games is great. I will say though, this isn't forgotten - the standalone version sold better than GTA 1 did, and it's pretty beloved. London was actually two different expansions also

[@homeoftheinepttulpagamer]

It was interesting how GTA had a square layout despite sprites being able to rotate 360 and buildings being textured mapped squares which could be placed at angle angle and still have the same number of polygons.

[@brianharley6452]

It’s never forgotten cause it was an Amazing game. Loved it

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

4:41 Very shocked to hear this given that London is considered the easiest game in the 2-D era

[@latchmakesmovies]

Loving this, I hope you are doing a full retrospective of every GTA + expansion!!

[@TheRealDanMan]

in the year 2000 you could read in some playstation magazines that there was an official berlin add-on planned for GTA2. but it was never released.

[@ArCgon]

It always felt like Rockstar back in the 2D era planned to pump out a whole lot of expansions running on the same engine, but with maps based on various cities; and possibly only later sold in the countries where the city is located. Perhaps they just never had time, because back then they were always so quickly going from finishing one game to start working on another (2 years between GTA1 and GTA2, then 2 years until GTA3, then just 1 year and Vice City was out). It's kinda surprising they had time to even finish London in the meantime between 1 and 2.

[@FreeGreatBritain]

People forget about the standalone "Special Edition" version that was released in the UK also.

[@lampovyurge]

Loving these retro GTA vids!

[@Lloyd420]

My favourite KZbinr with frequent uploads is always amazing :D

[@ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious]

Really enjoying your GTA reviews!

[@cubbles3528]

You are one of my favorite KZbinrs keep the amazing work up!

[@bruhford3954]

I really cant wait to jak review GTA advance and other titles that are forgotten

[@Insipidont]

The only feature we cared about London back in the day was that you could do drive-by's! GTA was a staple in our lan parties, alongside Duke Nukem 3D.

[@Fromatic]

I loved the original GTA games on PS1, I remember a mate at school who had a PS2 and got GTA 3, and I actually remember asking him if it was still possible to have a top down view as I'd enjoyed 1, 2 and London so much

[@MG-wk2eh]

I remember people buying GTA games on PS1 after playing GTA3 or Vice City at a friend's or cousin's house (when not everyone had a PS2 etc yet) and being really upset or pissed off that GTA on PS1 wasn't 3D. The closest you could get to 3D GTA on the PS1 was Driver 2. You could steal cars and walk around on foot, but not kill pedestrians or gun action at all. The graphics and framerate were horrible, even by contemporary standards. The game was too ambitious for the PS1 hardware, I think. The PS1 couldn't render 3D open worlds at all.

[@Fromatic]

@@MG-wk2eh Yeh if they bought the first ones expecting something like GTA 3 they were in for a big dissapointment 😄. Driver 2 was great I thought, yh had frame issues but I enjoyed the first one and being able to get out and run around was a game changer. The top down was a big part of what GTA was to me at the time, but after the initial dissapointment I didnt look back after going to GTA 3.

[@MG-wk2eh]

I'd love a GTA or other similar open world crime game set in 1960s London. Such a brilliant setting and time period. When the Krays were active, the music, the vibe, the cars, etc.

[@ScarletDeclan]

I appreciate that your videos are 1080p60 not 1080p50 like most other Aussies for some reason

[@andreix123]

Sooo, what color ARE the red London busses?

[@FFContent]

8:54 that car I’m nearly 100% sure is fab 1 from the original thunderbirds, that’s a neat reference

[@ArCgon]

Indeed the car model is called "Fab" in the game and according to the GTA Wiki, it shows up in a mission where you need to deliver "creepy little Thunderthighs dolls" for a little boy's birthday present.

[@whatwhatyep]

A lot of gaming channels are repetitive and post stuff I don't even want to click on these days. Not over here though. I'm always happy to see a square eyed jack post.

[@Saxdude26]

No... NO... you did NOT start this part with The Upsetters, Return of Django... I refuse to believe I've gone this long not knowing Jak is an avid reggae enjoyer. But given the Police shirt, and their influences coming from ska... makes sense! Look, when you're born with the name Marley, and you have a surplus of music to grow up to in this genre, it feels great to see others give it some love.

[@Petronious]

Excellent impression of us at the end there, Jak.

[@OneCentWonder]

weird it was just called “london” since all other cities that were based on real locations had made up names

[@mevesusufres]

I will share my story: it so happened that I did not play the first part of GTA, but I spent a lot of time in the London version. Among the interesting features I can identify the following: - the money counter can be broken, it will start spinning endlessly. Make a traffic jam on the road, drive aside and park very closely about 15 cars (after knocking out drivers from there) and blow up the first one. The chain reaction will not take long - they will explode in succession, and the counter will go off scale; - the golden tank breaks from shots, it is very short-lived, keep this in mind. In addition, his model is simply a scaled-up model of one of the cars that is also in the game (similar to the "Beetle"); - it is better not to bring a police car to the docks for resale - the owner will then say that he has gone out of business and you will not sell anything to him anymore; - the title theme of the game is recorded in such a way that the female vocalise go completely to the left channel, and the bass section - to the right channel (or vice versa). Try changing the sound balance in the player. Most of the music, apart from reggae, was written in one way or another by Italian composers Alessandroni (a childhood friend of Ennio Moricone) and Francesco De Masi, and are soundtracks for Italian movies of those times. The title GTA theme sounds in one of the films, accompanying the car chase.

[@ezri6585]

I would love to see Rockstar attempt London again as a setting for gta, they have a very specific style of open world which I think would complement the city very well. There are places in london which I would love to see in any video game (Canary Wharf, Alexandra Palace and Kew Gardens to name a few) but I think Rockstar could really do something special

[@7Lace77]

Nah, they should do Reading for a city and then smaller places like Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford for towns and villages. They are all linked via train too. 😺

[@bobafett4265]

Honestly a 3D GTA game set in London would be fire and a reason to call back GTA 1's old London Expansions while doing something new on top of it.

[@cicabeot1]

That outro had real Pops from Regular Show energy. Good show.

[@DreadclawDragodon]

Jolly Good show

[@Noobsaibot21]

I'm almost certain this was released at a cut price (£15-20 as opposed to the standard £30 for PS1 games at the time). I didn't feel ripped off when I grabbed it back then

[@DinosaurBytes]

I'm flabbergasted, as an Englishman I genuinely thought the accent at the end was real; are you sure you're not British?

[@gracekim1998]

🤣

[@idlelimey]

I have to ask, why is the Union flag upside down? Is it a deliberate piss take or is that just how it looks when flown in the southern hemisphere?

[@NoName-ik2du]

I've always remembered London '61 as the GTA1 expansion, so I've always been confused to see London '69 as the one still talked about. I never realized that there were _two_ expansion packs, and just always assumed my memory from twenty years ago was wrong. I also wonder if London '69 launched at full price on the PS1, or if it was released at a cheaper price since it was really just an expansion. I recall a few years later that Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories released at only $20 new when they came out. They were absolutely full-length stand-alone games (VCS arguably being the best GTA game ever made), so I thought it was a bit odd at the time that they were priced at less than half of a normal new PS2 game at the time.

[@Chelaxim]

I literally never noticed how video games have you drive on the right side. As an American that never stood out to me.

[@dizzysthemes]

Union Flag behind you is hung up wrong

[@andre.mateus]

Oh man, The Getaway games on PS2 were the best, they were my childhood.

[@canontheory]

Wouldn’t it be killer if they remade GTA 1 and 2 complete with all the expansions but in full 3d like GTA3 and onward?

[@DannysGalaxyTab]

Thanks for these videos mate. As well as bringing back a few memories you're really fun to listen to.

[@liamwynne566]

For what it's worth, GTA London was only 20 quid when it was released. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I definitely recall it not being full price

[@paulstables187]

Yes I was going to say the same thing, so I do think that was the case. I can remember it being released and it being about half the price of a normal ps1 game.

[@MG-wk2eh]

£20 in 1999 was a lot more money than it is now. Minimum wage in 1999 for someone aged 25+ was £3.60/hour.

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

Haven't watched yet, but please tell me you played the Windows disc version and not the DOS or PS1 versions

[@bretton_woods]

Are you kidding...I've been waiting 20+ years for them to make GTA London in 3D. It sucks that Rockstar wana stick with the 3 USA "cities" in every damn game. Yeah there are other similar games that have covered London like The Getaway etc...which came out a little while after GTA III if I remember correctly. But...I imagine in GTA 7 we will be taken back to bloody Liberty City for the third time in 3D (to be released in 2042 sometime, pending nuclear apocalypse, after re-releasing GTA 6 onto 3 different generations of hardware...)

[@bretton_woods]

Lol just noticed Jak mentioned the Getaway in his video. Good call

[@GTAMPdotcom]

They actually made another map loosely based on Manchester but they only used it for the multiplayer, so it was a bit of a waste.

[@mattjones1207]

Content wise I don’t think 11 year old me ever played any of the missions, I must have driven around for hours and hours making up my own stories lol

[@Dead2you]

this was the first "DLC" or "expansion pack" that i could remember. the first time i ever remember having to keep the PS1 on, and put in another disc, so i could play the new game.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Shame we don't get that many games based in London, or the like. Too many games these days are too America-centric, but that's where most of the audience is probably at for these types of games. Glad that Watch Dogs goes outside the normal areas and went to Chicago, San Fran, and even London, though they could mostly be of better quality. And never thought I would see Jak go all out prim and proper for the end.

[@bobafett4265]

I liked playing the first Watch Dogs game and having it set in Chicago was definitely a stand out, that I agree with, plus the music in that game is awesome, the licensed tracks blasting on the radio while you drive to your next destination were bangers left and right.

[@patrickfoxchild2608]

For reference, if you bought the PS1 disk you had to have the original game, and do two disk swaps, to play GTA London. It’s not really a stand alone release, though it was sold in a single CD Gem

[@ArCgon]

You are moslty right, but there was later a stand alone re-release (a least for the UK market).

[@costum04studio84]

couldn't help to wait to type for GTA 2 "Remember, Respect is Everything"

[@castle_administrator7413]

The that was tighter than a 15 year old and i should know i have two daughters joke was funny as hell this south park, family guy type of humor is something i will always have asociated with the gta serieas

[@Zusse]

This GTA is always shit on but this was my older brothers first ps1 game i played the hell out of this! I actually enjoyed the spin they took on this being in London made for a decent mix of missons i would love to see them revist london in a 3d setting

[@vladv5126]

I love how you got Caddicarus to do the outro.

[@jascoolo]

I also finidshed GTA London without cheat codes... in 1999...

[@carlkamuti]

It was never sold full price. If I remember correctly it was £20 for the standalone PS1 version, which was half of the normally priced £35-40 AAA games at the time.

[@Etheraluss]

I like your reviews. Will you do GTA 2 next? That was my first gta expirience and it was a blast.

[@FrancisMarcosGaming]

Fun Fact: the devs (well, the key devs) of The Getaway went on to create LA Noire years later

[@andrewgrant6516]

YOURE BROWN BREAD! Ah, happy days. And the soundtrack was spot-on London tunes. Sorted.

[@liamjefferies5436]

GTA 1 was released in 1997 and GTAL 1961 and GTAL 1969 and GTA 2 were released in 1999

[@WH250398]

It predated Metal Gear Solid Special Missions on ps1 by a couple of months, also an interesting expansion pack. I have it, because I got it for dirt cheap. Played it for like ten minutes, got bored, and never touched it again. Looks cool on the shelf though!

[@Scurge237]

Ended up beating gta 2 cause of your last video. First time i ever beat it

[@luxoflux5064]

Dude that was funny in both ways 0:23

[@TheLeggedOne]

London 1961 was weird because it was an expansion pack for an expansion pack.

[@vacinadefrangoedurateston2532]

back in the 90s, in the timespan of two years it wasn't unusual for the amount of standard ram and cpu speed to have been doubled, and new gpus much faster and capable than previous generations.

[@JEHINC.GameVidz]

Anyone know if there is a mod to fix the wobbly camera while driving a car or know how to modify the the game's code to do it?

[@2kGRIMKZL]

This was never forgotten people were just mad they never did another installation to the London series 😎

[@Weitenrausch1]

I never forget this game… it was the first game that make me headache, because the sirens on the police cars

[@ianp2924]

you know i like this , i know youve been doing it for years but review each game individually is probably the best way i like to see game reviews. i use to rely on caddicarus but he does like 20 games per video which isnt much detail. I guess you;;ve taken over now. Your the Aussie Caddy and caddy is the British Jontron. I can see you'e doing all GTA games. Fantastic. Looking foreward to see the rest. One suggestion for a game series is the Oddworld games. Very underrated in my opinion. But not forcing you. I know you will never review the Ratchet and clank series just to annoy us so I wont repeat myself. Thanks for reading my comment. Stay awesome.

[@Zigstar]

I can’t wait to see this video make it this year’s bloopers/outtakes 😂

[@garrysmith1029]

One thing you forgot to talk about is how in London 69 everything is divided by ten. In the original game if you hit a car you'll get one hundred points but in this you it would give you ten. You said only James Bond and I guess Austin Powers is James Bond parody but some of the cars you were driving is a reference to the movies. A working version of this game I know the pain. I got this mod that let's me play the GTA 1 and London games on modern systems but for some reason I can't get it to work. I heard if you download the game on their website it doesn't work after the first time playing since it turns one zero to a one at the original GTA. I don't know if they have London on their website. GTA 2 works just fine from their website and I think it's my favorite 2d era GTA game. P.S. I'm surprised you didn't mention the limited life systems and kill frenzy will give you an extra life. I also hate the ability not being able to save during a level on after completing it just like gta 1. Gta 2 you can save but it's $50,000 points but at least you can save. I forgot you don't have to do missions just cause chaos and when you get enough points you can go to the next level. I seen a Speedrun of GTA 2 and they get a car drive it in water get another car and hit the first car in the water to get a crap ton of points.

[@chanimpresario4968]

When you finished the game it gave you a vid of whats to come with a 3D version to look at and not play. BIG tease to Getaway and black Monday. This was so easy as I lived in London at the time so places were easy to find. We gave up playing missions and would tell each other go to locations we know and merc people. If you died you passed "free the pad" to next man. Best party fun as everybody got a go and people would call out places they hated in London 🤭

[@williammcconville4967]

Many happy memories making that squelch noise in a swinger

[@MrDudemansir-pr8xc]

I think Rockstar should release a triple pack of GTA1 & the 2 London games for download on the modern consoles

[@BossZnakemaster]

Awesome. I just finished watching your previous video just 20 minutes ago 😀 I got this expansion game back in the day. Didn't play it as much as the original, but at that point I was just so eager for anything more GTA.

[@kamb8s]

Yeah lol weird timing - I just finished watching his Ty 4 video and then this was uploaded 3 minutes ago. W

[@Aj-me8mo]

Same here, no bullshit haha. What a coincidence

[@Aj-me8mo]

Great video! I just finished the part too

[@GoodvibesXD]

That outro was hilarious 😂

[@JustAGamerFromGlasgow]

Have you ever played The Warriors? Brilliant stuff, keep it up!

[@worldhello1234]

@1:05 DLC is "downloadable content" and usually a cash grab rather than just an expansion to an existing game. The only thing incomen with DLC is that it requires the main game. @5:28 I am so proud of you. 😉 Learning from speedrunners makes even more sense. @7:45 It makes little sense why it shouldn't be its own game. It is not a real expansion because it doesn't even take place in the same decade.

[@Mangombage]

I played this in my Junior High years a loooooong time ago and I significantly preferred this game over GTA 1. Maybe because of its length? No, not even. Did I base my entire perspective on the game because of blatant British humor. Absolutely. This game is a masterpiece.

[@nidoqueenadvance6798]

I gotta say when that white impact font text started showing up I thought that was something you put in as a joke lol

[@Mahoromatic]

Also, London 1969 wasn't standalone on the PSX. You needed to swap discs with your GTA copy and then swap back to London.

[@Jbatley1]

Gone but certainly not forgotten loved this game way back when lol

[@terrythompson2574]

Not gonna lie, you seem too young to appreciate a classic like this. True, some retro games don't hold up to the test of time so well, but at the time, especially as a Brit, this was big things. Chipped PS1, cheap games, hearing the rumours through the friends at school and seeing it in the playstation magazines. This era of games was revolutionary at the time, no censorship, just pure open world carnage. You have to remember that the majority of people played these GTA games without even doing the story, just to vent and go on a rampage. Try to find a tank and survive the max cops chase level as long as you could kinda vibe. I know one guy who fully completed GTA 1 and he was obsessed and lacking other games.

[@xRocketzFighterx]

SE Londoner here, love your butchering of me language

[@SuperJM9]

Ironically this and London 1961 are two of only three games in the series not to be developed in Britain. They were developed by Rockstar Canada. The last game is GTA Advance, which was developed by Digital Eclipse in the US.

[@qwaH]

not forgotten here, just wish it had got the same into 3d treatment as the first kind of did, well a few of the cities were used in some of the later 3D ones anyway. Just think what a modern UK based one could be, hitting London, Manchester, Liverpool & maybe into Wales & Scotland as well, honestly for a British dev I'm amazed they never did this

[@Cartoonman154]

Liverpool city itself isn't that big.

[@learrus]

GTA London came out in 1997 and the Getaway came out in 2003 which is greater than 3.5 years

[@thereel_802markandchadmake4]

I still have this but as the collectors amaerican version and it hurts my heart I found it cleaning a friend's place ...just missing the booklet

[@eternalsword1999]

Nah, GTA London definitely ain't forgotten, I mean one of the characters was literally inspired by Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols appearance and all, but yeah another dope video dude your off to a damn good start for this year.

[@ImGodTheMaryBanger]

I was allowed by my school to install this game onto the library computers. I got the approval because it was not for mature audiences.. ahhh but it was for mature audiences! I just threw a little white square sticker over the rating and coloured it in with the union jack colours and the idiots at my school were dumb enough to let me install it hahahaha EDIT: as someone who was around in its era and bought both original gta and gta london I was not at all let down by london, infact I loved! Also I have finished original gta and london many times without cheats but again if youre a gamer kid my age when this came out youre gaming abilities are tuned to the way they were those days. Im aussie and i had no issue with the side of the road we drove on in either gta but games were different then and gamers played different. on the flipside I struggle to play new gen games these days and find myself constantly being destroyed by children lol but I bet I'd destroy them in older games hehe.. wow this was longer than ity was supposed to be.. nice vid